Dan Green (voice actor)
Dan Green | |
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Born | James Hadley Snyder February 16, 1971 [1] San Rafael, California, U.S. |
Other names | Jay Snyder |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, voice director, script writer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Notable work | Yugi Muto in Yu-Gi-Oh! Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010) |
Spouse |
Michal Friedman
(m. 2008; died 2011) |
Children | 2 |
James Hadley Snyder[1] (born February 16, 1971[2]), known professionally as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director and script adapter who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. He is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto from Yu-Gi-Oh!,[3][4][5][6][7] Trudge from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic X and Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010. Green has worked on script adaptations of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. He also teaches voice-over at Edge Studio in New York.
Biography
Green was born on February 16, 1971.[1] He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey,[8] and studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City.[9]
In 2008, he married Michal Lura Friedman, a singer and fellow voice actress who used the name Michal the Girl.[2] On November 25, 2011, she died from complications after a C section.[1][8][10] The twins she carried were delivered successfully, and fans initiated charity efforts to provide for the children,[1][11] Jackson James Snyder and Reverie Vivian Snyder.[12][13]
Filmography
Voice roles
Anime roles
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - NME Salesman, Sir Arthur, Princess Rona's father
- Shaman King - Silva, Lee Pai-Long
- Sonic X - Knuckles the Echidna
- Ultimate Muscle - Robin Mask, Buffaloman, Hydrozoa
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Yugi Muto, Beauregard, Guardian of the Labyrinth
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Testu Trudge, Guard Robot
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal - Tombo Tillbitty
Non-anime roles
- Angel's Friends - Gas
- Astonishing X-Men: Gifted - Colossus [14]
- Chaotic - Mezzmarr, Tangath Toborn, Cromaxx, Codemaster Imthor and Tartarek
- Cubix: Robots for Everyone - Graham, Professor Nemo, Flash Lightning the Meteorologix
- G.I. Joe Sigma 6 - Lt. Stone
- Kikoriki - Jumper
- Hammerboy - Moonk
- Incredible Crash Dummies (4Kids version) - Crash
- Kappa Mikey - Additional Voices
- Pat & Stan - Pat
- Polar Krush - PK The Polar Bear, Gordon the Gorilla and Maurice the Mammoth
- Robotomy - Additional Voices
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) - Mortu, Commander Mozar, Mephos, The Professor
- The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Bear - Father Bear, Additional Voices
- TMNT: Back to the Sewer - Additional Voices
- Turtles Forever - '87 Leonardo, Additional Voices
- Viva Piñata - Hudson Horstachio, King Roario
- Thumb Wrestling Federation - Ring Announcer, Corbata, Tom Cat, Snagglefangs, Sick Vick
- Winx Club (4Kids edit) - Sky
- Vampirina - Grandpop
Films
- Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek - Yaimao
- Stepsisters/Gibomai - Kyousuke Wakao
- Pokémon 3: The Movie - Entei
- Pokémon 4Ever - Iron Mask Marauder
- The Weathering Continent - Gaten Rakumu
- Welcome to the Space Show - Goba
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi[15]
Live-action dubbing
- Beautiful Hunter - Man 7
- The Bondage Master - Shiro
- Cutie Honey - Black Claw
- Close Your Eyes and Hold Me - Amane
- Exte: Hair Extensions - Kiyomi's Boyfriend
- The Machine Girl - Yusuke
- Magic in the Water - Radar
- Naughty Guide to Tokyo Nightlife - Tsuruta
- Scorpion's Revenge - Jimmy Yoshioka
- Ultraman Tiga - Daigo Madoka
- Zero Woman: The Accused - Detective
Video games
- Ape Escape 2 - The Professor, Spike
- One Piece: Grand Adventure - Shura
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - Professor
- Shaman King video games - Silva, Lee Pai-Long
- Shaman King: Power of Spirit - Ashcroft, Homunculus, Mysterious Mask
- Shaman King: Master of Spirits - Store Clerk
- Shaman King: Master of Spirits 2 - Store Clerk
- Sonic the Hedgehog (series) - Knuckles the Echidna (2005–10, except for Unleashed where he was originally going to be along with Shadow)
- Shadow the Hedgehog
- Sonic Riders - Storm the Albatross
- Sonic '06 - Mephiles the Dark
- Sonic Rivals
- Sonic and the Secret Rings - Sinbad the Sailor
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games - Vector the Crocodile
