Maddie Blaustein

Madeleine Joan Blaustein (born Adam Seth Blaustein; October 9, 1960 – December 13, 2008) was an American voice actress and comics writer. She was known for her voice acting work for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film & Video and NYAV Post, and for comics written for Milestone Comics.

Biography

Blaustein was born on Long Island as Adam Seth Blaustein, the second oldest of 5 children in Long Island, New York, including video-game localization coordinator and translator Jeremy Blaustein. Blaustein was born intersex and was assigned male at birth before transitioning to a woman later in life.

In the late 1980s, Blaustein worked for Marvel Comics, as an editor (several issues each of Web of Spider-Man, Marvel Tales, and Marvel Saga) as a writer (several issues of Conan the King), and penciling a one-shot of Power Pachyderms.^[1] She wrote assorted comics published by DC Comics in the early 1990s, including a few for the Impact Comics imprint and TSR line.^[1] For Milestone Media, she cowrote with Yves Fezzani several issues each of Hardware and Static, and (credited as Addie Blaustein) the 1994 limited series Deathwish,^[1] whose protagonist was a character created by Blaustein: a transgender female police officer named Marissa Rahm.

She was also an animation director. Later, she served as Creative Director for Weekly World News.

Blaustein was a voice actress at 4Kids Entertainment, where she worked on the English dub version of the Pokémon anime. She provided "filler" voices for various characters until episode #29, when she was given the role of Meowth, who she played through season 8.^[2] She also voiced Sartorius in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX and Solomon Muto in the Yu-Gi-Oh! second series anime. She voiced Chef Kawasaki in Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, Doctor Kureha in One Piece, and Arngrim, Lawfer, and Lezard in Valkyrie Profile. Because of her deep voice, she was usually cast as male characters, though she performed a wide variety of voices. For example, in Valkyrie Profile, she performed a very "tough" masculine voice (Arngrim), as well as a high-class one (Lawfer), and the somewhat androgynous voice of a mad scientist/sorcerer (Lezard Valeth). During the 2004 Democratic Party primaries, she voiced Gollum Sméagol on The Mike Malloy Show, announcing a satirical presidential bid.

Beginning in 2004 under the pseudonym Kendra Bancroft, Blaustein was a content creator on the Second Life platform, earning a reputation as an innovative, competent, and reliable 3-D modeller in the communities where she participated.^[3] Her experience as an activist in the transgender community helped her to organize and support groups of people in Second Life.

Blaustein died on December 11, 2008 at the Hospital of Jersey City, New Jersey from an untreated stomach virus that she had suffered from since late November.

Filmography

Live-Action Dubbing

Films

Cutie Honey (2004) - Sister Jill

Animation Dubbing

Animated Series

Cubix (2001-2004) - Dr. K
Funky Cops (2002-2004) - Jerry, Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (2009-2012) - Rassimov (1st voice; eps. 6-26)

