If My Dog Could Talk Trivia Quiz

Answer: Jason Lee

Jason Lee is a Californian by origin who began his entertainment career after making his name as a professional skateboarder. His first major part was as Brodie Bruce in 1995's "Mallrats". That was the beginning of a professional relationship with director Kevin Smith that saw Lee cast in multiple Smith films.

Lee's first credited voice actor role was 2004's "The Incredibles" wherein he played the villain Syndrome a.k.a. Buddy Pine.

Answer: George Lopez

George Lopez was born and raised in California to a family of Mexican origin. He began acting in the early 1990s while making a (continuing) career as a stand-up comedian. Much of his comedy and his acting work has highlighted race and ethnic relations, especially as applies to Hispanics in America.

His first credited voice role was as the chihuahua Papi in "Beverley Hills Chihuahua" (2008).

Answer: Danny DeVito

Danny DeVito hails from New Jersey, originally, and began his acting career early on, graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in 1966 at the age of 21. Beginning in theatre, DeVito broke into cinema with his first film in 1970 (as a thug in "Dreams of Glass"), and then got noticed as Martini in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (1975). His real breakthrough, though, came in the TV show "Taxi", wherein he played the cantankerous dispatcher Louis De Palma (1978-1983).

The first credited voice role by Danny DeVito was as George Johnson in the 1990 animated made-for-TV movie "Happily Ever After".

Answer: Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson was born in Washington, DC, but was raised in Tennessee. He began his post-secondary education with the intent of becoming a marine biologist, but ended up changing his mind to pursue acting as a career. During this time in his life he was also very politically active in the civil rights movement, specifically with the Black Power movement.

A number of minor film roles eventually led to his breakout role as junkie 'Gator' Purify in "Jungle Fever" (1991). This exposure led to his tailor-made role of Jules Winnfield in "Pulp Fiction" (1994) which received critical acclaim.

Jackson's credited first role as a voice actor was as Rumbo in 1995's "Fluke".

Answer: Michael J. Fox

Michael J. Fox was born in Edmonton, Alberta (Canada), although he lived from the age of 10 in the Vancouver area. His first television acting role came at the age of 11 on the Canadian show "The Beachcombers", but he really hit it big when he landed the role of Alex P. Keaton on "Family Ties" in 1982. That led to bigger and better movie roles, including that quirky little film franchise called "Back to the Future" (1985, 1989, 1990).

Fox's first voice acting role (he did some narration prior to this role) was as Chance from the 1993 film "Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey".

Answer: Hugo Weaving

Although born in Nigeria, Hugo Weaving grew up mostly in England and Australia. He was living in Australia when he finished grade school, whereupon he continued his post-secondary education at the National Institute of Dramatic Art in Sydney, graduating in 1981. After working in various Australian television and film roles, Weaving began to get international notice after 1994's "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert". Not long after, his star was launched in truth with such roles as Mr. Smith in "The Matrix" franchise, and Lord Elrond in all "The Lord of the Rings" movies.

Weaving's first voice role came with 1995's "Babe", playing Rex the border collie.

Answer: Neil Patrick Harris

Neil Patrick Harris hails from New Mexico and it was there that he was 'discovered' while attending a drama camp. He was cast in his first movie at the age of 14, and not long after (at 16) found himself starring as a child prodigy in "Doogie Howser, M.D.", which ran from 1989 until 1993. A moderately successful film career followed, but as before, it was a television role that (re)launched Harris' career as an adult - the womanizing Barry Stinson in "How I Met Your Mother" (2005-2014).

Harris' first role as a voice actor was in an episode of "The Simpsons" in 1991, as Bart the Murderer. After many television voice parts, his first movie role as a voice actor was the 2005 straight-to-video film "The Golden Blaze" where he was a comic shop owner.

Answer: Owen Wilson

Owen Wilson comes from Texas where he grew up with his actor brothers Andrew (older) and Luke (younger). In fact, Owen and Luke both made their film debuts together in 1996's "Bottle Rocket", a role that led directly to Owen's longtime friendship with actor/director/producer Ben Stiller.

Wilson's first voice role came in a Ben Stiller-directed TV short entitled "Heat Vision and Jack" as the voice of 'Heat Vision'. In a feature-length film, his first voice role was as 'Lightning' McQueen in 2006's "Cars".

Answer: Norm MacDonald

Norm MacDonald is a product of Québec City, Québec (Canada) who was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He began his entertainment career as a stand-up comedian before landing a spot in the cast of "Saturday Night Live" in 1993. Amidst other roles, MacDonald can be found in a number of movies with his fellow "SNL" cast members.

MacDonald's first voice role was 1999's "Dr. Dolittle" as Lucky.

Answer: Jon Lovitz

Jon Lovitz was born and raised in the Los Angeles area. In university he studied theatre, then went on to the Film Actors Workshop after graduating in 1979. Shortly after getting his first TV role ("The Paper Chase"), Lovitz joined the cast of "SNL", a tenure which lasted from 1985 to 1990. He has had a moderately successful film and TV career, largely in supporting roles.

Lovitz has done quite a few voice roles in his career, but his first was as the radio in Disney's "The Brave Little Toaster" (1987).