Eric Stuart facts for kids
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Eric Stuart
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Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
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Eric Stuart is an American voice actor and musician. He is famous for lending his voice to many popular anime shows and video games. He also performs music with his band, the Eric Stuart Band.
He is best known for being the voice of characters like Brock and James in the first eight seasons of the original Pokémon anime. He also voiced Seto Kaiba in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime series.
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Early Life
Eric Stuart was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother was a modern dancer, and his father was a lawyer.
Voice Acting Career
Eric Stuart has voiced many characters in English versions of anime, cartoons, and video games. His most well-known roles include:
Music Career
Eric Stuart is also a talented musician. He performs with his band, the Eric Stuart Band. They have toured with famous musicians like Peter Frampton and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band. They have also opened shows for bands such as Jethro Tull, Hall & Oates, and Chicago.
In 2000, Peter Frampton helped produce Eric Stuart's album called Blue, Dressed in Black.
In 2007, the Eric Stuart Band released their fourth album, In The County Of Kings. This album was released on Stuart's own record label, Widow's Peak Records. The album's title comes from Kings County, Brooklyn, where Eric Stuart grew up. The album's music style has more country sounds than his earlier work. Eric Stuart calls this style "concrete country." He explains that this name combines his Brooklyn roots with the storytelling style of country music.
Film and TV Roles
Eric Stuart has voiced characters in many movies and TV shows.
Film Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1999 | Pokémon: The First Movie | Brock, James, Squirtle | ||
| 2000 | Pokémon: The Movie 2000 | James | ||
| 2001 | Pokémon 3: The Movie | Brock, James | ||
| 2001 | Night on the Galactic Railroad | Lighthouse Keeper | English dub | |
| 2002 | The Ninja Dragon | Ninja Dragon | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of Light | Seto Kaiba | Voice director | |
| 2017 | Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions | Seto Kaiba |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2000 | Pokémon: Mewtwo Returns | Brock, James | ||
| 2002 | Pokémon 4Ever | Brock, James | ||
| 2003 | Pokémon Heroes | Brock, James | ||
| 2004 | Pokémon: Jirachi Wish Maker | Brock, Hippie, James | Voice director |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2013 | Movie 43 | Narrator (voice) | Segment: "Victory's Glory" |
Anime Series Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1995–2009 | Slayers series | Gourry Gabriev | ||
| 1996 | Gall Force: Eternal Story | OX-11, Toil, Ail | ||
| 1996 | Yu Yu Hakusho: Eizou Hakusho 2 | Koenma | ||
| 1996 | Grappler Baki: The Ultimate Fighter | Announcer | ||
| 1997 | Art of Fighting | Jack Turner, John Crawley | ||
| 1998–2006 | Pokémon | Brock, James, Squirtle, Scyther, others | 4Kids Dub, voice director (some episodes) | |
| 2000 | Labyrinth of Flames | Galan | Central Park Media dub | |
| 2001 | Descendants of Darkness | Yutaka Watari | ||
| 2001 | Tama and Friends | Rockney | ||
| 2001–06 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters | Seto Kaiba, Kemo, Sid, others | Voice director | |
| 2001 | Fighting Foodons | Burnt Meatballs, Cole Slawter, Gazmacho, Additional Voices | ||
| 2002–2006 | Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | Meta Knight, Blade Knight, Gus, Sword Knight, Fryclops | ||
| 2002 | Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy | Dik Dik Van Dik, Mac Metaphor, King Muscle, Adversarious, Dial Bolic, Geronimo, Clawdaddy, Sgt. Muscle, Hanzo, The Protector, Jagg-Ed | Voice director | |
| 2003-2005 | Shaman King | Marco, Flying Zen Brother #1, Additional Voices | ||
| 2003 | Animation Runner Kuromi | Mizuho Tanonaka, Shin Kumegawa, others | ||
| 2004 | F-Zero: GP Legend | Black Shadow, Octoman | ||
| 2004–06 | One Piece | Narrator, Gold Roger Sham, Henzo | 4Kids dub | |
| 2004 | Here is Greenwood | Number One, Furusawa, Lupin, Tochizawa | Central Park Media dub | |
| 2005 | Magical DoReMi | Vice Principal Shoople | ||
| 2005 | G.I. Joe: Sigma Six | Hi-Tech, others | Voice director | |
| 2005–2008 | Yu-Gi-Oh! GX | Bastion Misawa, Seto Kaiba, Titan, Kagemaru, Ojama Black, Ojama King, others | Voice director | |
| 2006 | Animation Runner Kuromi 2 | Mizuho Tanonaka | ||
| 2007–2010 | Dinosaur King | Dr. Z, Patrick, Spartacus (minor role), Mr. Copper (minor role) | ||
| 2008–2011 | Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds | Bootleg owner, Sir Gil de Randsborg, Lug, Mr. Pitts (season 2), Sergio, Boss, Elsworth | ||
| 2012–2014 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal | Scorch, Jinlon | ||
| 2021 | Shaman King (2021) | Marco, Cebin Mendel | Netflix dub; reboot | |
| 2023 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens | Valencian Kallister |
Animated Series Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2003 | The Fight for the Fox Box | Diabolic | ||
| 2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Hamato Yoshi, Murakami Gennosuke, Quarry, Harry 'The Schlub' Parker, Additional Voices | ||
| 2004 | Incredible Crash Dummies | Crunch | Voice director | |
| 2006–09 | Viva Pinata | Les, Mongo, Norman, Ruffians, others | Voice director, producer | |
| 2008–09 | Gogoriki | Shadow Prince Loveamore, others | Voice director, writer | |
| 2012 | The Illusionauts | Voice director | ||
| 2013 | Operation Freedom Force | Voice director |
Video Game Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 1999 | Pikachu’s Winter Vacation | Brock, Squirtle, Electrode, Dexter | ||
| 1999 | Valkyrie Profile | Grey, Lucian | ||
| 2000 | Labyrinth of Flames | Galan | ||
| 2001 | RG Veda | Bishamonten | ||
| 2001 | Shadow Hearts | Yuri Hyuga | ||
| 2003 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Harry, Quarry | ||
| 2003 | Pokémon Channel | Squirtle Trio | ||
| 2004 | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: Battle Nexus | Additional voices | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Reshef of Destruction | Seto Kaiba | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler | Seto Kaiba, Kaibaman | ||
| 2004 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Capsule Monster Coliseum | Seto Kaiba | ||
| 2009 | Reservoir Dogs 2 | Mr. White | ||
| 2016 | Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links | Seto Kaiba, Dox, Bastion Misawa |
Web Series Roles
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
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| 2013 | Teenage Pokémon | Brock (voice) | Episode: "Brock, Mental Health and Lets-Plays" |
Discography
Here are some of the albums Eric Stuart has released:
- Curiosity (1996)
- Picture Perfect World (1997)
- Eric Stuart (1998)
- Blue, Dressed in Black (2000)
- BombShellShocked (2003)
- In The County Of Kings (2007)
- Empty Frame of Reference (2009)
- Falls on Me (2011)
- Lipstick and Barbed Wire (2013)
- My Kind of Danger (2018)
