David Kaye (voice actor)
David Kaye | |
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Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 1989–present |
Spouse | Maria Hope |
Children | 1 |
Website | davidkaye |
David Kaye is a Canadian voice actor. He is best known for animation roles such as Megatron in five of the Transformers series (Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon, and Cybertron), Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated, Professor X, Jamie Madrox and Apocalypse in X-Men: Evolution, Cronus in Class of the Titans, Khyber and Shocksquatch in Ben 10: Omniverse, several characters in Avengers Assemble, the newsreel announcer in the Pixar film Up, and Duckworth in the reboot of Ducktales. He is also known for anime roles including Sesshōmaru in Inuyasha and Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, and video game roles such as Clank in the Ratchet & Clank series and Nathan Hale in the Resistance series. He is also the announcer for Last Week Tonight with John Oliver on HBO and voiced the Celestial Arishem in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals.
Early life
During the 1980s, Kaye moved to Vancouver to work in radio. He also did theater, playing George in a production of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf and Elwood P. Dowd in a production of Harvey.[1]
Career
Kaye's voice acting career began in 1989 with General Hawk in the DiC animated series G.I. Joe. Working as an on-air talent for radio station CKLG (LG73), he quickly became less interested as both on-camera and voice roles started taking up more of his time. On-camera opportunities came in the form of guest roles on TV series and movies such as The X-Files, Battlestar Galactica, and Happy Gilmore. During this time, he was cast in several animation shows and video games, including a role as Megatron in Beast Wars. This began a decades-long relationship with the Transformers franchise. In 2007, Kaye become the first and (as of 2021) only actor in the franchise to play both Megatron and Optimus Prime in regular roles, voicing the latter for Cartoon Network's Transformers: Animated. He also lent his voice to the later series Transformers: Prime and Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
In anime, Kaye has been the voice behind Sesshomaru in the English dubbed InuYasha series, Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Recoome in Dragon Ball Z (1996–98) and as Soun Tendo in Ranma ½. His involvement in anime has led to several appearances at conventions. Kaye later moved to Los Angeles and has since worked on Ben 10: Omniverse as the villain Khyber, on Regular Show as Reginald, and on Xiaolin Chronicles as Clay Bailey, F-Bot, and Chase Young. He has voiced several characters on the Avengers Assemble animated series and Max Tennyson in the reboot of Ben 10. He shared the role of the Stretch Monster with Miguel Ferrer in Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters, and also took over in the late actor's role of Vandal Savage in Young Justice: Outsiders.
Kaye also narrates film trailers and network promos for ABC, Fox, The CW, National Geographic, TLC, FX, and others.
Personal life
Kaye and his wife, Maria Hope, have a daughter named Tianna.[2]
Filmography
Animation
- Avengers Assemble – Vision,[3] J.A.R.V.I.S.,[4] Helmut Zemo / Citizen V,[5] Space Phantom,[6] Blood Brother #1,[7] Iron Legion,[8] Ultron,[9] Roxxon Guard #1,[10] Corvus Glaive,[11] Heinrich Zemo,[5] Guardsman,[12] Additional voices
- The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes – Supreme Intelligence
- Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! – Headless Count, Bradwick[13]
- Beast Machines: Transformers – Megatron
- Beast Wars: Transformers – Megatron
- Being Ian – Jousting Tournament Announcer, Chopin
- Ben 10 – Max Tennyson, Shock Rock, Humungousaur, Fisherman, Steve, Trucker, Spider, Shock-O, Boxer, Clown #2, Lester, Guard, Mr, Billions, Tour Guide (2nd Time), Melvin, Lagrange, Lord Decibel, Karl, Azmuth
