Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 21, 1954
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Janice Karman
Biography
Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954) is an American actress, film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57. The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well). In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in. Karman and her husband have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 2013 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazy | Theodore |
| 2012 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk | Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, Eleanor Miller |
| 2011 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 2009 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 2007 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited) |
| 2003 | Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks | Lalu / Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor |
| 2000 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) |
| 1999 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein | Theodore Seville (voice) |
| 1996 | On Dangerous Ground | Maggie Tanner |
| 1995 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Easter Chipmunk | Theodore Seville (voice) |
| 1994 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration | Theodore Seville |
| 1994 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason | Theodore Seville |
| 1994 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 | Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice) |
| 1993 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol | Theodore / Grandma Seville (voice) |
| 1990 | Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue | Theodore (voice) |
| 1990 | The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades | Theodore / Brittany (voice) |
| 1990 | Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck: The Absolutely Last Frontier | Theodore Seville |
| 1987 | The Chipmunk Adventure | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) |
| 1986 | Alvin Goes Back to School | Theodore (voice) |
| 1985 | A Chipmunk Reunion | Theodore Seville / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) |
| 1981 | A Chipmunk Christmas | Theodore / Tommy's Sister (voice) |
| 1979 | Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story | 3rd Teacher |
| 1979 | Breaking Up Is Hard to Do | Beth |
| 1976 | Slumber Party '57 | Hank |
| 1975 | Switchblade Sisters | Bunny |
| 1974 | Freebie and the Bean | Teen (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman | Prostitute (uncredited) |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck | Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Alvin and the Chipmunks | Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice) |