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Tara Strong
Strong atGalaxyConColumbus in 2023
Born
Tara Lyn Charendoff

(1973-02-12)February 12, 1973(age 51)
Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Craig Strong
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(m.2000;div.2022)​
PartnerWillie Morris (2022–present)
Children2
Websitetarastrong.com

Tara Lyn Strong(néeCharendoff;born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian and American actress.[1]She is known for her voice work in animation, websites, and video games. Strong's voice roles include animated series such asThe New Batman Adventures,Teen Titans,Teen Titans Go!,Rugrats,The Powerpuff Girls,The Fairly OddParents,The Proud Family,Xiaolin Showdown,Ben 10,Chowder,Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!,My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic,Unikitty!,andDC Super Hero Girls.She has also voiced characters in the video gamesMortal Kombat X,Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3,Jak and Daxter,Final Fantasy X,Final Fantasy X-2,Blue Dragon,andBatman: Arkham.Strong has earnedAnnie AwardandDaytime Emmynominations and won an award from theAcademy of Interactive Arts & Sciences.

Early life

Strong was born as Tara Lyn Charendoff inToronto,Ontario, on February 12, 1973,[2]the younger daughter of Syd and Lucy Charendoff.[3]Strong has called herJewishbackground "a big part of her identity".[4]She has an older sister named Marla. At age four, Strong became interested in acting and volunteered to be a soloist at a school production.[5]She worked with theYiddish Theatre,where she memorized her lines phonetically because she did not know theYiddish language.Strong also performed with the Toronto Jewish Theater, where she acted inA Night of Starsand was featured in an audiotape for "Lay Down Your Arms"with the Habonim Youth Choir, singing the lyrics in both English andHebrew.[5]

Career

See also:Tara Strong filmography
Strong at the 2009San Diego Comic-Con

Strong's first professional role was Gracie in Limelight Theater's production ofThe Music Manat the age of 13.[5]She had a guest role in the action seriesT. and T.Her first major cartoon role, also at the age of 13, was the title role inHello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater.[6]Strong starred in the short-livedCBC TelevisionsitcomMosquito Lake.[5]She took improv classes atThe Second Cityin Toronto[6]and continued acting in both animated and live-action shows and films, before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994.[4][7]

Strong is the voice of numerous animated characters, including main roles inThe New Batman AdventuresasBarbara Gordon/Batgirl,Teen TitansandTeen Titans Go!asRaven;Fillmore!as Ingrid Third;The Fairly OddParentsasTimmy Turner(Strong took over the role after the passing of the original voice actressMary Kay Bergman—the two were close friends[8]) andPoof;RugratsandAll Grown Up!asDil Pickles;The Powerpuff GirlsasBubbles;Ben 10asBen Tennyson,Upgrade, Blitzwolfer, and Buzzshock;Chowderas Truffles;Foster's Home for Imaginary FriendsasTerrence;the singing voice ofMeg Griffinand additional voices onFamily Guy;My Little Pony: Friendship Is MagicasTwilight Sparkle,Unikitty!as the titular princess,Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!as Daizy, andDorothy and the Wizard of Ozas Joanni.

While recording lines for her role as Dil inRugrats,one scene's script for Strong's character prompted her to make crying noises. During the taping, the producers suddenly paused and revealed to Strong that her voice acting of a child had been so realistic that she had inadvertently made a woman in the studio lactate. As the role was otherwise going to be offered toMadonna,Strong subsequently quipped that she was proud that the incident led to her keeping the role.[9][10]

She has also lent her voice to English-dubbedlocalizationsof Japanese anime such asSpirited AwayandPrincess Mononoke,as well as several video games, including her work as Elisa and Ursula inMetal Gear Solid: Portable Ops;Paz Ortega Andrade inMetal Gear Solid: Peace Walker,Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes,andMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain;RikkuinFinal Fantasy X,its sequelFinal Fantasy X-2,andKingdom Hearts II;Krista Sparks inTwisted Metal: Head-On;Talwyn Apogee inRatchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destructionand its sequel,Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty;Keira inJak and Daxter series;and Juliet Starling, the main character ofLollipop Chainsaw.She also has a minor voiceover for the teddy bear Ted in the motion pictureTed.InBlue Dragon,she is the voice actor for Kluke for the Xbox 360 game, but not in theanime series.[11]

Beginning with the video gameBatman: Arkham City,Strong would also succeedArleen Sorkinas the voice ofHarley Quinn.

