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Sean Schemmel Biography

Birth Name:Sean Christian Schemmel

Birth Place:Waterloo , Iowa, United States

Profession Actor, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Spent years performing as a professional classical musician before starting his voice acting career with voice-overs for puppet theatres
His role as Rick in "Blue Gender" allowed him to use his natural speaking voice for the first time
Voices the role of Black Doom in the video game "Shadow the Hedgehog" in 2005
Was upset when he didn't land the role of Captain Ginyu in "Dragon Ball Z" until he realized several episodes into production that he was voicing the lead character, Goku
At the Wellington Armaggeddon Pulp Expo Convention in 2005, he was the special guest star for the "Dragon Ball Z" panel

2012BTVA Anime Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Title: nominated
2012BTVA Anime Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Title: winner
2013BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2014BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role: nominated
2014BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: nominated
2015BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2015BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2015BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2015BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2016BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2016BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Feature Film/Special: winner
2018BTVA Anime Dub Television/OVA Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: winner
2018BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award-Best Vocal Ensemble in an Anime Television Series/OVA: winner