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Janice Karman
Los Angeles, California, USA
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…
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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).
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2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
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2015
Alvinnn!!! and The Chipmunks
TV show Theodore Seville (voice) / Brittany Miller (voice) / Jeanette Miller (voice)
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2013
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazy
Movie Theodore
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2012
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk
Movie Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, Eleanor Miller
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2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Movie Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
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2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Movie Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited)
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2007
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Movie Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited)
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2003
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
Movie Lalu / Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor
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2000
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
Movie Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
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1999
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Movie Theodore Seville (voice)
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1996
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Bigger
Movie Theodore /Brittany /Jeanette /Eleanore
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1996
On Dangerous Ground
Movie Maggie Tanner
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1995
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Robomunk
Movie Theodore /Brittany /Eleanore
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1995
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Easter Chipmunk
Movie Theodore Seville (voice)
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1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration
Movie Theodore Seville
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1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason
Movie Theodore Seville
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1994
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
Movie Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice)
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1993
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
Movie Theodore / Grandma Seville (voice)
- 1992
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1990
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
Movie Theodore / Brittany (voice)
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1990
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck: The Absolutely Last Frontier
Movie Theodore Seville
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1990
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Batmunk
Movie Theodore /Brittany
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1990
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
Movie Theodore (voice)
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1987
The Chipmunk Adventure
Movie Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
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1986
Alvin Goes Back to School
Movie Theodore (voice)
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1985
A Chipmunk Reunion
Movie Theodore Seville / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
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1983
Alvin and the Chipmunks
TV show Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
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1981
A Chipmunk Christmas
Movie Theodore / Tommy's Sister (voice)
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1981
Christmas with The Chipmunks
TV show Theodore, Grandma Seville (voice)
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1979
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do
TV show Beth
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1979
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story
Movie 3rd Teacher
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1976
Slumber Party '57
Movie Hank
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1975
Switchblade Sisters
Movie Bunny
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1974
Wam Bam Thank You Spaceman
Movie Prostitute (uncredited)
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1974
Freebie and the Bean
Movie Teen (uncredited)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck
Movie Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad
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