Greg Cipes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Greg Cipes
Cipes at Animate! Columbus in 2023
Born	Gregory Michael Cipes (1980-01-05) January 5, 1980 (age 45) Coral Springs, Florida, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2000–present
Agent	Innovative Artists

Gregory Michael Cipes (born January 5, 1980) is an American actor famous for voicing many popular cartoon characters. If you've ever watched Teen Titans or Teen Titans Go!, you've heard his voice as the shape-shifting hero Beast Boy.

Cipes is also the voice behind Michelangelo in the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series and Kevin Levin in the Ben 10 franchise. Besides voice acting, he has appeared in live-action TV shows like The Middle and movies such as Fast & Furious.

Early Life and Surfing

Greg Cipes was born in Coral Springs, Florida, on January 4, 1980. Before he became an actor, he was a talented surfer. He loved the sport and competed in many events. By the time he was 17, he was ranked as one of the top junior professional surfers in the United States.

A Career in Voice Acting and Television

Famous Voice Roles

Greg Cipes is one of the most recognizable voice actors in animation. His career took off when he was cast as Beast Boy in the popular series Teen Titans. He continued to voice the character in the spin-off Teen Titans Go! and the action-drama series Young Justice.

In 2012, he brought his energetic style to another famous character, Michelangelo, in Nickelodeon's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. He also voiced Kevin Levin in Ben 10: Alien Force and later series in the Ben 10 franchise.

Some of his other well-known voice roles include:

• Chiro in Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
• Iron Fist in Ultimate Spider-Man
• Stinkfly in the 2016 Ben 10 reboot

On-Screen Appearances

Besides his voice work, Cipes has acted in many TV shows and movies. He had a recurring role as Chuck, a fun-loving co-worker, on the comedy series The Middle from 2009 to 2018.

He has also made guest appearances on shows like Gilmore Girls and Ghost Whisperer. In the movie world, he played Dwight Mueller in the action film Fast & Furious.

Music and Other Projects

Cipes is also a musician. He is the lead singer of a reggae and hip-hop band called Cipes and the People. The band has released music and performed in Southern California and other parts of the world.

In 2017, he helped create an animated series on Kickstarter called A Fowl American. The show is a parody about a world ruled by animals after humans have disappeared.

Personal Life

Greg Cipes is a survivor of skin cancer. He is also a vegan, which means he does not eat any animal products. He first became a vegetarian when he was eight years old.

He has a dog named Wingman, who was the inspiration for Beast Boy's pet dog in the show Young Justice.

In early 2025, Cipes shared on social media that he had been diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson's disease, a condition that affects movement.

Selected Filmography

Here are some of Greg Cipes's most famous roles in animation, movies, and video games.

Animation

Film

See also

In Spanish: Greg Cipes para niños