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Fans of [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] can recognize Blum's voice as the [[Toonami glossary#TOM|TOM]], the block's robotic host. He was also recently heard in a [[Geico]] [[advertising|commercial]]{{Verify source|date=July 2007}} and was the voice of [[7-Eleven]]'s "Oh thank heaven" television and radio advertisements.
Fans of [[Cartoon Network]]'s [[Toonami]] can recognize Blum's voice as the [[Toonami glossary#TOM|TOM]], the block's robotic host. He was also recently heard in a [[Geico]] [[advertising|commercial]]{{Verify source|date=July 2007}} and was the voice of [[7-Eleven]]'s "Oh thank heaven" television and radio advertisements.

He is not to be confused with another Steven Blum who is primarily involved in crew work, having done work on shows such as the U.S. version of [[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]], as well as [[Attack of the Show!]] and [[X-Play]].


His voice as [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] in the [[X-Men Legends]] games and [[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]] was sometimes mistaken for [[David Hayter]]'s voice as [[Solid Snake]] in the Metal Gear Solid games.
His voice as [[Wolverine (comics)|Wolverine]] in the [[X-Men Legends]] games and [[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]] was sometimes mistaken for [[David Hayter]]'s voice as [[Solid Snake]] in the Metal Gear Solid games.

Revision as of 19:13, 5 September 2007

Steven Blum
Born
Steven Jay Blum

(1965-04-28) April 28, 1965 (age 59)
Other namesDaniel Andrews, Steve Bloom, Steven J. Blum, Steven Blum, Steve Blum, Roger Canfield, Richard Cardona, Steven Jay, Brandon Jeremy, Andrew Watton
OccupationVoice Actor
AgentArlene Thornton
Notable credit(s)The Big O
as Roger Smith
Ben 10
as Heatblast/Ghostfreak/Vilgax
Cowboy Bebop
as Spike Spiegel
Digimon
as Guilmon/J.P. Shibayama/Kenta Kitagawa/Mitsuo Yamaki
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
as Vincent Valentine
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
as The Laughing Man
Great Teacher Onizuka
as Eikichi Onizuka
Naruto
as Orochimaru/Zabuza Momochi
Rurouni Kenshin
as Shishio Makoto
Samurai Champloo
as Mugen
Megas XLR
as Jamie
Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops
as Gene
S-CRY-ED
as Kazuma
Transformers: Robots in Disguise
as Dark Scream/W.A.R.S
Vandread
as Duelo Mcfile
Wolf's Rain
as Lord Darcia the Third
Crash Nitro Kart
as Crash Bandicoot and Emperor Velo the 27th
Pirates of the Caribbean video games
as Mr. Gibbs

Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is an American voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games.

Fans of Cartoon Network's Toonami can recognize Blum's voice as the TOM, the block's robotic host. He was also recently heard in a Geico commercial[verification needed] and was the voice of 7-Eleven's "Oh thank heaven" television and radio advertisements.

His voice as Wolverine in the X-Men Legends games and Marvel Ultimate Alliance was sometimes mistaken for David Hayter's voice as Solid Snake in the Metal Gear Solid games.

Known Roles

Anime Roles

Non-Anime Roles

Movie Roles

Documentaries

Video games

Aliases

For several years, Blum has used several pseudonyms in non-union productions, the most commonly-known being David Lucas. Blum actively denied that he and Lucas are the same person, stating instead that they are acquaintances. As of 2004, he has unionized and now uses his real name full time.

Blum has worked under several aliases:

  • David Lucas
  • Andrew Watton
  • Steven Jay
  • Steve Blum
  • Steven J. Blum
  • Daniel Andrews
  • Roger Smith
Preceded by English voice of Crash Bandicoot
2003
Succeeded by