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Sean Schemmel

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Sean Christian Schemmel (born November 21, 1968) is an American voice actor, actor, ADR Director, and Script Writer who has worked for FUNimation Entertainment, OkraTron 5000, NYAV Post, 4Kids Entertainment, and DuArt Film & Video.

He has provided voices for a number of English adaptations of Japanese anime, as well as various animated series and video games. His most notable voice role has been the adult version of Goku in the FUNimation dub of the Dragon Ball anime franchise, as well as King Kai.

Biography[]

Schemmel's voice acting career began in 1997; he began voicing Goku for FUNimation in 1999, replacing Peter Kelamis (who had in-turn replaced Ian James Corlett) from the previous Dragon Ball Z voice cast. He has since been the most consistent English voice actor for the main protagonist of the Dragon Ball franchise, having voiced the adult version of Goku in every Dragon Ball anime series produced to date and most Dragon Ball animated movies and video games. He has also voiced the characters King Kai, Nail and Goku Black in the Dragon Ball franchise.

In addition to his voice acting career, Schemmel had a full-time position as an ADR director and script writer for NYAV Post, where he has directed and adapted several Japanese anime series into English. He now currently resides in Los Angeles, California since 2013.

Filmography[]

Live-Action Dubbing[]

TV Series[]

Animation Dubbing[]

Animated Series[]

  • Funky Cops (2002-2004) - Disco Dancer (ep. 16) (4Kids Dub)
  • Winx Club (2004-2019) - Valtor, Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
  • Tai Chi Chasers (2007-2008) - Additional Voices
  • Kim (2008) - Train Conductor (ep. 2), Colonel Creighton (ep. 3), X21 (ep. 11), Additional Voices
  • Huntik: Secrets & Seekers (2009-2012) - LeBlanche, Mr. Mactavish, Additional Voices

Animated Films[]

Anime Dubbing[]

Anime Series[]

