Dave Wittenberg facts for kids

David Richard Paul Wittenberg (born 1 September 1971) is a talented voice actor and scriptwriter from South Africa, who now lives in America. He is known for bringing many popular characters to life in animated shows, movies, and video games.

Early Life

Dave Wittenberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. When he was young, his family moved, and he grew up in the Boston area in the United States.

What Does a Voice Actor Do?

A voice actor is someone who uses their voice to play different characters. They can make characters sound funny, scary, brave, or anything else! Dave Wittenberg is famous for his many voice roles. He also works as a scriptwriter, which means he helps write the words characters say, especially when translating Japanese anime into English.

Famous Voice Roles

Dave Wittenberg has voiced many characters you might recognize!

• He is the voice of Kakashi Hatake, a super cool ninja teacher in the popular anime series Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden, and also in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations.
• In the Skylanders video game series, he voices the energetic character Trigger Happy.
• He also voiced Michael Lee in Witch Hunter Robin and Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.
• You might have heard him as Time Baby in the mysterious cartoon Gravity Falls.
• He was the singing voice for Franz in the Disney movie Planes.
• He also voiced Vision in the Marvel Heroes video game and Lang Rangler in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean.
• In the Epic Mickey game, he voiced the Mad Doctor.

Besides acting, Dave Wittenberg has also written scripts for English versions of anime, like episodes of Digimon. He also narrates many documentaries and special shows for channels like the Travel Channel and Food Network.

Some of His Work

Dave Wittenberg has lent his voice to a huge number of projects. Here are some highlights from his career in different types of media:

Anime Characters

Anime is a style of Japanese animation. Dave often helps bring these characters to English-speaking audiences.

• Henry Wong and MegaGargomon in Digimon Tamers
• Koichi Kamiya / Babel II in Babel II: Beyond Infinity
• Sora in .hack//SIGN
• Kaoru Hanabishi in Ai Yori Aoshi
• Kei Kusanagi in Please Teacher! and Please Twins!
• Jiro / Kikaider in Android Kikaider: The Animation
• Takumi "Tak" Fujiwara in Initial D
• Saito in Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045
• Parco Folgore and Ponygon in Zatch Bell!
• Gino Weinberg in Code Geass and Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture
• Doc Saito in Tiger & Bunny

Cartoon Characters

He has also voiced many characters in American animated TV shows.

• Numbuh 0 / Montgomery "Monty" Uno in Codename: Kids Next Door
• Various characters in The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
• Upchuck in Ben 10
• Ferro Lad in Legion of Super Heroes
• Gorgonzola (adult) in Chowder
• Time Baby and Lolph in Gravity Falls
• Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja
• Marty, Walt, and Kevin in Clarence
• Wildbreak in Transformers: Robots in Disguise
• Norman Osborn / Green Goblin in Marvel Future Avengers

Movie Voices

Dave Wittenberg has also voiced characters in animated and dubbed movies.

• Lee Samson in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
• Kerberos (big form) in Cardcaptor Sakura Movie 2: The Sealed Card
• Henry Wong in Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers and Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon
• Takuya Kanbara in Digimon Frontier: Island of Lost Digimon
• Yazoo in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
• Kakashi Hatake in many Naruto movies, including Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow, Naruto Shippuden the Movie, and The Last: Naruto the Movie.
• Buddy / Alexander "Sasha" Kozachenko in Resident Evil: Damnation

Video Game Characters

He has a huge list of video game roles, bringing characters to life for players.

• Various characters in the Tony Hawk's series (Pro Skater 2, 3, 4; Underground 1 and 2)
• Henry Wong in Digimon Rumble Arena
• Allen Ridgeley in the Xenosaga series
• Sora in the .hack series
• Glitch in Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (he also helped write the script for this game!)
• Tommy Conlin in Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault
• Jack in Fight Club
• Kakashi Hatake in many Naruto games
• Sam Franklin in Dead Rising
• Gaspard and Matsu in .hack//G.U. Vol. 1: Rebirth
• Welkin Gunther in Valkyria Chronicles
• Teddie / Shadow Teddie in Persona 4
• Kefka Palazzo in Dissidia: Final Fantasy
• The Mad Doctor in Epic Mickey
• Trigger Happy in the Skylanders series
• Vision and Toad in Marvel Heroes
• Dr. Sanda in Mighty No. 9

Other Work

Beyond acting, Dave Wittenberg has also narrated several TV shows and specials.

• Narrator for The Do's and Don'ts of Cruising
• Narrator for I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant
• Announcer for the American versions of Japanese obstacle course shows like Unbeatable Banzuke and Ninja Warrior.