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| 5 | * Creator/DomDeluise often played a nice and innocent (or at least, one with a set of morals that means well), bumbling non-human supporting character. Said character was usually a SicklyNeuroticGeek. |
| 6 | * [[Creator/CheechAndChong Cheech Marin]] is known for playing hyperactive, loudmouthed Hispanics. The best examples are Tito in ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'', Banzai in ''WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994'', and Ramone in ''Cars''. Most of his roles are reminiscent of his character in Creator/CheechAndChong. |
| 7 | * Creator/JenniferHale plays mostly {{Action Girl}}s in video games, such as Junko Zane from ''VideoGame/{{Freelancer}}'', ComicBook/SilverSable in ''[[VideoGame/UltimateSpiderMan2005 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' and ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions'', the female version of Commander Shepard from ''Franchise/MassEffect'' and of Jaden Korr from ''[[VideoGame/DarkForcesSaga Jedi Academy]]'', Bastila in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic'', Prier in ''VideoGame/LaPucelle'', Sheena in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', the ComicBook/ScarletWitch in ''VideoGame/XMenLegends II: Rise of the Apocalypse'', and Alexandra Roivas from ''VideoGame/EternalDarkness''. An exception would be Xel'otath, the Ancient from this same game, or Fall-From-Grace from ''VideoGame/PlanescapeTorment'' (though Fall-From-Grace is still a intelligent and capable woman). She's also [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus]]. Oh, and both June the bounty hunter and Avatar [[LadyOfWar Kyoshi]] from ''{{WesternAnimation/Avatar|TheLastAirbender}}''. |
| 8 | ** Hale also voiced the Julia Carpenter ComicBook/SpiderWoman in ''WesternAnimation/IronManTheAnimatedSeries'', Black Cat in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', ComicBook/{{Zatanna}} in ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'', ComicBook/MsMarvel in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', etc. |
| 9 | ** She was also Mallory from ''WesternAnimation/MightyDucksTheAnimatedSeries'' cartoon. |
| 10 | ** And Jessie Bannon in the second season of ''WesternAnimation/JonnyQuestTheRealAdventures''. Yeah, ActionGirl is pretty much her schtick. |
| 11 | ** Some notable exceptions include Ms. Keane in ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998''[[note]]To make up for it, she also voices [[SpoiledBrat Princess Morebucks]] and [[BeautyIsBad Sedusa]] from the same show, both of who ''are'' action girls.[[/note]], and Disney's current voice of Cinderella. |
| 12 | ** Played to type in ''VideoGame/PN03'' with the main character Vanessa Z. Schneider and flipped with the client [[spoiler:who is a clone of the main character]]. |
| 13 | ** She is also apparently the only person allowed to voice [[Franchise/TheDCU Killer]] [[AnIcePerson Frost]]. |
| 14 | ** [[VideoGame/MetalGear Naomi Hunter and Emma Emmerich]] are fairly different from the action girl pigeonhole. Ironically the former was one of her earlier famous roles. |
| 15 | * Creator/JohnDiMaggio pretty much just has the one voice, that comes with a pitch dial with three settings on it: [[VideoGame/GearsOfWar Marcus]], [[WesternAnimation/KimPossible Drakken]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}} Bender]]. These three pitches usually get used for similar characters: the badass, the incompetent villain, and the laid-back hedonistic guy, respectively. |
| 16 | * Creator/PeterCullen, who is most remembered as the voice of Optimus Prime in the first animated series, is so strongly associated with the role, fans actually successfully petitioned for him to reprise the role in the 2007 live-action movie. It also happens to be one of his two favorite roles, the other being [[Franchise/WinnieThePooh Eeyore]]. He's also done work in other series, such as ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'', and was the main announcer for ''Creator/{{Toonami}}''. |
| 17 | ** Likewise, Creator/FrankWelker (see below for additional roles), as a consolation to fans when a similar petition could not overcome the awesome that was Hugo Weaving's voice, reprised the role of Megatron for the movie's video-game incarnations. He's also the voice actor for Soundwave, another character he voiced in the original animated series, in the sequel. |
| 18 | * Creator/PatrickWarburton's another American example. His deep, burly voice means that he makes the perfect voice for a muscle-bound type, many of whom are quite [[DumbMuscle moronic]]. In an unusual twist, Warburton is also able to play these types in live-action as well (see ''Series/TheTick2001'', for example), since he is tall, fit, and quite muscular. See him as Kronk in ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove'', Brock Sampson on ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros'', Mr. Steve Barkin on ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'', or Joe on ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy''. |
| 19 | ** It was fans of the original TV series who decided he should play Hymie in the ''Get Smart'' movie. |
| 20 | * Creator/MarkHamill, in contrast to his live-action typecasting as ingenue heroes like [[Franchise/StarWars Luke Skywalker]] and [[VideoGame/WingCommander "Maverick" Blair]], has been typecast in animation as a player of deranged villains like the Joker, whom he portrayed masterfully in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' to the point that he is considered by many to be the definitive voice of the character. Getting him to [[RoleReprise reprise the role]] in the ''Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries'' of games probably sold more than a few copies on its own. In one interview, he jokingly remarked that he wanted to be on more shows like ''Franchise/HelloKitty'' or ''Franchise/StrawberryShortcake'', but always gets cast as "creepy villains or old degenerates". |
| 21 | ** He also voiced Muska, the power-mad government agent, in the English dub of ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''. |
| 22 | ** Other roles includes such {{Big Bad}}s as the Skeleton King in ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'', Fire Lord Ozai in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', and Adrian Ripburger in ''VideoGame/FullThrottle''. |
| 23 | ** Don't forget Solomon Grundy and the Trickster in ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'' (he was actually reprising the Trickster from the live-action series ''Series/{{The Flash|1990}}''), and Stickybeard in ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'', and a ton of other stuff. |
| 24 | ** Also Mr. Selatcia in ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}''. |
| 25 | ** He was also Majima in the original [=PS2=] American release of ''VideoGame/Yakuza1''. |
| 26 | ** Hamill also voiced the Hobgoblin in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'', and Maximus the Mad in ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourTheAnimatedSeries''. |
| 27 | ** Played the deranged mad scientist Klaw in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', but he at least got to do a German accent. |
| 28 | ** Averted somewhat with one of his roles in ''WesternAnimation/{{Metalocalypse}}'', Jean-Pierre, a chef sewn back together wrong. |
| 29 | ** Converted into a live-action pigeonholing in Creator/KevinSmith's ''Film/JayAndSilentBobStrikeBack'', where he played the super-villain Cock-Knocker. |
| 30 | ** This may now be somewhat self-afflicted; judging by his cameo as himself playing Luke Skywalker in the ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' ''Franchise/StarWars'' special, years of playing raspy-voiced villains (plus natural aging) have made his voice permanently rough and sandpapery. |
| 31 | ** Skips in ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow''. |
| 32 | ** Master Eraqus from ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', anyone? |
| 33 | ** Pyro, the psychotic leader of the Elemental Masks in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicootTheWrathOfCortex''. |
| 34 | ** His performance as The Watcher in ''VideoGame/{{Darksiders}}'' was just a rehash of his Joker voice. |
| 35 | * The late Creator/KevinConroy will ''[[IAmNotSpock always]]'' be known as the definitive voice of Franchise/{{Batman}}, similarly to Mark Hamill's Joker (and coming from [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries the same show]]). He never complained. Then again, who ''wouldn't'' want to be instantly recognized as The Goddamn Batman?[[note]][[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder Bruce Wayne, probably]].[[/note]] |
| 36 | * Hans Conried usually plays villains or cranky type roles, with the exception of Lord Duke in ''WesternAnimation/SleepingBeauty'', Horton the Elephant in ''Horton Hears a Who'' (1970), King Azaz in ''The Phantom Tollooth'', etc. |
| 37 | * Creator/TimCurry usually provides the voice for villains, with the exception of [[WesternAnimation/TheWildThornberrys Nigel Thornberry]] and VideoGame/GabrielKnight (twice). An example is [[ShallowParody Ben Ravencroft]] from ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooAndTheWitchsGhost'' . This probably stems from the fact that [[Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow his most famous role was as Dr. Frank-N-Furter.]] If said villain gets a VillainSong, expect them to commit another crime by ''stealing the show''. |
| 38 | ** Then again, he was Princess Sally's father, King Maximilian in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. |
| 39 | ** Don't forget Pennywise in ''Film/{{It|1990}}''! |
| 40 | ** Not to mention [[Film/Legend1985 the Devil himself]]. |
| 41 | ** He also played the villain in [[VideoGame/BrutalLegend a different type of legend.]] |
| 42 | * Creator/ClancyBrown is known for being typecast as evil (or at least amoral) characters with a deep voice. His best-known roles are probably the lovably greedy Mr. Krabs of ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'', ComicBook/LexLuthor of the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse, and Long Feng in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. He, too, can pull this off in live-action, as his performance in ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'' will attest. |
| 43 | ** However, he's also voiced good guys such as [[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Captain Black]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan Captain George Stacy]], who are [[ReasonableAuthorityFigure anything]] ''but'' evil or amoral. Averted in a somewhat cool way in ''WesternAnimation/MortalKombatDefendersOfTheRealm'', in which he voiced Raiden - a role that had been played in TheMovie by Creator/ChristopherLambert. |
| 44 | ** One can argue that he's also been typecast as a "bald guy", including the aforementioned Lex Luthor and Captain Black. Ironically, Clancy Brown isn't even bald in real life. |
| 45 | * Many of Creator/GreyDeLisle's characters are notably similar, often being some form of cruel teenager or complete villainess, ranging from the bossy and overbearing (Mandy from ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'') to the sociopathic (Azula from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'') to the flat-out criminally insane (Vicky from ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents''). Even her heroic roles tend to have shades of this, ranging from controlling and rude (Sam Manson from ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'') to condescending and insenitive (Nalia de'Arnise in ''VideoGame/BaldursGate 2'') to simply being easily angered (Kimiko from ''WesternAnimation/XiaolinShowdown''). [=DeLisle=] herself has pointed this out on a few occasions, remarking in one interview that playing a character like the innocent Wubbzy of ''WesternAnimation/WowWowWubbzy'' is far more indicative of her actual real-life personality as "a sweet pollyanna type." |
| 46 | ** In WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne, Major Doctor Ghastly is somewhat evil but very sweet. |
| 47 | ** Of course, in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' she also plays Roku's wife and ''Katara and Sokka's mom''. |
| 48 | *** She does play the bitchy, nymphomaniac party-girl Jeanette and her straight-A counterpart Therese in ''VideoGame/VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines''... |
| 49 | ** Another subversion, [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Frankie Foster]] is pretty nice and sweet, she just has her patience tested by living in the freakshow that is Foster's. |
| 50 | ** She played Lor [=McQuarry=] in ''WesternAnimation/TheWeekenders'', who started off overbearing and insensitive but was later toned down to simply competitive and rather ditzy. |
| 51 | ** A complete aversion comes when she does sweet, kind-hearted could-do-no-wrong Emily Elizabeth in ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog''. |
