James Carter Cathcart
Jimmy Zoppi is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime.
Biography
Zoppi was born March 8, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey.
Zoppi currently lives in Westwood, New Jersey with two of his children. Besides voice acting, he is also a musician. He plays bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums.
Pokémon roles
Zoppi is one of the original actors on the anime. Aside from his role as Gary Oak, he mainly played characters of the day until Pokémon: Battle Frontier, when The Pokémon Company International (then known as Pokémon USA) took over the dub. He was also credited as Billy Beach and provides the voices of James and Meowth from Team Rocket and also Professor Oak. As of In the Shadow of Zekrom, he is credited as Carter Cathcart.
He remains one of the longest running voice actors for the English dub next to Kayzie Rogers.
Humans
Major
- Gary Oak
- James (AG146-present)
- Professor Oak (AG146-present)
- Mr. Sukizo (DP171-present)
- Butch (AG176-present)
- Pryce
- Tommy (AG146-present)
- Steven Stone
Minor
- Samurai
- Tommy/Tomo
- Todd Snap
- Fergus
- Charles Goodshow
- Infernando
- Jack Pollockson
- Gan Gogh
- Captain Marius
- Dr. Namba
- Wings Alexander
- Sigourney
- Evian
- Mayor of Trovitopolis
- Cleavon Schpielbunk
- Gym Badge thief
- Godey
- Carny
- Zeus
- Timothy (Johto)
Pokémon
Major
- Meowth (AG146-present)
- Ash's Swellow (AG146-present)
- Ash's Torkoal (AG146-present)
- Ash's Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra
- May's Munchlax (AG146-present)
- James's Carnivine
- Harley's Banette (AG146-AG187)
- Harley's Cacturne (AG146-AG187)
- Paul's Torterra
- Gardenia's Turtwig
- Gengar (Team Meanies)
Minor
- Ash's Raticate
- Austin's Dustox
- Shieldon
- Rattata
- Spearow
- Muk
- Grimer
- Quagsire
- Shellder
- Croconaw
- Ninjask
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Famous non-Pokémon roles
- Philionel El Di Saillune (Slayers, from episode 24)
- Dilgear (Slayers)
- Vrumugun (Slayers)
- Miki Kaoru (Revolutionary Girl Utena)
- Weevil Underwood (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
- Masaki Maruo (The World of Narue)
- Tarb (Mew Mew Power)
- Vector the Crocodile (Sonic X & Shadow the Hedgehog)
External links
This article is part of Project VA, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on each voice actor of the Pokémon anime. |