Robert Clotworthy
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Robert Clotworthy is an American voice actor. Clotworthy is best known for his role as the voice of Jim Raynor in StarCraft, its expansion StarCraft: Brood War,[1] and its sequel StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.[2]
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[edit] Early career
Clotworthy's career as a voice actor began when he was fifteen: "My father was a producer of radio commercials and from an early age I would accompany him to recording sessions. I met some of the finest voice talent (Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Mel Blanc, June Foray etc.) and they inspired me."[3]
[edit] Role as Jim Raynor in StarCraft
Clotworthy stars as the voice of Jim Raynor in the StarCraft series of real-time strategy video games. Clotworthy first appeared as Raynor in StarCraft, in which Raynor was a major character heavily involved in the game's storyline. He reprised his role in the expansion StarCraft: Brood War.[1] A reader's poll for GameSpot voted Raynor one of video gaming's top ten heroes, with GameSpot giving specific praise to the quality of Clotworthy's voice acting.[4]
Twelve years after the release of StarCraft, Clotworthy reprised his role as Raynor in StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty.[2] The storyline of Wings of Liberty focuses primarily on the Terrans and Raynor in particular, with Raynor taking the role of main character. A review of Wings of Liberty on ITP.net stated that Raynor was "voiced to perfection" by Clotworthy[5] and he was selected as the winner of "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting" by reactiontime.co.uk.[6]
[edit] Other roles
Clotworthy has worked in over 100 feature films and television programs.[3] He appeared as "Forensic Technician" in four episodes of the 1980s U.S. TV series Hunter.[7] Clotworthy was the narrator on the Emmy nominated documentaries Empire of Dreams: The Making of the Star Wars Trilogy and Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed. Clotworthy also narrated Indiana Jones and the Ultimate Quest and Batman Unmasked: The Psychology of the Dark Knight.[8] Clotworthy is also known for voicing the character Marshall Law in both Tekken 5 and its expansion, Tekken 5: Dark Resurrection. He is also the narrator for History Channel's show Ancient Aliens.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Robert Clotworthy, Medievaldragon. 2007-06-06. Starcraft - Robert Clotworthy / Jim Raynor Interview. Blizzplanet. Accessed 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b Medievaldragon. "Robert Clotworthy confirms he returns as Jim Raynor in StarCraft II". IncGamers. http://starcraft.incgamers.com/blog/comments/robert-clotworthy-confirms-he-returns-as-jim-raynor-in-starcraft-ii/. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ a b "Interview with Robert Clotworthy". jitZul.com. http://jitzul.com/sections/interviews/?target=142. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Cheung, James. "Number 10: Jim Raynor". TenSpot: Reader's Choice – Best Heroes. GameSpot. http://www.gamespot.com/features/tenspot_readers_heroes/page1.html. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ Saundalkar, Jason. "Starcraft II: Wings of Liberty - Games - Reviews". ITP.net. http://www.itp.net/581260-starcraft-ii-wings-of-liberty. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
- ^ Marsden, Joe. "GotY Awards 2010 – Best Voice Acting". reactiontime.co.uk. http://www.reactiontime.co.uk/2010/12/goty-awards-2010-best-voice-acting. Retrieved 2011-04-01.
- ^ Abbott, Jon. Stephen J. Cannell Television Productions: A History of All Series and Pilots. ISBN 0786441739.
- ^ Clotworthy, Robert. "Biography of Robert Clotworthy". http://www.robertclotworthy.com/bio.swf. Retrieved 2010-09-09.
[edit] External links
- Robert Clotworthy at the Internet Movie Database
- Clotworthy's official website
- Robert Clotworthy on Twitter
- Clotworthy's Facebook