  • Armored Trooper VOTOMS (1983-1984) - Additional Voices
  • Dragon Ball (1986-1989) - Adult Goku, Taxi Driver (ep. 43), Assassin (ep. 61), Hotel Doorman (ep. 61)
  • Dragon Ball Z (1989-1996) - Goku, King Kai, Nail, Vegetto, Mr. Musuka (ep. 204), Goku Actor (ep. 210), Driver (ep. 248) (FUNimation Dub)
  • Yu Yu Hakusho (1992-1995) - Roto, Shigeru Murota, Mr. Akashi, Additional Voices
  • Case Closed (1996-present) - Additional Voices
  • Dragon Ball GT (1996-1997) - Adult Goku, King Kai, Gogeta (FUNimation Dub)
  • Berserk (1997-1998) - Conrad, Gaston, Aide (ep. 1), AV (eps. 2-4), Additional Voices
  • Pokémon (1997-2002) - Goneff (ep. 192), Kim (ep. 272)
  • Pokémon Chronicles (1998-2003) - Jimmy (eps. 1-3), Scientist #C (ep. 1), Kim (ep. 6), Male Crowdmember (ep. 6)
  • Magical DoReMi (1999-2000) - Mr. Haywood, Simon, Parsley, Hanson (ep. 21)
  • One Piece (1999-present) - Helmeppo, Hatchan, Kuroobi, Toto, Additional Voices (4Kids Dub)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! (2000-2004) - Bobasa, Additional Voices
  • Fighting Foodons (2001-2002) - Chet, Davey Gravey (ep. 19)
  • Kirby: Right Back At Ya! (2001-2003) - Additional Voices
  • Sadamitsu the Destroyer (2001) - Junk
  • Shaman King (2001-2002) - Amidamaru, Rio, Nichrom, Additional Voices
  • Mew Mew Power (2002-2003) - Elliot Grant, Blue Knight, Boyfriend (ep. 11), Fan (ep. 12)
  • Piano (2002-2003) - Seiji Nomura
  • Pokémon Advanced Generation (2002-2006) - Robert (eps. 35, 123), Old Man (ep. 35), Trick Master (ep. 39), Male Team Aqua Grunt (Stream #2) (eps. 27, 54), Male Magma Grunt #A (ep. 54), Male Magma Grunt #C (ep. 54), Mr. Moore (eps. 55-56), Old Man Obee (ep. 73), Guard #B (ep. 73), Archie (eps. 97-98), Team Magma Grunt #A (ep. 97), Team Aqua Grunt #A (ep. 97), Juan (eps. 110-111), Morrison (eps. 118, 126-131), Hoenn League Referee (eps. 126-131), Spectator #A (ep. 130), Customers in Line (ep. 139)
  • Seven of Seven (2002) - Additional Voices
  • Ultimate Muscle (2002-2004) - Bone Cold
  • F-Zero: GP Legend (2003-2004) - Baba, Pico, Silver Neelson, Police Dispatcher (ep. 1), Punk #D (ep. 7), Security Division Member (ep. 10), Committee Head (ep. 12)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist (2003-2004) - Clause's Father (ep. 4)
  • Samurai Deeper Kyo (2003) - Nobuyuki Sanada, Jyukaman (eps. 6-7)
  • BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad (2004-2005) - Hiroto
  • The Gokusen (2004) - Minoru Tatsukawa, Kohei Iwamoto
  • Midori Days (2004) - Jigoru, Vendor (ep. 8)
  • Ninja Nonsense: The Legend of Shinobu (2004) - Onsokumaru
  • Samurai 7 (2004) - Genzo
  • Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos (2004) - Shinzaburo Kuki
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! GX (2004-2008) - Dr. Vellian Crowler, Ojama Yellow, Professor Thelonious Viper, Trapper, Dr. Eisenstein, Guardian Baou, Chaos Sorcerer, Czar, Jinzo (ep. 14), Mad Dog (ep. 65), T-Bone (ep. 77), Mathmatica (ep. 90), Elroy Prescot (ep. 90), Dr. Collector (ep. 97), Sky Scout (ep. 132)
  • Ah! My Goddess (2005) - 3rd Class Earth Spirit (ep. 6)
  • Pokémon Diamond & Pearl (2006-2010) - Cyrus, Alan (ep. 58), Christopher (ep. 117), Olivier (eps. 131-132)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monsters (2006) - Additional Voices
  • Dinosaur King (2007-2008) - Zander, Spectre, Dr. Owen, Hotel Manager (ep. 18), Lucius Cornelius Sulla (eps. 53-54), Zayid (eps. 67-70), Cardinal Richelieu (eps. 71-74)
  • Naruto Shippūden (2007-2017) - Jinin Akebino (ep. 265), Himushi (ep. 286)
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's (2008-2011) - Greiger, Torunka, Paradox, MC, Zigzix, Mr. Pitts (eps. 65+), Rudolph Heitmann (ep. 67), Hans (eps. 97, 104-105)
  • Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood (2009-2010) - Additional Voices
  • Dragon Ball Z Kai (2009-2011) - Goku, King Kai, Nail
  • Pokémon Best Wishes! (2010-2013) - Townsperson #A (ep. 30), Train Man #C (ep. 51), Foongus's Trainer (ep. 56), Clay (eps. 57, 59, 61, 103), Worker (ep. 67), Man #C (ep. 68), Professor Malveaux (ep. 81), Jervis (eps. 86-98), Trainer #A (ep. 89), Rodney (ep. 134), Additional Voices
  • Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal (2011-2014) - Bronk Stone, Kazuma Tsukumo, Orbital 7 (eps. 13-46), Kaze (Seasons 4-6), Shark's Friend #B (ep. 1), Candy Shopkeeper (ep. 5), Additional Voices
  • Log Horizon (2013-2021) - Additional Voices
  • Dragon Ball Z Kai: The Final Chapters (2014-2015) - Goku, King Kai, Vegetto, Saiyan Ape (ep. 133)
  • Dragon Ball Super (2015-2018) - Goku, King Kai, Goku Black, Vegetto, Red Dragon (ep. 12) (FUNimation Dub)
  • Pop Team Epic (2018-2022) - Popuko (ep. 11b)
  • Pokémon Journeys: The Series (2019-2022) - Group Leader (eps. 14, 38, 50), Curator (eps. 38, 50, 98), Pokémon Hunter #C (ep. 53), Hodge's Uncle (ep. 64), Troupe Leader (ep. 98), Additional Voices
  • Mars Red (2021) - Yoshinobu Maeda, Additional Voices
  • Pokémon Horizons: The Series (2023-present) - Scholar (ep. 37), Additional Voices
  • Dragon Ball DAIMA (2024) - Goku

Anime Shorts[]

OVAs & Specials[]

Anime Films[]

Video Game Dubbing[]

Music[]

Voice Director[]

Writer[]

Trivia[]

  • Sean originally auditioned for the role of Captain Ginyu (which would be cast to Dale D. Kelly, and later replaced by Brice Armstrong) in Dragon Ball Z, but ended up being cast as Goku instead and was initially unaware that he was actually voicing the main protagonist of the series.
  • It was rumored that Sean passed out while dubbing Goku's transformation into a Super Saiyan 3 in Dragon Ball Z. In fact, Sean confirmed that he passed out while recording although it was in Dragon Ball GT, during a Super Saiyan 4 transformation or Kamehameha.
  • In the video game Smite, Sean voiced the character Sun Wukong from the ancient Chinese fable Journey to the West. This marked the first time he portrayed the character who was Akira Toriyama's original inspiration for Goku when developing the Dragon Ball manga. Coincidentally, Goku's long-time seiyu, Masako Nozawa, also voiced Sun Wukong in the Japanese version of League of Legends. Schemmel voiced Sun Wukong again in LEGO Monkie Kid.
  • Due to his union status, he is credited under a different alias in some roles.

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