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Tony Oliver

Tony Oliver began his career over 25 years ago as an actor on stage and on camera, performing in several feature films and dozens of plays. He found success as a voice over artist, lending his voice to one of the first foreign made animated features to receive wide release in the U.S. ("The Sea Prince and the Fire Child"). His first foray into television was as the lead voice in the popular animated series "Robotech". Following that, Tony turned his attention to writing and was soon working as a freelance writer on several cable series for children including "Macron 1" and "Mapletown". In 1988 he joined Saban Entertainment as a story editor where he wrote and produced an award winning adaptation of "The Jungle Book" and story edited the long running Nickelodeon anime series "The Noozles". Soon after, he produced a number of specials and home entertainment projects and began working as a development writer. He participated in the development of several animated series including the critically praised "Little Shop" series on FOX.

In 1992, Tony was tapped to help create a new kind of children's television show. The result was the mega children's hit, "The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers". Tony not only served as the development producer but also wrote the pilot episode, produced the network presentation and story edited the first season. As Supervising Producer, Tony took on the additional responsibilities of writing, producing and directing the Power Rangers live appearances including the February 1994 appearance at Universal Studios, Hollywood, which drew an estimated 50,000 people on a single day. Later in the year he co-developed and wrote the script for the international sensation "Mighty Morphin Power Ranger - Live Tour" and spent several months in Sydney, Australia consulting on the 20th Century Fox summer release "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - The Movie". In 1995 Tony co-executive produced and co-directed a family feature film entitled, “Rusty: The Great Rescue” starring Hal Holbrook, Rue McClanahan and a menagerie of talking animals. Before leaving Saban Entertainment, Tony wrote, produced and directed a “Power Rangers” retrospective special, which earned significant Saturday morning ratings among kids and was the top rated program on FOX Kids the day it aired.

In 1999, Tony left Saban Entertainment. He has continued to develop, produce, voice and direct numerous projects for TV, Film, Video Games, and New Media. More recent projects include “.hack//GU” a multi-player online video game; “Daigunder”, an anime series for ABC Family/Disney; and “Gurren Lagann” a breakthrough anime series airing on the Sci Fi Channel, “Aussie & Ted” a live action family feature film, “Eureka Seven: Good Night, Sleep Tight, Young Lovers” which premiered on screens nationwide, “Gormiti” a new original animated show airing on Cartoon Network and "Martha & Friends", from Martha Stewart and 4Kids Entertainment as well as voice directing numerous video games.. Tony’s many voice acting credits include, “Hoodwinked 2”, Lupin in “Lupin the 3rd”, Hibiki in “Vandread”, Gojyo in “Sayuki Reload”, Harry in “Gun Grave”, Ranmaru in “Tokko”, Shinbo in “Cho-bits”, Ulquiorra in “Bleach” and Saba in the “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” as well as voices in video games such as “Delta Force: Black Hawk Down”, “Lord of the Rings: The War of the Ring”, “Dynasty Warriors”, “World of Warcraft”, “Everquest”, “Neverwinter Knights”, “Xenosaga”, “Magna Carta II”, “Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight”, ”Basara 3” and“BlazBlue”. He is currently directing the English dub of “K-ON!”

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Barbara Goodson

Barbara Goodson was born in Brooklyn, New York, the youngest of three sisters. She lives in Santa Monica, CA and has been happily married to her husband Bruce for 25 years. Their son Andrew is an English Major in his senior year at UC Berkeley.

She became aware of her mimicry skills early while imitating friends and family and quickly got wise to the positive attention she received. The camaraderie and connection that her antics sparked in others filled her heart with joy.

Barbara delights in the task of putting her own stamp on a character, whether it be dramatic, musical, comedic; in film, cartoons, V/O, nightclubs, theater, TV, the supermarket, you name it.

Being stuck in a tiny woman’s body has always been a challenge for her since she experiences herself as being much bigger than her under 5 foot stature. Among other talents, Barbara has been recognized for her powerful vocal range, playing many nasty, humorous and/or sinister “bad ladies” on screen and off.

She is what you would call a “lifer” in Show Biz. Barbara has no intention of ever retiring and continues to focus on working with more of the Industry “heavyweights” and being cast in meaningful, well received projects that also make her oodles of dough!

She truly believes acting is a blessed career that can move mountains. It’s not for sissies and contains a community of (mostly) evolved, concerned humans. Barbara is proud of the successes she has achieved and is still awed and inspired by the magical unfolding of this wild and crazy business.

