Paul Haddad

Paul Haddad (May 20, 1963 – April 11, 2020) was an English-born Canadian actor. He was the original voice actor of Leon S. Kennedy in the Resident Evil franchise, voicing the character in Resident Evil 2. Other voice over roles included Uncle Arthur in Babar, Quicksilver and Arkon in X-Men, Luke Talbot in Monster Force, the title character in Free Willy, and Lefty in John Callahan's Quads!.

Biography
Haddad was born in Birmingham, England on May 20, 1963. He was the eldest of three children. Haddad attended McGill University, where he studied acting, and was of Iranian descent. In 1988, he graduated from the National Theatre School of Canada, in Montreal, Quebec.

Haddad performed in the Stratford Theatre Festival in Stratford, Ontario for two years. In the 1996 festival, he played Bassanio in The Merchant of Venice.

Haddad voiced Uncle Arthur in Babar and voiced Shrimplips, among many other characters in Medabots. Some of his other roles include John Callahan's Quads!, Mythic Warriors, Cyberchase, The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3, Little Bear, The Magic School Bus, RoboRoach, Pearlie, Franny's Feet, The Adventures of Tintin, and Rupert.

He is best known for voicing Leon S. Kennedy in the video game Resident Evil 2. Due to the popularity of his voice work in Resident Evil 2, Haddad was asked to voice a character in the similarly themed Daymare: 1998 (which he announced via a YouTube video in January 2019).

Personal Life
Haddad resided in Toronto, Canada. His hobbies included film editing (preferably videos of his dog) and assisting with actor demos. He had stated on a YouTube live stream that he suffered from stage-three throat cancer and had a tumor growing on one of his vocal cords; however, the tumor was removed, altering his voice in the process.

Paul Haddad died on April 11, 2020 at the age of 56.

Anime

 * Medabots (1999-2000) - Shrimplips/Shrimpy Lipowitz, Robo #2 (ep. 1), Rocker #1 (ep. 1) , Koichi (ep. 5) , Calamari (ep. 7)