Dan Gilvezan
Gilvezan at the 2013Florida Supercon
Born	Daniel John Gilvezan (1950-10-26)October 26, 1950 (age 75) St. Louis, Missouri,U.S.
Alma mater	Webster University (BA) The Catholic University of America (MA)
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1975–present
Agent	DPN
Children	1

Daniel John Gilvezan (born October 26, 1950) is an American actor, known for playingPeter Parker / Spider-Man in the 1981 animated seriesSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends andBumblebee in the original 1984-1987The Transformers series.

Gilvezan was born inSt. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Webster University with a B.A. in drama and later earned a master's degree from The Catholic University of America. Soon afterwards he began touring with theNational Players company in Washington D.C. From the mid-to-late 1970s, he appeared in plays in summer stock, dinner theater, and children's theater. In 1973 Gilvezan performed inWayside Theatre's touring group along withKathy Bates.^[1][2]

In 1980, while doing an on-camera commercial he met an agent from The Tisherman agency and signed on with them. His first voice-over role was as Spider-Man inSpider-Man and His Amazing Friends, which continued for three seasons.

In 1984, he voicedBumblebee onTransformers.According to an interview in the Transformers Collectors Club magazine, Gilvezan auditioned for both the part of Spike Witwicky and the part of Bumblebee inThe Transformers, but was only given the role of Bumblebee because the producers did not want the two characters to be played by the same person.^[3] Dan Gilvezan also voiced Outback, Hot Spot and Snapdragon on the show and reprised Bumblebee in the 1986 feature filmThe Transformers: The Movie.

Gilvezan also worked onJem, providing a few guest roles on various episodes, though he did play (with a British accent) a recurring character called Sean Harrison, one of Kimber's many crushes, who almost proposed to her at the end of the second season.

Later, he voicedSlip Stream onG.I. Joe, Brick Bradley/Bugman onTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for two episodes, as well as Dirk Courage inSpiral Zone. Gilvezan also played Cooler in Hanna-Barbera'sPound Puppies TV series, Questar onDino-Riders, Rolf inThe Legend of Prince Valiant andHenry Mitchell and Ruff the Dog on the short-livedThe All-New Dennis the Menace series.

Gilvezan returned to the Spider-Man Universe to lend his voice toMiguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 inSpider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. In an interview with 2D-X.com, he stated "After a 25 year hiatus, I feel I finally have a grasp of the character. Seriously, the whole experience has been a delight." Gilvezan later reprised his role as Bumblebee in the video gameTransformers: Devastation.

Gilvezan voicedPat Dugan in thedirect-to-video filmJustice League: Gods and Monsters.

Gilvezan is also a published author, having written books such asDrowned in the Grenadine, a fictional story of a failed actor seeking to make a comeback, andBumblebee and Me: Life as a G1 Transformer, an autobiographical recollection of his work on the originalTransformers animated series and its effect on his life and career.

He has also guest starred on many television shows, includingThe Bernie Mac Show,NYPD Blue,Sabrina, the Teenage Witch,Family Ties,ALF,thirtysomething,Punky Brewster,Archie Bunker's Place,Newhart,Who's the Boss?,Moonlighting,Normal, Ohio,Perfect Strangers,Sisters,3rd Rock from the Sun,Step by Step,Evening Shade,Alice,Bette,Bones andBoston Legal.

Gilvezan played a reporter on two episodes ofHill Street Blues, appeared as Kent Beudine on several episodes ofDiagnosis Murder and starred as Skip Seville onShe-Wolf of London. Between 1981 and 1988, he appeared in commercials as the spokesperson forJack in the Box restaurants, attempting to compare their menu items to those ofMcDonald's and other fast-food chains, to no avail; hence the slogan of "There's No Comparison" was used at the time.

• Dan Gilvezan Official website
• Dan Gilvezan atIMDb

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• Male actors from St. Louis
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