Ken Gates
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Ken Gates (Also credited as Rodger Parsons, American voice actor) is the original and continues to be the narrator of Pokemon TV show and many Pokemon related projects. He has had a successful career as a writer and voice person for over two decades. He has narrated many documentaries, does extensive corporate work and has many radio and TV commercials to his credit. He teaches voice-over technique and has a home studio that allows him to send his work anywhere in the world. "Putting truth and character in voice makes the difference between just talking and creating vocal roles that seize attention and fascinate the listener."
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[edit] Filmography
[edit] Feature Film Credits
- Betrayed - telephone caller
- New Year's Day - the Boss
[edit] Documentary Film Credits
- Native Americans in the Civil War - History Channel - narrator
- The Hermitage - 18 part series - NET - narrator
[edit] Feature Film Looping Credits
- True Colors - Featured voice
- Michael - Featured voice
- The Score
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Sleepless in Seattle
- Bonfire of the Vanities
- Billy Bathgate
[edit] Video Credits
- Vertical Flight - narrator
- Flight Deck - narrator
[edit] Notable Voice Roles
- Narrator in the Pokémon movies 1 - 5, 9
- Narrator in Pokémon (Seasons 1 - 5, 6 until and including Brave the Wave. Mike Pollock did the narration of the show since then to the end of season 8 [1], and 9)
- Odin & Brahms in Valkyrie Profile
- Narrator in Mewtwo Returns