| 52 | ** It's safe to say that she has 3 main voice types: the bitchy teenage girl, the sweet/annoying kid, and the strong villainess. |
| 53 | ** Averted when she played Penny's Mom in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'', whose voice's wholesome, motherly qualities rival those of Laurie Metcalf in ''Franchise/ToyStory''. |
| 54 | ** Frida from ''WesternAnimation/ElTigre'' is a subversion. She may be a delinquent, but she's one of the good guys. |
| 55 | ** She voiced [[WesternAnimation/TUFFPuppy Kitty Katswell]], who is nice and sweet. She's just angry over at stupid things [[DogsAreDumb Dudley]] would do. |
| 56 | ** Voicing the female BountyHunter in ''VideoGame/StarWarsTheOldRepublic'', this is played completely straight with rude/Dark-side dialogue options. {{Downplayed|Trope}} if you play Light-side, where, while still killing people for money, becomes a HitmanWithAHeart. |
| 57 | ** Catwoman from ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' counts on this as well. |
| 58 | *** Black Canary in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold''; she even gets to sing in the MusicalEpisode |
| 59 | * Creator/KeithDavid usually plays monstrous/alien/conniving characters with a [[EvilSoundsDeep deep voice]], such as Goliath from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'', the title character of ''WesternAnimation/ToddMcFarlanesSpawn'', and The Arbiter from ''Franchise/{{Halo}}''. He also does excellent narration. |
| 60 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Dr. Facilier]]'' |
| 61 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} The Cat]]'' |
| 62 | ** ''[[Franchise/MassEffect Captain Anderson]]'' |
| 63 | ** ''[[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Chaos]]'' |
| 64 | ** ''[[VideoGame/SaintsRow Julius Little]]'' |
| 65 | ** ''[[Anime/PrincessMononoke Okkoto]]'' |
| 66 | ** ''[[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Flame King]]'' |
| 67 | * The late Chris Latta had a monopoly on playing slimy subservient villains in 80s cartoons, using pretty much the same screechy voice each time out; ''Franchise/GIJoe'''s Cobra Commander, Starscream from ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', D'Compose from ''WesternAnimation/{{Inhumanoids}}'', Cravex from ''WesternAnimation/{{Visionaries}}'', and Rasp on ''WesternAnimation/DinoRiders'', although the first two are his more famous roles. |
| 68 | ** Although partially averted in ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''; he also played Wheeljack and Sparkplug Witwicky and the heroic Gung Ho in ''Franchise/GIJoe''. |
| 69 | * Six words: Special Vocal Effects by Creator/FrankWelker. Pick a monster/alien/animal, and if it doesn't [[TheUnintelligible talk comprehensibly]], there's a good chance he did it. |
| 70 | ** Welker is so completely ubiquitous that in a commentary track for the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' [=DVDs=], the sound effects for a dog in one episode were initially attributed to him before the crew remembered that for that episode they used a recording of an actual dog. |
| 71 | ** And of course he's the voice of Fred in ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo''. |
| 72 | *** And currently, Scooby-Doo too! |
| 73 | ** And Ray Stantz on ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters''. |
| 74 | ** And Megatron in ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}''. (And Soundwave. And Frenzy. And Rumble...) |
| 75 | ** And Nibbler in ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''... |
| 76 | ** And Boskov in ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''... |
| 77 | ** And both Buttons and Chicken Boo in ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}''... |
| 78 | ** And Pegasus in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''... ''etc, etc, etc...'' |
| 79 | ** And now WesternAnimation/OswaldTheLuckyRabbit, as seen in ''VideoGame/EpicMickey''. |
| 80 | * Creator/DeeBradleyBaker also frequently does monstrous, non-human voices. ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fans will know him as literally ''any'' grunting beastie, such as Plasmus, Cinderblock, or Overload (who was voiced by someone else in the one episode in which he actually speaks) as well as Larry. In ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' he voices all of the animals in the show, from [[TeamPet a flying lemur]] to [[NonHumanSidekick a giant flying bison]]. Also a [[strike:hippie]] "nomad". |
| 81 | ** [[VideoGame/{{Halo}} He is a monument to all your sins.]] |
| 82 | ** He's also a [[WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb semi-aquatic, egg-laying mammal of ACTION!]] |
| 83 | ** However, this also extends to non-human characters that ''can'' speak, which includes the Gravemind from ''VideoGame/{{Halo}}'', Klaus (a goldfish with a human brain) from ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', pretty much every male non-human in ''WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}}'' (except Blunk and Thynar; they were both Creator/SteveBlum), and Olmec the giant talking animatronic Olmec head on ''Series/LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple'' (where he's also the announcer, playing against type). He's also done human roles that vary wildly from the titular character of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'' to Numbuh 4 from ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor''. |
| 84 | *** Don't forget Squilliam Fancyson from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants''. |
| 85 | ** He's also done most of the Omnitrix aliens on ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. |
| 86 | ** He was [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Taz]] in ''Film/SpaceJam'', who is MEANT to have a monstrous, non-human voice. In the same movie, he was also WesternAnimation/DaffyDuck. |
| 87 | ** Currently, he voices the Clone Troopers in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''. ''All of them''. However, his attempts at imitating the New Zealand accent of the man that voice/played them and Jango Fett in the prequels make him sound like an adult Numbuh 4. |
| 88 | ** Other works that he voices animals/monsters in are ''VideoGame/{{Spore}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'', and in the latter various minor villains (in the first and third episode he was the villain in the BatmanColdOpen and then a small alien and dolphin respectively). |
| 89 | * When you need a deep, resonant black man's voice to say something really important, there's one really obvious go-to guy: Creator/JamesEarlJones. |
| 90 | ** In a ''Franchise/StarWars'' special on E!, a comedian said that when watching ''Return of the Jedi'', he got shocked that Darth Vader, that seemed to be a huge black man with that armor and voice, was actually white. |
| 91 | ** And if James Earl Jones isn't available, there's always Creator/KeithDavid. He even [[PoorMansSubstitute replaced Jones]] as [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Mufasa]] in ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''. |
| 92 | *** Or Michael Clarke Duncan. |
| 93 | *** Or Creator/DennisHaysbert. |
| 94 | *** Or Creator/LaurenceFishburne. |
| 95 | *** Or Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson! Who actually replaced Keith David as the voice of Tombstone in ''The Spectacular Spider-Man'' after the first episode. |
| 96 | *** Or Beau Billingslea. |
| 97 | *** Are you sure Keith David isn't interested? |
| 98 | * As noted above, some voice actors get stuck in roles similar to their live-action personas. Three examples: |
| 99 | ** The late Phil Harris played essentially the same role in Franchise/{{Disney|AnimatedCanon}}'s ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'', ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats'', and ''WesternAnimation/RobinHood1973''. Creator/WaltDisney picked him for Baloo after watching him singing live -- his live acts very much depended on his on-camera personality. |
| 100 | ** The same can be said about the late Eva Gabor, who co-starred with Harris in ''The Aristocats'' and went on to play a similar role in ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers''. |
| 101 | ** A more recent example: Creator/GilbertGottfried the [[WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}} parrot]]. |
| 102 | * Creator/KevinMichaelRichardson usually voices really really big guys, usually in a fantasy or sci-fi setting, and often with a hint of the ScaryBlackMan. Examples include Sarevok of ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'', most of the villains of ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', Captain Gantu from ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'', and ''many'' different characters in ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack''. However, he played that great salvation of every voice actor, the Joker, in ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', and also did a fair showing as [[DeadpanSnarker snarky]] OldMaster Jolee Bindo in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. |
| 103 | ** Lobo from ''WebAnimation/LoboWebseries''. |
| 104 | ** Trigon in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' and the lion-turtle in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''. |
| 105 | *** Also Chairman Drek in ''Franchise/RatchetAndClank'' and Jabba the Hutt in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''. |
| 106 | *** Then again, he was also Antauri from ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperForceGo'' which is definitely a change of pace from his usual characters. |
| 107 | *** [[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 And now he's Panthro.]] |
| 108 | * Creator/KathSoucie pretty much has 3 types of roles she plays: The typical Mother (and a hot one at that), the cute girl, and the bratty little boy. She can voice a whole family if she wants, in fact, she DID in ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'', playing twin brother and sister Phil and Lil as well as their mother, Betty. Nonetheless, it's still not hard to tell all three are done by her. |
| 109 | ** This is averted on ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'' where [[WordOfGod Greg Weisman]] said that she voices over 100 characters. All of the main ones she did are completely different from one another. |
| 110 | ** Don't forget Amanda Evert from ''Tomb Raider Legend'' or Marjolaine (using a fake French accent) from ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'', both of which are slight aversions to her usual character types. |
| 111 | * Creator/{{Jim Cummings|VoiceActor}} is easily recognized as the deep voice on virtually every Disney production since the 1980s. He voiced Pete from ''WesternAnimation/GoofTroop'', Negaduck and the titular character from ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', Rasoul the guard from ''Aladdin'', the centaur ''Nessus'' and the Fat Thebian from ''Hercules'', and is the voice of both Tigger and Franchise/WinnieThePooh. |
| 112 | ** His portrayal of [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Robotnik]] in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM'' sounded like he enacted his name on everything he said. |
| 113 | ** Debatable, since - as some of the above examples show - Jim Cummings is used for high, wacky voices (''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', [[WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers Professor Nimnul]]) just as often as he is used for deep, gravelly ones. He ''does'' seem to be Disney's go-to voice for Generic Foreigner, Generic Guard, and Generic Foreigner Guard, though. |
| 114 | ** Outside of Disney, however, Cummings is renown for a wide range of voices, shown in such variable characters as enthusiastic BoisterousBruiser Minsc from the ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' series to snobbish DimensionLord Thrakkorzog on ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''. He is used very often in Creator/DreamWorksAnimation's films, usually as extras or a minor scripted character. |
| 115 | *** The current voice of [[WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow Taz]], which he reprises from ''WesternAnimation/TazMania''. |
| 116 | ** What Disney film is Cummings ''not'' in? Seriously... He does tons of background voices, and he's also [[WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheFrog Ray]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheLionKing1994 Ed]]. Disney's got Cummings on Speed Dial. |
| 117 | *** At at a panel at [=ConnectiCon=] 2013, Cummings actually made a comment[=/=]joke that yes, he is basically on Disney's speed dial. And they happen to have a habit of calling him at 3 in the morning. |
| 118 | ** See also the Terror Mask in the new ''VideoGame/{{Splatterhouse}}'', which combines his recognizable deep voice with a healthy dose of [[ClusterFBomb profane expletives]]. |
