Dan Green (voice actor)

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Dan Green
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Green in November 2005
Born
James Hadley Snyder

(1975-02-07) February 7, 1975 (age 47)[1]
EducationRutgers University
Occupation
  • Voice actor
  • voice director
  • screenwriter
Years active1998–present
Spouse(s)
Michal Friedman
(m. 2008; died 2011)
Children2

James Hadley Snyder (born February 7, 1975),[1] better known as Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director, and screenwriter. He is best known for being the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi for Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, the anime series version of Yu-Gi-Oh!, as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances.

Early life[edit]

Green was born James Hadley Snyder in San Rafael, California on February 7, 1975.[1] He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey.[2]

Career[edit]

Green is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi in Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, Trudge in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and the Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010).[3][4][5][6][7] He has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, TAJ Productions and Central Park Media. He has also worked on script adaptations of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn, and teaches voice acting at Edge Studio in New York City.

Personal life[edit]

Green married singer and voice actress Michal Lura Friedman, better known as Michal the Girl, in 2008.[8] While giving birth to twins (a son named Jackson and a daughter named Reverie) on November 25, 2011,[9][10] Friedman died from complications following a C-section.[2][11] Fans began charity efforts to provide financial support for the twins.[12]

Filmography[edit]

Animation[edit]

Animation Film[edit]

Dubbing roles[edit]

Anime[edit]

Anime Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Pokémon 3: The Movie Entei/Spencer Hale English Dub
2003 The Weathering Continent Gaten Rakumu English Dub
2004 Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light Yugi Mutou/Yami Yugi
2005 Kakurenbo: Hide and Seek Yaimao
2009 Pokemon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life Damos
2010 Yu-Gi-Oh!: Bonds Beyond Time Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2014 Welcome to the Space Show Goba
2017 Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions[15] Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi
2018 Mazinger Z: Infinity Tetsuya Tsurugi
2020 Mewtwo Strikes Back: Evolution Mewtwo
2020 Mangu: The Donkey King King Badshah Khan

Live-action[edit]

Video games[edit]

Production credits[edit]

Dubbing director[edit]

Script adaptation[edit]

Miscellaneous crew[edit]

Notes[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d "Rotten Tomatoes/Celebrity/Dan Green". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Zanoni, Carla (December 3, 2011). "Singer Michal the Girl Dies After Giving Birth to Twins". DNAinfo. Archived from the original on April 12, 2012.
  3. ^ "Dan Green, Eric Stuart Return for Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's English Dub (Updated With Trailer)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  4. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Surpasses 1 Billion Yen at Box Office". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  5. ^ "The 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game World Championship Will Be Settled In Orlando, Florida August 20-21". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  6. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Opens on January 20 in US, Canada". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side Of Dimensions Movie Voice Actors Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 29, 2016.
  8. ^ "The Snyder Twins - Jay". thetigersnest.com. Archived from the original on August 21, 2012. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  9. ^ "Obituary: Michal Lura Friedman". The State. Legacy.com. December 1, 2011.
  10. ^ "Index of /". thesnydertwins.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2016.
  11. ^ "Voice Actress, Singer Michal Friedman Passes Away". Anime News Network. November 30, 2011.
  12. ^ Evans, Heidi (December 8, 2011). "Readers open hearts to widowed dad of twins". New York Daily News. Jay Snyder ... a 41-year-old actor and freelance voiceover artist
  13. ^ Sims, Chris (August 9, 2010). "Astonishing X-Men: Motion Comics, Why Bother? [Review]". ComicsAlliance. I was especially impressed with Mike Pollock’s voice for Beast, as he gives him the cadence of a nerdy scientist with the underlying animalistic growl of…well, of a beast. Same goes for Dan Green’s Colossus, who isn’t nearly as overblown as I was expecting him to go with the Russian accent.
  14. ^ Dan Green initially read the opening narration before he was replaced with Eric Stuart.
  15. ^ Crunchyroll (January 26, 2017). Official Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions Exclusive Producer Interview. Event occurs at 1:06. Retrieved January 31, 2017 – via YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  16. ^ "Dan Green (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links[edit]

Preceded by
Scott Dreier
English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (video games)
2005-2010
Succeeded by
Preceded by English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (broadcast TV series)
2003-2006
Succeeded by
Preceded by English voice of Knuckles the Echidna (anime)
2003-2006
Succeeded by
TBA
Preceded by English voice of Mewtwo (anime)
2001
Succeeded by
Miriam Pultro