David Kaufman

• Name — David Kaufman • Born — 23 July 1961 • Birthplace — St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. • Education — University of California, Los Angeles • Occupation — Actor • Years Active — 1982–present • Children — 2, including Grace

Kaufman was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. His father is Jewish, while his mother is Catholic. Kaufman began acting at a young age in his hometown when his kindergarten teacher handed him the plum lead role of Santa Claus in the class Christmas play. At the age of 18, Kaufman moved from St. Louis to attend UCLA; he was a student in the Department of Theater Arts.

He has worked with the Daly family of actors on several projects: He worked with Tim Daly on Superman: The Animated Series and its subsequent spin-offs, playing Jimmy Olsen. He also appeared with Daly in the series Wings in 1995 with his wife Lisa; the two portrayed a couple whose wedding Daly's character Joe and his fiancée Helen crash. He worked with Daly's sister Tyne Daly on Kids Like These, and reprised the role of Jimmy Olsen in Justice League: Doom. Kaufman has also worked as a commercial actor. One of his most prominent roles was as a dancing stockboy in a 1989 commercial for Hi-C Ecto Cooler. The YouTube video does not verify that Kaufman was in the role.

On June 30, 1990, Kaufman married actress Lisa Picotte; together, they have two children who are also actors, including Grace Kaufman. He came out as bisexual on Celebrate Bisexuality Day in 2021.

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1982 — Little House on the Prairie — Carl Edwards — Episode: "A Promise to Keep" • 1983 — Simon & Simon — Steve Bannon — Episode: "Bail Out" • 1984–1987 — Down to Earth — Duane Preston — Main role (106 episodes) • 1986–1989 — Highway to Heaven — Joseph Soloman, Howie — 2 episodes • 1987 — Night Court — Spiros — Episode: "Here's to You, Mrs. Robinson" • Kids Like These — Richie — Television film • 1989 — Your Mother Wears Combat Boots — Jimmy Anderson • 1990 — Just the Ten of Us — Fred — Episode: "Perfect Date" • 1991 — The Last Prostitute — Bert — Television film • 1991–1992 — Back to the Future — Marty McFly — Voice, main role (26 episodes) • 1991–1993 — Matlock — Mark Randall, Danny Hayes — 2 episodes • 1992 — Haunted Lives: True Ghost Stories — Tim Clanton — Episode: "Motel Hell" • 1994 — Animaniacs — Steven Seagull — Voice, episode: "Miami Mama-Mia" • 1995 — Dweebs — Morley — Main role (10 episodes) • Wings — Rick — Episode: "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" • 1995–1997 — Freakazoid! — Dexter Douglas — Voice, 9 episodes • 1996 — Night Stand with Dick Dietrick — Reed Sullivan — Episode: "Love on the Internet" • 1996–2000 — Superman: The Animated Series — Jimmy Olsen — Voice, recurring role • 1997 — Step by Step — Devon — Episode: "The Facts of Life" • 1998 — From the Earth to the Moon — David Gibson — Episode: "We Interrupt This Program" • 1999 — Touched by an Angel — Corey Leonard — Episode: "The Last Day of the Rest of Your Life" • 2000 — The West Wing — Bob Fowler — Episode: "The Lame Duck Congress" • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation — Nate Metz — Episode: "Unfriendly Skies" • Hollywood Off-Ramp — Stephen Dewalt — Episode: "Along Came a Spider" • 2001 — Citizen Baines — Charles Newton — 2 episodes • 2002 — Presidio Med — Norman Drum — 7 episodes • 2003 — Stuart Little — Stuart Little — Voice, main role (13 episodes) • Justice League — Jimmy Olsen — Voice, episode: "Only a Dream" Pt. 1 • 2004 — Boston Legal — Dr. Sam Karp — Episode: "Change of Course" • ER — Nick Dunn — 2 episodes • Stargate SG-1 — Mark Gilmor — Episode: "Zero Hour" • 2004–2007 — Danny Phantom — Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom, additional voices — Voice, main role • 2005 — The Closer — David Jones — Episode: "Fantasy Date" • 2005–2006 — The Buzz on Maggie — Aldrin Pesky — Voice, 18 episodes • 2009 — Star Wars: The Clone Wars — Jaybo Hood — Voice, episode: "Mystery of a Thousand Moons" • 2012 — The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes — Human Torch — Voice, 2 episodes • The Legend of Korra — Arik — Voice, episode: "Long Live the Queen" • 2014–2016 — Doc McStuffins — Sproingo Boingo — Voice, 3 episodes • 2015–2018 — Goldie & Bear — Jack, Brix — Voice, recurring role (17 episodes) • 2018 — Hawaii Five-0 — Trent Sanders — Episode: "Kopi Wale No I Ka I'a A 'Eu No Ka Ilo"

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 2002 — Stuart Little: Big City Adventures — Stuart Little • Superman: Shadow of Apokolips — Jimmy Olsen • Hot Wheels: Velocity X — Nitro, Max • 2004 — Nicktoons Movin — Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom • 2005 — Nicktoons Unite! • 2006 — Nicktoons: Battle for Volcano Island • 2007 — Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots • 2008 — SpongeBob SquarePants Featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom • 2014 — Broken Age — Marek • 2021 — Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl — Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom • 2022 — Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis • Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway • 2023 — Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 — Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom, Ectopuses • 2025 — Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny — Danny Fenton / Danny Phantom, Enemies, Incidentals

• AT&T (starring with Ray Walston) • Pepsi (starring with Cindy Crawford) • Blockbuster (starring with Magic Johnson) • Kid Cuisine (voice of K. C. Penguin) as well as spots for Honda, Hi-C Ecto-Cooler, Maxwell House, Dentyne, Chili's, Midas, Wendy's, Twiglets and British Petroleum, among others.

Kaufman has earned several Los Angeles area critics' awards and nominations. He has been a member of the West Coast Ensemble in Los Angeles for over ten years, performing such varied roles as: • Skeets Miller in Floyd Collins • Prosecutor Gilmer in To Kill a Mockingbird • George Lewis in Kaufman and Hart's Once in a Lifetime • Orestes in Electra • Tyler in Sondheim and Furth's Merrily We Roll Along • Ronnie Shaughnessy in The House of Blue Leaves • Callimaco in Machiavelli's The Mandrake • Eugene Jerome in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues • Paul Palmer in James Duff's A Quarrel of Sparrows at The Court Theatre in Los Angeles • Stewie in the premiere of Richard Greenberg's Night and Her Stars at South Coast Repertory.