J. Lee
# J. Lee

J. Lee (sometimes credited as J Lee) is an American actor, writer, and musician known for playing Lt. Commander John LaMarr on the Fox/Hulu science fiction comedy drama television series The Orville.

## Early life and career

Lee was born and grew up in St. Louis. He grew up playing piano and plays professionally. "I started playing classical piano when I was 3. I did that all throughout my youth and in high school. I played at Carnegie Hall when I was 12 or 13." He obtained a bachelor's degree from Indiana University's Jacob's School of Music. He worked at Fuzzy Door Productions as a receptionist where he befriended Seth MacFarlane. "People would come up and just have a conversation with me. And Seth and I became cool because when he would come out of his office or the writers room just to get a break, we would just talk about regular life and laugh." He soon began working for MacFarlane on many of his projects, furthering his acting career.

## Filmography

### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | | Direct-to-video; production assistant |
| 2005 | American Dad: The New CIA | Black Dude | Short film |
| 2006 | Idlewild | Band Member | Uncredited |
| 2007 | A Horror Movie: Starring Smart People | Tony | Short film; also executive producer and editor |
| 2007 | Battle for the Crown | | Director, writer, producer and editor |
| 2008 | Backyard Battle Monsters | Molten Menace | Short film |
| 2008 | Coupled with Love | Steve Collins | |
| 2012 | Naked Eye | | Director, writer and producer |
| 2013 | I Forgot My Phone | Partygoer 1 | Short film |
| 2017 | Career Suicide: Arthur's Edge | | Director, writer and producer |
| 2018 | Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss By Passing Through the Gateway Chosen By the Holy Storsh | Stone | |
| 2019 | The Lion King | Hyena (voice) | |

### Television

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2007–2009 | American Dad! | Various (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2008–2010 | Family Guy | Various (voice) | 3 episodes; also production assistant (2005-2008) |
| 2009 | Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy | Bouncer (voice) | Episode: "Fred and Barney Try to Get Into a Club" |
| 2009 | Pay It Off | | Production assistant |
| 2010 | The Cleveland Show | Additional Voices | Episode: "Field of Streams" also writer (2012-2013) |
| 2011 | Bandwagon: The Series | J Lee | 3 episodes |
| 2015 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Avengers Reassembled | NYC Citizens / HYDRA Troopers / S.H.I.E.L.D. Walla (voice) | TV special |
| 2016 | Sidetracked | Howard | Episode: "Doughnut Sociology" |
| 2017–present | The Orville | Lt. Cmdr. John LaMarr | Main role |
