J. Michael Tatum
J. Michael Tatum is an English voice actor for the Pokémon anime.
Biography
Tatum was born as John Michael Tatum on May 15, 1976, in McKinney, Texas. He had a stutter as a child, which prompted his speech coach to get him involved in theatre. His performances allowed him to overcome his stutter, inspiring him to become an actor. He became a voice actor with Funimation after being discovered by one of the studio's ADR directors. Tatum became involved with the Pokémon anime during Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, with his major roles being Tobias and Damon. He currently co-hosts a podcast called That Anime Show.
Pokémon roles
Anime
Video games
Other non-Pokémon roles
- Kyoya Ootori (Ouran High School Host Club)
- Zarbon, Guide (Dragon Ball Kai)
- Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)
- France (Hetalia: Axis Powers)
- Erwin Smith (Attack on Titan)
- Pearl, Dalton, Eneru (One Piece)
- Nagi "Owl" Kengamine (Deadman Wonderland)
- Masumi Nishijima (Future Diary)
- Garista Luodur (Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike)
- Rei Ryuugazaki (Free!)
- Scar (Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood)
- Rintaro Okabe (Steins;Gate)
- Jean Armstrong (Ace Attorney)
- Simon, Acnologia (Fairy Tail)
- Tenya Iida (My Hero Academia)
- Magma (Dr. Stone)
- Kraft Lawrence (Spice and Wolf)
External links
- That Anime Show podcast
- That Anime Show Facebook page
- Shadow Followers of J. Michael Tatum fan forum
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