Dan Green (voice actor)

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Dan Green
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Green in November 2005
Born
James Hadley Snyder

San Rafael, California, U.S.
EducationRutgers University
Occupation
  • Voice actor
  • voice director
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Michal Friedman
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(m. 2008; died 2011)​
Children2

James Hadley Snyder, also known as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Mutou for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the anime series version of Yu Gi Oh as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances.

Early life[]

Green was born James Hadley Snyder in San Rafael, California. He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[1]

Career[]

Green is best known as the voice of Yugi Mutou in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Trudge in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and the Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010).[2][3][4][5][6] He has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. He has also worked on script adaptations of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and teaches voice acting at Edge Studio in New York City.

Personal life[]

Green married singer and voice actress Michal Lura Friedman, better known as Michal the Girl, in 2008.[7] While giving birth to twins (a son named Jackson and a daughter named Reverie) on November 25, 2011,[8][9] Friedman died from complications following a C-section.[1][10] Fans began charity efforts to provide financial support for the twins.[11]

Filmography[]

Animation[]

Dubbing roles[]

Anime[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
2003 The Weathering Continent Gaten Rakumu English Dub
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi
2005 Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek Yaimao
2007 Ratatoing[13] Carlos
2008 The Little Panda Fighter Pancada
2010 Patrion Tokal
Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2014 Welcome to the Space Show Goba
2017 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions[14] Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2018 Mazinger Z: Infinity Tetsuya Tsurugi
2020 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution Mewtwo
2020 King Badshah Khan

Live-action[]

Video games[]

Production credits[]

Dubbing director[]

Script adaptation[]

Miscellaneous crew[]

  • G.I. Joe: Sigma 6 (co-executive producer)
  • Iron Man: Extremis (casting director, audio producer)

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  2. ^ "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 December 29, 2016.
  3. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Surpasses 1 Billion Yen at Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "The 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship Will Be Settled In Orlando, Florida August 20-21". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Opens on January 20 in US, Canada". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions Movie Voice Actors Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "The Snyder Twins - Jay". thetigersnest.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "Obituary: Michal Lura Friedman". The State. Legacy.com. December 1, 2011.
  9. ^ "Index of /". thesnydertwins.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  10. ^ "Voice Actress, Singer Michal Friedman Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 30, 2011.
  11. ^ 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
  12. ^ Sims, Chris (August 9, 2010). "Astonishing X-Men: Motion Comics, Why Bother? [Review]". ComicsAlliance. 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.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Dan Green (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  14. ^ 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[]

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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