- Ben 10/Generator Rex: Heroes United – Shocksquatch
- Ben 10: Omniverse – Khyber, Cannonbolt, Shocksquatch, Gravattack, Heatblast, Sunder, Frankenstrike, Mallice, Warlord Gar, Ultimate Gravattack, Thumbskull, Forever King, Joseph Chadwick (2nd Time), Lord Transyl, Deefus Veeblepister, Unitaur, Slapstrike, Exo-Skull, Skurd
- Class of the Titans – Cronus
- Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island – Bunga Berry, Additional Voices
- D'Myna Leagues – Barry
- Dan Vs. – Various characters
- DC Nation Shorts: Shazam – Shazam, Ibac[14]
- DC Nation Shorts: Tales of Metropolis – Bizarro[15]
- DuckTales – Duckworth, Rhutt Betlam
- Electric City – Dr. Loman
- Exosquad – General Draconis, Lt. Hallas
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes – Iron Man (Ep. "Shell Games")
- Fat Dog Mendoza – Cry Baby Cry Announcer, Superboots Spokesperson, Pterodactyl, Big Al
- Generation O! – Fred Topple
- G.I. Joe – General Hawk (season 2)
- G.I. Joe: Renegades – Narrator (uncredited), Patrick O'Hara
- Gadget and the Gadgetinis – Additional Voices (uncredited)
- GeoTrax – Tex/Sir John
- Geronimo Stilton – Chippy P. Crunchrat
- Green Eggs and Ham – Various characters
- Guardians of the Galaxy – Corvus Glaive[16]
- Hot Wheels Battle Force 5 – Kromulax
- Hurricanes – Narrator
- Jackie Chan Adventures – Elvin Elf, Santa Claus
- Kleo the Misfit Unicorn – Slim, Various
- Kong: The Animated Series – Professor Ramon De la Porta,News Anchor (in "The Giant Robberies") & Lex (in "Dragon Fire").
- Mummies Alive! – Talos
- NASCAR Racers – Various characters
- ReBoot – Head Spectral (Ep. "Where No Sprite Has Gone Before")
- Regular Show – Various characters
- Rescue Heroes – Rock Miner
- RoboCop: Alpha Commando – Various characters
- Robot Chicken – Megatron, Invisible Man, 8-bit Blacksmith
- Roswell Conspiracies: Aliens, Myths and Legends – Various characters
- Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated – Argus Fentonpoof, Dr. Phobos, Bill Buntman
- Skysurfer Strike Force – Jack Hollister / Skysurfer One (season 2)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars - General Tandin, Citizen and Rebel
- The Story of Christmas - Joseph
- Street Fighter - Akuma
- Street Sharks - Dr. Robert Bolton
- Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters - Stretch Monster and Epsilon Interviewer
- Stroker and Hoop - Ansel, Announcer
- Tales from the Unknown - Moltar, Shock Rock, Humungousaur
- Teen Titans Go! - Death, Ferryman, Whimsy Robin, Whimsy Cyborg, Buster and Dragon
- The Cramp Twins - News Anchor and Man (Ep. "News Whale/Twisted Ending")
- The Wacky World of Tex Avery – Narrator
- Tom and Jerry Tales - Mauricio (Ep. "Tiger Cat/Feeding Time/Polar Peril")
- Transformers: Animated - Optimus Prime, Grimlock, Lugnut, Cliffjumper, Warpath, Highbrow, Sparkplug Witwicky
- Transformers: Prime – Hardshell, Vehicon Trooper #1
- Transformers: Robots in Disguise – Hammerstrike, Slashmark, Race Announcer (Ep. 55)
- The Twisted Whiskers Show – Dander, Claude, Dash, Fishmonger
- Ultimate Spider-Man – J.A.R.V.I.S. (Ep. "The Avenging Spider-Man: Part 1")
- Walter Melon – Alien Father and NASA Reporter
- We Bare Bears – Various characters
- Xiaolin Chronicles - Clay Bailey, Chase Young and F-Bot
- X-Men: Evolution - Charles Xavier / Professor X and En Sabah Nur / Apocalypse
- Yakkity Yak – Additional Voices
- Young Justice – Vandal Savage, Elongated Man, Steve Lombard, Arion and Kirby Jacobs
- Yvon of the Yukon - Several other characters
Anime dubbing
- Dragon Ball Z – Recoome (Ocean dub)
- Eat-Man '98 – Bolt Crank
- Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle – Kim Kaphwan
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex OVAs – Batou
- Hello Carbot — Hawk
- Inuyasha – Sesshōmaru (1st voice, also movies), Unnamed samurai (oni women), Gakusanjin, O-Yakata's guard, Mimisenri, Unnamed elderly village (Suikotsu's village)
- Key the Metal Idol – Tomoyo Wakagi
- Maison Ikkoku – Soichiro Otonashi
- MegaMan NT Warrior – ProtoMan.EXE
- Mobile Suit Gundam Wing – Treize Khushrenada
