Spike Spencer
Spike Spencer | |
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| Born | Charles Forrest Spencer December 21, 1968 |
| Education | University of Houston |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Agent | Pastorini-Bosby Talent |
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| Children | 2 |
| Website | www |
Charles Forrest "Spike" Spencer[1] (born December 21, 1968) is an American voice actor and columnist best known for dubbing Japanese anime films. He is known for his roles in ADV Films dubs of Neon Genesis Evangelion as Shinji Ikari, Martian Successor Nadesico as Akito Tenkawa, and Excel Saga as Gojo Shioji. He has also performed voice acting for radio, especially commercials. His anime character voices tend to be either for timid, shy, or weak characters, or for eccentric and comical ones.
Career
[edit]Spencer attended the University of Houston for four years.[2] After doing a number of independent films, he met Amanda Winn-Lee, who suggested he audition for anime English dubbing at ADV Films. Spencer first landed a supporting role of Prime Minister Mikoshiba in Super Atragon, then a leading role of Takateru in Suikoden Demon Century. In August 1996, Spencer was cast as the lead role of Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion. After ADV Films' collapse, Funimation acquired the rights to the Rebuild of Evangelion movies. As part of Funimation's goal to get the service of the original voice actors from shows and movies they acquired distributing rights for, Spencer reprised Shinji in the movies.[2]
Spencer has done commercials for Houston Cellular, Applebee's, Kroger, Chevrolet, and Subway. Spencer has done additional acting in live-action films and in TV series such as The Big Easy.[2]
Spencer also travels the world with his panel, Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips), which teaches Spencer's trademark "food game," giving dating advice for men, cooking tips, and easy dinner recipes. Spencer's dating tips have been featured in USA Today and Men's Health. He also frequently writes dating tips for Neil Strauss, Carlos Xuma, and Singles Warehouse.[citation needed]
Personal life
[edit]Spencer was once married to Kendra Benham, who worked alongside him in Neon Genesis Evangelion as Maya Ibuki.[2] Spencer holds a brown belt in aikido and a 2nd-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.[2] Spencer is married to an entrepreneur, Kim MacKenzie, as of October 4, 2014. He is a foodie and has a website called DontKillYourDate.com.[1] Spike and Kim have two sons, one named Declan, who was born on July 29, 2017,[3] and another named Colton Christopher, who was born on February 4, 2021, in Australia.[4]
Filmography
[edit]Anime dubbing
[edit]Animation
[edit]| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Get Blake! | Mitch de la Cuz |
| Peter Rabbit | Shrew |
| Space Dogs | Venya |
| The Grossery Gang | Rocky (2nd Voice), Meathead, Stinky |
Internet Appearances
[edit]| Title | Role |
|---|---|
| Nostalgia Critic | Himself |
Film
[edit]| Title | Role |
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| NiNoKuni | Toru Shinozaki |
| Stand by Me Doraemon | Hidetoshi Dekisugi |
| Stand by Me Doraemon 2 | Hidetoshi Dekisugi |
Video games
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Clodfelter, Tim (March 10, 2016). "Interesting characters invading Winston-Salem this weekend". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on January 22, 2017. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Horn, Carl Gustav (February 1998). "Anime Focus Sound Bites: Spike Spencer". Animerica. 6 (2). Viz Media: 60–1. ISSN 1067-0831.
- ^ "Instagram post by Spike Spencer • Jan 9, 2018, at 6:58 am UTC". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
- ^ "Tweet by Spike Spencer • February 4, 2021, at 7:41 PM", Twitter, retrieved February 4, 2021
- ^ "English Bungo Stray Dogs Dub's Additional Cast Members Revealed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Toonami Asia Reveals More Dub Cast for Dragon Ball Super Anime". Anime News Network. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac "Voice Resume". Spike Spencer. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
- ^ FromSoftware. Armored Core: Verdict Day. Bandai Namco Entertainment. Scene: Ending credits, 2:10 in, CAST LIST.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Spike Spencer (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 13, 2020. 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Detective Pikachu (2018 Video Game)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (2020 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 13, 2021. 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 credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ "Xenoblade Chronicles X (2015 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Official fansite
- Spike Spencer at IMDb
- Spike Spencer at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Spike Spencer on Facebook
- Spike Spencer on Twitter
- Spike Spencer convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
- Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips)
- Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips) on Facebook
- Don't Kill Your Date (and Other Cooking Tips) on Twitter
- Spike Spencer on Voice123
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