Dan Green (voice actor)
| Dan Green | |
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Dan Green, c. 2005. | |
| Born |
James Hadley Snyder February 7, 1975 San Rafael, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Jay Snyder, Jack Bean, James Hadley, Tom Wilson, James Snyder, Chris Banks, J.K. Elemeno, Sandy Parks, Sandy Williams, Frank Brown, Jean Matthews |
| Occupation | Voice actor, ADR director, ADR script writer |
| Years active | 1993-present |
| Known for | The voice of Yugi Mutou & Knuckles |
| Notable work |
Sonic the Hedgehog (series) Yu-Gi-Oh! Pokémon |
| Spouse(s) |
Michal Friedman (2008-2011; her death) |
| Children |
Jackson James Snyder Reverie Vivian Snyder |
James Hadley "Jay" Snyder,[1] also known as Dan Green,[2] (born February 7, 1975)[2] 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!, Trudge from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and some of the Sonic the Hedgehog video games, and is also known for his script adaptions of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.
Early life
Green was born in San Rafael, California.[3] He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey,[4] and studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City.[3]
Personal life
In 2008, he married Michal Lura Friedman, a singer and fellow voice actress who died on November 25, 2011, from complications during childbirth.[2][4][5] The twins she carried were delivered successfully, and fans have initiated charity efforts to provide for the children,[2][6] Jackson James Snyder and Reverie Vivian Snyder.[7][8]
Filmography
Voice roles
Animation
- Ah! My Goddess - Troubadour, Professor Kakuta, Additional Voices
- Arcade Gamer Fubuki - Leader, Narrator
- Angel Blade - Dean
- Angel's Friends - Gas
- Animation Runner Kuromi - Sheiichiro Haryu
- Astonishing X-Men - Colossus, Professor X
- Bakuman - Chief Editor Sasaski, Hidemitsu Ishizawa
- Chaotic - Mezzmarr, Tangath Toborn, Cromaxx, Codemaster Imthor and Tartarek
- Cubix: Robots for Everyone - Graham, Professor Nemo, Flash Lightning the Meteorologix
- Descendants of Darkness - Asato Tsuzuki
- Dinosaur King - Jonathan
- DNA² - Ryuugi Sugahita
- F-Zero GP Legend - Dr. Stewart, Michael Chain, Narrator
- Gall Force: Earth Chapter - General McKenzie, Bohdy
- G.I. Joe Sigma 6 - Lt. Stone
- Giant Robo: The Animation (NYAV Post dub) - Genya
- GoGoRiki - Pogoriki
- Gokusen - Ryuichiro Kuroda
- GoShogun: The Time Étranger - Leonardo Medici Bundle
- Grave of the Fireflies - Additional Voices
- Greek Soldiers - Skala
- Greek Soldiers 2 - Skala
- Hades Project Zeorymer - Taiha
- Harlock Saga: The Ring of Nibelung - The Rhein Gold - Fasolt
- Hammerboy - Moonk
- Ikkitousen: Dragon Destiny - Moutoku Sousou
- Incredible Crash Dummies (4Kids version) - Crash
- Jungle Emperor Leo - Leo
- Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek - Yaimao
- Kappa Mikey - Additional Voices
- Pat & Stan - Pat
- King of Braves GaoGaiGar - Kohtaroh Taiga
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - NightMare Enterprise Salesman (Customer Service), Additional Voices
- Kizuna: Bonds of Love - Kei Enjoji
- Knight Hunters Eternity - Aya (Ran) Fujimiya
- Legend of Himiko - Chosa, Riko
- Maetel Legend - Hardgear
- Magical DoReMi - Dorie's Dad, Mr. Haywood's Boss
- Magical Witch Punie-chan - Paya-Tan (adult voice)
- Mask of Zeguy - Nobunaga
- Maze: Megaburst Space - Gold, King Farmount, Sabre
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Additional Voices
- Mystery of the Necronomicon - Satoshi Suzusaki, Toshiaku Nezu/Karl Ihiman
- Now and Then, Here and There - Nabuca
- One Piece (4Kids dub) - Nezumi, Johnny, Monkey D. Dragon, Pearl, Shura, Mr. 4
- Patlabor - Asuma Shinohara
- Ping Pong Club - Tanabe
- Pokémon - Professor Birch, Gym Leader: Chuck, Gym Leader: Norman, Gym Leader: Wattson, Treecko, Lombre, Gym Leader: Byron, Grovyle, Additional voices
- Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns - Mewtwo, Additional Voices
- Pokémon 3: The Movie - Spencer Hale, Entei
- Pokémon 4Ever - Vicious, Additional Voices
- Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life - Damos
- Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew- Additional Voices
- Polar Krush - PK The Polar Bear, Gordon the Gorilla and Maurice the Mammoth
- Queen's Blade - Count Vance
- Revolutionary Girl Utena - Soji Mikage
- Robotomy - Additional Voices
- Samurai Deeper Kyo - Kyoshiro Mibu / Demon Eyes Kyo
- Shaman King - Lee Pai-Long (Lee pyron), Silva, Peyote Diaz, Flying Zen Brother #2
- Seven of Seven - Mr. Mauroka
- Shingu: Secret of the Stellar Wars - Kenji Mineo; Kyoichi Moriguchi
- Slayers Next - Gaav
