Lenne Hardt
Lenne Hardt | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10 |
| Other names | Lenne Hardt |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actress, ring announcer |
| Agent | Aoni Production |
| Spouse | Malcolm Mahs |
| Website | www |
Lenne Hardt (born May 10) is an American voice actress and ring announcer for Japanese mixed martial arts organizations. Her resume includes PRIDE Fighting Championships, DREAM, ONE Championship[1] and Glory World Series and she currently works in Rizin Fighting Federation. She is also the official announcer for Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z.
Biography
Hardt was the youngest of six children and an Air Force brat. Although she was born in Alaska she spent much of her childhood in Idaho.[2] Hardt and her siblings were home-schooled. At the age of 17, Hardt lived in Japan for a year with her brother and sister-in-law, who were already long-time residents of the country. Hardt returned to the U.S. and attended New York University to study the Japanese language and arts before permanently moving to Japan in 1988. While in Tokyo she met her future-husband, a New Zealander. In addition to working as a disc jockey and announcer for television and radio, she has worked as a voice actress for the English dubs of Japanese anime and video games. She also performs as a theater actor and comedian.[3]
Ring announcing
Hardt entered into a career as an English language announcer for mixed martial arts events in 2000 at PRIDE's first Grand Prix. PRIDE officials needed an announcer fluent in English and Japanese. Although she had no experience with the sport, her agent contacted her about the job and she took it simply because it fit into her schedule. Hardt became a self-described fan of the sport and continued as the English announcer for PRIDE until its final event. When the former staff of PRIDE created DREAM, Hardt was carried over as well. Hardt has also worked with Japanese pro wrestling organization New Japan Pro Wrestling as a special guest English language ring announcer for their January 4 Tokyo Dome shows, announcing both Wrestle Kingdom 8 in 2014 and Wrestle Kingdom 9 in 2015.
Hardt's energetic style, which usually includes high-pitched screeching and long alveolar trills, has earned her notoriety within the promotion. Fans have dubbed her "Crazy PRIDE Lady" and many fighters admit to getting "pumped up" by her introductions.[4] She uses singing techniques to prevent damage to her throat rather than take measures to mitigate the damage.[5]
Filmography
Anime roles
- Hayate the Combat Butler - MC (ep. 28)
- Idaten Jump
- Kinnikuman Nisei: Ultimate Muscle II - Herself (ep. 9)
- Kirarin Revolution
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Operator (ep. 1)
- Ring ni Kakero 1 - Ring Call
Video game roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Shenmue | Tao Lin Xia | [6] | |
| 2001 | Bloody Roar 3 | Shina | [6] | |
| 2002 | Gitaroo Man | U-1 | [6] | |
| 2002 | Virtua Fighter 4 | Sarah Bryant, Menu Announcer | [7] | |
| 2002 | Shenmue II | Guixiang Lee | [6] | |
| 2003 | Mega Man X7 | Axl, Vanishing Gungarooc | [6] | |
| 2004 | Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django | Zazie, Duneyrr | [6] | |
| 2004 | Tekken 5 | Anna Williams | [6] | |
| 2005 | Musashi: Samurai Legend | Musashi | [6] |
- Air Gallet - Narrator
- Confidential Mission
- Countdown Vampires - Jane Dark, Three Witches, Additional Voices
- EA Sports MMA - Herself
- FantaVision - Announcer
- Futari no Fantavision - Announcer
- Glass Rose - Youko Yoshinodou, Marie Yoshinodou
- Kinnikuman Muscle Grand Prix - Announcer
- Kinnikuman Muscle Generations - Announcer
- Octomania - Angelique, Fei Fei
- Phantasy Star Nova - System Voice
- Pride Fighting Championships - Herself
- Rumble Roses - Bloody Shadow / Judgment
- Rumble Roses XX - Announcer
- Shining Force Neo - Rebecca
- Space Griffon VF-9 - Maria Hansfield
- The Transformers - Arcee
- UFC Undisputed 3 - Herself (PRIDE mode)
- Yakuza 0 - Coliseum Announcer
References
- ^ "Legendary MMA Announcer Lenne Hardt Joins ONE FC". ONE. 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Kapp, Ed (2012-12-21). "Lenne Hardt's Gift Idea for Hardcore Fight Fans". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ Kenrick, Vivienne (2004-05-01). "Lenne Hardt". The Japan Times. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ "Lenne Hardt's 'Crazy Pride Lady' Ring Announcing Was Born Out of Boredom". MMA Fighting.com. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ TheFightNationTV (2007-02-24). "Up Close and Personal: Lenne Hardt". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-04-21.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Lenne Hardt | Behind The Voice Actors". behindthevoiceactors.com. Retrieved 2019-06-06. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Search results for "Lenny Hardt" in ALL database". Hitoshi Doi's Seiyuu Database. Retrieved September 1, 2019.
External links
- Lenne Hardt at IMDb
- Lenne Hardt at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Aoni Production page
- Lenne's Webpage page