Education
Fordham University.
Fordham University.
An alumnus of Fordham University, Lobley"s background is in sketch comedy and improvisation. He additionally voiced many celebrity opponents on Music Television"s Celebrity Deathmatch, further establishing himself as a versatile and talented performer in both recreated and original characterizations. His most familiar role, however, is as Sparks, the sarcastic communications officer from the Adult Swim series Sealab 2021.
He has also recorded many audio books
These include A Warrior"s Heart, (the 2012 autobiography of Micky Ward from the movie The Fighter), the popular Geronimo Stilton series, and dozens of children"s titles, as well. Additionally, his voice can be heard on a number of successful video and computer games, including Just Cause 3, Grand Theft Auto V, BioShock Infinite, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, Borderlands 2, The Darkness II, Los Angeles Noire, BioShock 2, Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, Neverwinter Nights 2, BioShock Infinite, Grand Theft Auto IV (and its expansions, Grand Theft Auto: The Lost and Damned, and Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony), Alan Wake, Order Up!, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Mafia II, Alone in the Dark and BioShock Infinite: Burial at Sea.
In 2011, he performed the voice of Officer Dibble in the movie version of Top Cat, and reprises the role in 2015"s "Top Cat Begins." Other animation credits include Ice Age: Continental Drift and several eccentric characters in Nickelodeon"s 2014 Online Series, "Welcome to the Wayne."
A food and cocktail enthusiast, he is the creator and host of the NewsMeals website, As the site"s online cooking expert, he tackles news and cultural events with irreverent humor and interesting recipes. Resulting in unusual dinner themes, like: Gun Control, Occupy Wall Street, the Gulf Oil Spill, Swine Flu Prevention, the Final Four, TSA Patdowns, and his frequent Crazy Oscar Dinners, which cleverly incorporated the names of Academy Awards nominees into the menu.
He recently prepared "Candidate Cocktails" lampooning the 2016 Republican Presidential Field on Fox News" late night program "Redeye"
Lobley recently reunited with his onetime rock group The Richie Beakman Band, which combines original tunes with intriguing covers of 80"s favorites.