Ron Funches

Ronald Kyle Funches (born March 12, 1983) is an American comedian and actor. From 2014 to 2016, Funches starred as a regular on the NBC series Undateable, and in 2015, began performing as a voice actor on series such as BoJack Horseman, The Adventures of Puss in Boots, and Adventure Time. He voiced Cooper in the animated film Trolls (2016) and reprised the role in the spin-off series Trolls: The Beat Goes On! (2018) and the sequel film Trolls World Tour (2020).

Funches was born in Carson, California, but spent his early life with his mother and sister in the Woodlawn neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. When he was 13 years old, he moved to Salem, Oregon, to live with his father, and graduated from Douglas McKay High School in Salem. He began his comedy career in Portland, Oregon, at age 23, and after moving to Los Angeles in 2012, he began appearing as a guest on several comedy series, including @midnight, Mulaney, and Kroll Show.

Beginning in 2019, Funches began voicing the roles of King Shark in the DC Comics TV series Harley Quinn and Fox in the TBS/Adult Swim TV series Final Space. He has cited Lucille Ball, Dave Chappelle, and Mitch Hedberg as major influences on his comedy. Funches had his first son, Malcolm, when he was 20 years old, and mentions Malcolm's autism in his standup routine.