David Brimmer is an American

voice actor Voice acting is the art of Acting, performing a character or providing information to an audience with one's voice. Performers are often called voice actors/actresses in addition to other names. Examples of voice work include animation, animated, ...

and

fight choreographer Stage combat, fight craft or fight choreography is a specialised technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet p ...

. He also goes by the names David J. Brimmer and J. David Brimmer. As a voice actor, he has worked for

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DuArt Film and Video DuArt Film & Video is an American film and recording studio founded in New York City by Al Young in 1922.
DuArt has contribute ...

, Headline Studios,

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, and TAJ Productions. Brimmer has been choreographing violence in

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, as well as in regional theaters around the country for over 20 years: from the current national tour of Jekyll & Hyde and the Off-Broadway productions of Bug and Killer Joe to the Joseph Papp Public Theater's Blood Wedding. His choreography has been nominated for a Douglas Fairbanks Award for Excellence in Theater and his work is currently on file at the

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. Recently he choreographed the violence in the musical ''Spring Awakening'' on Broadway He is the creator and current instructor of the

stage combat Stage combat, fight craft or fight choreography is a specialised technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet pr ...

program at

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's (NYU)

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, and has taught at The Meisner Extension, the Classical Studio, the

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, the

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, the Playwrights Horizons Theater School,

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, and the

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. He is a former president of the New York Fight Ensemble (NYFE) and a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, holding the title of "Fight Master." Brimmer's approach to fight choreography focuses on the reality of pain; an often overlooked element to stage and Hollywood fights. In his classes, students are asked to live through the situation of hurting or getting hurt. Warm up exercises include "Mike Ball," "Assassins," and "The Poison-Arm Samurai."

Anime dubbing

* '' Berserk (1997)'' – Nosferatu Zodd * ''

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'' – Crasher Wake, Mannes, Wulfric, Dr. Proctor, Victor, Simon * ''

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'' – Narrator * ''

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'' - Suberoa Zinnerman * ''

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'' — Mosuke; "Big Guy" Bill Burton, Tona Papik Cadimahide (

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) (4kids Version) * '' Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy'' - Sunshine * ''

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'' - Lu's Father * ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

'' - Crocodile, Axe-Hand Morgan, Lucky Roux, Barbarossa (4kids Version) * ''

Jungle Emperor Leo ''Jungle Emperor Leo'', known in Japan as is a 1997 Japanese animated adventure drama 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'') ...

'' - Pagoola * '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'' - Machete, Torch

Animation roles

* '' Alisa Knows What to Do!'' * ''Chomp Squad'' - Blaze * ''

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'' - Professor Pester * '' Cubix: Robots for Everyone'' - Chipinator * ''

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 aired on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kids, Cartoon Netwo ...

'' - Vidav * ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') is an American media franchise created by comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), D ...

'' - Dr. Malignus, Warrior King, Big Boss, Zanramon, Rynokk, Aramzedo, Hooded Man * '' Lupin III: The First'' - Lambert * '' Impy's Wonderland'' - Solomon * ''

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'' - Solomon

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brimmer, David Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male voice actors New York University staff American action choreographers Year of birth missing (living people)