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Ross Bagdasarian Jr.

Ross Bagdasarian Jr.

Actor, producer and writer · Born October 25, 1949 (77) · Los Angeles, California, USA

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. was born on October 25, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA as Ross Dickran Bagdasarian. He is an actor and producer, known for Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks (2015), Alvin & the Chipmunks (1983) and A Chipmunk Christmas (1981). He has been married to Janice Karman since September 27, 1980. They have two children.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 25, 1949 (77)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
11 on MovieCove · 34 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 10% in 30 days

What are Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s films like?

Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
48%
Society
32%
Self
14%
Ideas
4%
Power
2%
Family bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 9 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 9 · Serious 0 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 5 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Gentle: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their gentle movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 8 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

Steady: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their steady movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 7 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 7

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 0

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 4 of 7 analyzed roles.

Hero
4 of 7
Trickster
3 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
10
Warm
8
Absurd
3
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Feel-good10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (3).

Subscription and free streaming for Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

34 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip(2015)

    Characters · Producer · as Alvin (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks(2015)

    Show 259 episodes · Producer · as Alvin Seville (Voice) / Simon Seville (Voice) / Dave Seville (Voice)

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and The Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director · as Alvin

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Driving Dave Crazy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Alvin

  • Alvin & The Chipmunks: Easter Collection (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Batmunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Alvin Seville, Simon Seville, Dave Seville

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

    Producer · as Alvin (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel(2009)

    Producer · as Alvin (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks(2007)

    Producer · as Alvin (singing voice) (uncredited)

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    as Dave Seville / Alvin / Simon

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman(2000)

    Executive Producer · as Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville (voice)

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein(1999)

    Executive Producer · as Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Bigger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as Alvin /Simon

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Robomunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Alvin /Simon

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Easter Chipmunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Producer · Writer · as Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: A Chipmunk Celebration (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer · Writer · as Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Trick or Treason (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Writer · as Alvin Seville / Simon Seville / Dave Seville

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Love Potion #9 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Producer · as Alvin/Simon/Dave (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Alvin's Christmas Carol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Producer · as Dave Seville / Alvin / Simon / Grandpa Seville (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Back to Alvin's Future (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    as Alvin, Simon

  • The Chipmunks: Rockin' Through the Decades(1990)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Alvin / Simon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck: The Absolutely Last Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Executive Producer · as Alvin Seville

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Batmunk (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    as Alvin /Simon

  • Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue(1990)

    as Alvin / Simon (voice)

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?(1989)

    as Alvin Seville (voice)

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Chipmunk Adventure(1987)

    Producer · Writer · as David Seville / Alvin Seville / Simon Seville (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Alvin Goes Back to School (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Alvin / Simon (voice)

  • A Chipmunk Reunion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Producer · Writer · as David 'Dave' Seville / Alvin Seville / Simon Seville (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Show 172 episodes · Creator · Story · Writer · as Alvin / Simon / Dave Seville (voice)

  • A Chipmunk Christmas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Producer · Writer · as Alvin / Simon / David Seville (voice)

  • Christmas with The Chipmunks (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 4 episodes · Creator · Writer · as Alvin, Simon, David Seville, Grandpa Seville (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Go to the Movies: Star Wreck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alvin/Simon/Dave (voice)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Ragtime Cowboy Joe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Alvin (voice, redubbed material between songs)

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks Sing-Alongs: Workin' On The Railroad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Creative Consultant · as Alvin (speaking only, redubbed material between songs)

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 34 titles, 31 of them dated from 1981 to 2015; peak year 1999.

Biggest box office

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)

$443M worldwide

Highest rated

The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Midcredits 84th

Most popular right now

Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks (2015)

Film career

19812015

Peak 1999 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 1981Screen debut· A Chipmunk Christmas
  • 1981First top-billed film· A Chipmunk Christmas

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting33 of 34: 14 only acting, 19 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stDirecting2 of 34: 1 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting10 of 34: 0 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing14 of 34: 0 only producing, 14 with another role · typical Midcredits score52ndOther crew3 of 34: 0 only other crew, 3 with another role

34 titles, 19 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 14 of them.

By decade

1980s7 · 7 acting · 5 crew1990s13 · 13 acting · 8 crew2000s4 · 4 acting · 2 crew2010s7 · 6 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 1st · top billed in 67% of 6 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 47th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 9 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 9

Midcredits score across 11 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 11 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic4
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed3

Most divisive · actor, producer

Alvinnn!!! And the Chipmunks (2015)

90th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, writer, producer

The Chipmunk Adventure (1987)

Midcredits 84th · 74% liked

Reviewers score the acting 45/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles; fans 57, detractors 26. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, alcohol & drugs runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles39–55 · median 51 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles37–42 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles32–39 · median 38 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles31–51 · median 45 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles39–50 · median 44 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ross Bagdasarian Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ross Bagdasarian Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Janice Karman shares the most, 9.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers