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'''David V. Hope''' (born [[14 October]] [[1964]]), known professionally as '''David Kaye''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] who is better recognized for his work as a [[voice actor]]. His most well-known roll is as [[Sesshomaru]] in the [[shonen]] [[anime]], [[InuYasha]] and as Megatron in |
'''David V. Hope''' (born [[14 October]] [[1964]]), known professionally as '''David Kaye''', is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[actor]] who is better recognized for his work as a [[voice actor]]. His most well-known roll is as [[Sesshomaru]] in the [[shonen]] [[anime]], [[InuYasha]] and as Megatron in 5 Transformers series (Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon and Cybertron). |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
Revision as of 23:46, 1 May 2008
- For the former English goalkeeper, see David Kaye (footballer)
David Kaye | |
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Born | David V. Hope October 14, 1964 |
Status | Single |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, announcer |
Agent | William Morris |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Website | David Kaye.com |
David V. Hope (born 14 October 1964), known professionally as David Kaye, is a Canadian actor who is better recognized for his work as a voice actor. His most well-known roll is as Sesshomaru in the shonen anime, InuYasha and as Megatron in 5 Transformers series (Beast Wars, Beast Machines, Armada, Energon and Cybertron).
Career
Kaye began his career in radio in the early 1980s, working in London, Ontario and eventually transferring to station LG73 (also known as CKLG, which became CHMJ (AM) in 2001) in British Columbia, Vancouver from 1989 to 1994. Whilst there he was part of "The Morning Zoo" team, writing and improvising material as well as creating characters such as "Cowboy Dick." Kaye also had his own slot, the time of which changed over the years. In 1991 his slot aired from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays.
His acting studies include film and television, cold reading, classical theater acting and character voice study.
His big break in animation came in 1989, when he was cast as the voice of General Hawk in G.I Joe. Consequently, Kaye became disinterested in radio, an integral reason behind his departure from LG73. Since then, he has voiced hundreds of characters, his excellent range allowing a wide variety of ages, accents and dialects. For many, his most notable role is of Megatron in Beast Wars. Kaye continued to voice the subsequent incarnations of Megatron in Transformers: Armada, Transformers: Energon, and Transformers: Cybertron series. Kaye was not asked to voice Megatron for the Transformers: Robots in Disguise series. He originally was not going to play the character in Transformers: Cybertron, however, Kaye was later asked to reprise his role after a handful of episodes were recorded with a different actor. This gap was the reason the initial three episodes of the series did not air in the United States until later (and even then, the first two were compressed into a single episode) He has played Megatron for the longest duration when compared with other voice actors of the character. Kaye currently provides the voice of Megatron's antithesis Optimus Prime in Transformers: Animated, which makes him the first actor who has voiced both Megatron and Optimus Prime on a regular basis (though Gary Chalk was the first to have voiced both characters).
He is also well versed in automated dialogue replacement (ADR, commonly known as dubbing) in anime, playing Sesshomaru in the popular InuYasha and Soun Tendo in Ranma.
His voice has also carried him into audiobooks, video games and commercial radio and television announcing and advertising. He is the current voice over for the Fox Sports Network and can be heard on radio stations worldwide.
Kaye's live action roles consist of a large majority from the Sci-fi genre, such as Battlestar Galactica, The X Files, and The Twilight Zone. He is often typecast as a television reporter or anchor. Kaye has stated that he often becomes more interested with the technical aspects of live action acting rather than preparing for the roles themselves.[citation needed] Consequently, his on-camera roles have waned. Additionally, his theatre work has included the popular plays A Streetcar Named Desire and Of Mice and Men.
Currently, Kaye has chosen to dedicate his working hours to voice work, placing his theatre and live action roles on the sidelines.
Filmography
Animation
- Fatal Fury 2: The New Blood/Fatal Fury 3: The Motion Picture - Kim Kap Hwan
- Dragon Ball Z - Recoome, Brocco
- MegaMan NT Warrior - ProtoMan.EXE
- Ronin Warriors - The Ancient One/Narrator
- Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island - Bunga Berry
- Beast Wars/Beast Machines - Megatron and Noble
- Exosquad - General Draconis, Lt. Hallas
- Skysurfer Strike Force - Jack Hollister/Skysurfer One (season 2)
- X-Men: Evolution - Professor X, Apocalypse
- InuYasha - Sesshomaru
- Gundam Wing - Treize Khushrenada
- Key the Metal Idol - Tomoyo Wakagi
- Ranma ½ - Soun Tendo, The Gambling King, A'sharda Kagewaki (Season 3 - 7), Additional Voices
- Transformers Armada, Transformers Energon, Transformers Cybertron - Megatron, Galvatron
- Kleo The Misfit Unicorn - Slim and Various
- Class of the Titans - Cronus
- Broken Saints - Lear Dunham
- Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Heroes - Iron Man
- The Greatest Heroes of the Bible - Various voices
- Transformers: Animated - Optimus Prime/Grimlock/Lugnut
- Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture - Kim Kaphwan
- Night Warriors: The Anime - Pyron
- Eat-Man '98 - Bolt Crank (Only in the first two episodes; the remaining episodes were not dubbed into English)
- Maison Ikkoku - Master of Cha-Cha Maru
- Monster Rancher - Monol, Captain Clay, Celius, End Bringer
Live action
- Martian Child - Alex
- Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series) - James McManus (Season 1: Colonial Day Season 2:Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 1), Lay Down Your Burdens (Part 2))
- X2: X-Men United - TV Host (Uncredited)
- Happy Gilmore - Reporter
- The X Files - (2 episodes)
- Carpool - Scott Lewis
Video games
- Ratchet & Clank series - Clank
- Psychonauts - Ford Cruller
- Kessen - Narrator
- Marvel Nemesis: Rise of the Imperfects - Iron Man
- InuYasha: Feudal Combat - Sesshomaru
- Mobile Suit Gundam: Encounters in Space - Random Pilots
- Beetle Adventure Racing - Game Announcer
- Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Pandora Tomorrow - Suhadi Sadono
- Transformers (2004 Video Game) - Megatron
- Destroy All Humans!4 : Furon Millennium 3000 (2008 Video Game) - Darth Vader-Like Cryptosporidium 140
- Spider-Man: Friend or Foe - Electro
Other
- 8th PBS ident - Man with cowboy hat in "Cowboy", voice of announcer for "Performers", voice of announcer for "Cowboy"
- BBC Radio 1 - Announcer: Coverage of Miami Winter Music Conference 2007Radio 1 In Miami
External links
- Official David Kaye website
- MP3 from Kaye's slot on LG73
- David Kaye at IMDb
- David Kaye ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Interview with David Kaye - Jan 2004