James Hadley Snyder (born February 16, 1970), known professionally 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!
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuki Takahashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' magazine between September 1996 and March 2004. The plot follows the story of a boy named Yugi Mutou, w ...
'', as well as all of the character's U.S. series appearances.
Early life
Green attended
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's College, and was ...
in
New Brunswick, New Jersey
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4Kids Entertainment
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Central Park Media
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Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (''Shūsen no Lorelei'', ''Bōkoku no Aegis'', '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549''). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs a ...
'', and teaches voice acting at Edge Studio in
New York City
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.
Personal life
Green married singer and voice actress Michal Lura Friedman, better known as Michal the Girl, in 2008. While giving birth to twins (a son named Jackson and a daughter named Reverie) on November 25, 2011, Friedman died from complications following a C-section. Fans began charity efforts to provide financial support for the twins.
Colossus
Colossus, Colossos, or the plural Colossi or Colossuses, may refer to:
Statues
* Any exceptionally large statue
** List of tallest statues
** :Colossal statues
* ''Colossus of Barletta'', a bronze statue of an unidentified Roman emperor
* ''Col ...
* ''The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Bear'' - Father Bear
* ''
Chaotic
Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...
'' - Mezzmarr, Tangath Toborn, Codemaster Imthor and Tartarek
* '' Huntik: Secrets & Seekers'' - Montehue, Clease, Zan-Tanos, Lord Casterwill, The Oracle
* ''
GoGoRiki
''Kikoriki'', known in the United States as ''GoGoRiki'' or ''BalloonToons'' and in Russia as ''Smeshariki'' (russian: Смешарики), is a Russian animated television series consisting of 307 episodes of 6 minutes and 30 seconds each, aime ...
'' - Pogoriki (4Kids dub)
* ''
Hammerboy
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'' - Moonk
* ''
The Incredible Crash Dummies
''The Incredible Crash Dummies'' is a line of action figures designed by David McDonald and Jim Byrne, styled after the eponymous
crash test dummy popularized in a public service advertising campaign of the late 1980s, to educate people on the saf ...
'' - Crash (4Kids dub)
* ''
Kappa Mikey
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'' - Additional Voices
* '' Pat & Stan'' - Pat
* '' Polar Krush'' - PK The Polar Bear, Gordon the Gorilla, Maurice the Mammoth
* ''
Robotomy
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'' - Additional Voices
* '' Stickin' Around'' - Additional Voices
* ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (2003) - Mortu, Commander Mozar, Mephos, The Professor
* ''Thumb Wrestling Federation'' - Ring Announcer, Corbata, Tom Cat, Snagglefangs, Sick Vick
* ''
Viva Piñata
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'' - Hudson Horstachio, King Roario
* '' Vampirina'' - Boris
* ''
Winx Club
''Winx Club'' is an animated series co-produced by Rainbow S.p.A., Rainbow SpA and later Nickelodeon. It was created by Italian animator Iginio Straffi. The show is set in a magical universe that is inhabited by fairies, witches, and other myth ...
Leonardo
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People
Notable people with the name include:
* Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519), Italian Renaissance scientist ...
Akudama Drive
is a 2020 Japanese cyberpunk anime television series conceptualized by Kazutaka Kodaka and produced by Pierrot and Too Kyo Games. It was written by Norimitsu Kaihō and directed by Tomohisa Taguchi. Set in a dystopian future in Kansai, the ...
'' - Headmaster (ep. 7)
* ''
Descendants of Darkness
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Matsushita. The story revolves around shinigami. These Guardians of Death work for '' Enma Daiō'', the king of the dead, sorting out the expected and unexpected arrivals to the Under ...
The Legend of Snow White
is an Italian-Japanese anime series produced by Tatsunoko Productions and Mondo TV, based on the 1812 European fairy tale. Directed by Kunitoshi Okajima, the series premiered on NHK on 6 April 1994 and ran for 52-episodes until its conclusion o ...
