PASADENA, Calif. — Bobcat Goldthwait wasn’t thinking of Seth Green when he wrote “Bubba the Bear,” the opening episode of his new truTV anthology series, “Bobcat Goldthwait’s Misfits & Monsters.” The episode, which aired July 11, follows a voice-over actor who begins to question his career and sanity when his popular animated cartoon creation becomes his real-life stalker.
That’s not a slight at Green. Goldthwait didn’t have anyone in mind for the eight scripts he wrote that will make up the series’ first season, which will feature a mashup of wildly different genres to tell stories with funny and creative twists. Once Green was cast, Goldthwait knew he had the right actor.
“Seth is perfect because he’s so great with voices,” Goldthwait says. “I love that people don’t realize that he’s both voices. The fact that Seth is also a director meant he came with a lot of ideas.”
The experience Green brings comes from all the acting the 44-year-old Philadelphia native has been doing since he was 7. Starring in the “Austin Powers” films plus roles in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” “Dads” and “The Byrds of Paradise” have made him a familiar face, but Green has a far more extensive career as a voice actor with “Batman Beyond,” “Robot Chicken,” “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” and “Family Guy.”