- Monster Rancher – Monol, Captain Clay, Celius, End Bringer, Moo
- Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge – Pyron
- Ranma ½ –Soun Tendo, The Gambling King, Daisuke, Additional Voices
- Ronin Warriors – The Ancient One, Narrator
- Tico of the Seven Seas – James
- Tokyo Underground – Pairon, Narrator
- Transformers: Armada – Megatron / Galvatron
- Transformers: Energon – Megatron / Galvatron
- Transformers: Cybertron – Megatron / Galvatron
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon - Sesshōmaru (Episodes 15, 18, 21-25, 27-31, 35-40, 45-48)
Film
- Adventures of Mowgli – Akela (English dub)
- Barbie and the Three Musketeers – Alexander
- Barbie as Rapunzel – Hugo
- Barbie in Princess Power – Wes Rivers
- Barbie: Mariposa – Royal Guard
- Broken Saints – Lear Dunham
- Casper's Haunted Christmas – Narrator
- DC Showcase: Blue Beetle – Question
- Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture – Kim Kaphwan
- Hot Wheels AcceleRacers – Deezel "Porkchop" Riggs
- Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United – J.A.R.V.I.S., Computer Voice #1
- Iron Man & Hulk: Heroes United – J.A.R.V.I.S.
- Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade – Additional Voices
- Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time – Sesshōmaru
- Inuyasha the Movie: Swords of an Honorable Ruler – Sesshōmaru
- Inuyasha the Movie: Fire on the Mystic Island – Sesshōmaru
- Night of the Living Carrots – The Missing Link
- Planet Hulk – Additional Voices
- Ratchet & Clank – Clank
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Movie – Cupid
- Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie – Grafton Brownstone
- Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost – Henry Metcalf, Chef Edward DuFlay
- Teen Titans: The Judas Contract – Additional Voices
- The Ant Bully – Sleeping Ant #2, Wrangler Ant, Guard Ant #3
- The Hero of Color City – Black, King Scrawl
- Up – Newsreel Announcer
- Doraemon: Nobita and the New Steel Troops—Winged Angels – Pippo
Video games
- Assassin's Creed II – Additional Voices
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood – Salai (Da Vinci's Disappearance DLC)
- Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II
- Batman: Arkham City – James Gordon
- Beetle Adventure Racing – Game Announcer
- Ben 10: Omniverse – Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Heatblast, Khyber, Shocksquatch, Arachdroid
- Ben 10: Omniverse 2 – Cannonbolt, Gravattack, Incursean Frog Commando, Swampfire
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Additional Cast
- Dead Island – Logan Carter
- Dead Island: Riptide – Logan Carter
- Dragalia Lost – Sha Wujing
- Disney Infinity 3.0 – J.A.R.V.I.S., Mysterio[17]
- Doom 3 – Additional VO
- Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil – Additional VO
- Hot Shots Golf Fore! – Clank
- Fuse – Oculus
- Impossible Creatures – Upton Julius
- Inuyasha: Feudal Combat – Sesshomaru (English version)
- Kessen – Narrator (English version)[18]
- Kingdom Hearts III – Olympus Narrator (English version)
- Lost: Via Domus – John Locke
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects – Iron Man
- Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 – Captain America, Colonel Nick Fury
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order – Corvus Glaive, Mysterio, Vision
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite – Jedah Dohma (English version)
- Matt Hazard: Blood Bath and Beyond – Matt Hazard
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space – Random Pilots
- Monsters vs. Aliens – Additional Voices
- Need for Speed series – Game Announcer
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Powdered Toast Man (voiceover added in the June 2022 update)
- Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway - Powdered Toast Man
- Overstrike – Dalton Brooks (Trailer)
- PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale – Clank
- PlayStation Move Heroes – Clank
- Psychonauts – Ford Cruller
- Psychonauts 2 - Ford Cruller
