Jeff Nimoy
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Born | Jeffrey Nimoy 1966 (age 57–58) |
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, director, producer, writer |
Relatives | Leonard Nimoy (second cousin once removed) |
Jeffrey "Jeff" Nimoy (born 1966) is an American voice actor and writer best known as the voice of Nicholas D. Wolfwood from Trigun,[1][2] and Tentomon from the Digimon series.[3] Jeff has reprised his roles of Tentomon and Gennai in the Digimon Tri movie series.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
Career
Jeff Nimoy wrote, directed, and served as story editor for the English adaption of the Digimon: Digital Monsters anime (1999–2001 series and the franchise films Digimon: The Movie and Digimon 02: Revenge of Diaboromon). He also served as an Executive Producer and writer on numerous other Fox Kids shows. Prior to that, Jeff was nominated for three Emmy Awards in four years, winning once, for his comedic work as a writer and producer for NFL Films Presents on ESPN and FOX.[10] He also co-wrote the Showtime movie Big Brother Trouble (2000), and the animated series Pecola. Jeff is the second cousin once removed of Leonard Nimoy.[11][12] Jeff also co-directed the English version of Felidae, in addition to having directed the English dub of Robodz[13] and the Stitch anime series.[14]
Jeff has also starred in the online webisode series Adventures in Anime with Quinton Flynn.[15]
Filmography
Anime roles
- Beyblade: Metal Fury - Aguma
- Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo - Hatenko
- Cyborg 009 - Additional Voices
- Digimon Adventure/Digimon Adventure 02 - Motimon/Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Young Gennai, Izzy's Father
- Digimon Data Squad - Dr. Spencer Damon, Kamemon
- Fushigi Yuugi - Toki Ōsugi
- Naruto - Additional Voices
- Outlaw Star - Additional Voices
- Trigun - Nicholas D. Wolfwood
- Zatch Bell! - Kanchome, Mr. Goldo, Main Henchman (Ep. 37)
Movie roles
- Digimon: The Movie - Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Truck Driver #1, Floyd the Barber, Barney, Cabbie, Kid #3, Phone Voice #1
- Digimon: Revenge of Diaboromon - Tentomon, Gabumon, Omnimon (shared)
- Digimon Adventure tri. - Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon/HerculesKabuterimon/Dark Gennai
Video games
References
- ^ "Did You Know Anime? — Trigun - Did You Know Anime? Feat. Jeff Nimoy..." Did You Know Anime?. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Funimation Confirms English Trigun Movie Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Yes, in retrospect, all the clues are there, and..." love & friendship: sorato. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Gets English Dub With Jeff Nimoy Reprising Role". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "1st Digimon Adventure tri. Film Gets English-Language Theatrical Release in US". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure tri. English Dub Clip Previews Joshua Seth as Tai". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch as T.K., Tara Sands as Kari". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Mona Marshall, Cristina Vee, Kate Higgins". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "3rd Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Film Teased in TV Ad With New Footage". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "JeffNimoy.com". JeffNimoy.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Are you related to Leonard Nimoy?". Cooking Caveman with Jeff Nimoy. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Leonard Nimoy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ The Anime Lodge: Q and A with Jeff Nimoy
- ^ "Jeff Nimoy Anime Q&A - Live Online Panel on Saturday 2/21/15 at 12 noon (Pacific Time)!". Jeff Nimoy's Anime Page. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
- ^ "Quinton Flynn & Jeff Nimoy's Adventures In Anime | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
External links
- Jeff Nimoy at IMDb
- Jeff Nimoy convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Jeff Nimoy at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Jeff Nimoy at Behind The Voice Actors
- The Jeff Nimoy Experience at MySpace.
- Adventures in Anime
- Jeff Nimoy: Q and A at The Anime Lodge