Actor
Janice Karman
72 years · Los Angeles, California, USA · 32 films
Janice Felice Karman (born May 21, 1954) is an American actress, film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. She is the co-owner of Bagdasarian Productions with her husband Ross Bagdasarian Jr. Karman was born in Los Angeles, California. Her father was psychologist Harvey Leroy Karman (born Harvey Walters). Her mother, Felice Karman, was also a psychologist. Karman played the role of Bunny in the 1975 film Switchblade Sisters (alternate title: The Jezebels), and Hank in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party '57. The focus of Bagdasarian Productions company is on creating albums, cartoons, and other products based on the Alvin and the Chipmunks characters, who were created by Bagdasarian's father Ross Bagdasarian, Sr., besides helping to produce the records and cartoons. Karman provides the singing voices of Theodore and the members of the female spin-off group The Chipettes: Brittany, Jeanette, and Eleanor (Dody Goodman also did the voice of Miss Beatrice Miller as well). In Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks, Janice also got to play the role of La-Lu. She originally voiced Theodore in the live-action/computer-animated film adaptation, but for promotional reasons Theodore was re-recorded by the singer and actor Jesse McCartney. However, her singing was kept in. Karman and her husband have two children, a daughter Vanessa (1986) and a son Michael (b. January 18, 1990).
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Best known for
Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007 · Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
2000 · Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
1999 · Theodore Seville (voice)
Filmography 31
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazy
2013 · Theodore, Director
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk
2012 · Theodore Seville, Brittany Miller, Jeanette Miller, Eleanor Miller
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009 · Theodore / The Chipettes (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Alvin and the Chipmunks
2007 · Theodore (singing voice) (uncredited), Producer
On Disney Plus
Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks
2003 · Lalu / Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor, Writer
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman
2000 · Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
1999 · Theodore Seville (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Bigger
1996 · Theodore /Brittany /Jeanette /Eleanore
On Dangerous Ground
1996 · Maggie Tanner
On Tubi TV
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Robomunk
1995 · Theodore /Brittany /Eleanore
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Easter Chipmunk
1995 · Theodore Seville (voice), Writer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration
1994 · Theodore Seville, Writer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason
1994 · Theodore Seville, Writer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9
1994 · Theodore/Brittany/Jeanette/Eleanor (voice), Producer
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol
1993 · Theodore / Grandma Seville (voice), Producer
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Back to Alvin's Future
1992 · Theodore
The Chipmunks Rockin' Through The Decades
1990 · Theodore / Brittany (voice), Writer
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck: The Absolutely Last Frontier
1990 · Theodore Seville
Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Batmunk
1990 · Theodore /Brittany
Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue
1990 · Theodore (voice)
The Chipmunk Adventure
1987 · Theodore / Brittany / Jeanette / Eleanor (voice), Director
Alvin Goes Back to School
1986 · Theodore (voice)