Animated Specials

The Fight for the FoxBox (2003) - Chef Kawasaki, Dr. K

Animated Films

Impy's Island (2006) - Shoe
The Little Panda Fighter (2008) - Grizzlepuss

Anime Dubbing

Anime

The Legend of Snow White (1994-1995) - Goldy (2nd voice; eps. 15-52), Chamomile (2nd voice; eps. 15-52) (US Dub)
Pokémon (1997-2002) - Meowth (eps. 31-273), Seymour (ep. 6), A.J. (ep. 8), Damian (ep. 11), Bill (ep. 13), Lieutenant Surge (ep. 14), Gentleman (ep. 15), Sailor (ep. 19), Man in Crowd (ep. 19), Sabrina's Father (eps. 22 & 25), Anthony (ep. 29), Dario (ep. 33), Trainers (ep. 33), Rainer (ep. 38), Hippie (ep. 39), Mayor (ep. 39), Kas (ep. 40), Melvin (ep. 41), James' Father (ep. 46), Oswald (ep. 62), Guards (ep. 63), Bruno (ep. 70), Otoshi (ep. 73), Pete Pebbleman (ep. 76), Vendor #1 (ep. 82), Worker #1 (ep. 82), Punk #3 (ep. 84), Trainer #1 (ep. 84), Expedition Crew Member 1 (ep. 89), Cameraman (ep. 89), Roger (ep. 90), Captain (ep. 95), Lookout (ep. 96), Hot Dog Customer (ep. 102), Tad (ep. 105), Scuz (ep. 113), Man #2 (ep. 120), Man #3 (ep. 127), Man #4 (ep. 127), Mr. Douglas (ep. 128), Falkner's Referee (ep. 131), Salesman #1 (ep. 138), Male Trainer #4 (ep. 140), Trade Conductor (ep. 146), Trader #15 (ep. 146), Dr. Wiseman (ep. 154), Patient #3 (ep. 165), Announcer (ep. 169), Audience (ep. 169), Tetsuya (ep. 173), Mr. Strussel (ep. 177), Man (ep. 177), Cameraman (ep. 197), Doctor (ep. 198), Gentleman (ep. 205), Man (ep. 205), Trainer #1 (ep. 215), Farmer (ep. 247), Additional Voices
Slayers TRY (1997) - Jillas, Man (ep. 3), Cook (ep. 6), Alarm (ep. 18)
Pokémon Chronicles (1998-2002) - Meowth, Scientist #A (ep. 1), Crowd Members (ep. 6), Mayor (ep. 7), Additional Voices
One Piece (1999-present) - Dr. Kureha (4Kids Dub)
Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Solomon Muto, Zygor, Shimon Muran, Mushara (ep. 199), Additional Voices
Fighting Foodons (2001-2002) - Oslo, Burnt Meatballs, Dish Wizard
Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (2001-2003) - Chef Kawasaki, Waddle Doo, Tuggle, Professor Curio (eps. 79-100), Melman, Biblio, Gengu, Bonkers (ep. 79)
Shaman King (2001-2002) - Silver Wing, Silver Shield
Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Meowth (eps. 1-145), Trainer School Principal (ep. 15), Sara's Father (eps. 44-45), Old Man #B (ep. 55), Professor Jacuzzi (ep. 65), Husband (ep. 86), Additional Voices
Ultimate Muscle (2002-2004) - Wally Tusket, Lord Flash, Comrade Turbinski
Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Migeira
Sonic X (2003-2006) - Principal, Police Officer (ep. 2), Zoologist (ep. 2), Chief of Police (ep. 3), Police Officer (ep. 6)
Phoenix (2004) - Yumihiko
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-2008) - Sartorius, Solomon Muto, Taiyou Torimaki, Kozaky (ep. 138)
Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters (2006) - Solomon Muto
Dinosaur King (2007-2008) - Helga (1st voice; eps. 1-49), Mr. Drake (1st voice; eps. 1-49)
Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Larry (ep. 2)

OVAs & Specials

Domain of Murder (1992) - Detective Shimizu, Additional Voices
Giant Robo: The Animation (1992-1998) - Koushin Chin Sanzan (NYAV Post)
Wild Cardz (1997) - King
Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns (2000) - Meowth

Anime Films

Jungle Emperor Leo (1997) - Mother, Trainer
Pokémon: the First Movie (1998) - Meowth, Raymond
Pokémon: the Movie 2000 (1999) - Meowth
Pokémon 3: Spell of the Unknown (2000) - Meowth
Pokémon 4Ever (2001) - Meowth, Hunter
Pokémon Heroes (2002) - Meowth
Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker (2003) - Meowth
Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004) - Meowth, Additional Voices
Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light (2004) - Solomon Muto
Pokémon: Lucario & the Mystery of Mew (2005) - Meowth, Additional Voices
Yu-Gi-Oh! 3D: Bonds Beyond Time (2010) - Sartorius (archive audio)

Video Game Dubbing

Shadow the Hedgehog (2005) - President
Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) - E-123 Omega

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Madeleine S. Blaustein - 'Adam S. Blaustein' - Comic Book DB". http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3757. Retrieved 2017-02-11.
↑ "Ask Maddie Blaustein - Q&A with Meowth" (in en). http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?116935-Ask-Maddie-Blaustein-Q-amp-A-with-Meowth. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
↑ "New World Notes". Nwn.blogs.com. http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/12/rest-in-peace-k.html. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

External Links

Maddie Blaustein at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Maddie Blaustein at the Internet Movie Database

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Madeleine S. Blaustein - 'Adam S. Blaustein' - Comic Book DB". http://www.comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=3757. Retrieved 2017-02-11.

[2] "Ask Maddie Blaustein - Q&A with Meowth" (in en). http://www.serebiiforums.com/showthread.php?116935-Ask-Maddie-Blaustein-Q-amp-A-with-Meowth. Retrieved 2017-03-30.

[3] "New World Notes". Nwn.blogs.com. http://nwn.blogs.com/nwn/2008/12/rest-in-peace-k.html. Retrieved 24 October 2014.

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