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Josh Duhamel
("Transformers") will voice the recurring role of Captain Flynn, a
dashing young pirate who is well known for his legendary adventures on the Never Sea,
in Disney Junior's No. 1 series, "Jake and the Never Land Pirates."
Duhamel will join other recently announced celebrity guest stars Sharon
Osbourne ("America's Got Talent") and Jane Kaczmarek
("Malcolm in the Middle") for the hit series' second season, slated
to premiere in early 2012.
In his debut episode,
Duhamel's character, Captain Flynn, and his boat, The Barracuda, are plucked
from the sea in a giant windstorm and shipwrecked in the Never Land Desert, where Jake and his crew find him. Duhamel is
currently starring on the big screen in "Transformers: Dark of the
Moon."
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Jane Kaczmarek ("Malcolm in the
Middle") voices the recurring guest-star role of Red Jessica, a
swashbuckling pirate gal who nabs Captain Hook's attention, on Disney
Junior's #1 series "Jake and the Never Land Pirates." (DISNEY
JUNIOR/DISNEY CHANNEL) RED JESSICA
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Sharon Osbourne ("America's Got Talent") guest stars in the recurring
role of Mama Hook, Captain Hook's mother, on Disney Junior's #1 series
"Jake and the Never Land Pirates." (DISNEY JUNIOR/DISNEY CHANNEL) MAMA
HOOK
"Jake and the Never
Land Pirates" is cable's No. 1 series among Boys 2-5 and is on track to be
Disney Channel's No. 1 preschool series ever and most co-viewed series among
all Disney Junior and Nickelodeon series, with 47% of moms watching with their
preschooler. A music-filled interactive treasure hunt, the series
introduces a crew of kid pirates – leader Jake and pals Izzy and Cubby – and
follows their Never Land adventures as they work to outwit two infamous characters, the one
and only Captain Hook and Mr. Smee, from Disney's classic "Peter
Pan." The series features original "pirate rock" music
performed by The Never Land Pirate Band whose animated alter egos, Sharky and
Bones, pop up to sing pirate ditties throughout every episode.
"Jake and
the Never Land Pirates" airs daily during
Disney Channel's Disney Junior programming block for kids age 2-7. The series
stars Colin Ford as Jake; Madison Pettis as Izzy; Jonathan Morgan Heit
as Cubby; David Arquette as Skully; Corey Burton as Captain Hook; Jeff Bennett
as Mr. Smee and Bones and Loren Hoskins as Sharky. Rob LaDuca ("Mickey Mouse Clubhouse") is
executive producer. The series is produced by Disney Television Animation.