Lex Lang
{{Short description|American voice actor}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lex Lang
| image = Lex Lang by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
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| caption = Lang in 2025
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| birth_place = Hollywood, California, U.S.
| occupation = Voice actor, voice director
| years_active = 1996–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Sandy Fox|2004}}
| website = {{Official URL}}
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Lex Lang is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is best known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Suguru Geto in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ecliptor in Power Rangers in Space, and Goemon Ishikawa in Lupin the Third.
Early life
Lang was born in Hollywood, California,{{cite web |url=http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/About.html |title=Lex Lang |website=www.lexlang.com |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170822053110/http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/About.html |archive-date=22 August 2017 |url-status=dead}} and began performing at 7 years old, hosting a radio show and being the master of ceremonies for Seagram's National Comedy Competition.
Throughout high school, Lang acted in various theatre productions at the Community Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona. His stage credits include The Fantastiks, Bus Stop, The Apple Tree, Of Mice and Men, and Cinderella.
While attending college, he performed stand-up comedy and did impressions for various clubs including The Comedy Store, Dr. Giggles, The NFL Cub, Anderson's Fifth Estate and The Improv. He would perform along with Jim Carrey, Richard Belzer, and David Spade. He would later move back to Hollywood, California to study music at the Musician's Institute before pursuing voice acting in 1996.
Career
A two-time Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards-honored voice actor, (first for his portrayal of Professor Behdety in the 2003/2004 season of Tutenstein, then again as The Doorman and his dog Hundley on the 2009/2010 season of Curious George), he has been in hundreds of productions ranging from original animation, anime, video games, celebrity voice matching, and movie trailers. He is known for playing the voice of Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot series, replacing Clancy Brown.{{cite web |url=https://www.crashmania.net/en/backstage/interviews/lex-lang/ |title=Interview with Lex Lang (Dr. Neo Cortex) |access-date=September 1, 2010 |website=Crash Mania |date=March 10, 2009}} He is also known for his anime voice work playing roles such as Sagara Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin and Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the Lupin III franchise.{{Cite web |url=http://lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Animation.html |title=Animation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170602124226/http://lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Animation.html |archive-date=2 June 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Anime.html |title=Anime |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212220012/http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Anime.html |archive-date=12 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Video_Games.html |title=Video Games |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212215912/http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/Video_Games.html |archive-date=12 December 2017 |url-status=dead}}
Lang has worked as voice director for clients including Cartoon Network, EWAM, Sony, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Technicolor, PCB Productions, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Code Masters, HBO and Warner Brothers.{{cite web |url=http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/ADR.html |title=ADR |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914000519/http://www.lexlang.com/The_Official_Lex_Lang_Website/ADR.html |archive-date=14 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}
Personal life
Lang is married to fellow voice actor Sandy Fox. They live in Studio City, California.{{cite web |url=http://patch.com/users/sandy-fox-ef1feae3 |title=Patch Profile Page For Sandy Fox |publisher=Patch Media |work=Studio City, Patch |access-date=September 24, 2015 |author=Fox, Sandy}}
Lang is also a musician, and he plays guitar, bass, and piano. He has also written 200 songs for various genres.
Other ventures
In 1998 Lang and his wife co-founded the Love Planet Foundation, a non-profit organization which creates educational materials for children on the importance of recycling, world water awareness, and the preservation of the planet.{{Cite web|url=https://loveplanetfoundation.org/|title=Love Planet Foundation|website=loveplanetfoundation.org}} They also created Love Planet Productions, which includes several multimedia projects such as anime presentation shows, toddler shows and products, and Zen programming.{{cite web |url=http://loveplanetproductions.com/?page_id=7 |title=Projects |website=loveplanetproductions.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140521081242/http://loveplanetproductions.com/?page_id=7 |archive-date=2014-05-21}} In 2006 they launched a bottled spring water business called H2Om Water with Intention, which has received recognition as a sponsor at several events including Sting's Rainforest Foundation Carnegie Hall Concert and the Elevate Film Festival.