'' - Prince Richard (episodes 17-52)
* ''
One Piece
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'' - Johnny, Mr. 4, Nezumi, NarratorDan Green initially read the opening narration before he was replaced with Eric Stuart. (4Kids)
* ''
Pokémon
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In terms of what each of thos ...
Mewtwo
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Yu-Gi-Oh! GX
''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', also known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel series to the original ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 6, 2004 to March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. ''Yu-Gi- ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds
is the second main spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, succeeding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'', in celebration of the 40th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump and the 15th anniversary of V Jump. The series aired in Japan from April 2, 2008 to Mar ...
'' - Tetsu Trudge, Guard Robot
* ''
Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL
, stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, is a Japanese manga and anime series and the third spin-off of the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, after the preceding ''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''. The manga began serialization in Shueisha's '' V Jump'' magazine from Dec ...
Magic in the Water
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Sonic the Hedgehog (series)
is a Japanese video game series and media franchise created by Sega. The franchise follows Sonic the Hedgehog (character), Sonic, an anthropomorphic blue hedgehog who battles the evil Doctor Eggman, a mad scientist. The main ''Sonic the Hedg ...
Shadow the Hedgehog
is a fictional character appearing in Sega's '' Sonic the Hedgehog'' franchise. Shadow was created by Takashi Iizuka and Shiro Maekawa, and first made his debut in '' Sonic Adventure 2'' (2001). Although this was intended to be his only app ...
''
** ''
Sonic Riders
is a 2006 racing video game for the GameCube, PlayStation 2, and Xbox in which the player controls characters from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series on hoverboards. In the game's 16 tracks, the player competes against characters—either control ...
''
** ''
Sonic '06
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Sonic and the Secret Rings
is a 2007 platform video game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Wii. A spin-off from the ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' series, it is the first title in the franchise for the system, and follows Sonic the Hedgehog's quest to stop an ...
'' -
Sinbad the Sailor
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** ''
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games
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Sonic and the Black Knight
Sonic or Sonics may refer to:
Companies
*Sonic Drive-In, an American drive-in fast-food restaurant chain
* Sonic (ISP), an Internet provider and CLEC, serving more than 100 California communities
* Sonic Foundry, a computer software company wh ...
Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games
is a 2009 and 2011 sports and party game developed by Sega. Like its predecessor, it was published by Nintendo for Japan and Korea and by Sega in the Western world. The game is officially licensed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) th ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links
is a free-to-play, digital collectible card game developed by Konami for the iOS, Android and Microsoft Windows platforms, based on the '' Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game''. After an initial beta period, the game was first released in Japan on ...
Jungle Emperor Leo
''Jungle Emperor Leo'', known in Japan as is a 1997 Japanese animated film focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's manga, ''Jungle Taitei'' (known in earlier US productions as ''Kimba the White Lion'' and '' Leo the Lion'').
Plot
At the ...
'' (co-directed with
Michael Sinterniklaas
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)
* ''
Knight Hunters Eternity
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* ''
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (''Shūsen no Lorelei'', ''Bōkoku no Aegis'', '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549''). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs a ...
'' (co-directed with
Michael Sinterniklaas
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and
Marc Diraison
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Samurai Deeper Kyo
is a manga series written and illustrated by Akimine Kamijyo. Set during the Edo period of Japan's history, ''Samurai Deeper Kyo'' follows , a feared samurai seeking to regain his body after his soul is sealed inside the body of his rival ...
Knight Hunters Eternity
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Marc Diraison
Marc R. Diraison (born February 7, 1975) is an American voice actor, ADR director, and script writer who has worked for Bang Zoom! Entertainment, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment and DuArt Film and Video. He is best known as the voice of Guts ...
)
* ''
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
is a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui (''Shūsen no Lorelei'', ''Bōkoku no Aegis'', '' Samurai Commando: Mission 1549''). The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs a ...
'' (co-written with
Michael Sinterniklaas
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and
Stephanie Sheh
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Queen's Blade
is a Japanese series of visual combat books published by Hobby Japan inspired by the licensed works from Firelight Game Company's '' Lost Worlds''. The overall plot of the game revolves around a tournament called the Queen's Blad ...