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Rodger Parsons is an American voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. From seasons one through six, he was credited as Ken Gates.

Rodger Parsons

Biography

Parsons was born on October 19, 1943. He is a graduate of New York University and holds a BFA degree in Television, Motion Pictures, Radio. Parsons was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon and the original narrator. He left halfway through the sixth season, but returned when Pokémon USA and TAJ Productions took over the dubbing and distribution of the series.

Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Other non-Pokémon roles

Odin/Brahms (Valkyrie Profile)
Intsrstills announcer (WordGirl)

Trivia

Parsons' first name is misspelled as Roger in the credits of several seasons.
Parsons is a member of Voices for Fosters^[1] alongside fellow Pokémon voice actresses Sarah Natochenny and Lisa Ortiz.

External links

References

↑ https://www.voicesforfosters.org/about-us

This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime.

[1] ttps://www.voicesforfosters.org/about-us

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-'''Rodger Parsons'''<ref>[http://who.godaddy.com/whois.aspx?domain=vodirect.com WHOIS information for VODirect.com]</ref> is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. From seasons one through six, he was credited under the pseudonym of '''Ken Gates'''. He is a graduate of New York University and holds a BFA degree in Television, Motion Pictures, Radio.
+'''Rodger Parsons''' is an American voice actor for the English-language [[dub]] of the [[Pokémon anime]]. From [[S01|seasons one]] through [[S06|six]], he was credited as '''Ken Gates'''.
-==Pokémon==
+==Biography==
-Rodger Parsons was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon, and he was the original narrator of the series. He left halfway through [[Pokémon: Advanced]], but returned when [[The Pokémon Company International]] (known as Pokémon USA at the time) took over the English dubbing of the anime series.
+Parsons was born on October 19, 1943. He is a graduate of New York University and holds a BFA degree in Television, Motion Pictures, Radio. Parsons was one of the original voice actors on Pokémon and the original [[narrator]]. He left halfway through the sixth season, but returned when {{TPCi|Pokémon USA}} and [[TAJ Productions]] [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy|took over the dubbing and distribution of the series]].
-===Roles on Pokémon===
+==Pokémon roles==
-====Anime====
+===Anime===
-* [[Narrator]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG020]], [[AG146]]-present)
+====Humans====
+=====Major=====
+* [[Narrator]] ([[EP001]]-[[AG020]], [[AG146]]-present, [[M01]]-[[M05]], [[M09]]-present)
 * {{ka|Flint}} ([[AG177]])
 * [[Nanny and Pop-Pop|Pop-Pop]]
+* {{an|Enta}}
+=====Minor=====
 * [[Mr. Saridakis]]
-* [[King of Pokélantis]] ([[AG178]])
+* [[King of Pokélantis]]
-* {{an|Enta}}
 * [[Tōkichi]]
-* [[Jamero]]
-* {{p|Whiscash}} ([[SS019]])
 * [[Officer Jenny]]'s police squad
 * Some of Pokémon Hunter [[J's henchmen]]
 * Mayor ([[DP057]])
-====Games====
+====Pokémon====
-* Announcer ([[Pokémon Battle Revolution]])
+* {{p|Whiscash}} (''[[Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Team Go-Getters Out of the Gate!]]'')
+====Other====
+* {{DL|Battle judge|Jamero}}
+===Video games===
+* Announcer (''[[Pokémon Battle Revolution]]'')
+* Narrator (''[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]'')
+==Other non-Pokémon roles==
+* Odin/Brahms (''{{wp|Valkyrie Profile}}'')
+* Intsrstills announcer (''{{wp|WordGirl}}'')
-==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
+==Trivia==
-* Odin/Brahms ({{wp|Valkyrie Profile}})
+* Parsons' first name is misspelled as '''Roger''' in the credits of several seasons.
-* Intsrstills announcer ({{wp|WordGirl}}; uncredited)
+* Parsons is a member of Voices for Fosters<ref>https://www.voicesforfosters.org/about-us</ref> alongside fellow Pokémon voice actresses [[Sarah Natochenny]] and [[Lisa Ortiz]].
+==External links==
+* [http://www.vodirect.com Official website]
+* [https://twitter.com/vodirect Twitter]
+* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBeFYXgoQFA Interview with Parsons]
 ==References==
 <references/>
-==External link==
+{{-}}
-* [http://www.vodirect.com Official Website]
 {{Project VA notice}}
 [[Category:4Kids voice actors|Parsons, Rodger]]
 [[Category:PUSA voice actors|Parsons, Rodger]]
 [[Category:TPCi voice actors|Parsons, Rodger]]
+[[it:Rodger Parsons]]