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Jack Johnson

Jack Johnson in Futurama (1999), played by John DiMaggio.

Jack Johnson is one of the many one-off faces that pass through Futurama's crowded future — a minor figure who turns up for a scene or two, does his bit of business, and moves on, more texture than throughline. He is defined less by ambition than by the moment he occupies.

The character barely registers on the page, which is exactly why John DiMaggio's voice work matters: he gives even a passing role a gravelly, lived-in specificity that makes the joke land. It's a small proof of how much personality a good voice actor can smuggle into a throwaway part.

Jack Johnson was a presidential candidate for the Tastycrat party in the 3000 Election. He and his rival John Jackson both lost to Richard Nixon by one vote.

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