<Tr> <Th> Home town </Th> <Td> San Francisco Bay Area, California, U.S. </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Spouse (s) </Th> <Td> Kim </Td> </Tr> <P> Adam McArthur is an American actor and martial artist based in Los Angeles, California, United States . His best - known role is voicing Marco Diaz in the Disney XD cartoon Star vs. the Forces of Evil . He also voices characters on other animation shows, and on - screen on some nationally aired commercials . In martial arts, he specializes in kung fu, has been a champion at some tournaments, and has been the featured subject of several documentaries that have aired on PBS . </P> <P> McArthur grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area . He graduated from Pepperdine University in 2005 with a degree in Acting and Television Production, and has worked with improv groups in the Los Angeles area . As a martial artist, he specializes in Wushu kung fu, and other forms such as judo . He started when he was 11 . In 2003, he was an All Around Grand Champion in the Adult Male Traditional category at the UC Berkeley Chinese Martial Arts Tournament . In 2006, he was selected for the documentary Kung Fu: Journey to the East where he and fellow martial arts practitioner Kristi Jordan visited China to learn from martial arts experts and perform at a stage presentation at the Shaolin Temple . The show was broadcast on PBS . He would return in 2014 for another PBS - broadcast documentary called Shaolin Kung Fu Monks where he follows the group as they go on a worldwide tour with stops in Moscow, New York City, and Los Angeles . </P>

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