| 119 | ** Wanna see how versatile his voice is? Look no further than his role as the Master in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout|1}}'', for which he provided three of its four voices: it's "normal" voice, a computer-ish sounding voice, and his well-known villainous voice. |
| 120 | * Not the 1980s yet, and you need a deep voice? Thurl Ravenscroft. It's a toss-up whether he's best known for supplying the voice of Kellogs' Tony the Tiger for decades, or from ''one song'': "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch". He and his group the Mellomen also did a lot of the choral singing in Disney cartoons (and rides ... if you've ever thought the bass in "Grim Grinning Ghosts", the song at the end of Disney's Haunted Mansion ride, sounds a lot like Tony the Tiger, you now know why). |
| 121 | * An example crossed with IAmNotSpock: Yeardley Smith, who plays Lisa on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons,'' has an instantly recognisable voice, which is why whenever she plays another character on ''The Simpsons'' (making her one of the few actors on the series who doesn't) it gets lampshaded (cf. "Missionary Impossible," when Homer befriends an Islander girl who looks and sounds like Lisa, and "The Last Tap Dance In Springfield," when Lisa watches that Spanish dancing movie and the girl Eduardo picks is a HotLibrarian named Lisabella). She also voiced one of the telekinetic kids in the remastered version of ''Manga/{{Akira}}''. It's impossible to escape the fact that she sounds exactly like Lisa. |
| 122 | ** This was referred to briefly in an episode of ''Series/HermansHead'' when her character, Louise, angrily hung up on someone and then demanded to know from her co-workers if she really sounded like "that girl from ''The Simpsons''." |
| 123 | ** Oddly, Julie Kavner almost never plays any ''Simpsons'' characters besides Marge and her immediate family members (i.e., her twin sisters Patty and Selma, her mom, and her deceased great-aunt Gladys from "Selma's Choice". Marge's father [who only appeared in "The Way We Was" and "Fear of Flying"] was voiced by Creator/HankAzaria), who all have the same gravelly voice at different pitches. It's odd because Kavner's real voice sounds nothing like that and she could easily play different-sounding characters if she chose. |
| 124 | * Creator/RinoRomano tends to play suave, sexy Hispanics, such as the inexplicably Mexican [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Luis Sera]], the future man [[WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne Destructicus Con Carne]], or the charming hacker Randy Hernandez on ''WesternAnimation/GodzillaTheSeries''. Of course, he's also ''WesternAnimation/TheBatman'', and did ComicBook/SpiderMan in ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManUnlimited'' and many video games. |
| 125 | ** And now he's Lone Starr in the AnimatedAdaptation of ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'', who is none of those things. |
| 126 | * If a character is large and slimy, there's a good chance he's Creator/RonPerlman. |
| 127 | ** Except for [[WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom Mr. Lancer]] |
| 128 | ** And [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Slade]] isn't especially... large. Or slimy. Unless you mean metaphorically. |
| 129 | ** The same could be said for [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Fire Lord Sozin]]. And ''Hellboy'' (who [[WesternAnimation/HellboyAnimated he voices]] ''and'' [[Film/Hellboy2004 plays in live action]]) who's large, but not slimy. Really the only Perlman voice character that would count as slimy is [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Clayface]]. |
| 130 | *** I think "slimy" is meant here in the personality sense, not the literal sense. Slade and Sozin are as slimy as you can get. |
| 131 | ** Of course, the whole point is that [[VideoGame/{{Fallout}} war never changes]], [[{{Pun}} right]]? |
| 132 | * Carrying over from his typecasting in live-action roles, Creator/RLeeErmey still tends to play DrillSergeantNasty characters in animated roles. |
| 133 | * Got a GenkiGirl with a sharp, upbeat voice? That's Creator/LaraJillMiller for you. |
| 134 | * Creator/CreeSummer tends to end up in the "feisty" roles for black females (''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor, WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom, WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}/WesternAnimation/AllGrownUp''). Or the TokenBlackFriend. Or sometimes females of different colors, such as ComicBook/SheHulk. |
| 135 | ** How is Princess Kida feisty? |
| 136 | ** Also [[WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}} Hyena]] is much more AxCrazy than feisty. |
| 137 | ** And she ended up lampshading her typecasting in phenomenal fashion on ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', probably her best voice work ever. |
| 138 | ** Though ironically, two of her most famous voice roles, those of Penny on ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget'' and Elmyra on ''Tiny Toon Adventures'', were both white characters. |
| 139 | ** She gets to reprise the feisty role as Blackarachnia in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. And she's black (well, her armour plating is). |
| 140 | ** She also did the feisty Cleo in ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' using a voice similar to her Foxxy Love voice. If you watched ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'' before watching Clifford, be prepared for {{Narm}}. Same for ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' wit Tiff Crust. |
| 141 | * Miss Kittie ends up in the role for "sassy" black females (''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'', ''BET'''s ''Cita's World''). She did get to play against type in ''[[WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}} W.I.T.C.H.]]'' as the shy genius girl Taranee. |
| 142 | * Arthur Q. Bryan's roles in ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' shorts typically [[ElmuhFuddSyndwome sounded like Elmer Fudd]], like the title character in "Dangerous Dan [=McFoo=]" and the narrator in "WesternAnimation/NuttyNews". In fact, the only time he used his natural voice was as the annoyed, sleep-deprived customer in "WesternAnimation/APestInTheHouse" (who was essentially a caricature of Bryan). |
| 143 | ** Some of Creator/MelBlanc's voices, [[ManOfAThousandVoices despite his famous title]], tend so sound similar. |
| 144 | * When it comes to game voices, look no further than Creator/CharlesMartinet. Since he's been hired as [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario's]] voice, he's never really done much else than voicing Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, their baby counterparts, and occasionally someone else. Okay, that's not completely true, he also voiced some completely unrelated characters in other games (just as ''Franchise/StarWars''), but the vast majority of his work is Mario and Crew. Not that he seems to mind. |
| 145 | * Creator/MollieSugden of ''Series/AreYouBeingServed'' fame plays two very similar characters in the animated film adaption of ''WesternAnimation/TheBFG'' and ''WesternAnimation/ThePrincessAndTheGoblin'': Mary the (real) Queen's maid, and Lootie the (totally fictional) Princess' nanny. |
| 146 | * If they're small, nasal, manic, and slightly [[LargeHam hammy]], there's a good chance Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz is involved somewhere. He's been, among others, Daggett Beaver on ''WesternAnimation/TheAngryBeavers'', Billy in ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'', and ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'' himself. |
| 147 | ** He also voices Orthopox 13 from ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'', and Razputin from ''VideoGame/{{Psychonauts}}''. |
| 148 | ** He was also Alpha 5 on ''Franchise/PowerRangers'', although since he was credited as "Richard Wood", not many people would know that. |
| 149 | * The late Creator/RobinWilliams' flavor of choice was [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} over-the-top,]] wacky and fun-loving characters who frequently do impressions of famous people for [[RuleOfFunny comedic effect]], such as the Genie in Disney's ''WesternAnimation/{{Aladdin}}'' and Fender in Blue Sky's ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''. |
| 150 | ** Creator/RobinWilliams also tended to be cast as [[IAmNotLeonardNimoy Robin Williams]] in all his voiceover work. |
| 151 | ** Given Williams' proclivities, it's probably regarded as a) a waste and b) futile anyway to cast him as the voiceover actor for any character whose description does ''not'' include the words "like Robin Williams". |
| 152 | * Try as you might, it's difficult to find characters in the late and great Creator/TonyJay's filmography that weren't menacing, nefarious villains: From Judge Frollo of [[Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon Disney's]] ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'' to [[PoorMansSubstitute Shere Khan]] in ''WesternAnimation/TheJungleBook1967'' sequel as well as ''House of Mouse'' and ''WesternAnimation/TaleSpin'', to ''WesternAnimation/ReBoot's'' Megabyte, to the [[EldritchAbomination Lovecraftian]] reject Elder God from the ''VideoGame/LegacyOfKain'' series, and even the beholder Xantam in ''Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance.'' |
| 153 | ** Anubis in ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''. |
| 154 | ** Also the narrator in the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' episode "Transformation". |
| 155 | ** Spiderus the tarantula, in ''WesternAnimation/MissSpidersSunnyPatchFriends'', was transformed from "standard cranky kiddie-series baddie" to legitimately menacing simply by bringing Jay onboard to play him. |
| 156 | *** And then transformed into a character who wasn't scary or menacing at all by making him into a doting, if slightly clueless, father. |
| 157 | ** A comedic example is Chairface Chippendale on ''WesternAnimation/TheTick''. |
| 158 | ** An exception for Jay was Virgil on ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'', a (literally) owlish, doddering professor type who was the hero's MentorMascot. |
| 159 | *** As was Dr. Lipschitz on ''WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}}'' |
| 160 | *** Captain Saladin in ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVI'' was sort of a half-exception, being a very intimidating but ultimately {{Reasonable|AuthorityFigure}} HeroAntagonist. But Jay also played his stereotype straight by also voicing a murderous talking gate in the Underworld. |
| 161 | ** Sul-Van, Superman's biological grandfather in ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries''. |
| 162 | ** Played with as Death in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', who is naturally intimidating, but isn't really evil - he's just doing his job of taking souls to the afterlife. Fortunately for the title character, [[AllJustADream his appearance was just in a nightmare]]. |
| 163 | ** This was subverted [[PlayedForLaughs for laughs]] when he voiced Peking Duck in ''WesternAnimation/TheTwistedTalesOfFelixTheCat'', a bumbling villainous duck who [[VillainousUnderdog stood no chance in hell of ever beating Felix]] and who's goal was to steal Felix's Magic Bag. Tony Jay's voice was so ill-fitting and so mismatched, that hearing such a suave and intimidating voice come out of [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/steprightup.png such a complete joke of a character]] was easily the most hilarious thing the show ever did. |
| 164 | * ''Kids In The Hall'' alumnus Kevin [=McDonald=] is now essentially typecast as playing spazzy characters [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} not totally connected to reality]] -- Pleakley from the various ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' things; the spazzier and more "out there" of The Tallest from ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', and Waffle in ''WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}}''. |
| 165 | ** [[VerbalTic Splee!]] |
| 166 | ** Also Ivan in ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends''. |
| 167 | ** More recently, Dr. Frog in ''WesternAnimation/FishHooks''. |
| 168 | * How many times has Brian Doyle-Murray voiced [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants a]] [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack pirate]]? |
| 169 | * Okay, Creator/CoreyBurton ''does'' play a lot of evil robots, [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot N. Gin]], [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Shockwave]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated Megatron]], and [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Brainiac]] being some of the most famous. But he does other stuff, too! |
| 170 | ** Technically [[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot N. Gin]] is a cyborg, so that might not qualify as a robot. |
