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Logan Parker Grove (born July 24, 1998) is an American former child actor. He was the voice actor of Gumball Watterson from season 1 to season 2 of The Amazing World of Gumball. He was replaced by Jacob Hopkins in season 3 due to his maturing voice. He attended the United States Naval Academy from 2016 to 2020.

Personal life and career

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Logan Grove and Kwesi Boakye.

Logan Parker Grove was born on July 24, 1998 in Palmer, Alaska. His acting career started in 2004, when he entered a national talent showcase and won multiple awards at the age of six. The year after, his family moved to Los Angeles, where he took on his first television role in the TLC docudrama series Untold Stories of the E.R. His role in the 2010 short Paperboy earned an award at the Wicked Wales International Youth Film Festival. Grove continued booking several commercials and print campaigns for multiple companies, such as Sears, Kohl's, and McDonald's.[1]

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Jacob Hopkins (left), Grove (center), and Nicolas Cantu (right) in 2020.

One of his notable roles as the titular character in The Amazing World of Gumball debuted in 2011 with the episode "The DVD." He was nominated under the Voice Acting in a Television Production category for the 39th Annual Annie Awards for his work in Gumball.[2] His final role as Gumball in "The Kids" was recorded, alongside Kwesi Boakye's final role as Darwin, on August 29, 2013.[3] In March of the same year, his other notable role as Garfield Logan in Young Justice ended in its second season, being succeeded by Greg Cipes.[4]

He attended Agoura High School, where he openly participated in cross-country and track and field.[1][5] He then attended the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis as a midshipman from 2016 to 2020.[6][7] On December 20, 2017, he met with succeeding Gumball voice actors Jacob Hopkins and Nicolas Cantu in a reunion.[7]

Filmography

2005

  • Untold Stories of the ER (Michael Lanosa)
  • Medium (Justin Church)

2006

  • Christmas Do-Over (Ben)
  • Arc (Christopher Blake)
  • The Angriest Man in Suburbia (Trevor)
  • ER (Dickie, one episode)
  • The Suite Life of Zack & Cody (Johnny, one episode)

2007

  • 1321 Clover (Tyler Tuttle)
  • Mr. Woodcock (child)
  • CSI: Miami (Arthur Royce, one episode)
  • Arwin! (Jason)

2008

  • Lower Learning (Nickleby)
  • Fields Far Away (Dave)
  • What Just Happened (Max)

2009

  • Opposite Day (kid photographer)
  • Diary of a Single Mom (J.J, 2009–2010, sixteen episodes)

2010

  • Paperboy (Paco Arcadio)
  • True Jackson, VP (Joe, one episode)

2011

2012

2013

External links

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Grove, Logan. "Biography". Archive from the original on September 25, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2025.
  2.  (3 September 2014). "39th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. ASIFA-Hollywood. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  3. Bocquelet, Ben [@benbocquelet] (August 29, 2013). "Getting ready to record our goodbye episode with my friends @LoganPGrove and @KwesiBoakye BIG UP!!!". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  4. Weisman, Greg (July 26, 2021). "We were looking forward to using Logan in Season Three, but were told that Logan was no longer acting and was attending Annapolis as part of the U.S. Navy. So after some discussion with our director Jamie Thomason, Brandon and I agreed that given where we were heading with the character, Greg Cipes (whom I'd enjoyed working with on WITCH) was our top choice to replace Logan as Garfield, irrespective of Greg's history with the character.". Gargoyles. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  5. Ciniglio, Tony (August 28, 2017). "Pass Masters: Agoura High boys cross country team is on the rise". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  6. Grove, Logan [@logan.grove.71]. "Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Hopkins, Jacob [@HopkinsJacob5] (December 23, 2017). "Dude, @LoganPGrove serves our country! He’s a navy officer #respect". Twitter. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
ve Cast and crew
Voice actors Logan GroveJacob HopkinsNicolas CantuDuke CutlerAlkaio ThieleKwesi BoakyeTerrell Ransom, Jr.Donielle T. Hansley Jr.Christian J. SimonHero HunterKyla KowalewskiKinza Syed KhanTeresa GallagherDan RussellJessica McDonaldHugo Harold-HarrisonRupert DegasBrian BlessedSandra Searles DickinsonMic GravesKerry ShaleLewis MacLeodAlix Wilton ReganAdam LongStefan Ashton FrankMax CazierSimon LipkinAnthony HullGillian HannaSteve FurstShane RimmerBeatbox HobbitFergus CraigMaria Teresa CreaseyNaomi McDonaldRich FulcherAlex JordanJames GowerCharles Philipp
Production team Ben BocqueletMic GravesRichard OverallGrant OrchardAntoine PerezMichael CarringtonDaniel LennardBen LocketGuillaume CassutoYann BenediManu JavellePaul RiceXav ClarkeSteve SmallBillie SegalRiu Tinubu
Writers Andrew JonesBen BocqueletChris GarbuttCiaran MurtaghDaniel BergGuillaume CassutoJames LamontJess RansomJon BrittainJon FosterJoe ParhamLouise CoatsTom CrowleyNathan AuerbachTimothy MillsTobi WilsonJoe MarkhamJohn SheermanJames HamiltonJames HuntrodsJon PurkisTom NeenanJack BernhardtPaul RiceLucien YoungNatasha HodgsonGemma Arrowsmith
Storyboard artists Sylvain MarcAurelie CharbonnierChris GarbuttChuck KleinRob LatimerGeorge GendiMichael GendiKent OsborneBenjamin MarsaudAmandine PécharmanAdrian MaganzaWilliam LaborieJean TexierAkis DimitrakopoulosAndy KellyWandrille MaunouryOliver HamiltonYani OuabdesselamSebastian HaryRichard MérilBianca AnsemsChloé Nicolay
Animators Studio SoiJuan Pedro ArroyoEva Figueroa
Guest stars Nicky JonesJake PrattBrian BlessedClive RussellTravis Blake-HallSir Derek JacobiDavid WarnerRich FulcherTogo IgawaNaoko MoriLiza RossBrian SearsGarrick HagonRebecca SloanJoseph PellingBaker TerryHugo DonkinMilly UptonJenny FellnerLorelei KingLuke McQuillanJavier Fernandez-PeñaRob RackstrawJack SimmonsJoe SuggBen ChampionMaisy Wilgoss