Line #6 Creator/MaddieBlaustein


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2	Madeleine Joan "Maddie" Blaustein (formerly credited as Adam Blaustein and Kendra Bancroft, October 9, 1960 - December 11, 2008) was an American voice actress and comic book writer, best known for her {{long run\|ners}} as the voice of Team Rocket's Meowth on ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''. She was notable in her fields as a prominent UsefulNotes/{{transgender}} voice; though assigned male at birth, she was intersex (meaning she had both male and female biological traits) and transitioned later in life.
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4	If you need proof of her talent, just look at how varied her roles just within ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' are; being a transgender woman allowed her to voice a wide range of characters from all genders (though Maddie specialized in voicing men who were tough, sarcastic, or cowardly). You could have a show with her as the only voice actor, and [[ManOfAThousandVoices no one would notice]].
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6	She was also Creative Director for the ''Magazine/WeeklyWorldNews'' and was herself a former writer and editor for Creator/MarvelComics before moving to Creator/DCComics, and later Creator/MilestoneComics, the latter of which saw her writing for flagship titles ''ComicBook/{{Static}}'', ''ComicBook/Hardware1993'', and the latter's spinoff miniseries ''Deathwish'', which is famous for featuring one of comic's first mainstream trans heroes in Marisa Rahm. She was also a content creator for ''VideoGame/SecondLife'' under the name Kendra Bancroft. Translator and localization director Jeremy Blaustein is her brother.
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8	On December 11, 2008, Blaustein died in her sleep from an untreated stomach virus she had a couple weeks prior. She was 48 years old.
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11	!!Roles by Maddie Blaustein:
12	* Arngrim, Barbarossa, Lezard Valeth, and Lawfer in the 1st ''VideoGame/ValkyrieProfile'' game (Creator/LiamOBrien replaced her as Valeth in the 2nd game)
13	* The Burnt Meatballs and Oslo in ''Manga/FightingFoodons''
14	* Chef Kawasaki, Waddle Doo and others in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''
15	* Grizzlepuss in Creator/VideoBrinquedo's ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' knockoff, ''WesternAnimation/TheLittlePandaFighter''
16	* Helga, Mr. Drake, and Spectre in ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing''. Upon her death, Creator/MikePollock took over the first two roles, while Creator/SeanSchemmel took over the third.
17	* Jillas in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}''
18	* Dr. K in ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone''. Led to an ActorAllusion in ''Manga/OnePiece''.
19	* Dr. Kureha on ''Anime/OnePiece''
20	* Li Zhuzhen in ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts1''
21	* Meowth and other minor roles in ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''
22	** Chatot in the ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeonExplorers of Time and Darkness'' special
23	* The President in ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog''
24	** And E-123 Omega in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006'' & ''VideoGame/MarioAndSonicAtTheOlympicGames''
25	* Rassimov in ''WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers''
26	* Sister Jill in the 2004 ''Anime/CuteyHoney'' movie
27	* Solomon Muto on ''Anime/YuGiOh''
28	** Sartorius on ''Anime/YuGiOhGX''
29	** Rex Goodwin for the first 15 episodes of ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''
30	* Wally Tusket and Warsman from ''[[Anime/UltimateMuscle Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy]]''
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33	* AuthorAvatar: Blaustein stated that Marisa Rahm was her. Her real-life abusive ex-boyfriend Ivan was Deathwish.
34	* DiedDuringProduction: Sadly, she died prior to the completion of ''VideoGame/DinosaurKing''. Other voice actors would take over her characters for the remainder of the show's run.
35	* [[ManOfAThousandVoices Woman of a Thousand Voices]]: She had quite the range in her lifetime, from Meowth to Omega to many others. It'd be very difficult to tell it even is the same person!

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