Darren (Mole Miner)

Darren Pitman-Dambouwer is a fictional character and the main protagonist of the animated series Mole Miner. He works for the Phelworth Mining Co. in the fictional town of Stone Gap,. He is voiced by Canadian actor and comedian David A. James, with Montana Wigley doing his singing voice on most occasions.

Early life and family
Darren, full name Darren Alexander Pitman-Dambouwer, is the son of Daniel "Dan" Pitman, a, and Cynthia Dambouwer, a. He has three brothers - Vinnie, Warre and Craig (two moles and a beaver, respectively) - and two sisters - Barbara, a beaver/mole hybrid, who is not deformed, but has the body of a mole and the buck teeth and tail of a beaver, and Sabrina, a mole.

Working life
Darren is a known workaholic and optimistic workplace overachiever who works for the Phelworth Mining Company. Much to the discomfort of his boss, Philippe, he sees himself as the mines' most dedicated employee.

Personal life
Darren played growing up. He was a wide receiver and took the Stephen Phelworth Elementary School Junior Varsity team to a winning performance in the national finals in. He had a promising career until he tore his hamstrings in the state Varsity finals. This incident led Darren to pursue his other passion of becoming a miner full time. He attended the Dunn School of Mining in alongside Harry, Mango and Sammy.

Darren's idol is pop singer (despite multiple differences between the personalities and lifestyles of the two). Darren is a fan of primarily 1980s and 1990s pop and rock music. Occasionally, he listens to more recent music and once said that "" was "one of the most beautiful songs I've heard." He has a soft spot for heavy metal, as in "Birthday Schmirthday!", he and Harry sang 's "" several times during the karaoke contest at Sammy's birthday party.

Personality
Darren is a follower of sports. As his father is a native, he is a fan of the  and. As a former American football player, he is a fan of the, but later chose to also support the , the "closest major team to the Rockies", because they play in a different conference and wouldn't play the Patriots unless they faced off in the. Darren also supports the teams and the. According to The Irish Job - A Mole Miner Movie, his favorite European association football club is.