Dave Wittenberg facts for kids

Dave Wittenberg is a talented voice actor from South Africa. He is known for giving voices to many characters in cartoons, anime, and video games. He now lives and works in the United States.

About Dave Wittenberg

His Early Life

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

His Amazing Voice Acting Career

Dave Wittenberg has voiced many popular characters that you might know! He is the voice of Kakashi Hatake, who becomes the 6th Hokage, in the famous anime series Naruto. He also voiced Michael Lee in Witch Hunter Robin and Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja.

In movies, he was the singing voice for Franz in the Disney animated film Planes. For video games, he voiced Trigger Happy in the Skylanders series and the Mad Doctor in Epic Mickey. He also played Vision in the Marvel Heroes game. More recently, he voiced Lang Rangler in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean and Time Baby in Gravity Falls.

Besides acting, Dave Wittenberg also helps write scripts for English versions of anime shows, like some episodes of Digimon. You might also hear his voice narrating documentaries and special shows on channels like the Travel Channel and Food Network.

Dave Wittenberg's Voice Roles

Dave Wittenberg has lent his voice to many different projects. Here are some of the most well-known ones:

Anime Roles

He has voiced characters in many anime series. Sometimes he used the name Dave Lelyveld.

• Digimon Tamers (2001–2002) – Henry Wong, MegaGargomon
• Digimon Frontier (2002) – Various characters
• .hack//SIGN (2003) – Sora
• Please Teacher! (2003) – Kei Kusanagi
• Initial D (2003–2004) – Takumi "Tak" Fujiwara
• Naruto (2005–2009) – Kakashi Hatake
• Eureka Seven (2006–2007) – Woz
• Code Geass (2008–2009) – Gino Weinberg
• Naruto: Shippuden (2009–2019) – Kakashi Hatake
• Tiger & Bunny (2012–2013) – Doc Saito
• Boruto: Naruto Next Generations (2019–2024) – Kakashi Hatake
• Ghost in the Shell: SAC 2045 (2020–2022) – Saito
• JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (2021) – Lang Rangler
• Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (2024) – Gino Weinberg

Animation Roles

He has also voiced characters in many animated TV shows.

• Duck Dodgers (2005) – Dodger's Id
• The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy (2005–2007) – Various characters
• Codename: Kids Next Door (2005–2008) – Numbuh 0 / Montgomery "Monty" Uno
• Ben 10 (2006–2007) – Upchuck
• Chowder (2007–2010) – Gorgonzola, Larry Jingleberry
• Gravity Falls (2012–2015) – Time Baby, Lolph
• Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja (2012–2015) – Bash Johnson
• Clarence (2014–2017) – Marty, Walt, Kevin
• Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2017) – Wildbreak
• Monsters at Work (2021) – Fan Monster, additional voices

Movie Roles

Dave Wittenberg has voiced characters in animated movies and English dubs of foreign films.

• Cowboy Bebop: The Movie (2002) – Lee Samson
• Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2006) – Yazoo
• Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow (2007) – Kakashi Hatake
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex - Solid State Society (2007) – Saito
• Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix (2007) – Upchuck
• Dragon Hunters (2008) – Hector
• Naruto Shippuden the Movie (2009) – Kakashi Hatake
• Scooby-Doo! Legend of the Phantosaur (2011) – Cop, Grad Student
• Delhi Safari (2012) – Hyena, Tortoise
• Road to Ninja: Naruto the Movie (2014) – Kakashi Hatake
• The Last: Naruto the Movie (2015) – Kakashi Hatake

Video Game Roles

He has also voiced many characters in video games.

• Tony Hawk's series (2000–2005) – Various characters
• Digimon Rumble Arena (2002) – Henry Wong
• Xenosaga series (2003) – Allen Ridgeley
• .hack series (2003) – Sora
• Metal Arms: Glitch in the System (2003) – Glitch (he also helped write the script for this game!)
• The Lord of the Rings games (2003–2005) – Goblin King, Orcs, Gollum
• Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault (2004) – Tommy Conlin
• EverQuest II (2004) – Over 30 different voices
• X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse (2005) – Angel / Archangel
• Zatch Bell! series (2005) – Folgore, Ponygon
• Naruto series (2006–present) – Kakashi Hatake
• Dead Rising (2006) – Sam Franklin
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance (2006) – Gladiator, Balder
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary (2007) – Larson Conway
• Valkyria Chronicles (2008) – Welkin Gunther
• Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 4 (2008) – Teddie / Shadow Teddie
• Dissidia: Final Fantasy (2009) – Kefka Palazzo
• Halo 3: ODST (2009) – Mike Branley
• Final Fantasy XIII (2010) – Lieutenant Amodar
• Epic Mickey (2010) – The Mad Doctor
• Skylanders series (2011–2016) – Trigger Happy, Trigger Snappy
• Resident Evil 6 (2012) – BSAA
• Marvel Heroes (2013) – Vision, Toad
• Batman: Arkham Knight (2015) – Officer Denheen
• .hack//G.U. Last Recode (2017) – Gaspard and Matsu
• Dissidia Final Fantasy NT (2018) – Kefka Palazzo
• Spider-Man: Miles Morales (2020) – Street Criminals
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024) – Additional voices

Other Work

Dave Wittenberg has also narrated various TV shows and specials.

• I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant – Narrator
• Ninja Warrior – Announcer (USA)
• Mystery ER – Narrator