{{cite press release |url=http://www.bevnet.com/news/2006/07-24-2006-H2Om.asp |title=H2Om Joins Film Festival to 'Elevate' Consciousness in Hollywood |publisher=Elevate Film Festival and H20m |date=July 22, 2006 |access-date=September 24, 2015 |via=BevNET.com}}{{cite web |url=http://www.theswervemagazine.com/Sandy_Fox_Lex_Lang.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140926024146/http://www.theswervemagazine.com/Sandy_Fox_Lex_Lang.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=September 26, 2014 |title=Sandy Fox/Lex Lang |work=The Swerve Magazine |access-date=September 23, 2015 |last=Regina |first=Steven}}{{cite web |url=http://www.shapeyou.com/award_categories/winners/66/waters_flavored_enhanced |title=Gear awards – Waters(Flavored/Enhanced) Winners |work=ShapeYou.com |access-date=September 24, 2015}} Lang was also a Deepak Chopra meditation instructor.{{cite web |url=http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/Meditation.html |title=Meditation |work=SandyFox.com |access-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150912093832/http://www.sandyfox.com/Sandy_Fox/Meditation.html |archive-date=September 12, 2015 |url-status=dead}}
Filmography
=Anime=
=Animation=
=Film=
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|+ List of voice performances in direct-to-video and television films | ||||
style="background:#b0c4de; width:40px;"| Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
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{{dts|1996|format=y}} | Black Jack | Additional voices | Animaze dub | |
{{dts|1998|format=y}} | Yu Yu Hakusho: the Movie | Kazuma Kuwabara | OVA, Animaze/Media Blasters dub | |
{{dts|1999|format=y}} | Reborn from Hell: Samurai Armageddon | Shosetu Yu | Live-action dub | |
{{dts|2001|format=y}} | Street Fighter Alpha | Guard | ||
{{dts|2001|format=y}} | Akira | Man on Vehicle's Radio 2 | Animaze dub | |
{{dts|2001|format=y}} | Reborn from Hell II: Jubei's Revenge | Shosetu Yu | Live-action dub | |
{{dts|2002|format=y}} | Cowboy Bebop: The Movie | Additional voices | ||
{{dts|2002|format=y}} | Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team - Miller's Report | Additional voices | ||
{{dts|2004|format=y}} | éX-Driver The Movie | Caine Tokioka, Fitz, David, Police Officer | Also voice director, ADR writer | |
{{dts|2004|format=y}} | Mobile Suit Gundam F91 | Bardo | ||
{{dts|2004|format=y}} | Alive | Tenshu Yashiro | Live-action dub | |
{{dts|2007|10|18|format=y}} | The Three Robbers | Felix | ||
{{dts|2008|02|27|format=y}} | Justice League: The New Frontier | Rick Flag | ||
{{dts|2011|format=y}} | Legend of the Millennium Dragon | Additional voices | ||
{{dts|2013|02|27|format=y}} | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Captain Atom, Funeral Presider | ||
{{dts|2015|10|06|format=y}} | The Last: Naruto the Movie | Hayate Gekko | ||
{{dts|2024|12|17|format=y}} | Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! | WarGreymon, Omnimon | {{cite web|url=https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/digimon-adventure-our-war-game|title=Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!|publisher=Sound Cadence Studios|accessdate=2025-03-16}} | |
{{dts|2024|12|17|format=y}} | Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals | Rapidmon | {{cite web|url=https://www.soundcadencestudios.com/digimon-adventure-02-digimon-hurricane-touchdown|title=Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals|publisher=Sound Cadence Studios|accessdate=2025-03-16}} |
=Video games=
=Live-action=
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|+ List of voice performances in live-action television and film | ||||
style="background:#b0c4de;" | Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
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{{dts|1994|10|07|format=y}}
|Tropedobot, Robot | | | ||||
{{dts|1996|05|04|format=y}}
|Cyborsect | | | ||||
{{dts|1996|10|11|format=y}} | Power Rangers Zeo | Louie Kaboom | Uncredited | |
{{dts|1997|04|19|format=y}} | Power Rangers Turbo | Rygog, Lerigot | as Alexis Lang | |
{{dts|1998|02|20|format=y}} | Power Rangers in Space | Ecliptor, Jakarak | Uncredited | |
{{dts|2002|format=y}} | Power Rangers Wild Force | Zen-Aku | ||
{{dts|2020|format=y}} | Doom Patrol | Candlemaker |
=Other appearances=
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|+ List of voice performances in animation | ||||
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! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Series ! style="background:#b0c4de;"| Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" class="unsortable"| Notes | ||||
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2001 | Primetime Glick | Announcer | ||
2002 | Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck | Contestant |
References
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; Book references
- {{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=71GuAwAAQBAJ |title=Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998–2013 |first=Vincent |last=Terrace |publisher=McFarland |isbn=9781476616452 |year=2014}}
External links
{{Portal|Anime and manga|Biography}}
{{Commons category}}
- {{Official website|http://www.lexlang.com}}
- [http://www.loveplanetrecords.com Love Planet Records]
- {{Anime News Network|people|1143}}
- {{IMDb name|0485670}}
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