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American voice actor (born 1960)
"Steven Jay" redirects here. For the bassist, see
Steve Jay .
Steven Jay Blum (; born April 29, 1960) is an American voice actor. Known for his distinctively deep voice, his roles include Spike Spiegel from the anime series Cowboy Bebop Amon from the animated series The Legend of Korra Garazeb Orrelios from the animated series Star Wars Rebels Sub-Zero from the video game franchise Mortal Kombat Call of Duty God of War God of War: Ghost of Sparta God of War: Ascension Wolverine from Marvel 's Wolverine and the X-Men Marvel Anime: X-Men
He is sometimes credited as David Lucas, Richard Cardona, Roger Canfield, Tom Baron, and Daniel Andrews in various anime and other live-action appearances.
Early life
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Steven Jay Blum was born on April 29, 1960, to a Jewish family in Santa Monica, California .[2] [3] [4] [5] Hollywood, California where he would sort and catalogue titles. He was a huge fan of cartoons and would often do impressions. Blum started doing impressions by request after leaving a voicemail with the voice of Goofy .[6]
Career
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Blum started his career working at the mail room of film studio Empire International Pictures . The head of the mailroom offered him a job on a “Japananimation” project since he had the deepest voice. Blum would eventually become head of marketing at a studio while doing voice acting on the side before deciding to become a voice actor full time.[7] [8] Spike Spiegel in Cowboy Bebop Star Wars Rebels Samurai Champloo Roger Smith from The Big O Orochimaru , and Zabuza Momochi in Naruto Wolverine in multiple Marvel productions. In video games, he provided the voice of main protagonist Jack Cayman in MadWorld Call of Duty Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker God of War God of War: Ascension Bulletstorm Valorant Diablo III Sub-Zero in Mortal Kombat X 11 Hal Jordan / Green Lantern in Injustice 2 Guild Wars 2 Clive Barker's Jericho
In September 2000, Blum voiced TOM, the robotic host of Cartoon Network 's Toonami programming block. He replaced Sonny Strait in the character's subsequent appearances, until the cancellation of Toonami in 2008. When Toonami was revived on March 31, 2012, he returned as the voice of TOM. He is also the announcer for 7-Eleven 's "Oh Thank Heaven" television and radio advertisements and partnered with Vic Mignogna in the series Real Fans of Genius (a parody of Anheuser-Busch 's Real Men of Genius
In animation, he is the voice of Heatblast, Ghostfreak and Vilgax in the Ben 10 Starscream in Transformers: Prime Count Vertigo in DC Showcase: Green Arrow Young Justice Red Skull , Beta Ray Bill and Wolverine in Wolverine and the X-Men The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes Amon in the first season of the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra
On June 5, 2012, he was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor, having 261 credited appearances as of May 10, 2012.[9] [10]
Personal life
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Blum married voice actress Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in 2017.[11] [12] [13] [14]
Filmography
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References
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^ Blum, Steve [@blumspew] (April 28, 2017). "Wow everybody! Thanks for all the amazing BD wishes! Technically not till tomorrow, but now I get to celebrate twice! Love you all!!" (Tweet ). Retrieved November 4, 2017 – via Twitter .
^ "Talking Toons With Rob Paulsen: Episode 53 with Guest: Steve Blum" . Talkin Toons with Rob Paulsen. August 10, 2012. Archived from the original on February 1, 2020. Retrieved January 31, 2020 .
^ Blum, Steve [@blumspew] (August 7, 2012). "@BrettAnthony2 Yes, why? Is my kreplach showing?" (Tweet ) – via Twitter .
^ "Steve's Personal Story" . February 6, 2018. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Steve Blum - from Out of the Mailroom" . November 4, 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2023. Retrieved April 6, 2024 .
^ "Crystal Acids Steve Blum Page" . Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2012 .
^ Ransom, Ko (June 7, 2012). "Voice Actor Steven Blum Receives Guinness Record for Game Roles" . Anime News Network . Archived from the original on March 27, 2016. Retrieved September 30, 2014 .
^ " . MTV Geek . Viacom. June 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014 .
^ "Star Wars Rebels Season 4 Series Finale Q & A with Dave Filoni & Cast" . youtube.com . Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018 .
^ "Steve Blum – My Life of Dad" . lifeofdad.com . March 14, 2016. Archived from the original on January 27, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2017 .
^ @blumspew (March 11, 2019). "Hey everybody! My son, Brandon Blum is a part of this wonderful production. Saw the stage read. It's hilarious, ins…" (Tweet ). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter .
^ @blumspew (May 8, 2018). "My son Jeremy Blum chose to become a full time teacher and I know the educational ripples he's creating will affect…" (Tweet ). Retrieved October 19, 2019 – via Twitter .
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