Sparky Marcus
| Sparky Marcus | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Marcus Issoglio December 6, 1967 Hollywood, California, United States |
| Other names | Sparkey Marcus |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor |
| Years active | 1973–1986 |
Sparky Marcus (born Marcus Issoglio; December 6, 1967) is a former American actor. He was born in Hollywood, California. He had a career as a child actor.
Marcus was well known for playing the role of the precocious child but also worked extensively as a voice actor for Hanna-Barbera throughout the 1980s. He started acting at five playing Shelby on Sigmund and the Sea Monsters (1973–1975). He also appeared on The Nancy Walker Show (1976), Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976–77) (Marcus played child evangelist Jimmy Joe Jeeter, who died of electrocution in the bathtub), Grandpa Goes to Washington (1978), The Bad News Bears and Goodtime Girls (1980).
As a voice actor for cartoons he is probably best known for his role as Richie Rich from the Hanna Barbera series Richie Rich (1980–1982). He later had regular roles as a voice actor on Shirt Tales (1982–1984), Space Stars (1981), Saturday Supercade as the voice of Dexter on Space Ace (1984), Challenge of the GoBots (1984), The Puppy's Further Adventures (1983), The Reluctant Dragon (1981), Cabbage Patch Kids: First Christmas (1984), Banjo the Woodpile Cat (1979), CBS Library (1980–1982) and The Get-Along Gang (1984–86).
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