Playmate-turned-actress Jenny McCarthy (Scary Movie 3, John Tucker Must Die) has joined the cast of Cin’Groupe’s CG-animated series Tripping the Rift. She’ll assume the role of sexy cyborg Six for the new season of 13 episodes slated to air on TELETOON in September.
Produced in association with TELETOON Canada and SPACE: the Imagination Station, Tripping the Rift started as an award-winning short film by creators Chris Moeller and Chuck Austen. The series follows the intergalactic adventures of the crew of a smuggling vessel captained by a stumpy purple alien named Chode, voiced by Stephen Root (King of the Hill, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story). John Melendez (The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Howard Stern Show) provides the voice of the ship’s computer and Maurice LaMarche (Pinky and the Brain) voices Gus, Chode’s sexually confused and verbally abused robot slave. Other retruning cast members include Gayle Garfinkle (The Wonderful Wizard of Oz) as T’Nuk, the ship’s aesthetically-challenged pilot, and Rick Jones (Anastasia) as Whip, Chode’s teenaged slacker nephew.
As Six, Chode’s science officer and personal love bot, McCarthy takes over a role originally voiced by Gina Gershon (Showgirls), and later Carman Electra (Monster Island).
Headquartered in Montr’al, Canada, Cin’Groupe produces both animated and live-action programming. The company’s productions, which include the toon series What’s With Andy? and the CG-laden action show GALIDOR, are seen in more than 100 countries worldwide.
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