James Carter Cathcart (born March 8, 1954), also known as Jimmy Zoppi, is an American retired

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, script adaptor, voice director,

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and

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known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the ''

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'' franchise between 2005 and 2023.

Career

Cathcart has been playing with bands since high school, including

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who released two albums on Columbia in 1979-80 and has been the vocalist of the Carter Cathcart Band since 1981. Cathcart also co-wrote the song "Remember Me" with

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guitarist

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that ended up on Frehley's 1989 solo album

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. Cathcart's first voiceover part was O.G. Readmore on the ABC Weekend Special. After that, he recorded voice overs for

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candy bars,

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, and others. Cathcart later auditioned in voice acting and has since become known for a prolific amount of

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dub voice work for

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, TAJ Productions,

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and

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. Cathcart retired from voice acting in 2023 due to an advanced form of throat cancer.

Filmography

Animated film

Animation

Anime

Video games

Production credits

Voice director

*''Bride of Darkness''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carter Cathcart, James 1954 births Living people American male singers American male voice actors American male video game actors American voice directors Male actors from New Jersey