- Ratchet & Clank series – Clank, Klunk, Additional Performers
- Resistance series – Nathan Hale
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe – Electro
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions – Mysterio
- Star Ocean: The Divine Force – Remington Kurtzman[19]
- Star Wars: The Old Republic – Additional Voices
- Super Bomberman R – Clank (PlayStation 4 version)[20]
- The Cave – Magician, Weight Guesser, Roulette Barker
- The Wolf Among Us – Dr. Swineheart
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow – Suhadi Sadono
- Transformers – Megatron
- Transformers Animated: The Game – Optimus Prime, Lugnut
Other
- BBC Radio 1 – Announcer for coverage of the 2007 Miami Winter Music Conference[21]
- I Know That Voice – Himself
Live-action
- Battlestar Galactica – James McManus
- Carpool – Scott Lewis
- Death Note – Koreyoshi Kitamura (voice, English dub)
- Edge of Tomorrow – UDF Commercial (voice)
- Eternals – Arishem the Judge (voice)
- Happy Gilmore – Reporter
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver – Announcer (voice)
- Martian Child – Andy
- The Quest – Narrator (voice)
- The X-Files – (2 episodes)
- X2: X-Men United – TV Host (uncredited)
References
- ^ 069 – David Kaye on Talkin Toons with Rob Paulsen – Weekly Voice Acting and Voice Over Tips. techjives.net. December 7, 2012
- ^ "Tianna Hope on Instagram: "❤️ Daddy's girl. Happy Father's Day @davidkayevo you're the best! #fathersday"".
- ^ "A Friend in Need". Avengers: Ultron Revolution. Season 3. Episode 15. September 11, 2016. Disney XD.
- ^ "The Avengers Protocol". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 1. May 26, 2013. Disney XD.
- ^ a b "Saving Captain Rogers". Avengers: Ultron Revolution. Season 3. Episode 3. March 27, 2016. Disney XD.
- ^ "Ghost of a Chance". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 3. July 7, 2013. Disney XD.
- ^ "Hulked Out Heroes". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 11. September 29, 2013. Disney XD.
- ^ "Bring on the Bad Guys". Avengers Assemble. Season 1. Episode 16. February 16, 2014. Disney XD.
- ^ "Crack in the System". Avengers Assemble. Season 2. Episode 14. April 12, 2015. Disney XD.
- ^ "Avengers Disassembled". Avengers Assemble. Season 2. Episode 15. April 19, 2015. Disney XD.
- ^ "New Frontiers". Avengers Assemble. Season 2. Episode 25. September 13, 2015. Disney XD.
- ^ "Prison Break". Avengers: Secret Wars. Season 4. Episode 4. August 27, 2017. Disney XD.
- ^ "Party Like It's 1899". Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!. Season 1. Episode 8. October 19, 2015. Cartoon Network.
- ^ Ben Jones [@idiotstyle] (May 14, 2014). "Ben answers questions on VA roles for Shazam" (Tweet). Retrieved January 5, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ Kaye, David [@dkayevo] (December 15, 2013). "Me Bizzaro...no really me play Bizzaro.. Tales of Metropolis: Bizarro" (Tweet). Retrieved December 2, 2015 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Undercover Angle". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 6. October 24, 2015. Disney XD.
- ^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
- ^ "Kessen (2000 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
- ^ "David Kaye (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Super Bomberman R Presents: Official Voice Actors for Ratchet & Clank. June 7, 2018. Retrieved June 8, 2018 – via YouTube.
- ^ Radio 1 In Miami
External links
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- Official website
- David Kaye at IMDb
- David Kaye at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Interview with David Kaye – Jan 2004
- 20th-century Canadian male actors
- 21st-century Canadian male actors
- Living people
- Audiobook narrators
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian male film actors
- Canadian male radio actors
- Canadian male stage actors
- Canadian male television actors
- Canadian male video game actors
- Canadian male voice actors
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver