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Ben Diskin Biography

Birth Name:Benjamin Isaac Diskin

Birth Place:Los Angeles County, California, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack, Sound department, Casting department

Fast Facts

  • In 1991, he won a Young Artist Award for outstanding young ensemble cast in in a motion picture for "Kindergarten Cop․"
  • At the 1995 Young Artist Awards, he was nominated for best performance by a young actor in a voiceover - TV or movie for his role as Junior Healy in "Problem Child․"
  • Quote: "[on voice acting] "It's pretty much the most awesome job in the world if you can make a living at it, and it's really cool․""
  • In the "Tony Hawk's Underground" video game series, he has provided the voice of Eric Sparrow
  • Has voiced the character Sai in several "Naruto Shippuden" video games, movies and TV series
  • Best known for voicing the characters Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in the animated TV series "Codename: Kids Next Door․"
  • Was a fan of the "Digimon" series before he was cast as Shoutmon and Cutemon in "Digimon Fusion․"

Awards

  • 1991Young Artist Award-Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture: winner
  • 1995Young Artist Award-Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Voiceover - TV or Movie: nominated
  • 1995YoungStar Award-Best Young Voice Over Talent: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2013BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short: nominated
  • 2014BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Guest Role - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2015BTVA Television Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series - Action/Drama: nominated
  • 2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
  • 2017BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Television Series/OVA: nominated
  • 2017BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: nominated
  • 2018BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: nominated
  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program: winner