John Roberts

John Roberts is an American actor, comedian, and writer who voices Linda Belcher on the animated sitcom Bob's Burgers.

Career

Roberts currently voices Linda, the doting matriarch of the Belcher family, in the Fox animated primetime comedy Bob's Burgers. He has said in interviews that he based the voice of Linda on that of his own mother, Marge.

He has appeared several times on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and Watch What Happens Live!, has co-written a pilot for MTV with Bob Odenkirk and performed in two national tours for Margaret Cho as well as her Showtime special. Roberts first gained attention as one of the standout performer/writers on the YouTube follow up "Jackie & Debra" which won The Comedy Smalls award in London. He has over 20 million hits on YouTube and has made videos with the likes of Debbie Harry and David Cross. He performs several times a year at NYC's Joe's Pub and has signed a publishing deal with French Kiss Records.

On May 17, 2019, Roberts released the song "Looking". The freelance writer Randall Radic wrote that the music video "combines Roberts' love for '80s dance pop music with fluorescent lights, beau coup neon, mannequins, a vintage phone, and a studded leather jacket".

Personal life Roberts is gay. He is of half-Italian and half-Irish descent.

Filmography Film

Television Year Title RoleNotes 2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Jimmy's Mom (uncredited) Episode: #1.44 2011–present Bob's Burgers Linda Belcher, Jocelyn Main role 2012 Eugene! Johnny Outrageous TV film 2012–2015 Gravity Falls Xyler (voice) 3 episodes2013 Archer Linda Belcher (voice) Episode: "Fugue and Riffs" My Drunk Aunts TV series2015 The Awesomes Episode: "The GayFather" Comedy Bang! Bang! Jeff Sleazay Episode: "Adam Pally Wears a Navy Blazer and Bright Blue Sneakers" 2016 The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show Cushions (uncredited) Episode: "Ruff Guyz/George Crum" 2018, 2022 The Simpsons Linda Belcher (voice) Episodes:"My Way or the Highway to Heaven" (2018)"Treehouse of Horror XXXIII" (2022) 2023 The Great North Bear (voice) Episode: "A Bear-tiful Find Adventure"