Gregg Berger
{{Short description|American voice actor}}
{{distinguish|Greg Berg}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Gregg Berger
| image = Gregg Berger by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Berger at the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con
| birth_name = Gregory Alan Berger
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1950|12|10|mf=y}}
| birth_place = St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
| other_names = Greg Berger
Gregg A. Berger
| occupation = Voice actor
| years_active = 1978–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Dora J. Pearson|1979}}
| children = 2
| works = Full list
}}
Gregory Alan Berger (born December 10, 1950){{cite web |title=Gregg Berger |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/14442%7C0/Gregg-Berger |website=Turner Classic Movies}} is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht from Final Fantasy X and the Dissidia Final Fantasy games, Grimlock from The Transformers, Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter from Spider-Man: The Animated Series, Odie from most Garfield animated media, Cornfed Pig from Duckman, Bill Licking from The Angry Beavers, Agent Kay from Men in Black: The Series, The Gromble from Aaahh!!! Real Monsters, Captain Blue from Viewtiful Joe, Eeyore from Kingdom Hearts II, Hunter the Cheetah (1999–2002) and Ripto from Spyro the Dragon, as well as The Thing, Galactus, and Attuma from Marvel: Ultimate Alliance.
Early life
Berger was born on December 10, 1950, in St. Louis, Missouri to an observant Russian-Jewish family.{{cite web | url=https://www.gulftimes.com/culture/story/gregg-berger-paul-linke-in-mistakes-were-made-photo-by-c | title=New Gulf Times }} He graduated from University City High School in 1968.[https://www.ucityschools.org/cms/lib/MO02202179/Centricity/Domain/492/HOF%202019%20first%20release%20061219.pdf University City High School to Induct 15 Alumni Into Hall of Fame] ucityschools.org
Career
Berger began his career in 1978. He provided the voice of Adult Chirin in Ringing Bell. In 1982, he voiced Odie, one of the pets of Jon Arbuckle, in Here Comes Garfield.{{Cite web|title=Gregg Berger - Transformer Grimlock, Odie & Gi Joe Characters Signing!|url=https://shop.fanboyexpo.com/product/greg-berger-transformer-grimlock-odie-gi-joe-characters-signing/|access-date=2021-06-21|website=Fanboy Expo Store|language=en-US}} Berger would continue voicing Odie in various Garfield media such as Garfield and Friends (in which he also voiced Orson Pig in the U.S. Acres segments), The Garfield Show, and many more. He provided additional voices in Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show, while he voiced Grimlock in The Transformers and its feature film, The Transformers: The Movie.{{Cite web|title=The Transformers: The Movie (30th Anniversary Edition) - Movies on Google Play|url=https://play.google.com/store/movies/details/The_Transformers_The_Movie_30th_Anniversary_Editio?id=GZcatKt3pE0&hl=en_US&gl=US|access-date=2021-06-21|website=play.google.com|language=en}}
File:Gregg Berger at SDCC 2012.jpg]]
Berger also voiced Cornfed in the animated sitcom series titled Duckman. In the Spyro video game series, he provided the voices of Ripto and Hunter the Cheetah from 1999 until 2002. He voiced Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter in Spider-Man: The Animated Series (or just called Spider-Man).{{Cite web|title=Amazon.com: Spider-Man the Animated Series|url=https://www.amazon.com/spiderman-animated-series/s?k=spiderman+the+animated+series|access-date=2021-06-21|website=www.amazon.com|language=en-us}} Berger also provided additional voices for Inside Out and Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me 3. He was also the voice of Jecht in the Dissidia Final Fantasy games and Final Fantasy X.
Filmography
{{Main|Gregg Berger filmography}}
Awards and nominations
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| Year
! Award ! Category ! Work ! Result ! Refs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Annie Award | Best Achievement for Voice Acting | Duckman | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;" |{{Cite web|title=48th Annual Annie Awards|url=https://annieawards.org/|access-date=2021-05-13|website=annieawards.org|language=en}} |
References
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External links
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{{succession box | before = None | title = Voice of Grimlock | years = 1984–1987 | after = David Kaye}}
{{succession box | before = None | title = Voice of Skyfire | years = 1984–1985 | after = Scott McNeil}}
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Category:American male stage actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Jewish American male actors
Category:Male actors from St. Louis
Category:20th-century American male actors