David Kaufman (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and voice actor. He is most known for voicing Danny Phantom in the TV show of the same name.
Kaufman began acting at a young age in his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, when his kindergarten teacher handed him the plum lead role of Santa Claus in the class Christmas play. Kaufman's father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic. Kaufman is the one of five children and is the older brother of actor Adam Kaufman, and also has a sister, a stepbrother and a stepsister.
At the age of 18, Kaufman set out from St. Louis, Missouri to attend UCLA's Department of Theatre Arts. Since that time, Kaufman has studied and worked extensively as a professional actor in films and television.