- Sonic Rivals 2 - Vector the Crocodile
- Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity - Storm the Albatross
- Sonic Unleashed - Professor Pickle, Ice Cream Man
- Sonic and the Black Knight - Sir Gawain
- Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games - Vector the Crocodile
- Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video games - Mortu, Commander Mozar (uncredited)
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Dr. Scott, Major Nigrosh
- Ultimate Muscle: Legends vs. New Generation - Robin Mask, Buffaloman, Warsman
- Yu-Gi-Oh! video games - Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler - Yugi Muto
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Coliseum - Yugi Muto
- Duel Terminals - Trudge
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links - Yugi Muto
- Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction - Yugi Muto
Production credits
Voice director
- Astonishing X-Men: Gifted
- Iron Man: Extremis
- Jungle Emperor Leo (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas)
- Knight Hunters Eternity
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas and Marc Diraison)
- Phoenix
- Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos
- The Gokusen
Script adaptation
- Domain of Murder
- Knight Hunters Eternity
- Kurokami: The Animation (co-written with Marc Diraison)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (co-written with Michael Sinterniklaas and Stephanie Sheh)
- Phoenix
- Queen's Blade
- Revolutionary Girl Utena
- Seven of Seven
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos
Miscellaneous crew
- G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (co-executive producer)
- Iron Man: Extremis (casting director, audio producer)
References
- ^ a b c d e Duell, Mark (December 8, 2011). "Jay Snyder and Michal Lura Friedman: Father left to raise twins". Daily Mail.
Snyder, who also uses the name Dan Green is aNew American voice actor known for the Pokémon and Yu-Gi-oh films, and the Tekken and Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and the American Dub of Sonic X
- ^ a b "The Snyder Twins - Jay". thetigersnest.com. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
- ^ "Dan Green, Eric Stuart Return for Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's English Dub (Updated With Trailer)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Surpasses 1 Billion Yen at Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "The 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship Will Be Settled In Orlando, Florida August 20-21". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Opens on January 20 in US, Canada". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions Movie Voice Actors Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-29.
- ^ a b Zanoni, Carla (December 3, 2011). "Singer Michal the Girl Dies After Giving Birth to Twins". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012.
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- ^ "Voice Actress, Singer Michal Friedman Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 30, 2011.
- ^ Evans, Heidi (December 8, 2011). "Readers open hearts to widowed dad of twins". New York Daily News.
Jay Snyder ... a 41-year-old actor and freelance voiceover artist
- ^ "Obituary: Michal Lura Friedman". The State. Legacy.com. December 1, 2011.
- ^ "Index of /". thesnydertwins.com. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
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I was especially impressed with Mike Pollock's voice for Beast, as he gives him the cadence of a nerdy scientist with the underlying animalistic growl of…well, of a beast. Same goes for Dan Green's Colossus, who isn't nearly as overblown as I was expecting him to go with the Russian accent.
- ^ Crunchyroll (January 26, 2017). Official Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Exclusive Producer Interview. Event occurs at 1:06. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via YouTube.
External links
- Dan Green at IMDb
- Dan Green at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dan Green @ BehindTheVoiceActors
- Dan Green convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- 1971 births
- Living people
- American male voice actors
- American male video game actors
- Voice directors
- Casting directors
- American television writers
- Male television writers
- American male screenwriters
- People from San Rafael, California
- Rutgers University alumni
- Juilliard School alumni
- 20th-century American male actors
- 21st-century American male actors