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BoJack Horseman is an adult animated TV series launched on Netflix on August 22, 2014. Over the years, the series has emerged as a full-blown cultural phenomenon with its dark humor, emotional complexity, and satirical take on celebrity and mental illness. The world of BoJack Horseman is one where humanoids and humans coexist, and the show concentrates on its own self-destructive and imperfect titular hero, BoJack, who is a 1990s throwback TV star searching for his spot anew in Hollywood.
BoJack Horseman ran for six seasons until its last season finale in January 2020, and was critically praised for its voice acting, writing, and characterization. Its key strength is a well-balanced ensemble cast that helped lend its cartoon characters depth and believability. BoJack Horseman has been widely acclaimed as a masterpiece in the adult animation genre.
Have a look at the Bojack Horseman cast and character guide
BoJack Horseman – Voiced by Will Arnett
BoJack Horseman, the show's titular character, is voiced by the gravelly-voiced Will Arnett. The actor's deep voice brings to life BoJack's sarcastic and emotionally disturbed personality.
BoJack was the star of a campy family sitcom titled Horsin' Around. His existence ever since has been all about regret, booze, and narcotics. The greatest thing about the show is Will Arnett's voice acting ability, and he also voices some of the show's supporting characters such as Butterscotch Horseman (BoJack's dad) and hallucinated or dreamed-up characters.
Diane Nguyen – Voiced by Alison Brie
Diane Nguyen in BoJack Horseman is employed to ghostwrite BoJack's memoir. She is a socially aware, emotionally sensitive Vietnamese-American author who is grappling with identity crises, feminist dogma, and depression. Community and GLOW actress Alison Brie provides emotional richness to the voice of Diane .
Along with BoJack, Diane is at the center of the show.
Princess Carolyn – Voiced by Amy Sedariss
Princess Carolyn in BoJack Horseman is portrayed as BoJack's agent, publicist, and occasional girlfriend. Played by Amy Sedaris, the woman is desperate, wisecracking, and frantic to maintain her Hollywood lifestyle.
Sedaris infuses the role with energy and intelligence, and her sharp monologues have impeccable timing. Throughout the series, Princess Carolyn transitions from a backroom fixer to a woman in search of her own story. She wants to - i.e., having a daughter and starting her own agency, VIM.
Todd Chavez – Voiced by Aaron Paul
Todd Chavez is BoJack's couch-surfer buddy who eventually carves his place in the zany show. Portrayed by Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, Todd starts off as the show's comedy relief and becomes one of the most emotionally invested characters on the show.
Todd is one of the first asexual TV characters to be shown openly, and his narrative is about creating boundaries for himself. Aaron Paul also created the series.
Mr. Peanutbutter – Voiced by Paul F. Tompkins
Mr. Peanutbutter is the tireless optimist, one-time co-star and sitcom arch-rival of BoJack. BoJack's counterpart in every aspect, Mr. Peanutbutter also strikes a contrast to BoJack in almost every way.
Naive as at times the character voiced by Paul F. Tompkins appears, Mr. Peanutbutter's narrative in BoJack Horseman habitually uncover emotional vulnerabilities.
Sarah Lynn – Voiced by Kristen Schaal
Lynn is BoJack's on-screen adopted child on the fictional show Horsin' Around, and is a former child star who has become a pop icon. Sarah Lynn represents the tawdry dark side of fame, and is voiced by Kristen Schaal. Her addiction and where it lands her comprise some of the most tragic moments in BoJack Horseman.
Schaal's performance captures the desperation, humor, and tragedy about Sarah Lynn, highlighting the ultimate cost that a corrupt entertainment system has extracted from her.
Hollyhock – Voiced by Aparna Nancherla
In BoJack Horseman, Hollyhock is a teenager who, early on, suspects BoJack may be her father. Voiced by Aparna Nancherla, Hollyhock disrupts BoJack's outlook and introduces changes in him. She is subsequently discovered to be his half-sister.
Hollyhock is the symbol of a generational change. She is a character that comes with its nuances.
Herb Kazzaz – Voiced by Stanley Tucci
Herb Kazzaz created Horsin' Around, and is also BoJack's former comedy partner. The character is played by Stanley Tucci. However, there is a deterioration in the friendship between Herb with BoJack at one point, when BoJack refuses to defend Herb when he gets embroiled in a scandal. This becomes a defining moment of the show.
The story of Herb basically revolves around the idea of guilt, and Stanley Tucci's voice acting lends weight to the role.
Supporting and recurring characters in BoJack Horseman
BoJack Horseman has an eclectic cast of series regulars and recurring performers, the majority of whom are voiced by veteran comedians and actors:
Patton Oswalt provides the voice for Pinky Penguin, and the majority of the supporting cast on the program.
Lisa Kudrow provides the voice for Wanda Pierce, BoJack's owl girlfriend in Season 2.
Angela Bassett provides the voice for Ana Spanakopita, a publicist who gets a temporary assignment working with BoJack.
Rami Malek provides the voice for Flip McVicker, a showrunner from a higher rung.
Maria Bamford plays Kelsey Jannings, a film director.
Stephanie Beatriz and Rachel Bloom also voice various recurring characters.
BoJack Horseman's voice acting sets the tone, sophistication level, and emotional range of the series. With performers as Will Arnett, Alison Brie, Amy Sedaris, Aaron Paul, and many more actors in its regular cast, the series never missed out on striking a balance between gritty commentary and raunchy comedy.
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The characters of BoJack Horseman and the actors who voice them are a big part of the series' legacy. From the titular BoJack Horseman himself to the entire of supporting cast, all of the voice actors added something special to every character. The cast of the show was able to convey a lot with their voice acting, and a reason why BoJack Horseman remains one of the most watched adult animations on Netflix, years after its conclusion.
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