Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of the animated series '' Being Ian'' and '' Yvon of the Yukon'' with Studio B Productions, with notable voice roles including Mega Man in

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' '' Mega Man'' series, Cheetor in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', and the first English voice of adult Goku in the Ocean dub of '' Dragon Ball Z'' 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 Burnaby South Secondary School, 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 Queensrÿche'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 '' ReBoot'', Charger in '' NASCAR Racers'', Baby Taz in '' Baby Looney Tunes'', and Andy Larkin in '' What's with Andy?''. Corlett has also lent his voice to DIC Entertainment shows such as '' Super Duper Sumos''. He also voiced Mr. Cramp in '' The Cramp Twins'', Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, and the Lighthouse Clock in '' Salty's Lighthouse'', and Ransome the Clown in the video game '' Thimbleweed Park''. 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 Master Roshi in ''Dragon Ball Z'' and Miroku in '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'', replacing Kirby Morrow, 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 Claire Corlett (b. 1999). They have done voice work for the animated series '' Dinosaur Train'' 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; )

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