Gregory Alan Berger(born December 10, 1950)[1]is an American voice actor. He is known for his roles as Jecht fromFinal Fantasy Xand theDissidia Final Fantasygames,GrimlockfromThe Transformers,MysterioandKraven the HunterfromSpider-Man: The Animated Series,Odiefrom mostGarfieldanimated media, Cornfed Pig fromDuckman,Bill Licking fromThe Angry Beavers,Agent Kay fromMen in Black: The Series,The Gromble fromAaahh!!! Real Monsters,Captain BluefromViewtiful Joe,EeyorefromKingdom Hearts II,Hunter the Cheetah (1999–2002) and Ripto fromSpyro the Dragon,as well asThe Thing,Galactus,andAttumafromMarvel: Ultimate Alliance.
Gregg Berger | |
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 Berger at the 2023San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Gregory Alan Berger December 10, 1950 |
| Other names | Greg Berger Gregg A. Berger |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Spouse |
Dora J. Pearson (m.1979) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editBerger was born on December 10, 1950, inSt. Louis,Missourito an observant Russian-Jewish family.[2]He graduated fromUniversity City High Schoolin 1968.[3]
Career
editBerger began his career in 1978. He provided the voice of Adult Chirin inRinging Bell.In 1982, he voicedOdie,one of the pets ofJon Arbuckle,inHere Comes Garfield.[4]Berger would continue voicing Odie in variousGarfieldmedia such asGarfield and Friends(in which he also voiced Orson Pig in theU.S. Acressegments),The Garfield Show,and many more. He providedadditional voicesinSuper Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show,while he voicedGrimlockinThe Transformersand its feature film,The Transformers: The Movie.[5]
Berger also voiced Cornfed in the animatedsitcomseries titledDuckman.In theSpyrovideo game series, he provided the voices of Ripto and Hunter the Cheetah from 1999 until 2002. He voicedMysterioandKraven the HunterinSpider-Man: The Animated Series(or just calledSpider-Man).[6]Berger also provided additional voices forInside OutandIllumination Entertainment'sDespicable Me 3.He was also the voice of Jecht in theDissidia Final Fantasygames andFinal Fantasy X.
Filmography
editAwards and nominations
edit| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Refs |
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| 1994 | Annie Award | Best Achievement for Voice Acting | Duckman | Nominated | [7] |
References
edit- ^"Gregg Berger".Turner Classic Movies.
- ^"New Gulf Times".
- ^University City High School to Induct 15 Alumni Into Hall of Fameucityschools.org
- ^"Gregg Berger - Transformer Grimlock, Odie & Gi Joe Characters Signing!".Fanboy Expo Store.Retrieved2021-06-21.
- ^"The Transformers: The Movie (30th Anniversary Edition) - Movies on Google Play".play.google.com.Retrieved2021-06-21.
- ^"Amazon.com: Spider-Man the Animated Series".www.amazon.com.Retrieved2021-06-21.
- ^"48th Annual Annie Awards".annieawards.org.Retrieved2021-05-13.
External links
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- Gregg BergeratIMDb
- Gregg BergeratAnime News Network's encyclopedia
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