Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of the animated series ''

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'' and ''

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'' with

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, with notable voice roles including

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' ''

'' series,

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in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', and the first English voice of adult

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in the Ocean dub of ''

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'' from 1996 to 1997.

Early life

Corlett was born on August 29, 1962, in

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, Canada. In 1980 during his final year at

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, Corlett made a video about life at the school starring his friend Alan McConnell getting into all sorts of antics, which became available on his

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channel after sitting in an archive for 43 years.

Career

Corlett began his career in 1984. Before becoming a voice actor, he programmed drum tracks and helped with computer sequences on

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's album '' Operation: Mindcrime'', also selling the band music gear in the 1980s. Corlett has lent his voice to several animated series produced/dubbed in Canada, with notable voice roles including Bob in ''

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'', Charger in ''

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'', Baby Taz in ''

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'', and Andy Larkin in ''

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''. Corlett has also lent his voice to

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shows such as '' Super Duper Sumos''. He also voiced Mr. Cramp in ''

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'', Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, and the Lighthouse Clock in ''

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'', and Ransome the Clown in the video game ''

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''. He, along with fellow Canadian voice actor

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, owned a production company who helped rewrite international shows. He is also the creator of the animated series ''Being Ian'' and ''Yvon of the Yukon.'' In anime, Corlett has voiced

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in ''Dragon Ball Z'' and Miroku in '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'', replacing

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, who was the original English voice actor for Miroku in the '' Inuyasha'' series until his death on November 18, 2020.

Personal life

Corlett lives in

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with his wife, also having a home in

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. They have two children: Philip (b. 1997), and

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(b. 1999). They have done voice work for the animated series ''

Dinosaur Train ''Dinosaur Train'' is an animated television series aimed at children ages 3 to 6 and created by Craig Bartlett, who also created Nickelodeon's '' Hey Arnold!''. The series features a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named Buddy who, together with the re ...

'' and '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic''. In addition to his work in Vancouver, he does voice work in

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, in the

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Filmography

Film

Anime

Animation

Video games

Bibliography

* ''E is for Ethics'' (Simon & Schuster, Atria Books, 2009; ) * ''E is for Environment'' (Simon & Schuster, Atria Books, 2011; )

References

Citations

Book references

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