History Creator / JMichaelTatum

* Toru Sayonaki[[spoler:/Vlad Dracula]] in ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo''

Not entirely unlike a Texas equivalent of Creator/CrispinFreeman; both actors have a very similar vocal range, both play similar characters, both are anime fans themselves, both share a similar academic/intellectual bent off-the-job, and both have dubbed roles [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex originally]] [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion voiced by]] Creator/KoichiYamadera. Also the Texas equivalent of Creator/JunichiSuwabe and Creator/DaisukeOno.

* OneOfUs: Pretty big ''Series/DoctorWho'' fanboy to say the least, and he did ''not'' turn down the chance to be on ''Anime/Pokemon'' even if it meant flying to New York. He has quoted ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' on a few occasions.

* StraightGay: Oh yes. He is gay. He lived with his then-boyfriend for 12 years. It never gets in the way of his career because he believes that it's a non-issue.

J. Michael Tatum (May 25,1976) is one of the newer American voice actors and ADR directors working for Creator/FUNimation. Notably breaking out with Kyoya of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', his roles seem to have an academic, calm, cool, and collected theme...though that can [[NotSoStoic break]] every once in a while. He's also one of the co-hosts of ''Podcast/ThatAnimeShow'' with Terri Doty.

J. Michael Tatum (May 25, 1976) is one of the newer American voice actors and ADR directors working for Creator/FUNimation. Notably breaking out with Kyoya of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', his roles seem to have an academic, calm, cool, and collected theme...though that can [[NotSoStoic break]] every once in a while. He's also one of the co-hosts of ''Podcast/ThatAnimeShow'' with Terri Doty.

J. Michael Tatum is one of the newer American voice actors and ADR directors working for Creator/FUNimation. Notably breaking out with Kyoya of ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', his roles seem to have an academic, calm, cool, and collected theme...though that can [[NotSoStoic break]] every once in a while. He's also one of the co-hosts of ''Podcast/ThatAnimeShow'' with Terri Doty.

Is known to be [[OneOfUs a huge nerd]] who is particularly enamored with classy things like Literature with a capital L. Namely, really thick books and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. He once read ''Beowolf'' in Old English. This works to his advantage whenever they need a script writer for a show with tons of intellectual content or sophisticated grammar (''Manga/HeroTales'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''). However, he is also a fan of many other considerably more intellectual things, such as ''Series/DoctorWho''. He is the only dub cast member of ''WebComic/AxisPowersHetalia'' who can actually speak the native tongue of his assigned character authentically; France (aside from America, of course).

Is known to be [[OneOfUs a huge nerd]] who is particularly enamored with classy things like Literature with a capital L. Namely, really thick books and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. He once read ''Beowolf'' in Old English. This works to his advantage whenever they need a script writer for a show with tons of intellectual content or sophisticated grammar (''Manga/HeroTales'', ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''VisualNovel/SteinsGate''). However, he is also a fan of many other considerably more intellectual things, such as ''Series/DoctorWho''. He is the only dub cast member of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' who can actually speak the native tongue of his assigned character authentically; France (aside from America, of course).

* FakeBrit: Has a very good British accent, as Black Butler, Borderlands 2, and Ouran show.

** The other villains he has voiced, such as Eneru in Manga/OnePiece and Giriko in Manga/SoulEater.

* OneOfUs: Pretty big ''Series/DoctorWho'' fanboy to say the least, and he did ''not'' turn down the chance to be on ''Pokemon'' even if it meant flying to New York. He has quoted ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'' on a few occasions.

* RelationshipVoiceActor: With Creator/BrinaPalencia, who [[ThePrankster constantly plays pranks on him.]] Recently, he tried to take revenge, but his prank deflated and Brina lost interest in continuing.

* {{Villain|s}}: If he's not voicing a stoic, then he's most likely to voice a villain. Some of the well known villains he voiced included [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist an anti-villain turned anti-hero]], [[Manga/SoulEater an Ax Crazy villain]], and recently [[Manga/BlackButler a villain protagonist]]. According to him, this is one of his favorite tropes he like to voice with.

Not entirely unlike a Texas equivalent of Creator/CrispinFreeman; both actors have a very similar vocal range, both play similar characters, both are anime fans themselves, both share a similar academic/intellectual bent off-the-job, and both have dubbed roles [[Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex originally]] [[Anime/RebuildOfEvangelion voiced by]] Creator/KoichiYamadera.

J. Michael Tatum is one of the newer American voice actors and ADR directors working for FUNimation. Notably breaking out with Kyoya of ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', his roles seem to have an academic, calm, cool, and collected theme...though that can [[NotSoStoic break]] every once in a while. He's also one of the co-hosts of ''Podcast/ThatAnimeShow'' with Terri Doty.

Is known to be [[OneOfUs a huge nerd]] who is particularly enamored with classy things like Literature with a capital L. Namely, really thick books and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. He once read ''Beowolf'' in Old English. This works to his advantage whenever they need a script writer for a show with tons of intellectual content or sophisticated grammar (''HeroTales'', ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''SteinsGate''). However, he is also a fan of many other considerably more intellectual things, such as ''Series/DoctorWho''. He is the only dub cast member of ''AxisPowersHetalia'' who can actually speak the native tongue of his assigned character authentically; France (aside from America, of course).