Some of her earlier work includes Marie Crystal and Sera in Robotech, Doris in Vampire Hunter D, Apple in Zillion, Pazu in Castle in the Sky, Queen Regina in Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Takashi and Kaori in Akira, and Star in Tekkaman Blade. Her more recent voices include Naota in FLCL, Granny Chiyo in Naruto, Laharl in Makai Senki Disgea, Masaru in Kikraider, Lacan in Ergo Proxy, Lynn Jackson in Yukikaze, Coda in Eureka Seven, Mitsune Konno in Love Hina and Mother Talzin in Clone Wars. She also can be heard on several interactive games, such as Lady Vashj in World of Warcraft, Silva in Suikoden V and Ryoko Leingod in Star Ocean: Till the End of Time.

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Christopher Bevins

Since 2001, Christopher Bevins has recorded, directed, produced, acted in and/or written script adaptations for over 70 anime series, movies and specials. His directing credits include BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (with Taliesin Jaffe), Witchblade, El Cazador de la Bruja, Samurai 7, Speed Grapher, Shigurui: Death Frenzy, Burst Angel, Spiral and Dragon Ball GT, as well as episodes of Gunslinger Girl, Case Closed, Jyu-Oh-Sei and Big Windup! He was excited to return to the Case Closed world last year, script-adapting and directing the feature-length movie The Last Wizard of the Century. Chris’ most recent work includes script adaptations and voice direction for the upcoming Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings.

Chris has numerous voice acting credits, including Japan in Hetalia: Axis Powers, Apollo in Aquarion, Mercutio in Romeo x Juliet, Tamotsu in Rin ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~, Kenji in Initial D, Johnny Gil in D.Gray-man, Nicholas Wayne in Baccano!, Shishi Wakamaru in Yu Yu Hakusho, Lafitte and Shu Shu in One Piece, Bee the Puppy in Dragon Ball Z, and Beck the Dog in BECK. You also may have heard him in various roles in Dragon Ball, Sgt. Frog, Shin chan, Soul Eater, Fruits Basket, Fullmetal Alchemist (both series), Ouran High School Host Club, Desert Punk, Kodocha, School Rumble, Case Closed and many more. Recently, Chris reprised his video game role as the English-language voice of Dhalsim in Super Street Fighter IV.

Outside of anime, Chris' interests include TV, movies, crosswords and comic books… But mostly the comic books. In fact, his comics collection is old enough that it should’ve gotten a job and moved out of the house by now.

 

Jerry Jewell

Jerry Jewell can be heard as: Kyo Sohma (Fruits Basket), Jimmy Kudo (Case Closed), Taira (Beck:Mongolian Chop Squad), Barry the Chopper (Fullmetal Alchemist), Happiness Bunny (Shin-Chan), Rin Tsuchimi (Shuffle), Zellman Clock (Black Blood Brothers), Tony Frost (Blue Gender), Suzaku (Yu Yu Hakusho), Jin (Yu Yu Hakusho), Vino/Claire Stanfield (Baccano), Akito Hayama (Kodocha), Odin(Kenichi), Dio (Casshern Sins), Russia (Hetalia-Axis Powers).

His voice can also be heard in Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball GT, Black Cat, One Piece, Tsubasa, Trinity Blood, and a lot of other things that he may or may not remember or admit.

Jerry is very honored to have had the opportunity to work with a very talented and dedicated group of people at FUNimation that take the quality of what they do very seriously. Well... seriously enough. 

 

Rebecca Forstadt (Reba West)

It’s hard to believe that Rebecca Forstadt (aka Reba West) has been a voice over actor for over 30 years, because her voice still sounds like a kid. This is very convenient when telephone solicitors call. All she has to do is say, “Sorry, my Mommy is busy right now.”

Rebecca has voiced radio, TV Commercials, background voices for film, but is particularly infamous for her portrayal of hundreds of anime characters. She fell into the anime genre because she happened to be quite good at dubbing. This is a skill that not all actors can do very well. Once she started she never stopped.

Rebecca is best known for playing the part of Lynn Minmei in the cartoon series Robotech. She has played every type of character imaginable from a zombie to a cockroach. However, her specialty is little girl’s voices. Her voice timber is extremely natural as opposed to sounding like a squeak toy. She is often asked to replace children’s voices in film who either have an accent or weren’t available to do ADR. The advantage of using Rebecca in these roles is that she doesn’t require a studio teacher and is potty trained.

Rebecca has fans all over the world and is occasionally invited to appear at anime conventions. Although, she is not on the convention circuit, because seriously, she has a life, she enjoys those mini vacations and would gladly take trips to Paris, Australia, Rome or London. Surprisingly she very much enjoyed visiting Columbus Ohio. Who knew?

If you are a fan, you are welcome to join Rebecca’s Facebook group. Rebecca is a Facebook junkie. She is also more than happy to give actors tips on how to break into the voice over field.

Step 1: It really helps to be an actor
Step 2: If you live in Podunk, it might be harder than if you lived in Los Angeles.
Step 3: Keep your day job. It is much more fun if you have money to eat with.