| 171 | ** Do computer programs count as robots? Because he did a very convincing impression of Creator/DavidWarner (MCP, Sark) in both VideoGame/TronTwoPointOh (the ''Killer App'' sequel, as a malicious hacker implied to be Dillinger) and the ''Film/{{Tron}}''-based Space Paranoids world in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''. |
| 172 | *** He does like his David Warner impression. The fact that Shockwave (in both G1 and Animated) bear more than a slight vocal resemblance is no accident. |
| 173 | ** He's also Dale from ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers'', which is definitely different from his robot voices. |
| 174 | ** He also seems to be the Creator/ChristopherLee replacement as [[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars Count Dooku in the series]] and [=DiZ=][[spoiler:/Ansem the Wise]] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep''. |
| 175 | * Speaking of which, Creator/ChristopherLee himself has done some voice acting. When he does, he's almost always typecast in the same way he is in live-action -- as a super-villainous MagnificentBastard. Most notable is his role as King Haggard in the animated version of ''WesternAnimation/TheLastUnicorn''. In the German dub of ''The Last Unicorn'', he did ''his own'' dubbing, since he speaks German. |
| 176 | ** On the other hand, he also played [=Ansem/DiZ=] in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', who may have been a magnificent bastard in the past, but is definitely not in the game itself. |
| 177 | ** On the other hand, he's also done the voice of Death in the few animated ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'' productions there've been, and Death is anything but a MagnificentBastard. |
| 178 | *** He doesn't have to be, he's just gotta wait. Actually, that might not be a bad strategy for Creator/ChristopherLee, either... |
| 179 | ** Sony Online Entertainment went straight to Lee and asked him to Lucan D'Lere, the immortal tyrant who rules over the evil city of Freeport when they created ''VideoGame/EverQuestII''. His voice is well deserved and fitting for the character. |
| 180 | * Need someone to voice a calm, intellectual character, like [[WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters Egon Spengler]] or [[WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain The Brain]]? Creator/MauriceLaMarche is the man for the job. Any Creator/OrsonWelles pastiche as well. |
| 181 | ** Though [=LaMarche=] is fully capable of other types: For ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', he does the voices for hammy robot actor Calculon, Lrrr [[IncomingHam RULER OF OMICRON PERSEI 8]], AmbiguouslyEvil newscaster Morbo the Annihilator, the aptly named [[TheHedonist Hedonismbot]], and mentally unstable robot mobster Clamps ([[ManOfAThousandVoices among others]]) in addition to the (intellectual, but not always calm; ''neurotic'' might be more apt) Kif Kroker. |
| 182 | ** Not to mention his first role, WesternAnimation/{{Popeye|AndSon}}. |
| 183 | * Temuera Morrison has (arguably) gotten ''the'' biggest single-character voice-acting deal in history. His roles of note? [[Franchise/StarWars Jango Fett]] (Played him in the films and in every single video game featuring him), the Republic's Clone Army (same deal: every film and video game [except ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'', where the character(s) were voiced by Dee Bradley Baker, and the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' cartoon, and Republic Commando offered other voices for other squad members]; the clones were cloned from Jango), and Boba Fett('s voice) (yet another Jango clone) in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' [[TheyChangedItNowItSucks Original Trilogy 2004 DVD re-release]], and all subsequent games. The problem? Although he's been getting ''plenty'' of work recently, he (literally) plays the '''exact same character''' in all of his work. Talk about pigeonholing/typecasting... |
| 184 | * Way too loud little kid, usually male: Pamela Adlon (aka Pamela Segall). She's Bobby on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'', Andy of ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy'', ''VideoGame/PajamaSam'', Otto from ''WesternAnimation/TimeSquad'', Zach from ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresFromTheBookOfVirtues'', and Milo from ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'' along with several other supporting roles with that same voice. Also tends to do tomboyish female characters like Moose of ''WesternAnimation/PepperAnn'' and Spinelli of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}.'' Oddly enough, along with Milo she also voiced the [[AlphaBitch Debbies]] from ''The Oblongs.'' |
| 185 | * You can afford a movie star to narrate your movie? Get Creator/MorganFreeman! |
| 186 | ** But if you need your narrator to have an exquisite British accent, get Creator/StephenFry instead. If you can afford it, get both! |
| 187 | * The late Creator/CaseyKasem, renowned radio personality and voice actor, is [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Shaggy]]. This remains an inescapable fact, to the point of doing a double-take when one watches episodes from the first season of ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'', in which he voiced at least two of the titular robots. In the 1970s, Creator/HannaBarbera cast him in various Shaggy expy roles when they produced ''Scooby-Doo'' clone shows, and he ''still'' used that same voice for them all! |
| 188 | ** Not to mention Robin in the original Creator/{{Filmation}} series of ''Batman'' and ''WesternAnimation/SuperFriends''. |
| 189 | ** He also voiced WesternAnimation/MrMagoo's nephew Waldo, whom DFE reworked into yet another Shaggy expy, on ''What's New, Mr. Magoo?'' in 1977. |
| 190 | * If you need someone to voice an annoying character, you call up Wallace Shawn. |
| 191 | ** If you want full balls-to-the-wall over the top annoying, you get Gilbert Gottfried instead. Shawn is kind of Gottfried Lite. |
| 192 | * Creator/EddieDeezen is Eddie Deezen. No exceptions. You need a know-it-all or a nerd? We got your [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory Mandark]] right here. |
| 193 | * When you say the word "{{Moe}}", Creator/HyndenWalch will immediately pop into your head. Compare [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Starfire]], [[WesternAnimation/ChalkZone Penny]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Nia]], [[VideoGame/SoulSeries Talim]], and [[Manga/LuckyStar Yuu-chan]]. WALCH-CHAN, WHY SO MOE~!? |
| 194 | ** This is averted when she plays [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Madame Rouge]], and has a convincing accent which makes her even more attractive. |
| 195 | ** Even better example of PlayingAgainstType: [[WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex Breach]]. [[{{Yandere}} A]][[CuteAndPsycho y]] u[[CollectorOfTheStrange p]]. |
| 196 | ** Meanwhile, in ''VideoGame/KidIcarusUprising'', we have Viridi, who, while still {{cute|AndPsycho}} in appearance, is a {{Jerkass}} goddess of nature PsychopathicManchild who thinks HumansAreBastards. Quite a stark contrast to [[NiceGirl the personality of the other moe characters]]. |
| 197 | * Did you know that Creator/NolanNorth is quite capable of playing characters other than [[VideoGame/{{Uncharted}} sarcastic]], [[VideoGame/ShadowComplex slightly-over-their-head]] [[VideoGame/DarkVoid action heroes]] in cartoons and (especially) video games? He actually has quite a bit of range, but seldom gets to show it. For example, he played {{ComicBook/Deadpool}} in various Creator/{{Marvel|Comics}} cartoons and games, and Merasmus the Magician from ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2''. |
| 198 | ** If anything, his casting in ''VideoGame/SpecOpsTheLine'' was something of a [[DeconstructedCharacterArchetype deconstruction]] of his typical voice-over roles. In that game, he voices a character that starts out similar to the characters that made him famous, [[HeroicBSOD that quickly]] [[DesignatedHero becomes anything]] [[FromBadToWorse but]]. |
| 199 | * If Disney needed a chicken sound back in the day, they called British-born actress Florence Gill. Her most famous role was as Clara Cluck in [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts the classic shorts]], but she used the same effect for pretty much all chickens. But damn if it wasn't a good chicken impression, and damn if she couldn't make ''chicken clucks'' seem as emoted as human speech. |
| 200 | * With her roles now including [[WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010 Cheshire]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Karai]], and [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamOrigins Shiva]], it's safe to say that Creator/KellyHu is now the go-to voice for female Asian assassins. |
| 201 | * Creator/LaurenTom has this trope twice as bad, not only does she voice Asian characters (mostly women and girls), but she's always doing the voice of a character whose best-known trait is being someone's wife or girlfriend. She does this in ''WesternAnimation/MaxSteel'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'', ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' (mother and daughter), ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', ''WesternAnimation/CodenameKidsNextDoor'' (okay Numbah 3 gets a little bit more credit but still), ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'', ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', etc. She can't even escape this in her live-action work; she was one of Ross' girlfriends in ''Series/{{Friends}}''. |
| 202 | * Carrying over from his typecasting in live-action roles, Creator/JamesHong often tends to voice old Asian men, usually with a cranky demeanor; whether they be good guys ([[Franchise/KungFuPanda Mr. Ping]]) or bad guys ([[WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures Daolon Wong]]). |
| 203 | * Creator/SabShimono also always voices old Asian men, who are often mentors or parental figures to the main protagonist. Notable examples are {{WesternAnimation/Jackie Chan|Adventures}}'s Uncle, WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack's Father, and [[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Monk Gyatso]]. |
| 204 | * If a character is voiced by Creator/ReubenLangdon, you already know his personality. He'll most likely be a devil may care badass with a bite bigger than his already huge bark. Examples? Ken of ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' fame (starting in ''[[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV IV]]''), Date Masamune of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'', and, most famously, Dante of ''VideoGame/{{Devil May Cry 3|DantesAwakening}}'' and ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 4]]''. |
| 205 | ** Possible {{justifi|edTrope}}cation: Langdon, like Creator/JohnnyYongBosch, started off as a stunt performer and mocap artist -- he was the InkSuitActor for Chris Redfield in ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilCodeVeronica'', f'ex. How he ended up ''voicing'' Dante from ''[=DMC3=]'' onwards is not common knowledge. |
| 206 | * Christine Cavanaugh, while she was still voice acting, seemed to be pigeonholed into voicing [[Animation/DavidAndTheMagicPearl little]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Rugrats}} red-haired boys]] [[WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory with glasses]]. |
| 207 | ** She was also Bunnie Rabbot in ''WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM''. |
| 208 | ** Also Dumpling from the ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'' cartoon series. |
| 209 | * Go look up any clips starring Brandon Keener on Website/YouTube and almost invariably, you'll find any number of comments somehow relating [[Franchise/MassEffect Garrus Vakarian]] to Keener's on-screen role (be it his bit part in ''He's Just Not That Into You'', an episode of ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'' or random commercials) via MemeticMutation. To his credit, he doesn't seem to mind that he's only known for Garrus... ''yet''. |
| 210 | * Raphael Sbarge has a very distinctive voice and is also best known for voicing Carth Onasi in ''VideoGame/KnightsOfTheOldRepublic''. Unfortunately, this has led to Carth's detractors linking nearly every role he's done since then to Carth, even if there's no similarities between them character-wise (see Kaidan Alenko in ''Franchise/MassEffect''). |
| 211 | ** And in live-action roles (''Series/StarTrekVoyager'', ''Series/ColdCase'', ''Series/BurnNotice'', ''Series/{{Journeyman}}''), he's usually playing someone deeply disturbed and violently psychotic...His role on ''Series/OnceUponATime'' is an exception, but he's in the Creator/BioWare-type position of being TheConscience. |