She has appeared in live roles inNational Lampoon's Senior Trip,Sabrina Goes to Rome,Sabrina Down Under,andThe Last White Dishwasher.She also made guest appearances on such shows asForever Knight,Street Legal,Touched by an Angel,Take Home Chef,Party of Five,Comic Book: The Movie,Kung Fu: The Legend Continues,3rd Rock from the SunandThe Drew Carey Show.[12]In January 2013, she voiced the character Plum inCartoon Hangover'sBravest Warriors,created byPendleton Ward.She recurred as Miss Collins inNickelodeon's live-action seriesBig Time Rushfrom 2010 to 2013.[13]

In2004,she won anInteractive Achievement Awardfor her role as Rikku inFinal Fantasy X-2.[14][15]She also served as the announcer for the1999 Kids' Choice Awards,appeared as a guest panelist at severalfan conventions(includingBotCon,Jacon,Comic-Con International,andAnime Overdose), and was featured on the front cover of the July/August 2004 issue ofWorking Mothermagazine, in which she said, "My son is now old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about."[16]Strong has been nominated five times forAnnie Awards.[17][18][19][20]

In 2013, Strong won theShorty Awardfor "Best Actress" for her use of social media.[21]The Behind the Voice Actors website selected her for a BTVA Voice Acting Award for Voice Actress of the Year for 2013,[22]having nominated her for 2011 and 2012.[23][24]

Strong starred in the Canadian seriesPretty Hard Casesas Tiggy Sullivan, the head of a drug trafficking gang. She also voices Miss Minutes in the live-actionMarvel Cinematic UniverseseriesLoki.[25]

Dismissal fromBoxtowncast

After the2023 Israel–Hamas warbegan, Strong stated thatHamashad "brainwashed the western world" to supportterrorism.[26]She also stated that people can "helpPalestinewithout supporting terrorism "[27]and expressed support forIsrael.[28]

Strong's posts and likes on others' posts relating to the war onTwitter,particularly her opinions on the government of Israel'sbombing of the Gaza Strip,[29]garnered controversy and criticism, which led independent animation studio Bandit Mill Animation to remove her from the production of their upcoming seriesBoxtownand recast a role for a character she would have voiced. They explained on their official Twitter page that "this decision was due to a trend among Tara's recent online activity, including posts that promote controversial messages regarding the peoples of Palestine currently being affected by the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis."[30]

After her removal, Strong claimed that she was "fired for being Jewish". This was denied by a co-writer ofBoxtown'spilot, Spencer Rothbell, who pointed out that severalBoxtowncast and crew members are Jewish, including himself and voice actorAlex Hirsch,the latter whom is voicing a lead character in the series.[31]

Personal life

In 1999, Strong met U.S. real estate agent and former actor Craig Strong.[2][32]The couple married on May 14, 2000, and have two sons named Sammy (b. February 2002) and Aden (b. August 2004).[33]They lived inLos Angelesand were formerly the owners of VoiceStarz, an online company that taught people how to get into the voice-over business.[34]On July 24, 2019, she filed for divorce,[35]which was finalized on January 5, 2022.[36]That same year, she started dating social media entrepreneur Willie Morris who runs Happy Goat Farm, a farmland based in Yosemite.[37]

Strong is avegan.[38]In 2012, during theBronyConevent inNew Jersey,she attended a lunch with fans from the military.[39]In 2013, she was involved with a charity group called Bronies for Good, helping them raise funds for a family whose daughter had abrain tumor.[4][40]

