Bradley Henry Gerstenfeld (born April 14, 1960) known professional as Brad Garrett, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor and professional poker player who performed the voices of Dim in A Bug's Life, Torque in the Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV series, Bloat in Finding Nemo, and Auguste Gusteau in Ratatouille. He will appear in the upcoming Pixar film Elio in 2025.
He and his A Bug's Life co-star Richard Kind (the voice of Molt) both tried out for the role of Bloat in Finding Nemo with Garrett beating Kind and getting the role himself. On television, Garrett is probably best known as Ray's brother Robert, a divorced policeman on "Everybody Loves Raymond". Garrett was married to Jill Diven from 1999 - 2007 (divorced) by whom he has two children: Maxwell Garrett (born October 14, 1998) and Hope Garrett, born in January 2000. He remarried in 2021 to IsaBeall Quella and his currently still married to her.
He also voiced a character called Chug in DisneyToon Studios' film Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue.
Pixar Roles[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | A Bug's Life | Dim | |
| 2003 | Finding Nemo | Bloat | |
| 2007 | Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage | Bloat | Theme Park Attraction |
| 2007 | Ratatouille | Gusteau | |
| 2016 | Finding Dory | Bloat | |
| 2025 | Elio | Ambassador Grigon |
Trivia[]
- He voiced two main antagonists on two Bill Kopp shows, Zoltar the red, 11-eyed, two horned alien on Eek the Cat, and Thuggo the Thugasaur on The Terrible Thunderlizards.