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Richard Ian Cox

Richard Ian Cox has been acting in film and television since the late 1700s. Understandably, work was hard to come by in the early days before the invention of either medium. It wasn't until the release of the first talkies in 1927 that Richard's career started to show signs of life. He first became known to the viewing public with the airing of "The Adventures of the Black Stallion" in 1990. Richard's modern career has included regular stints on "Cold Squad," "Beggars and Choosers," "Breaker High," as well as guest starring roles on "Stargate: SG1," "Stargate: Atlantis," "Eureka," and films including "Alive," "R.V.," "Battle in Seattle," "Ghost Rider."

Richard has also enjoyed a varied career in animation... well not the animation part, the talking part. Roles in "Ranma ½," "Inuyasha," "Botsmaster," "Trouble Chocolate," "First Gundam," "Mega Man," "Gundam Seed," "Hamtaro," "Gundam 00," "Being Ian," "X-Men Evolution," "Will and Dewitt," "Care Bears"... and a bunch of other stuff has earned Richard a reputation as a guy who knows which end of a mic to speak into. These days Richard is hard at work trying to solve the current economic crisis. He's pretty sure it involves jelly beans. Check Richard out on Facebook, Twitter, and on his website.

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Echostream

Echostream's music draws the audience into a singular world, where haunting melodies swirl over grooving beats and unique instrumentation. Drawing on classical sensibility, the music includes techniques and arrangements normally only found in stuffy concerts populated by grey-haired old ladies. Here, those same instruments are let loose like beasts released to roam the wilds in search of adventures. Pianos, french horns, mandolins, theremins, and of course the standard rock fare—drums, bass, guitars—abound, blending and accentuating one another to create a sound that is just as at home in a movie, on TV, or in a game, as it is on a festival stage.

Echostream is not a new band, although you may only now be discovering them. Over a history of five years, two self-released albums, multiple licenses for TV and compilations (both domestic and abroad), and many large-venue performances (for audiences of over 1,000 people), the band has honed its sound and skills to an exceptional level.

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Cristina Vee

Cristina Vee is an anime and video game voice actress residing near Los Angeles, California. Her story from a anime fan and cosplayer to a professional voice actress and singer is a unique one. She dreamed of becoming a voice actress years before she was discovered by Bang Zoom Entertainment at Anime Expo at the ripe young age of 16. Now she has starred in anime such as Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha as the titular character, Rozen Maiden as Kanaria, The Familiar of Zero as Louise, Aika in Aika R-16, and she is the announced voice of Mio Akiyama in K-ON. Other anime roles include parts in Kannazuki no Miko, Hare + Guu, and The Blade of the Immortal. She also has voiced for popular video games such as Luminous Arc 2 (Sylphy), Rune Factory Frontier (Cinnamon), Blazblue and its sequel (Noel, Mu-12, Nu-13, Lambda-11), Blue Dragon: Awakened Shadow (Kluke), Sakura Wars: So Long, My Love (Anri). She also is the announcer for several Purikura photobooth machines.

Cristina has also gained popularity through her YouTube channel as MilkyCabbage and ValliereVee with her English dubs and Japanese covers of anime songs. In front of the camera, she has co-hosted AnimeTV and the Funimation On Demand recaps with Johnny Yong Bosch and Jonathan Meza. She helped promote Haruhi Suzumiya season 2 in the Adventures of the ASOS Brigade (as Haruhi Suzumiya) and she will share a similar experience with K-ON (as Mio Akiyama).

 

Robert and Emily DeJesus

Robert is no stranger to the anime and manga community. An Indiana-born, self-taught artist, who got his first art career break when he sent an eight-page short story to comic publisher, Antarctic Press in February of 1990. He has drawn manga-inspired art for well over 18 years and has been published nearly all over the world. He has worked for many companies like Playstation Magazine, Marvel, Hasbro, and now his most recent work with Harper Collins Publishing, just to name a few.

Robert and Emily met at a convention called Anime Central and haven't been apart since that day. Emily has always enjoyed manga and anime, but never thought it could be her job. Emily has worked with Robert for over six years now. She helps write the web comic "How to Loathe Drawing in the Manga Style" and has just finished writing her first children's book. She enjoys the business side of working for Studio Capsule very much and is grateful that she has an opportunity to work in the comics business.

 

Michael Powell

Michael Powell has been in the recording industry from the early age of 15 and gone on to record many voice actors' professional demos to obtain the next sought after role. This Dallas based engineer, composer, sound designer and producer operates his production company (First Chair Productions) and offers voice over recording/demo production and soundtrack composition. He found his way into the anime industry with help from his sister Wendy Powell (Envy on Fullmetal Alchemist).

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