<Tr> <Th> Children </Th> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Parent (s) </Th> <Td> John Charles Warburton Jr . Barbara Jeanne Gratz (aka Barbara Lord) </Td> </Tr> <P> Patrick John Warburton (born November 14, 1964) is an American actor and voice artist . In television, he is known for playing David Puddy on Seinfeld, the title role on The Tick, Jeb Denton on Less Than Perfect, Jeff Bingham on Rules of Engagement, and Lemony Snicket on A Series of Unfortunate Events . His voice roles include Kronk in The Emperor's New Groove and its sequels, paraplegic police officer Joe Swanson on Family Guy, Brock Samson on The Venture Bros, Lok in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game series and in the television series, Sheriff Bronson Stone in Scooby - Doo! Mystery Incorporated, and Flynn in the Skylanders video games . In advertising he has played a "control enthusiast" in a series of commercials for National Car Rental . </P> <P> Warburton was born in Paterson, New Jersey, the son of orthopedic surgeon John Charles Warburton Jr. and Barbara Jeanne Gratz (an actress credited as Barbara Lord). He and his three sisters, Mary, Lara, and Megan, were raised in a "very religious" and "conservative" Catholic family in Huntington Beach, California, where he attended Saints Simon and Jude Catholic School . He later attended Servite High School (in Anaheim, California), and later transferred to Newport Harbor High School (in Newport Beach, California). He studied marine biology at Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, California, but dropped out to pursue modeling and acting . </P>

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