Dan Green
Green in November 2005
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Other names
  • Chris Adams
  • Tom Wilson
  • Stan Timmons
  • Jean Mills
  • Jack Bean
  • Sam Wells
  • Frank Brown
  • Jean Masters
  • J.K. Ellemeno
  • Sandy Williams
  • Chris Sands
EducationRutgers University
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • voice director
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse
Michal Friedman
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(m. 2008; died 2011)​
Children2

James Hadley Snyder, known professionally as Dan Green, (born 1970)[1] is an American voice actor, voice director and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi 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 attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

Career

Green is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi 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).[3][4][5][6][7] He has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, TAJ Productions 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.[8] While giving birth to twins (a son named Jackson and a daughter named Reverie) on November 25, 2011,[9][10] Friedman died from complications following a C-section.[2][11] Fans began charity efforts to provide financial support for the twins.[12]

Filmography

Anime film

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Pokémon 3: The Movie Entei/Spencer Hale English dub
2003 The Weathering Continent Gaten Rakumu
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2005 Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek Yaimao
2009 Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Damos
2009 Turtles Forever Leonardo (1987 version)
2010 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[13] Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2018 Mazinger Z: Infinity Tetsuya Tsurugi
2020 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution Mewtwo
2020 Mangu: The Donkey King King Badshah Khan

Anime

Animation

Animated film

Live-action

Video games

Production credits

Dubbing director

Script adaptation

Miscellaneous crew

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Manhattan dad's heartbreak after wife dies giving birth to twins". New York Daily News.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Surpasses 1 Billion Yen at Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Opens on January 20 in US, Canada". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions Movie Voice Actors Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Snyder Twins - Jay". thetigersnest.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Obituary: Michal Lura Friedman". The State. Legacy.com. December 1, 2011.
  10. ^ "Index of /". thesnydertwins.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Voice Actress, Singer Michal Friedman Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 30, 2011.
  12. ^ 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
  13. ^ 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.[dead YouTube link]
  14. ^ "Patlbor: The TV Series". IMDB. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Dan Green initially read the opening narration before he was replaced with Eric Stuart.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "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.((cite web)): CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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Preceded byScott Dreier English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (video games) 2005-2010 Succeeded byTravis Willingham Preceded byBrian Drummond English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (broadcast TV series) 2003-2006 Succeeded byTravis Willingham Preceded byBill Wise English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (anime) 2003-2006 Succeeded byTBA Preceded byPhillip Bartlett English voice of Mewtwo (anime) 2001 Succeeded byMiriam Pultro
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