| 212 | * And one of the kings (or at least princes) of this Trope is Robbie Benson. Disney's ''WesternAnimation/BeautyAndTheBeast'', ''ComicStrip/PrinceValiant'', ''VideoGame/KingsQuestVIHeirTodayGoneTomorrow''... Guaranteed, he'll be playing some variety of TheWisePrince. |
| 213 | * Averting this trope may be one of the reasons Robert Clotworthy opted to do some work for ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' and films like ''WesternAnimation/TheEmperorsNewGroove''. If not for that, he'd mostly be known for doing narration on ''Series/AncientAliens'' and other dubious pseudo-science programs on Creator/TheHistoryChannel: not exactly a boost to one's credibility. |
| 214 | * Creator/TomKenny once stated himself, that he usually ends up voicing characters who are "really sweet, but not smart at all." Examples: [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Mayor of Townsville]], [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends Eduardo]], [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Heffer Wolfe]], and, obviously, WesternAnimation/{{SpongeBob|SquarePants}}. He also does a good announcer voice for said shows, such as the Narrator in ''PPG''. |
| 215 | ** He's got some range, though. [[WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder General Peepers]] holds a lot of the same comical aspects his characters usually exhibit wrapped up in a HyperCompetentSidekick. And then there's his [[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Doctor Octopus]], [[KnightOfCerebus the polar opposite of them.]] |
| 216 | * Roz Ryan is usually typecast as {{Sassy Black Wom|an}}en, such as [[WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}} Thalia]], [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack Bubbie]], the driving instructor from ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'', and Witch Lezah from ''WesternAnimation/TheLooneyTunesShow''. |
| 217 | * Danny Cooksey is known for voicing mean and violent bullies. Some examples are Montana Max from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', Stoop Kid from ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', and Hotstreak from ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock''. |
| 218 | * Gregg Abbey is known for voicing tough, rebellious young heroes. Examples include Raphael in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', Tristan Taylor in ''Anime/YuGiOh'', Rick Wheeler in F-Zero: GP Legend, and Yusei Fudo in ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds''. He uses the exact same voice for the latter 3. |
| 219 | * Creator/TaraStrong tends to voice her characters that are good and sweet ranging from a cheerful child (Bubbles from ''WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998'') to an understanding adult (Batgirl from ''[[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries The New Batman Adventures]]'') to a hyperactive girl (Rikku from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX''). One of her favorite roles is Melody from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaidIIReturnToTheSea'' as she happens to be joyed of siding with Jodi Benson. |
| 220 | ** There's also [[WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents Timmy Turner]]. He's nice, but [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold sometimes mean]]. |
| 221 | ** At first, Twilight Sparkle from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' is a subversion as she has trouble making friends. It becomes double subverted when she learns on finding friends. |
| 222 | ** Averted when she plays as Harley Quinn in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. |
| 223 | ** Also averted as Doctor Octopus 2099 in ''VideoGame/SpiderManShatteredDimensions''. |
| 224 | ** Played with in ''WesternAnimation/DrawnTogether'', where her primary two characters of Toot and Clara generally act cute (or try to) but they are involved in a lot of very adult situations and tend to have AxCrazy moments. |
| 225 | * Olivia Olson has voiced characters that are gothic and tricky. Compare Vanessa Doofenshmirtz from ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' and Marceline the Vampire Queen in ''WesternAnimation/AdventureTime''. She also gets to use [[TheCastShowoff her singing skills.]] |
| 226 | * Aaron Spann makes himself known for playing as good boys like [[WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTimeXIInvasionOfTheTinysauruses Littlefoot]], [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Mike Believe]], and [[WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand Lost Boy Twins]]. |
| 227 | ** Then there's [[VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou Joshua]], who acts as [[PlayingAgainstType a contrast to his characters]]. |
| 228 | * Anytime you need a character that is either badass or just plain dorky, call on Creator/CamClarke. He has done voices in different shows including Leonardo in ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987'', He-Man in ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2002'', Snoopy in ''You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown'' and ''Snoopy: The Musical'', Liquid Snake in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid'', Mac in the 2000 ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' series, ''WesternAnimation/MrBogus'', etc. |
| 229 | ** He's also very adept at playing young boys and teenagers. |
| 230 | * Creator/ScottMenville can be found voicing quite a few brash, hot-headed, young boys. He's voiced Spanky from ''WesternAnimation/TheLittleRascals'', Robin from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', the Sokka actor from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', and Lloyd Irving from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''. |
| 231 | * Creator/HeatherHoganWatson is known for her NiceGirl roles like Colette Brunel from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Shiki Misaki from ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', and DarkIsNotEvil superhero Phantom Girl in ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes''. |
| 232 | * Julian Sands played as Valmont of ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' and [=DeFalco=] of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyBlackOpsII'' and what do they all have in common? They're villainous white-haired pretty boys who worked as TheDragon for the BigBad. |
| 233 | * Creator/GregCipes is known for voicing boys that are either lazy or bad. They were [[Anime/AstroBoy Atlas]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Beast Boy]], [[WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo Chiro]], [[WesternAnimation/{{WITCH}} Caleb]], [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Kevin Levin]], and [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 Michelangelo]]. |
| 234 | * Speaking of Greg Cipes, the woman he's often paired with, Creator/AshleyJohnson, mostly voices teenage girls that are cute and/or tough such as Gretchen Gundler in ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', Terra from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', Jinmay in ''WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'', and Gwen Tennyson in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce''. |
| 235 | * Creator/RichardMoll usually voiced villains in cartoons and video games. Out of the roles he played, Two-Face from ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries'' is a mostly notable one. |
| 236 | ** Abomination from ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibleHulk1996'' is the second greatest. |
| 237 | ** The Drifter from ''Series/OneHundredDeedsForEddieMcdowd''. |
| 238 | ** Averted with Norman on ''WesternAnimation/MightyMax'', a hulking warrior who's a good guy and guardian to TheHero. |
| 239 | * Kimberly Brooks. She's [[Franchise/MassEffect Ashley Williams]], [[VideoGame/BatmanArkhamAsylum Oracle]], [[WesternAnimation/MuchaLucha Buena Girl]], and [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Shinobu Jacobs]]. What do they all have in common? They are TheComicallySerious characters. |
| 240 | * Creator/LenoreZann is mostly known for her portrayals of spunky ActionGirl roles. The most notable role she voiced on that description is [[WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries Rogue]], then there's [[WesternAnimation/RescueHeroes Wendy Waters]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand Tigra]], and [[Manga/OutlawStar Aisha Clanclan]]. |
| 241 | ** Would [[Anime/MegamanNTWarrior Roll.EXE]] count on that description? |
| 242 | ** Or even [[WesternAnimation/StuntDawgs Sizzle]]? |
| 243 | ** [[WesternAnimation/StormHawks Master Cyclonis]]. |
| 244 | * As he entered into voice acting after he's known for portraying FatBastard Newman in ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', Creator/WayneKnight makes his mark of voicing characters that are either villainous or just plain jerks. The most notable role is [[WesternAnimation/BuzzLightyearOfStarCommand Evil Emperor Zurg]], then there's [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Al McWhiggin]], [[WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy Jack O'Lantern]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Catscratch}} Mr. Blik]]. |
| 245 | * Alanna Ubach mostly voices a BrattyHalfPint or a ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Examples are [[WesternAnimation/TeamoSupremo Brenda/Rope Girl]] and [[ActingForTwo Hector/Skate Lad]], [[WesternAnimation/OzzyAndDrix Mayor Spryman]], [[WesternAnimation/BrandyAndMrWhiskers Lola Boa]], and [[WesternAnimation/ElTigre El Tigre]]. |
| 246 | * Creator/RobPaulsen tends to do a lot of comedy work, as evidenced by his long list of deadpan snarker type characters, or hilariously eccentric ones. Which seems to work just fine for him because he's excellent at ad-libbing and he's just too damn funny. Also reportedly does a very good Creator/JimCarrey impression - so good that he's even dubbed over Carrey to remove some racier dialogue in TV edited versions of Carrey's films, which makes it even more fitting that he played Carrey's role in the animated version of ''The Mask''. |
| 247 | * With [[Anime/YuGiOh Yami Bakura]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Ultimate Ninja]], [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa King Dedede]], and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Giovanni]], it's safe to assume that Creator/TedLewis is mostly known for voicing maniacal villains. |
| 248 | * Creator/KarenNeill is mostly known for her voicing as LadyOfWar and/or ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Examples includes [[Anime/YuGiOh Ishizu Ishtar]], [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Karai]], [[Manga/OnePiece Nefertari Vivi]], and [[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Roxanne]]. |
| 249 | * Maurice Gosfield may have been the most pigeon-holed voice actor of all time. By the late 1950s, you could count his acting roles on one hand, until he lucked out and got to the role of Doberman on ''Series/ThePhilSilversShow'' in an open audition. After that show came to an end, the ''only'' role he got for the rest of his life was on ''WesternAnimation/TopCat'', playing Benny the Ball - an {{Expy}} of Doberman. His whole career basically amounted to one major role and then a ''parody'' of said role. |
| 250 | * Creator/JeffreyCombs has a creepy voice that is just perfect for villains, like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2012 the Rat King]], [[WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes the Leader]], [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold Kite Man]] and [[WesternAnimation/TheNewBatmanAdventures the Scarecrow]]. When he's not playing villains, he has a tendency to portray intelligent but quirky characters like [[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited the Question]], [[WesternAnimation/TransformersPrime Ratchet]], and [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated H.P. Hatecraft]]. Almost all of his characters, either good or evil, have a slightly annoyed or condescending note to their voices as well. |
| 251 | * Creator/GaryOwens' distinctive voice was a unique blend of charming, warm-voiced all-American radio announcer and CloudCuckooLander who could deliver absurd WordSaladHumor in [[TheComicallySerious complete deadpan]]. Almost all his roles are radio/TV announcers, TheComicallySerious, or most likely both. |
| 252 | * If you need a GenkiGirl (or [[CrossdressingVoices guy]]), then Creator/StaceyDePass has it covered. We have [[WesternAnimation/RubyGloom Iris]], [[WesternAnimation/RobTheRobot Rob]], [[WesternAnimation/HeroElementary Benny]], and [[WesternAnimation/TurboDogs Mags]], among others. She also does a lot of snarky, dour, or serious-minded girls, like [[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} Nikki Wong]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}} Jenny Jergens]], [[WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace Emma and Crimson]], [[WesternAnimation/OhNoItsAnAlienInvasion Turret]], [[WesternAnimation/WhatItsLikeBeingAlone Aldous]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Looped}} Amy]]... |
