Michael Sinterniklaas facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Michael Sinterniklaas
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Sinterniklaas at Florida Supercon in 2015
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Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas
Nice, France
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Michael Sinterniklaas is a talented voice actor and director who was born in France but now lives in the United States. He is famous for giving voices to many characters in English versions of Japanese anime shows and movies, as well as cartoons and video games.
He also started his own company called NYAV Post. This studio has offices in New York City and Los Angeles. They are known for dubbing (which means adding English voices to) many anime titles and creating voices for original animated shows.
You might know his voice best as Leonardo from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series. He also voiced Dean Venture in The Venture Bros. and Taki Tachibana in the English version of the popular movie Your Name.
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Early Life
Michael Sinterniklaas lived in different places when he was a kid, like London and Lucerne. When he was 10 years old, he moved to the United States. He went to the High School of Performing Arts in New York City. Later, he studied in North Carolina and started working at studios there.
Career Highlights
Michael Sinterniklaas has voiced many memorable characters. His most famous roles include:
- Leonardo in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series.
- Dean Venture in the cartoon The Venture Bros..
- Mikey Simon in the Nicktoons show Kappa Mikey.
- Orphan in the video game Final Fantasy XIII.
- Deady in the online game AdventureQuest Worlds.
- He also took over the voice of Xellos in the later seasons of Slayers.
Besides acting, Michael is also a well-known voice director. This means he helps other voice actors perform their lines and makes sure the voices sound great. He has directed voices for shows like Berserk, Huntik: Secrets & Seekers, Kappa Mikey, and The Venture Bros..
Voice Acting Roles
Michael Sinterniklaas has lent his voice to many different projects. Here are some of his roles:
Anime Series and Movies
- A Silent Voice - Kazuki Shimada
- Bakuman – Moritaka Mashiro
- Black Butler: Book of Circus – Dagger
- Bleach – Nnoitora Gilga, Luppi Antenor, Ikkaku Madarame, Wonderweiss Mergera
- Cyborg 009 VS Devilman – Cyborg 004/Albert Heinrich
- Digimon Fusion – Lucemon
- Eden of the East – Satoshi Osugi (and in the movies)
- Freedom Project – Takeru
- Fullmetal Alchemist – Leo
- GaoGaiGar: The King of Braves – Gai Shishiô
- G.I. Joe: Sigma Six – Tunnel Rat, Kamakura
- Hetalia: Axis Powers – Netherlands
- Ichi the Killer – Ichi
- Kotaro Lives Alone - Shin Karino
- Kurokami: The Animation – Punipuni
- Lu over the Wall - Kai
- Magic User's Club – Yoshito Yoshimoto
- Marvel Anime: X-Men – Hisako's Father
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn – Angelo Sauper
- Monster – Detective Jan Suk
- Mr. Osomatsu – Jyushimatsu Matsuno
- Naruto Shippuden – Sora, Utakata (Six Tails Jinchūriki)
- One Piece – Disco (FUNimation dub)
- Patema Inverted – Age
- Pokémon - Joshua, Seviper, Additional Voices (seasons 5–8)
- Samurai Deeper Kyo – Akira
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings – Sarutobi Sasuke (and in sequels)
- Shaman King – Trey "Horohoro" Racer
- Slayers – Xellos (Seasons 4 & 5)
- Sonic X - Christopher Thorndyke (adult)
- Summer Wars – Kenji Koiso
- Tiger & Bunny – Ivan Karelin/Origami Cyclone
- The Sky Crawlers – Yuichi Kannami
- Urusei Yatsura – Ataru Moroboshi
- Welcome to the Space Show – Kyoshi Sato
- Winx Club (4Kids dub) – Riven
- Your Lie in April – Akira Takayanagi
- Your Name – Taki Tachibana
- Weathering with You - Taki Tachibana (cameo)
TV Series
- Violetta - Leon Vargas (Seasons 2 and 3)
Other Voice Roles
Animation
- Care Bears: Welcome to Care-a-Lot – Bedtime Bear, Birthday Bear, Funshine Bear
- Hanazuki – Orange Hemka, Pink Hemka, various voices
- Huntik: Secrets & Seekers – Peter
- Kappa Mikey – Mikey Simon
- Lego Monkie Kid – Goldfish Demon, Ao Lie
- Mad – Leonardo, Steven Spielberg, Aquaman
- Miraculous Ladybug – Nathaniel Kurtzberg/Caprikid
- OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes – Hero
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Leonardo, Dark Leo, Lord Hebi
- The Venture Bros. – Dean Venture, various voices
- Turtles Forever – 2003 Leonardo
Video Games
- Adventure Quest Worlds – Deady
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – Additional voices
- Bravely Second: End Layer – Yew
- Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 – Time Patroller
- Final Fantasy XIII – Orphan
- Fire Emblem Heroes – Takumi, Niles, Lucius
- Grand Theft Auto V – The Local Population
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 – Utakata
- Pillars of Eternity – Additional voices
- Rune Factory 4 Special – Vishnal
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes – Sarutobi Sasuke
- Shaman King: Power of Spirit – Trey Racer (Horohoro)
- The Last of Us – Additional voices
- The Lego Movie Videogame – Additional voices
- The Pink Panther: Passport to Peril – Pink Panther
- The Pink Panther: Hokus Pokus Pink – Pink Panther
- Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege – Jäger
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series – Leonardo, Leatherhead
- Xenoblade Chronicles X – Gwin Ewans
Live-action Roles
- Cutie Honey – Detective Todoroki (English voice-over)
- Violetta – Braco (English dub) / Leon (Seasons 2-3) (English dub)
- Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno — Cho Sawagejo (English dub)
Documentary
- Adventures in Voice Acting – Himself
Behind the Scenes Work
Michael Sinterniklaas also works behind the scenes in animation and dubbing.
Voice Direction
He has directed the voices for many projects, helping actors bring characters to life. Some of his directing credits include:
- 009 Re:Cyborg
- A Cat in Paris
- Ancien and the Magic Tablet
- Berserk
- The Boy and the Heron (English version)
- Cannon Busters
- Freedom
- King of Braves GaoGaiGar
- Huntik: Secrets & Seekers
- Kurokami: The Animation
- Magic User's Club
- Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
- Peter Rabbit
- Promare
- Robotomy
- Samurai Deeper Kyo
- Slayers Revolution
- Slayers Evolution-R
- The Midnight Gospel
- Three Delivery
- The Venture Bros.
- Weathering with You
Script Adaptation
He also helps adapt scripts, making sure the dialogue sounds natural in English.
- Berserk
- Bubblegum Crisis
- Cutie Honey
- Freedom
- Giant Robo: The Animation
- Magic User's Club
- Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn
Sound Work
Michael has also worked in the sound department, handling audio engineering, mixing, and sound design for various projects.
- A.D. Police Files (audio engineer, dialogue editing)
- Ah! My Goddess (audio mixing)
- Berserk (mixing)
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc (recording engineer)
- Cutie Honey (mixing)
- Freedom Project (ADR recording engineer)
- Giant Robo: The Animation (mixing)
- Mia and the Migoo (recording engineer, sound design, mixing)
- Samurai Deeper Kyo (audio engineer, mixing)
- Supernormal (sound engineer)
- The Weathering Continent (mixing)
- Welcome to the Space Show (mixing)
Producer and Casting
He has also worked as a producer and production manager for shows like Bakuman and The Venture Bros.. He also helped with casting for Mao Mao, Heroes of Pure Heart.
See also
In Spanish: Michael Sinterniklaas para niños
