Sean Schemmel
{{Short description|American voice actor (born 1968)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Sean Schemmel
| image = Sean Schemmel Photo Op GalaxyCon Minneapolis 2019.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Schemmel in 2019
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|11|21|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
| occupation = {{hlist|Voice actor|ADR director|screenwriter}}
| years_active = 1997–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Melissa Cox|1993|1998|end=divorced}}
- {{marriage|Melodee Lenz|1998|2001|end=divorced}}
}}
}}
Sean Schemmel (born November 21, 1968){{Cite tweet |number=1197608437653241856|user=SeanSchemmel|title=Birthday! Galaxycon! #yousayitsyourbirthday #itsmybirthdaytoo|author=Sean Schemmel|date= November 21, 2019|access-date=March 14, 2022}}{{Cite tweet |number=1330600418200621056|user=SeanSchemmel|title=I was very moved by all the birthday wishes yesterday from everyone! Truly made my birthday special! Amazed it happens every year thank you!!!|author=Sean Schemmel|date= November 23, 2020|access-date=March 14, 2022}} is an American voice actor, ADR director, and screenwriter known chiefly for his work in cartoons, anime, and video games. His most notable role is the teen and adult voice of Son Goku in the Funimation dub of the Dragon Ball franchise.
Career
Initially, Schemmel never planned on becoming a voice actor; he trained to be a classical French horn player. When a friend persuaded him to audition for Dragon Ball Z, he tried out for a minor character who was going to be killed in the first season of the show. He had been recording for two weeks before he was told that he was going to be the lead.{{cite web |title=Dragon Ball's' voice of Goku speaks for himself |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-ca-conversation-dragon-ball-goku-20170630-story.html |website=Los Angeles Times |access-date=14 March 2022 |date=30 June 2017}} Since being cast as Son Goku by Funimation in 1999, he has been the most consistent English voice actor for the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise, having voiced the character's older teen and adult incarnations in every anime series produced to date (Dragon Ball, Z, GT, Kai, Super, and Daima) and most Dragon Ball animated movies and video games, as well as other characters such as King Kai and Goku Black.{{cite web |title=Sean Schemmel Teases His Approach To Goku Black In 'Dragon Ball Super' |url=https://comicbook.com/anime/news/dragon-ball-super-goku-black-english-dub-anime-sean-schemmel/ |website=ComicBook.com |date=November 15, 2017 |access-date=16 March 2022 |language=en}}
File:Sean Schemmel (42883895034).jpg in 2018]]
Besides voicing Goku, Schemmel has lent his voice to several other anime characters including Amidamaru in Shaman King (2001), Lucario in Pokémon and Elliot Grant in Mew Mew Power. His other roles in animation include Firefly in G.I. Joe: Sigma 6, Gonard in Kappa Mikey and Hawkman in DC Super Friends. In video games, Schemmel has provided his voice to Makuta in Bionicle, Black Doom in Shadow the Hedgehog, Maxwell in Bullet Witch, Horace in Skullgirls, Batman in The Dark Knight Rises, Sun Wukong (whom Goku was originally based on) in Smite, and Marc Wilson in Fallout 4.
In addition to his voice acting career, Schemmel was also an ADR Director and scriptwriter for NYAV Post, where he had directed and adapted for English dubs of several Japanese anime series. In the field of narration, he has won two awards for his audiobook recordings.
Personal life
Schemmel was married to Melissa Cox, from 1993 to 1998. He married actress Melodee Lenz in 1998. The marriage ended nearly three years later. In a 2018 interview, Schemmel mentioned that he is on the autism spectrum.{{Cite web |title=Sean Schemmel IN DEPTH interview Part 2 • Kanzenshuu |url=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=43332 |access-date=2024-11-30 |website=www.kanzenshuu.com}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=n3YU3zLL33bzTu0O&v=BmMmvieMEjc&feature=youtu.be |title=SEAN SCHEMMEL INTERVIEW PART 1 OF 2: Becoming Goku, Music, Puppets, Life. |date=2018-07-18 |author=((Geekdom101)) |access-date=2024-11-30 |via=YouTube}}
Filmography
=Anime=
=Animation=
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|+ List of voice and dubbing performances in direct-to-video and television films | |||
| style="background:#b0c4de;" | Year
! style="background:#b0c4de;" | Title ! style="background:#b0c4de;" | Role ! style="background:#b0c4de;" | Crew Role, Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Impy's Island | King Pumponell the 55th | |
| 2009 | TMNT: Turtles Forever | Raphael 84 | |
| 2010 | Animals United | Biggie the Rhinoceros | {{cite web|url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sean-Schemmel/|title=Sean Schemmel|access-date=December 30, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161201092057/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sean-Schemmel|archive-date=December 1, 2016|url-status=live}} |
| 2011 | A Car's Life 2 | Fender | |
| 2013 | A Car's Life 3: The Royal Heist | Fender, Otto, Pinion | |
| 2015 | A Car's Life 4: Junkyard Blues | Fender, Otto | |
| 2016 | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | Dark Opal | |
| 2017 | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Mr. Salt, Mr. Turkentine |
= Live-action =
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|+List of dubbing performances in live-action television series !Year !Title !Role !Notes |
| 2023
|English dub |
=Video games=
Awards
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!Year !Award !Work !Category !Result |
| 2008
|The Big Splash by Jack D. Ferraiolo | |
| 2013
|I Suck at Girls by Justin Halper |
| 2019
| Guinness World Record for most people performing a Kamehameha |
References
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External links
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Category:University of North Texas alumni