| 253 | * Creator/ChristianPotenza seems to be Canada's go-to voice actor for {{Surfer Dude}}s and other extremely relaxed or easygoing characters. [[WesternAnimation/{{Sixteen}} Jude Lizowski]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Sidekick}} Trevor Troublemeyer]] are probably the most blatant examples of this, while [[WesternAnimation/TotalDrama Chris McLean]] falls into more of a FauxAffablyEvil variation of the character type. Heck, a lot of his other characters are practically {{Shout Out}}s to the aforementioned iconic roles, like Zed and the Skaters on ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'', Party Danimal on ''WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}}'', King Neptune on ''WesternAnimation/{{Wishfart}}''... |
| 254 | * Creator/LyonSmith does a lot of characters, but nearly all of them are young males with a confident/prideful attitude and impulsive/reckless (if not outright stupid) behavior. [[WesternAnimation/{{Grojband}} Corey Riffin]], [[Anime/{{Bakugan}} Masquerade]], [[WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget2015 Talon]], [[WesternAnimation/GetEd Ed]], [[WesternAnimation/TurboDogs Dash]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Looped}} Luc]], [[WesternAnimation/{{Redakai}} Zane]], [[WesternAnimation/MagiNation Tony Jones]], [[WesternAnimation/DNAce Ace Ripley]], [[WesternAnimation/DexHamiltonAlienEntomologist Zap Monogan]], etc. ''WesternAnimation/{{Detentionaire}}'''s Irwin Dexter sorta counts too, as he fulfills the first two characteristics, but is much more booksmart than most of Lyon Smith's other roles. |
| 255 | * After becoming famous as Witchiepoo in ''Series/HRPufnstuf'' and Weenie the Genie in ''Series/{{Lidsville}}'', actress Billie Hayes has made a career out of voicing old ladies and/or witches in cartoons, including [[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Mother Mae-Eye]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRescueBots Mrs. Neederlander]]. |
| 256 | * Whenever they appear in a Creator/DavidMacaulay work, Creator/BrianBlessed is always the master builder, and Creator/DerekJacobi is the one doing the chronicling of the construction process. |
| 257 | * Do you need an excitable young boy? Look no further than Creator/AshleighBall, whose roles as [[WesternAnimation/ReadyJetGo Jet Propulsion]], [[WesternAnimation/DinosaurTrain Gilbert Troodon]], [[WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot Oopsy Bear]], and [[WesternAnimation/BeatBugs Jay]] fulfill this archetype. She also tends to play tomboyish characters like [[WesternAnimation/BarbieInTheTwelveDancingPrincesses Princesses Hadley and Isla]], [[WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake Plum Pudding]], [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Rainbow Dash, Applejack]], and [[WesternAnimation/{{Dinotrux}} Skya]]. However, [[WesternAnimation/LittlestPetShop2012 Blythe Baxter]] and [[WesternAnimation/JohnnyTest Mary Test]] are exceptions, since they are a fashionista and a scientist, respectively. |
| 258 | * Creator/SeanGiambrone almost always plays dorky, neurotic nerds. [[WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} Jeff Randall]] is by far the most notable example, followed by [[WesternAnimation/JurassicWorldCampCretaceous Ben Pincus]]. |
| 259 | * Creator/HalSmith was Creator/HannaBarbera's go-to choice to voice SantaClaus up until his death in 1994. The one exception being ''[[WesternAnimation/PacMan Christmas Comes to Pac-Land]]'', in which Santa was voiced by Creator/PeterCullen. |
| 260 | [[/folder]] |
| 261 | [[folder: Anime and Japanese Video Game Dubs]] |
| 262 | %%* Creator/DougErholtz provides the English voice of Gin Ichimaru in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', as well as ''Hazama'' from the ''Franchise/BlazBlue'' fighting game series, and the resemblance between the two is more than on the nose. They share a near-identical hairstyle, snake-like facial expression, and both service the role of a playful [[TheTrickster trickster]] antagonist known for feining altruism and innocence to scheme his way to power across their respective stories. |
| 263 | * Creator/CrispinFreeman, with his gruff and unmistakably badass voice, is mostly cast in roles as an intimidating and/or incredibly badass characters. While he has recently taken on many less intimidating roles in which his voice isn't gruff in the slightest (to the point of doing a convincing Creator/OrlandoBloom impression for playing Will Turner in most video games based on or featuring ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean''), he is most known for such characters as Alucard from ''Manga/{{Hellsing}}'', Albedo from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Albel from ''VideoGame/StarOceanTillTheEndOfTime'', Itachi from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Holland from ''Anime/EurekaSeven'', Rude from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'', Regal in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Baldur in ''VideoGame/TooHuman'', Overlord Zetta in ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'', Heat in ''VideoGame/DigitalDevilSaga'', Siegfried in ''[[VideoGame/SoulSeries SoulCalibur 3]]'', Red Arrow in ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'', and Electro in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan.'' |
| 264 | ** He's also placed as a normal/straight man in extraordinary circumstances: Kyon in ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Togusa in the ''Anime/GhostInTheShell'' series, and a journalist in ''VideoGame/HitmanBloodMoney''. Also, ironically enough, Zelgadis in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'', despite him looking the weirdest, is also often the OnlySaneMan. |
| 265 | ** Creator/CrispinFreeman has also been cast in the "Dark, Quiet, Brooding Goth Guy" role: Haji in ''Anime/BloodPlus'', Amon in ''Anime/WitchHunterRobin'', Karasu from ''Anime/{{Noein}}'', Alex Rowe from ''Anime/LastExile'', Fuuma from ''Manga/{{X 1999}}'', Nigredo from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'', Tsume from ''Anime/WolfsRain'', round out his dark, brooding, cool guy schtick. |
| 266 | * Creator/BridgetHoffman is often typecast as {{Yamato Nadeshiko}}s like [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Belldandy]], [[Manga/{{Chobits}} Chitose Hibiya]], [[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld Rune Venus]], [[Anime/PleaseTeacher Mizuho Kazami]] and [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Kanae Kocho]]. |
| 267 | ** She played a slight inversion of her pigeonhole as covert PsychoKnifeNut [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Ryoko Asakura]]. |
| 268 | * Voice actress Creator/MonicaRial has accumulated a resume filled with quiet, withdrawn or depressed girls with soft, high-pitched, whispery voices, such as [[Anime/{{Noir}} Kirika]], [[Anime/SteelAngelKurumi Saki]], [[Anime/NajicaBlitzTactics Lila]], and [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Rokugou]]. |
| 269 | ** Her roles as Ai from ''Manga/CrayonShinChan'', Bulma from ''Anime/DragonBallZKai'' and Momoka from ''Manga/SgtFrog'' adds the RichBitch SpoiledBrat types to her resume as well. |
| 270 | ** Monica also seems to have {{stalker|WithACrush}}s and [[{{Yandere}} creepy girls]] to her list as well. (''Manga/BlackCat'', ''Manga/BambooBlade'', ''Anime/OriginSpiritsOfThePast'', ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'', ''Manga/SgtFrog'' etc.) She actually alludes to this in DVD commentary for ''Manga/SoulEater'' ("For once I'm not playing the insane person.") |
| 271 | * Creator/ChristopherSabat is usually cast as more gruff roles like Zoro in ''Manga/OnePiece'', Giroro in ''Sgt. Frog'', Alex Louis Armstrong in ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', and most notable, Piccolo and Vegeta in ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. |
| 272 | * Creator/HilaryHaag tends to voice a lot of young or young-sounding girls -- Becky in ''Anime/PaniPoniDash'', Milk in ''Super Milk Chan'', Seth in ''Literature/TrinityBlood'', Ume in ''Manga/AirGear'', Puchiko in ''Anime/DiGiCharat'', etc. |
| 273 | * Creator/LuciChristian tends to do a lot of {{action girl}}s in dubs. Often as the lead female character of a battle {{Shonen}} series such as Nami from ''Manga/OnePiece'', Lenalee Lee from ''Manga/DGrayMan'' and Ochako Uraraka from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia''. She also does young boys, such as Sasshi in ''Anime/MagicalShoppingArcadeAbenobashi'' or Honey-senpai (well [[OlderThanTheyLook he's not quite young]] but still kinda in the same category) in ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub''. |
| 274 | * Do you need a voice for a small, cute, sidekick type character? Well look no further than Creator/BrinaPalencia who's known for doing many CrossdressingVoices like [[Manga/DragonBall Chaotzu]], [[Manga/OnePiece Chopper]], and [[Manga/SgtFrog Tamama]]. |
| 275 | ** She also tends to play [[EmotionlessGirl emotionless girls]] like [[Manga/BlackCat Eve]], [[Anime/DarkerThanBlack Yin]] or [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion Rei Ayanami]]. |
| 276 | * Creator/LeahClark usually voices either cute {{valley girl}}s or nerdy young boys. Her valley girls include Blair from ''Manga/SoulEater'' and Marron from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. Her nerdy young boys include Coby in ''Manga/OnePiece'' and Fuyuki in ''Manga/SgtFrog''. |
| 277 | * Need your English production to have a good ButtMonkey? Look no further than Creator/SpikeSpencer. Two of his more famous roles are [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion Shinji Ikari]] and [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Hanataro Yamada]]. Not to mention Majik from ''Manga/SorcererStabberOrphen'', who's got it almost as bad as Hanataro. |
| 278 | * Similarly, Creator/RobertMcCollum is typecast by Creator/{{Funimation}} as either a teenage badass ([[Anime/DragonBallZ Goten]], Manga/{{Baki|TheGrappler}}), dark/brooding/mysterious ([[Manga/OnePiece Donquixote Doflamingo]], [[Anime/TsukuyomiMoonPhase Hazuki and Artemis' father]]), or canonically gay/bi ([[Manga/TsubasaReservoirChronicle Yukito]], bit parts in ''Manga/CrayonShinChan''). |
| 279 | * Creator/StephanieSheh has been typecast rather specifically as "busty, sensitive girl, particularly redheads". No, really. [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Orihime Inoue]], [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Mikuru Asahina]], and [[Manga/TenjhoTenge Aya Natsume]] are all her. Also seems to be cast as characters who lack self-confidence such as the Hinata Hyuga (''Manga/{{Naruto}}'') and Mercedes (''VideoGame/OdinSphere''). |
| 280 | ** She does also GenkiGirl voices too. Just look at her portrayal as Mika from ''VideoGame/KillerIsDead'': they don't get much Genki-er than her. She also played Yui Hirasawa from ''Manga/KOn'', and Usagi Tsukino in the Creator/VizMedia re-dub of ''Manga/SailorMoon''. |
| 281 | * Creator/JessicaBoone is known for playing cute girl roles like Chiyo-chan from ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' and Azmaria from ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' -- enough that she mentions in the audio commentary for ''Manga/DNAngel'' that she was happy to play a character with a "deeper voice" when she played GenkiGirl Mio Hio. She also has roles like the DarkMagicalGirl Rue/Princess Kraehe from ''Anime/PrincessTutu'' and {{Tsundere}} wannabe-MagicalGirlfriend Ayumi Mamiya from ''Manga/{{Magikano}}''. |
| 282 | * Who do you call when you want someone to voice a short or soft-spoken boy? Creator/BrianneSiddall's your man (err.. boy. Or girl rather..), who has voiced Tsukasa from ''[[Franchise/DotHack .hack//SIGN]]'', Kunikida from ''Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Taro from ''Anime/SerialExperimentsLain'', Mithos from ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'' and Jr. from ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}''. |
| 283 | * Creator/ChrisPatton tends to play "pretty boys" who range from the completely evil to the TroubledButCute. They include [[Manga/BlackCat Creed]] an effeminate Big Bad, [[Literature/{{Baccano}} Graham]] a talkative nut with a J-pop haircut, [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist Greed]] an anti-villain, [[Anime/PrincessTutu Fakir]] a JerkWithAHeartOfGold male ballet dancer and [[Literature/FullmetalPanic Sousuke Sagara]] a former child soldier with NoSocialSkills. |
| 284 | ** He also tends to voice {{NEET}}s with NoSocialSkills such as the likes of [[Literature/WelcomeToTheNHK Tatsuhiro Sato]] and [[Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows Keima Katsuragi]]. |