References

Citations

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  4. ^abcStern, Cara (November 4, 2013)."Versatile voice is key to success".Canadian Jewish News.Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2015.RetrievedOctober 10,2014.
  5. ^abcdMulman, Doreen."Early Career".TOTS – The Official Tara Strong.MKBMemorial.com.Archivedfrom the original on March 4, 2016.RetrievedOctober 10,2014.
  6. ^abMulman, Doreen."FAQ 2008".TOTS: The Official Tara Strong.MKBMemorial.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 11, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 3,2015.
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  8. ^Perlmutter, David (2014).America toons in: a history of television animation.Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers. pp. 313–315.ISBN978-0-7864-7650-3.
  9. ^"Tara Strong (Timmy Turner) Breaks Down Her Most Famous Character Voices".Vanity Fair.August 20, 2020. Event occurs at 22:16 minutes in.
  10. ^Eakin, Marah (October 18, 2021)."Tara Strong on Loki's Miss Minutes, My Little Pony, and Rugrats".The A.V. Club.
  11. ^"Tara Strong to voice Kluke in Blue Dragon".Square Haven News.February 25, 2007.Archivedfrom the original on January 10, 2015.RetrievedMay 4,2011.
  12. ^"Tara Strong official website".Tarastrong.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 26, 2011.RetrievedMay 4,2011.
  13. ^Rudoff, Paul."Ghostbusters Cast & Crew Multimedia".Spook Central.Archived fromthe originalon October 16, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 22,2014.
  14. ^"2004 Interactive Achievement Awards".Interactive.org.Archivedfrom the original on September 5, 2011.
  15. ^"2004 Interactive Achievement Awards".IGN.Archivedfrom the original on November 5, 2013.RetrievedMarch 4,2004.
  16. ^Howard, Caroline (July–August 2004)."Work in Progress – Getting It Done – Career, Self, & Soul – This Week's Cover Mom – Tara Strong".Working Mother.Front cover, p. 15.Archivedfrom the original on May 19, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 5,2015.
  17. ^"39th Annie Awards".Annie Awards.Archivedfrom the original on February 3, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 17,2014.
  18. ^"31st Annie Awards".Annie Awards.February 1, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on July 1, 2016.RetrievedMarch 23,2014.
  19. ^"29th Annie Awards".Annie Awards.February 1, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on January 2, 2013.RetrievedMarch 23,2014.
  20. ^"27th Annie Awards".Annie Awards.February 1, 2014.Archivedfrom the original on April 1, 2014.RetrievedMarch 23,2014.
  21. ^"Shorty Award winners Cassey Ho and Tara Strong on Fox News Live".Shorty Awards Blog.April 11, 2013.Archivedfrom the original on January 3, 2015.
  22. ^"3rd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2013 – General".Behind The Voice Actors.Archivedfrom the original on November 9, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 4,2015.
  23. ^"2nd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2012 – General".Behind the Voice Actors.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2014.RetrievedJanuary 4,2015.
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  25. ^Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 8, 2021)."LokiReview: After a Talky-Talky Start, Disney+'s Third Marvel Series Is a Super Fun 'Time Detectives' Two-Hander ".TVLine.RetrievedJune 8,2021.
  26. ^Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 8, 2023)."#Hamas has successfully brainwashed the western world to actually believe that #terrorism can be justified"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2023.RetrievedOctober 9,2023– viaTwitter.
  27. ^Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 8, 2023)."You can want to help Palestine without supporting terrorism"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2023.RetrievedOctober 9,2023– viaTwitter.
  28. ^Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 8, 2023)."Absolutely devastating. I pray for peace. #IStandWithIsrael I fear for my family there. I fear for all suffering in this terrorist attack. Sickening how anyone condones or celebrates any violence"(Tweet).Archivedfrom the original on October 9, 2023.RetrievedOctober 9,2023– viaTwitter.
  29. ^Massoto, Eric (October 28, 2023)."'Loki's Tara Strong Fired From Animated Project Amid Controversial Posts ".Collider.RetrievedOctober 16,2023.
  30. ^Briscuso, Lex (October 17, 2023)."Tara Strong Removed from Animated Series Boxtown After Controversial Israel-Palestine Tweets".IGN.RetrievedOctober 18,2023.
  31. ^Vlamis, Kelsey (October 18, 2023)."A star voice actress was fired from a show after posting online about the Israel-Hamas war".ComingSoon.RetrievedOctober 19,2023.
  32. ^"TFW2005 Interviews Transformers Animated Voice Actor Tara Strong".Transformer World 2005.February 22, 2008.Archivedfrom the original on January 7, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 7,2015.
  33. ^Mulman, Doreen."Strong Family Photo Album 2004".MKBMemorial.com.Archivedfrom the original on May 11, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 8,2015.
  34. ^Moore, Kay (April 22, 2013)."Interview With Voice Actress Tara Strong of Teen Titans Go!".GeekDad.RetrievedJanuary 8,2015.
  35. ^"Strong, Tara vs Strong, Craig".UniCourt. January 6, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 27,2022.
  36. ^The Superior Court of California (January 5, 2022)."Tara Strong v. Craig Strong - Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, 5 January 2022".RetrievedJanuary 16,2023.
  37. ^Amo, Mama (July 13, 2023)."Tara Strong's 'First Boyfriend in over 20 Years' Owns a Goat Farm".Amomama.RetrievedApril 22,2024.
    Note how the info for that article incorrectly says she had "spent two decades as a single woman".
  38. ^Jamieson, Amy (April 11, 2017)."'My Little Pony' 's Twilight Sparkle Is a Bunny-Lover, But Says Don't Get One on Easter Morning ".People.RetrievedSeptember 17,2022.
  39. ^Charest, Andy (July 3, 2012)."HORSIN' AROUND: Military 'bronies' love rifles, 'My Little Pony'".Military Times.Archived fromthe originalon January 10, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 8,2015.
  40. ^Broverman, Aaron (February 15, 2013)."Tara Strong, 'My Little Pony' Voice Actor, Talks Bronies And Evolution Of Twilight Sparkle".HuffPost.Archivedfrom the original on March 27, 2015.RetrievedJanuary 8,2015.

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