Not entirely unlike a Texas equivalent of Creator/CrispinFreeman; both actors have a very similar vocal range, both play similar characters, both are anime fans themselves, both share a similar academic/intellectual bent off-the-job, and both have dubbed roles [[GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex originally]] [[RebuildOfEvangelion voiced by]] Creator/KoichiYamadera.

Has a {{Twitter}} [[https://twitter.com/JMichaelTatum account]].

'''Notable roles from J. Michael Tatum:'''
* Age in ''HeroicAge''

* Hilshire in ''GunslingerGirl -Il Teatrino-''

* Keisei Tagami in ''ShikabaneHime''

* Lunar's Papa in ''MyBrideIsAMermaid''
* Magwald Xargin in ''{{Blassreiter}}''
* Miran Froaude in ''TheLegendOfTheLegendaryHeroes''

* Raikou Shizumu in ''NabariNoOu''
* Rikichi in ''SamuraiSeven'' (debut role)

* Ryoji Kaji in ''RebuildOfEvangelion''
* Ryosuke Takahashi in ''InitialD''

* Shizuka Doumeki in ''Manga/XxxHOLiC''

* Soichiro Mikuni in ''CTheMoneyAndSoulOfPossibility''
* Tenten in ''OhEdoRocket''

** Damon (Dread Grangil) in ''PokemonTheMovieBlackAndWhite''

* Tsukitachi in ''{{Karneval}}''
* Wabisuke Jinnouchi in ''SummerWars''
* William in ''RomeoXJuliet''

* Erwin Smith in ''Manga/AttackOnTitan''

* ClusterFBomb: On ''Podcast/ThatAnimeShow'', though it's a bit less noticeable with Terri as the cohost.

** The other villains he has voiced, such as Eneru in OnePiece and Giriko in SoulEater.

* PigeonholedVoiceActor: either TheStoic or the {{Villain|s}}. However...
** ManOfAThousandVoices: fans will argue that his voice work as France in Hetalia (which requires him to pull off a French accent) helped his vocal range greatly. The director of the dub said Tatum was the only cast member who could actually do an authentic accent of his character, even though he wanted him to go with an exaggerated, [[TheWarOnStraw Strawman]], funny one.
*** Compare his roles as [[Anime/HeroicAge Age]] and [[SpiceAndWolf Kraft Lawrence]] and see if you can tell that's the same man.

* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Or, in layman's terms, "knows dur big wordz!" He is able to spout versatile diatribes if he wants. Just have a listen to the ''Borderlands2'' trailers for an example of how amazing it is.

* TheStoic: some of his characters are like this, particularly Kyoya

* {{Villain|s}}: If he's not voicing a stoic, then he's most likely to voice a villain. Some of the well known villains he voiced included [[Manga/FullmetalAlchemist an anti-villain turned anti-hero]], [[Manga/SoulEater an Ax Crazy villain]], and recently [[BlackButler a villain protagonist]]. According to him, this is one of his favorite tropes he like to voice with.

* LargeHam: Eneru, William, Isaac, France.

J. Michael Tatum is one of the newer American voice actors and ADR directors working for FUNimation. Notably breaking out with Kyoya of ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', his roles seem to have an academic, calm, cool, and collected theme...though that can [[NotSoStoic break]] every once in a while. He's also one of the co-hosts of ''ThatAnimeShow'' with Terri Doty.

* ClusterFBomb: On ''ThatAnimeShow'', though it's a bit less noticeable with Terri as the cohost.

* TheNicknamer: He gives all his guest-stars a nickname on ''ThatAnimeShow''.

** ManOfAThousandVoices: fans will argue that his voice work as France in Hetalia (which requires him to pull off a French accent) helped his vocal range greatly. The director of the dub said Tatum was the only cast member who could actually do an authentic accent of his character, even though he wanted him to go with an exaggerated, [=Strawman=], funny one.

** ManOfAThousandVoices: fans will argue that his voice work as France in Hetalia (which requires him to pull off a French accent) helped his vocal range greatly. The director of the dub said Tatum was the only cast member who could actually do an authentic accent of his character, even though he wanted him to go with an exaggerated, StrawMan, funny one.

* Dororo in ''SgtFrog''
* France (Francis Bonnefoy) in ''Manga/AxisPowersHetalia''

* Jiro Mochizuki in ''BlackBloodBrothers''
* Kazuomi Hirasawa in ''EdenOfTheEast''

* Komui Lee in ''DGrayMan''

* RelationshipVoiceActor: With BrinaPalencia, who [[ThePrankster constantly plays pranks on him.]] Recently, he tried to take revenge, but his prank deflated and Brina lost interest in continuing.

Is known to be [[OneOfUs a huge nerd]] who is particularly enamored with classy things like Literature with a capital L. Namely, really thick books and Creator/WilliamShakespeare. He once read ''Beowolf'' in Old English. This works to his advantage whenever they need a script writer for a show with tons of intellectual content or sophisticated grammar (''HeroTales'', ''OuranHighSchoolHostClub'', ''SteinsGate''). However, he is also a fan of many other considerably more intellectual things, such as ''Series/DoctorWho''.

* Julius Will Kresnik in ''VideoGame/TalesOfXillia2''

* RelationshipVoiceActor: With BrinaPalencia, who [[ThePrankster constantly plays pranks on him.]]

* StraightGay: Oh yes. He is gay. He's been living with his partner for at least 10 years. It never gets in the way of his career because he believes that it's a non-issue.