| 285 | * If anime or video games need anyone to voice a HotBlooded [[TheHero hero]], look no further to Creator/JohnnyYongBosch. Compare [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Ichigo]], [[Manga/TriGun Vash]], [[VideoGame/SengokuBasara Sanada Yukimura]], and [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy Firion]]. And if he's not voicing hot-blooded heroes, it's most likely smooth talking [[{{Bishonen}} pretty guys]] like [[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya Itsuki]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Lelouch]], and [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Izaya]]. And yeah, this is all done by a [[Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers black Power Ranger]]. |
| 286 | * Creator/MelissaDavis has quite a habit of voicing badass, [[TheStoic Stoic]], and TroubledButCute characters such as [[VisualNovel/{{Kanon}} Mai]], [[Anime/RedGarden Kate]], [[Anime/AngelBeats Shiina]], [[Anime/DevilMayCryTheAnimatedSeries Lady]], and [[Manga/DreamEaterMerry Chizuru]]. |
| 287 | ** And if she isn't, she, oddly enough, voices {{Genki Girl}}s, instead. They're usually with twists, though, such as [[Anime/PaniPoniDash Kurumi]], [[Literature/DemonKingDaimao Kena]], and [[Manga/MythicalDetectiveLokiRagnarok Skuld]]. |
| 288 | * Creator/GregAyres has a distinctive high-pitch voice that is unusual for a man his age and is cast into young boys. Many examples include [[Anime/UFOUltramaidenValkyrie Kazuto]], [[Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi Negi Springfield]], [[VisualNovel/{{Clannad}} Youhei]], [[Literature/BakaAndTestSummonTheBeasts Kouta]], [[Manga/{{BECK|1999}} Yukio]], and [[Manga/DeadmanWonderland Ganta Igarashi]]. In fact, he's one of the few voice actors to ''avert'' the CrossdressingVoices trope when it comes to casting voice actors into young boys as young as ''8 years old''. |
| 289 | * Creator/MichelleRuff voices badass babes or just simply hot babes. Rukia Kuchiki from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Crimson Viper from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIV'', Saga in ''Anime/ALittleSnowFairySugar'', Katherine [=McBride=] in ''VideoGame/{{Catherine}}'', Fujiko Mine from ''Anime/LupinIII'', Chii from ''Manga/{{Chobits}}'', Yoko from ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', Sinon from ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'' and Miu from ''Manga/DearS''. |
| 290 | * Need someone to voice a HotBlooded character like [[Manga/FairyTail Natsu Dragneel]] or a [[PluckyComicRelief comic-relief]] like [[Manga/SgtFrog Keroro]] then Creator/ToddHaberkorn will do so. |
| 291 | ** He's one of the many voice actors whose typecast has changed. In this case, you can have him play a sinister villain like [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Oberon]] or [[Manga/SailorMoon Jadeite]]. |
| 292 | * Creator/KeithSilverstein would be happen to villains that are [[TheStoic stoic]] or having a calm and calculating personality. Compare Johan Liebert from ''Manga/{{Monster}}'', HUNK from ''Franchise/ResidentEvil'', Bryan Fury from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterXTekken'', Full Frontal from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamUnicorn'', Villagiulio De Metrio Lu from ''Anime/LagrangeTheFlowerOfRinne'', Hisoka from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' and Hawk Moth from ''WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug''. |
| 293 | * Creator/CarrieSavage's characters tend to be teenage girls who overlap in the {{Moe}}. Compare [[Manga/BambooBlade Satori Azuma]], [[Manga/FairyTail Lisanna]], [[Manga/SquidGirl Kiyomi]], [[Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse Shima]], [[Manga/HeavensLostProperty Chaos]], and [[VisualNovel/ChaosHead Rimi]] as a few examples. |
| 294 | ** She can also play CuteAndPsycho characters like [[VisualNovel/{{Shuffle}} Kaede Fuyou]] and [[spoiler:[[Literature/{{Durarara}} Mika Harima]]]]. |
| 295 | * Looking for {{Action Girl}}s who are also {{Broken Bird}}s? Try Creator/TrinaNishimura. [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Mikasa Ackermann]] is a prime example of this. |
| 296 | * Creator/JulieAnnTaylor often plays characters that is a CoolBigSis. Examples include [[Anime/CodeGeass Milly]], [[VideoGame/SakuraWars Ratchet]], [[Anime/StellviaOfTheUniverse Ayaka]], and [[Anime/{{Planetes}} Ai]]. |
| 297 | * Creator/VeronicaTaylor has found herself in playing ActionGirl type of characters. Examples include April O'Neil from ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', Nico Robin from ''Manga/OnePiece'', Abby from ''Animation/CubixRobotsForEveryone'', and Sheep from ''WesternAnimation/WordWorld''. |
| 298 | ** Also she has a nack for voicing Isekai Goddesses like Venus from ''Literature/TheWorldsFinestAssassin'', Gracefeel from ''Literature/TheFarawayPaladin'', and Goody Godly Goddess from ''Literature/IveBeenKillingSlimesFor300YearsAndMaxedOutMyLevel'' |
| 299 | * If you ever need a grouchy or arrogant male character, it's Creator/SteveStaley. His roles include Neji Hyuga of ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Toshiro Hitsugaya in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', Shiki Tohno in ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'', Koji Minamoto from ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'', and Kadaj from ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren''. |
| 300 | * Creator/KarenStrassman voices as a badass or as a CoolBigSis. Examples are [[Anime/CodeGeass Kallen Kozuki]], [[Manga/{{Monster}} Nina Fortner]], [[VideoGame/Persona3 Aigis]], and [[WesternAnimation/HuntikSecretsAndSeekers Zhalia Moon]]. |
| 301 | * Creator/DorothyEliasFahn is known for voicing cute girls or tough girls, or even both. Compare Cyborg 003 of ''Manga/Cyborg009'', Meryl Strife in ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'', Lalamon in ''Anime/DigimonDataSquad'', and Konan in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}''. |
| 302 | * Creator/BrycePapenbrook is pretty much the go to guy for KidHero, NiceGuy, or {{Keet}} roles. Compare, [[Literature/{{Durarara}} Masaomi Kida]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Zidane]], [[VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening Henry]], [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Kirito]], [[Manga/VampireKnight Hanabusa Aidou]], [[Manga/BlueExorcist Rin Okumura]], [[VisualNovel/DanganronpaTriggerHappyHavoc Makoto Naegi]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfGraces Asbel]] and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Adrien]]. |
| 303 | ** How about a few HotBlooded roles such as the likes of [[Manga/AttackOnTitan Eren]] and [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Inosuke]] |
| 304 | * [[https://twitter.com/rinachan/status/263201026121814016 According to]] Creator/KiraBuckland, she's often cast into {{Genki Girl}}s. [[Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba Kanroji]] is a prime example of this. |
| 305 | ** You can also have her play a [[DeadpanSnarker snarky girl]] (who may be shorter than the rest of the cast) such as [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Alix]] or [[Literature/ReZero Beatrice]] |
| 306 | * [[Creator/CristinaValenzuela Cristina Vee]] is often cast into the "[[{{Moe}} sweet girl]]" characters like [[Franchise/LyricalNanoha Nanoha]], [[Manga/KOn Mio]] and [[WesternAnimation/MiraculousLadybug Marinette]]. Although she also been typecast into [[BreakTheCutie girls who are completely broken]] (i.e. [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Riven]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Noel Vermillion]], [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Homura]], and [[Literature/FateZero Sakura Matou]]). |
| 307 | * Need someone to voice a [[FemmeFatale seductive and deadly woman]]? Hire Creator/LauraPost ([[spoiler:[[Literature/SwordArtOnline Rosalia]]]], [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia Arfoire]], [[VideoGame/{{Skullgirls}} Valentine]], [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Ahri]], [[Anime/KillLaKill Ragyou]]) |
| 308 | * A good number of Creator/ChristineMarieCabanos roles are of the TokenMiniMoe variety. Compare [[Manga/KOn Azunyan]], Manga/SquidGirl, [[Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic Nadja and Pisti]], [[Franchise/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Madoka]], [[VideoGame/HyperdimensionNeptunia Nepgear]], [[VideoGame/DeadOrAlive5 Marie Rose]], and [[Literature/SwordArtOnline Silica]]. |
| 309 | * Creator/StephanieYoung mostly voices an EmotionlessGirl. In fact, she voices Nico Robin from ''Manga/OnePiece''. Other than that, she's Clare from ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'', and Olivier Armstrong from ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''. |
| 310 | * Creator/PatrickSeitz is known for voicing JerkAss characters like Dracula from ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight'', Franky from ''Manga/OnePiece'', Isshin Kurosaki from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'', and most of all, Ragna the Bloodedge from ''VideoGame/BlazBlue''. |
| 311 | * Creator/BrittneyKarbowski's name is often associated with hotheaded[=/=]egotistical teenage girls or {{Tsundere}}s. Compare [[Anime/AngelBeats Yuri]], [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex Misaka]], [[Literature/IsThisAZombie Yoshida]], [[Literature/InfiniteStratos Cecilia]], and [[VisualNovel/LittleBusters Rin]]. |
| 312 | ** Also TokenMiniMoe roles as her secondary forte as well. Compare [[Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex Last Order]], [[Manga/HighSchoolOfTheDead Alice]], [[Anime/TamakoMarket Anko]], [[Literature/{{MM}} Noa]], [[Manga/FairyTail Wendy]], and [[Anime/BattleGirlsTimeParadox Yoshino Hide]]. |
| 313 | ** In the case of [[VisualNovel/PhantomOfInferno Cal Devens]], she plays both, starting out as the latter, and becoming the former post-TimeSkip. |
| 314 | * Need someone to voice a {{Megane}}, TheStoic or [[StoicSpectacles both]] in an anime dub? Then Creator/JMichaelTatum is the guy to do so. His resume includes [[Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub Kyouya Ohtori]], [[Anime/{{Free}} Rei Ryuugazaki]] and [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Tenya Iida]]. |
| 315 | * Shortly after the release of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemEngage'' and her performance as Zephia within, Creator/ElizabethMaxwell posted on [[https://twitter.com/AboutElizabethM/status/1618348286682988546 Twitter]] that she came to the realization of just how often she finds herself as the [[{{Dominatrix}} strong, dominating, "punishing" types of female characters]] after looking back on rolls such as [[Manga/MyHeroAcademia Midnight]], [[Literature/Overlord2012 Albedo]], [[VideoGame/Persona5 Sae Nijima]], and [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Winter Schnee]] |
| 316 | * Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas has your typical, fresh, young male hero voice (like [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Leonardo]]) which can at times be confused with Yuri Lowenthal's or Vic Mignogna's when in the right tone, and it can be used for utterly snobbish, charismatic, handsome bad guys (Xellos in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}: Evolution'', replacing the previous actor, or Luppi in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''). But he can also go really high-pitched and crazy to portray a pathetic wimp if he needs to ([[WesternAnimation/KappaMikey Mikey Simon]], [[WesternAnimation/TheVentureBros Dean Venture]]). Interestingly, a good portion of his roles are wimps who are on either side of an ironic romantic crush! |
| 317 | ** He's also developed a knack for voicing [[TheUnintelligible unintelligible]] creatures too. There's been Punipuni, a dog, in ''[[Manga/BlackGod Kurokami]]'', [[CrossDressingVoices Cozy Heart Penguin]] in ''WesternAnimation/CareBearsAndCousins'', and now the majority of the Hemkas, most notably Purple and Orange, in ''WebAnimation/HanazukiFullOfTreasures''. |
| 318 | [[/folder]] |
| 319 | [[folder: Multiple Mediums]] |
| 320 | The voice actors listed here are known for both of the aformentioned categories. |
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| 322 | * Creator/YuriLowenthal is often typecast into KidHero roles such as, [[WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce Ben Tennyson]], [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]], [[Literature/KyoKaraMaoh Yuri Shibuya]]'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes Superboy]]. |
| 323 | ** Also angsty roles that require him to scream from the absolute bottom of his lungs. [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Sasuke Uchiha]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Suzaku]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV Cecil]]... |
| 324 | * Creator/JBBlanc has made himself known for playing as a minion for the [[BigBad main villain]]. Compare [[VideoGame/Persona4 Namatame]] and [[Manga/{{Monster}} Roberto]] you get the results. |