- Slayers Try - Gaav
- Slayers Revolution - Wizer Freion, Zanaffar
- Sohryuden: Legend of the Dragon Kings - Hajime Ryudo
- Sonic X - Knuckles the Echidna
- Space Pirate Mito - Kishuu
- Tama and Friends - Casey
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) - Mortu, Commander Mozar, Mephos, The Professor
- Temptations - Hiroyuki Ayabe
- The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Bear - Father Bear, Additional Voices
- TMNT: Back to the Sewer - Mortu
- Transformers: Armada - Megatron/Galvatron (Replaces David Kaye in Hub)
- Transformers: Energon - Megatron/Galvatron (Replaces David Kaye in Hub)
- Transformers: Cybertron - Megatron/Galvatron (Replaces David Kaye in Hub)
- Turtles Forever - 1988 Leonardo
- Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy - Robin Mask, Hydrozoa, Pumpinator, Monsieur Cheeks, El Niño
- Virus Buster Serge - Additional Voices
- Viva Piñata - Hudson Horstachio
- The World of Narue - Avalon B, Chief Judge, Tadashi Nanase, Additional Voices
- Thumb Wrestling Federation - Ring Announcer, Corbata, Tom Cat, Snagglefangs, Sick Vick
- Winx Club (4Kids Entertainment edit) - Sky
- Yu-Gi-Oh! - Yugi Mutou, Yami Yugi, Timaeus
- Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light - Yugi Mutou, Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Trudge (Tetsu Ushio), Regulus, Guard Robot
- Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time - Yugi Mutou, Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal - Tombo Tillbitty
Live-Action Dubbing
- Beautiful Hunter - Man 7
- The Bondage Master - Shiro
- Cutie Honey - Black Claw
- Close Your Eyes and Hold Me - Amane
- The Machine Girl - Yusume
- Magic in the Water - Radar
- Ultraman Tiga - Daigo Madoka
- Zero Woman: The Accused - Detective
Video Games
- Ape Escape 2 - The Professor, Spike
- Sonic the Hedgehog series - Knuckles the Echidna (2005–2010), Storm the Albatross (2006-2008), Mephiles the Dark (Sonic the Hedgehog 2006), Vector the Crocodile (2007-2009), Professor Pickle and Ice Cream Salesman (Sonic Unleashed, 2008)
- One Piece: Grand Adventure - Shura
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale - Professor
- Resident Evil: Revelations 2 - Ark Thompson
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus - Mortu, Commander Mozar (uncredited)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3: Mutant Nightmare - Mortu, Commander Mozar (uncredited)
- Tekken 6 - Announcer (Console port only) (uncredited)
- The Bureau: XCOM Declassified - Dr. Scott, Major Nigrosh
- Ultimate Muscle: Legends vs. New Generation - Robin Mask, Buffaloman
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters Coliseum - Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Terminals - Yami Yugi, Trudge
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Power of Chaos: Yugi the Destiny - Yami Yugi
Production Credits
Voice Director
- Astonishing X-Men: The Motion Comic
- Iron-Man: The Motion Comic
- The Gokusen
- Jungle Emperor Leo (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas)
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn (co-directed with Michael Sinterniklaas and Marc Diraison)
- Phoenix
- Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos
- Knight Hunters Eternity
Script Adaptation
- Domain of Murder
- 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
- Knight Hunters Eternity
References
- ↑ "The Snyder Twins | Jay". Retrieved January 9, 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 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 a voice-over artist 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Dan Green biography". TV.com.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Zanoni, Carla (December 3, 2011). "Singer Michal the Girl Dies After Giving Birth to Twins". DNAinfo.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ TheSynderTwins.com
External links
- Dan Green at the Internet Movie Database
- Dan Green at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Dan Green @ BehindTheVoiceActors
| Preceded by Scott Dreier |
English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (video games) 2005-2010 |
Succeeded by Travis Willingham |
| Preceded by Brian Drummond |
English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (broadcast TV series) 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by Travis Willingham |
| Preceded by Bill Wise |
English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (anime) 2003-2006 |
Succeeded by TBA |
| Preceded by Phillip Bartlett |
English voice of Mewtwo (anime) 2001 |
Succeeded by Miriam Pultro |
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