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Marsden at Animate! Des Moines in 2023
Born
Jason Christopher Marsden

(1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 (age 50)
Occupation
  • Actor
  • director
  • producer
Years active 1986–present
Spouse(s)
Christy Hicks
(m. 2004; div. 2020)
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Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American actor, director, and producer. He is famous for his many voice roles in animated movies, TV shows, and video games. You might know his voice as Max Goof from Disney, Haku in Spirited Away, or Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents. He also voiced Thackery Binx's cat form in the movie Hocus Pocus.

Early Life

Jason Marsden was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 3, 1975. His mother, Linda, used to be a fashion model. His father, Myles, was a lead ballet dancer.

Jason's Acting Career

Jason started acting professionally in 1986. His first role was A. J. Quartermaine in the TV series General Hospital. In 1987, when he was 12, he got a big movie role in the science fiction film Robot Jox. After that, he played Eddie Munster in the TV show The Munsters Today. At the same time, he voiced Cavin in Adventures of the Gummi Bears. He also became an announcer for The Mickey Mouse Club.

Jason continued to appear as a guest star on many TV shows. In 1990, he voiced Peter Pan in Peter Pan and the Pirates. In 1992, he played Dash X in Eerie, Indiana.

Voice of Thackery Binx

One of his most famous early voice roles was Thackery Binx. He voiced the cat form of Thackery Binx in the popular Disney movie Hocus Pocus (1993). He even returned to voice the character for a special Halloween show at Disney parks.

Disney and Other Voice Roles

Jason became the voice of Goofy's son, Max Goof, in Disney's A Goofy Movie (1995). He continued this role in the sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) and Disney's House of Mouse. He also voiced Garrett Miller on Extreme Ghostbusters. He played younger versions of Shere Khan and King Louie in Jungle Cubs.

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Marsden in 2008

Jason has voiced many characters in animated TV shows and video games. He was Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998). He also narrated special features on The Lion King DVD. He voiced Haku in the English version of Spirited Away (2001). You might also know him as Richie Foley/Gear in Static Shock. In the Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn video game, he voiced Lilarcor, a talking sword.

He has worked on many DC Comics animated series. He voiced a teenage Clark Kent in Superman: The Animated Series. He was Snapper Carr in Justice League. He also voiced Billy Numerous in Teen Titans. Other roles include Danger Duck in Loonatics Unleashed and the villain Firefly in The Batman. More recently, he voiced Impulse and Atom in Young Justice: Invasion. From 2003 to 2006, he voiced Chase Young in Xiaolin Showdown.

Jason also voiced Tak in the video games Tak and the Power of Juju, Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams, and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge. He voiced characters like Myron in Fallout 2 and Boone in Fallout: New Vegas.

From 2004 to 2007, Jason was a main announcer for Toon Disney. He also worked part-time for Disney Channel. In 2012, he voiced Noel Kreiss in Final Fantasy XIII-2. He also voiced Kade Burns in Transformers: Rescue Bots. He continues to voice Nermal and other characters on The Garfield Show. In 2013, he voiced Aye-Aye in The Legend of Korra.

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Marsden in 2018

In 2014, he voiced Sumo and Belson in the pilot episode of Clarence. In 2019, he returned to voice Bart Allen / Kid Flash in Young Justice: Outsiders.

On-Screen Acting Roles

Besides voice acting, Jason had many on-camera roles. He played Rich Halke in Step by Step from 1995 to 1998. He was also Nelson Burkhard in Full House. On Boy Meets World, he played a character named Jason Marsden, who was Eric Matthews' best friend. He played a young Burt Ward/Robin in the 2002 TV movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt.

Directing and Producing

Jason also has experience behind the camera. He directed an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Journey of Allen Strange (1997). He also directed, wrote, produced, and edited a short film called The Greatest Short Film Ever!!! and several music videos.

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Marsden at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2022

In 2020, Jason started a web series on YouTube called "The Mars Variety Show." It features indie musicians, comedians, and other performers.

Personal Life

Jason Marsden married Christy Hicks in October 2004. They have one son, who was born on February 10, 2010. Jason lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Selected Filmography

Live-action Film Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1990 Robot Jox Tommy
1993 Hocus Pocus Thackery Binx (as a cat) Voice
1996 White Squall Shay Jennings
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane Convenience Store Clerk
2013 I Know That Voice Himself Documentary

Live-action Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
1986–1988 General Hospital A.J. Quartermaine
1988–1991 The Munsters Today Edward Wolfgang "Eddie" Munster
1992 Eerie, Indiana Dash X 6 episodes
1993–1998 Step by Step Rich Halke 53 episodes
1994–1995 Full House Nelson Burkhard 4 episodes
1994–1995 Boy Meets World Jason 9 episodes
2003 Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt Young Robin Television film

Voice Roles in Films

Year Title Role
1995 A Goofy Movie Max Goof
1999 Tarzan Mungo
2001 Spirited Away Haku
2013 Monsters University Monster Student #1

Voice Roles in Direct-to-Video Films

Year Title Role
1998 The Lion King II: Simba's Pride Adult Kovu
2000 An Extremely Goofy Movie Max Goof
2004 Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas Max Goof
2007 Garfield Gets Real Nermal

Voice Roles in Television Shows

Year Title Role Notes
1988–1990 Adventures of the Gummi Bears Cavin 7 episodes
1990 Fox's Peter Pan & the Pirates Peter Pan
1996 Superman: The Animated Series Teenage Clark Kent
1996–1997 Jungle Cubs Shere Khan, Louie Season 1
1997 Extreme Ghostbusters Garrett Miller
2000–2004 The Weekenders Tino Tonitini
2000–2004 Static Shock Richie Foley/Gear Main role
2001–2003 House of Mouse Max Goof 8 episodes
2001–2004 Justice League Snapper Carr
2003–2017 The Fairly OddParents Chester McBadbat
2004–2006 Xiaolin Showdown Chase Young 17 episodes
2004–2006 W.I.T.C.H. Matt Olsen, Shagon
2005–2007 Loonatics Unleashed Danger Duck Main role
2006 Teen Titans Billy Numerous
2008–2016 The Garfield Show Nermal, Various characters
2011–2016 Transformers: Rescue Bots Kade Burns
2012–2013 & 2019–2022 Young Justice Bart Allen/Impulse/Kid Flash, Ray Palmer/Atom
2013–2014 The Legend of Korra Aye-Aye, Huan

Voice Roles in Video Games

Year Title Role
1998 Fallout 2 Myron
2001 The Lion King: Simba's Mighty Adventure Kovu
2003 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Dustil Onasi / Brejik
2003 Tak and the Power of Juju Tak
2004 Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams Tak
2005 Tak: The Great Juju Challenge Tak
2010 Fallout: New Vegas Craig Boone
2012 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Noel Kreiss

See also

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