| 325 | * [[Creator/SteveBlum Steven Jay Blum]] (aka David Lucas). From Spike Spiegel of ''Anime/CowboyBebop'' to Roger Smith of ''Anime/TheBigO'' to Mugen of ''Anime/SamuraiChamploo'', he's the go-to guy for the show's unquestioned badass, even for ''minor roles''. That said, and despite many people's beliefs, he ''does'' have a wide vocal range, and this combined with the fact that he's so closely associated with his normal vocal range may result in many people being surprised just what ''other'' voicing roles he's done. |
| 326 | * Creator/SandyFox is typically type casted as a cute, naive, character such as Flonne (''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}''), Marona (''VideoGame/PhantomBrave''), or Mieu (''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss''). |
| 327 | * More often than not, you'll hear Creator/MaryElizabethMcGlynn in "authoritative female"-type roles, often a LadyOfWar, such as [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex Major Motoko Kusanagi]], [[Franchise/DotHack Helba]], [[Anime/CodeGeass Cornelia li Britannia]], [[Anime/WolfsRain Lady Jagura]], and [[Anime/EurekaSeven Dr. Misha]]. |
| 328 | * If they have red or brown hair and are either impulsive and violent, or occasionally, levelheaded and extremely powerful, Creator/QuintonFlynn has probably voiced them (comic relief is optional): [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Reno]], [[Manga/{{Bleach}} Kon]], [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Axel]], [[Anime/DigimonDataSquad Marcus Damon]], [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Iruka AND Deidara]], [[WesternAnimation/TimonAndPumbaa Timon (the first season of the TV series)]]. |
| 329 | * Creator/MonaMarshall falls under this category despite being an excellent voice actress. If you need a young male voice for your show, then seek no further. She's most well known for being Izzy in the first season of ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'', and has done young male voices in ''Anime/CowboyBebop'', ''Anime/CodeGeass'', ''Literature/MoribitoGuardianOfTheSpirit'' anime, and many others. It's gotten to the point where no one realizes she can do great female characters as well, such as the pilot episode's voice of Penny in ''WesternAnimation/InspectorGadget''. |
| 330 | * Creator/TaraPlatt usually plays stern, serious female roles (and rarely, even teenage or androgynous boys). |
| 331 | * In anime and video games, Creator/DaveWittenberg tends to play a lot of characters that are perverts and/or a ButtMonkey. Examples include [[Manga/{{Naruto}} Kakashi]], [[Franchise/{{Disgaea}} Tink]], and [[VideoGame/Persona4 Teddie]]. |
| 332 | * Veteran actress Creator/JaniceKawaye has made a living playing sweet, innocent girly-girls, Whether it's Ami from ''WesternAnimation/HiHiPuffyAmiYumi'' or Yuzu from ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''. Jenny from ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' was more rounded because she was the star of the show, but still pretty sweet. The closest "bad girl" she has portrayed was the butt-kicking cat girl in ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansTroubleInTokyo''. Or the gang violence episode of ''WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}'' when a teacher was shot and Gi nearly drowned the shooter in retaliation! Or possibly Peko Pekoyama from ''VisualNovel/Danganronpa2GoodbyeDespair''. |
| 333 | * Creator/TroyBaker tends to play [[DeadpanSnarker sarcastic]] {{action hero}}es in video games, most notably Booker [=DeWitt=] in ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'', Delsin Rowe in ''VideoGame/InfamousSecondSon'', and Samuel Drake in ''VideoGame/Uncharted4AThiefsEnd'' (also sharing ''a lot'' of screentime with Nolan North in that game). |
| 334 | ** He is also a go-to voice for MagnificentBastard BigBad characters in video games and anime series. Examples include Pagan Min in ''VideoGame/FarCry4''; Ganryu, the BigBad of ''Anime/BleachMemoriesOfNobody''; Jin Kariya (also from ''Anime/{{Bleach}}''); and [[Anime/CodeGeass Schneizel el Britannia]]. He's also associated with badasses such as [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Yuri]] and [[VideoGame/Persona4 Kanji]]. |
| 335 | * Creator/LauraBailey frequently plays RPG major characters who do not participate in combat: [[VideoGame/Persona4 Rise]] is a Persona user but stays behind in MissionControl; [[VideoGame/ValkyriaChronicles Isara]] is a Squad 7 corporal but is not a controllable unit (and also assumes some MissionControl duties); and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Serah]] is a l'Cie but stays in crystal stasis while everyone else saves the world. The last one, of course, is averted in the sequel. |
| 336 | ** She also seems to voice a lot of cute, generally innocent teenage girls (such as Keiko/Kayko Yukimura from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Tohru Honda from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'', Marta in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphoniaDawnOfTheNewWorld''). |
| 337 | * Creator/LiamOBrien's characters tend to be [[AxCrazy flatout psychotic and mentally unstable]] villain, MadScientist, or AntiHero that sometimes overlap with EvilSoundsDeep territory. Compare Joachim Armster and Issac from ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'', Archer from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Gaara from ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', Levin [[spoiler:and Raksha]] from ''VideoGame/{{Soul Nomad|AndTheWorldEaters}}'', Father Balder from ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'', Dr. Clive from ''Anime/HareGuu'', Dist from ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', Caius Ballad from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII2'', Cumore from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'', Lloyd from ''Anime/CodeGeass'', and Count Waltz from ''VideoGame/EternalSonata''. |
| 338 | * Creator/DCDouglas voices characters that overlap with EvilIsHammy and EvilSoundsDeep. Compare [[Franchise/ResidentEvil Albert Wesker]], [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Alexei]], [[VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}} Voyager]], [[VideoGame/NieR Grimoire Noir]], and [[Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer the Master]]. |
| 339 | * Creator/MelissaFahn makes herself known for voicing troubled teenage girls that have a good heart. Compare Rika Nonaka of ''Anime/DigimonTamers'', Gaz of ''WesternAnimation/InvaderZim'', Haruka of ''Anime/{{Noein}}'', and Luna Platz in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce''. |
| 340 | * Creator/GarryChalk, whose most notable voice work has been as Optimus Prime/Primal in many of the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' series, tends to play authoritative, military, or police roles (Such as the Russian Colonel in ''Series/StargateSG1''). He has played other roles, however, and his live-action career is somewhat broader. |
| 341 | * Creator/ScottMcNeil is a good voice actor, but he really has two major voices, exemplified by [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing Duo Maxwell]] (high-pitched and cocky with a bit of a rasp, usually for younger characters) and [[WesternAnimation/BeastWars Dinobot]] (Deep, with a lot of growls and/or snarls, perfect for more inhuman ones). His roles usually shift somewhere between the two. (Arguably, he has a third sub-voice, "Piccolo", but that's really Dinobot with more of a rasp than a snarl). To be fair, it's a cool voice. |
| 342 | * Creator/RichardIanCox is frequently cast as action-oriented, impetuous, somewhat jerky male characters, including the second Ranma Saotome in ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', the title character of ''Manga/InuYasha'', Quicksilver in ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', and Bit Cloud in ''Anime/ZoidsNewCentury''. |
| 343 | * Need a high-pitched squeaky voice for your show? Look no further than Creator/StephanieBeard (or, as you may know her as "Sugar" from Creator/{{YTV}}). She voices Rini in ''Anime/SailorMoon'' Ming-Ming in ''Anime/BakutenShootBeyblade'', Coco in ''Anime/{{Pecola}}'', Kirsten in ''WesternAnimation/CaptainFlamingo'', and Creech in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cyberchase}}.'' She was also [[Franchise/CareBears Wish Bear]] at some point. Basically, if you can't get Creator/TaraStrong or Creator/GreyDeLisle, she's your go-to girl. |
| 344 | * Creator/BradSwaile is known for playing awkward and/or dorky characters, usually in a form of a teenager. The characters he voiced under this description are Mousse from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Setsuna F. Seiei from ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Nightcrawler from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', and Kyosuke Date from ''Anime/NurseWitchKomugi''. |
| 345 | * Creator/KellySheridan frequently voices badass babes that are either sweet or angered easily. Compare Ukyo Kuonji from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Sango from ''Manga/InuYasha'', Scarlet Witch from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', and Theresa from ''WesternAnimation/ClassOfTheTitans''. |
| 346 | * The late Creator/KirbyMorrow was known for voicing dashing young heroes in anime and western animation. This includes Miroku from ''Manga/InuYasha'', Cyclops from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'', Trowa Barton in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamWing'', Hot Shot in ''Anime/TransformersCybertron'', and Cole in ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}''. |
| 347 | * Need another ButtMonkey example? It's Creator/VincentTong. Compare Matsuda from ''Manga/DeathNote'' to Toro from ''WesternAnimation/SushiPack'', or even compare Daniel from ''WesternAnimation/VoltronForce'' to Kai from ''WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}}''. |
| 348 | * Creator/AndreaLibman voices ShrinkingViolet Fluttershy and PluckyComicRelief Pinkie Pie from ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', CoolBigSis Emmy from ''WesternAnimation/DragonTales'', and GenkiGirl Cathy Smith from ''WesternAnimation/MonsterBusterClub''. Only X-23 from ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution'' doesn't fit in any of her other characters. |
| 349 | * Before retiring from voice acting, Creator/TonySampson is mostly known for his portrayal of JerkAss pranksters. Compare Eddy from ''WesternAnimation/EdEddNEddy'', Touya Kinamoto from ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'', and Dex from ''Anime/MegamanNTWarrior''. |
| 350 | * Creator/TabithaStGermain. From Shana from ''Literature/ShakuganNoShana'' to Gotenks in the Ocean dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', she questionably voices Badass than Creator/RieKugimiya from the original. However, she does have a local voice range. |
| 351 | * Creator/PaulDobson is mostly known for voicing either a villain or a strong guy. Examples are Naraku from ''Manga/InuYasha'', Graham Aker in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', Happosai from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', and Doctor Doom from ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes''. |
| 352 | * Creator/TrevorDevall is known for voicing HairTriggerTemper characters such as [[WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution Pyro]], [[Anime/MegaManNTWarrior Mr. Match]], and [[Manga/DeathNote Shuichi Aizawa]]. |
| 353 | * Creator/MarykeHendrikse is often either a cute GenkiGirl or a gruff, snarling badass (she famously voiced the gun-toting, foul-mouthed mercenary Revy in ''Anime/BlackLagoon''). |
| 354 | * Creator/MarkOliver [[https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpAscgdpSE9/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA== himself admitted]] that he is frequently cast as bad guys, such as [[WesternAnimation/{{Ninjago}} Lord Garmadon]], [[WesternAnimation/CareBearsAdventuresInCareALot Grizzle]], [[Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEED Rau Le Crueset]], and [[WesternAnimation/SlugTerra Dr. Thadeus Blakk]]. |
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| 357 | * The late [[http://www.donlafontaine.com Don LaFontaine]] -- 5,000 movie trailers and nearly 350,000 commercials; the most successful Voice Actor of all time. (The ''"InAWorld... where (X) verbs (Y)... one man... will verb."'' guy.) |
| 358 | ** [[Creator/DonLaFontaine LaFontaine's]] distinctive voice was {{lampshade|Hanging}}d in an early trailer for ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'': |
| 359 | ---> '''Narrator (The Guide (Creator/StephenFry)):''' As the trailer is being played, they will typically be narrated (Voice changes to Don [=Lafontaine=]'s) ''in a deep voice that sounds like a seven-foot-tall man who's been smoking cigarettes since childhood.'' |
| 360 | * Another voice associated with movie trailers belonged to Canadian Bill Mitchell, whose trademarked gravel voice was the result of a childhood bout of mumps. |
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