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=== Rise to Celebrity === | === Rise to Celebrity === | ||
Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet [[Decapod 10]]. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor, espically known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses. | Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet [[Decapod 10]]. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor in the 2920s, espically known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses. | ||
=== Later Years === | === Later Years === | ||
In a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades his [[Dr. John Zoidberg|nephew]] to finance a drama product, called ''[[The Magnificent Three]]''; starring [[Calculon]], Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]. | In a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades his [[Dr. John Zoidberg|nephew]] to finance a drama product, called ''[[The Magnificent Three]]''; starring [[Calculon]], Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and [[Bender Bending Rodríguez|Bender]]. | ||
However, during filming the movie rapidly devoloves into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film, despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line cameos in direct-to-video films. | However, during filming the movie rapidly devoloves into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film, despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line cameos in direct-to-video films. | ||
== Filmography == | == Filmography == | ||
=== Actor === | === Actor === | ||
* "[[A Close Shaving]]" | * "[[A Close Shaving]]" ([[2922]]) | ||
* "[[Le Petit Thief]]" | * "[[Le Petit Thief]]" | ||
* "[[The Magnificent Three]]" ([[3003]]) | * "[[The Magnificent Three]]" ([[3003]]) | ||
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* "[[The Magnificent Three]]" ([[3003]]) | * "[[The Magnificent Three]]" ([[3003]]) | ||
[[File:Harold Zoid Poster.jpg | == Additional Info == | ||
===Image Gallery=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:That's Lobstertainment.jpg|Harold Zoid together with [[Calculon]] in 3003's ''[[The Magnificent Three]]'', which he also directed. | |||
File:Harold Zoid Poster.jpg|A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background. | |||
</gallery> | |||
=== Trivia === | === Trivia === | ||
* '''Harold Zoid's''' name is an obvious imitation of the real life action movie pioneer {{w|Harold Lloyd}}. | * '''Harold Zoid's''' name is an obvious imitation of the real life action movie pioneer {{w|Harold Lloyd}}. |
Revision as of 14:48, 25 February 2011
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Harold Zoid | |||||||
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Gender | Male | ||||||
Species | Decapodian | ||||||
Planet of origin | Decapod 10 | ||||||
Profession | Retired actor and director | ||||||
Relatives | Zoidberg, nephew | ||||||
First appearance | "That's Lobstertainment!" (3ACV08) | ||||||
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Harold Zoid is the eccentric, over-the-hill celebrity uncle of Planet Express' incompetant doctor John Zoidberg. Zoid enjoyed a successful career as an actor, and later (though less successfully) as a director. He claims that his acting career went down hill the day that Smell-O-Vision was released to the public.
Biography
Rise to Celebrity
Like his nephew, Zoid was born on the planet Decapod 10. He forged a successful career for himself as an actor in the 2920s, espically known for his roles in comedic silent films and action movies, wearing his signature straw hat and thick-rimmed glasses.
Later Years
In a desperate attempt to regain his failing celebrity status, Zoid persuades his nephew to finance a drama product, called The Magnificent Three; starring Calculon, Zoid, and featuring minor roles from Zoidberg and Bender. However, during filming the movie rapidly devoloves into a fractured and nonsensical melodrama, which is greeted with ridicule. The project was Zoid's last, although he did win an award for his roles in the film, despite not being nominated. He continued to act both in theater and film, although he only did theater for the blind and deaf, and his roles in film had been reduced to one-line cameos in direct-to-video films.
Filmography
Actor
Director
Additional Info
Image Gallery
Harold Zoid together with Calculon in 3003's The Magnificent Three, which he also directed.
Trivia
- Harold Zoid's name is an obvious imitation of the real life action movie pioneer Harold Lloyd.
- The voice that Hank Azaria uses for Zoid is similiar to the "Old Jewish Man" character he also voices in The Simpsons.
- A Harold Zoid poster can be seen in the background in "Bender Should Not Be Allowed on Television" (pictured left).