Keith James Ferguson (born February 26, 1972) is an
American voice actor, well known as the voice of Blooregard Q. Kazoo (or "
Bloo" for short) on the
Cartoon Network animated series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends. He also provides a number of "
sound-alike" portrayals in the VO industry including Harrison Ford's
Han Solo and
Indiana Jones in
Robot Chicken and the voice of
Lightning McQueen in
Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales, filling in for
Owen Wilson (while Wilson continues his portrayal of McQueen for the big screen in
Cars 2).
Early life
Ferguson was born and raised in
Los Angeles, California.
Career
After studying theatrical performance and creative writing at the
University of the Pacific and
University of Southern California, Ferguson worked behind the scenes in daytime television production while occasionally finding time to perform in local theatre productions and improvisation groups. Towards the end of his production career, he actively began his pursuit of a career in voice-over. In 1999, while working on what would turn out to be his last full-time position in TV production, a voice-over agent named Pat Brady, after discovering Ferguson the week prior in a voice-over workshop in Toluca Lake, California, and before even officially signing with him for representation, sent him out on what would be his first professional voice-over audition (a
sound-alike for
Keanu Reeves in a 60 second radio spot satirizing
The Matrix for the former
Hollywood Video movie-rental franchise). He ended up booking the role from this first VO audition, after which he officially signed with Pat Brady who, through two talent agencies, would continue to represent him to this day.
