Jeff Nimoy

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Jeff Nimoy
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Nimoy (right) with Quinton Flynn in 2007
Born
Jeffrey Nimoy
Occupation(s)Voice actor, director, producer, writer
Relatives Leonard Nimoy (second cousin once removed)

Jeffrey Nimoy is an American voice actor and writer best known as the voice of Nicholas D. Wolfwood from Trigun , [1] [2] and Tentomon (and his higher Digivolution forms) from the Digimon series. [3] Nimoy has reprised his roles of Tentomon and Gennai in the Digimon tri. film series. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]

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Career

Nimoy wrote, directed, and served as story editor for the English adaptation of the Digimon: Digital Monsters anime (1999–2001 series and the franchise films Digimon: The Movie and Digimon 02: Revenge of Diaboromon ). He also served as an executive producer and writer on numerous other Fox Kids series. Prior to that, he was nominated for three Emmy Awards in four years, winning once, for his comedic work as a writer and producer for NFL Films Presents on ESPN and Fox. [10] He also co-wrote the Showtime movie Big Brother Trouble (2000), and the animated series Pecola . He is the second cousin once removed of Leonard Nimoy. [11] [12] [13] Nimoy also co-directed the English version of Robodz [14] and the Stitch! anime series. [15]

Nimoy has also starred in the online webisode series Adventures in Anime with Quinton Flynn. [16]

Nimoy also directed and starred in Fame-ish , a movie about a fictional version of himself.

Dubbing roles

Animated series English dubbing

List of dubbing performances in anime
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [17]
1999-2000 Digimon Adventure Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Young Gennai, Izzy's Father, Cherrymon
2000-2001 Flint The Time Detective Lynx (Snake Head) (Ep. 8-9) [18]
2000-2001 Digimon Adventure 02 Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Young Gennai, Cherrymon, Roachmon #2
2000 Trigun Nicholas D. Wolfwood
2000 Outlaw Star Additional Voices
2005-2008 Zatch Bell! Kanchome (ep58+), Mr. Goldo, Main Henchman (Ep. 37)
2005 Naruto Additional Voices
2007-2008 Digimon Data Squad Dr. Spencer Damon, Kamemon/Gwappamon/Shawujinmon, DemiDevimon #1, Additional voicesVoice Director/Script Adapter

Animated film English dubbing

List of voice and English dubbing performances in feature films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource [17]
2000 Digimon: The Movie Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Truck Driver #1, Floyd the Barber, Barney, Cabbie, Kid #3, Phone Voice #1
2005Digimon: Revenge of DiaboromonTentomon, Hawkmon, Gabumon, Omnimon (shared)
2016-2018 Digimon Adventure tri. Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon/HerculesKabuterimon, Dark Gennai, Additional voices
2020 Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Tentomon/Kabuterimon, Young GennaiScript Adaption
2023-2024 Digimon Adventure Truck Driver #1
2023-2024 Digimon Adventure: Our War Game! Tentomon/Kabuterimon/MegaKabuterimon, Floyd the Barber, Elderly Husband 2A
2023-2024 Digimon Adventure 02: Hurricane Touchdown/The Golden Digimentals Male Driver 3A

Live action English dubbing

List of English dubbing performances in live action films
YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1998 Run Lola Run ManniEnglish casting [19]

Video games English dubbing

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References

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  3. "Yes, in retrospect, all the clues are there, and..." love & friendship: sorato. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
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  11. "Are you related to Leonard Nimoy?". Cooking Caveman with Jeff Nimoy Tumblr . Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  12. "Leonard Nimoy on Twitter". Twitter. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
  13. Nimoy, Jeff (2020-05-26). "The Other Nimoy: These Are the Voyages of a Second Cousin (once removed)". Medium. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  14. "The Anime Lodge: Q and A with Jeff Nimoy". Archived from the original on 2009-04-30. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
  15. "Jeff Nimoy Anime Q&A - Live Online Panel on Saturday 2/21/15 at 12 noon (Pacific Time)!". Jeff Nimoy's Anime Page. February 2015. Retrieved 2016-12-26.
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  17. 1 2 "The Official Site of Voice Over Artist, Keith Silverstein - Resume". keithsilverstein.com. Archived from the original on 26 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  18. @StevenWade92 (7 March 2022). "@JeffNimoy Definitely sounds like you paying homage to a gameshow host along with you having too much fun with it.…" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  19. Nimoy, Jeff (27 July 2020). "Jeff Nimoy's "Digimon" Audition - The Stoop Productions Inc ". The Stoop Productions Inc. Retrieved 9 September 2023.

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  1. "The Other Nimoy: These Are the Voyages of a Second Cousin (once removed)" . Retrieved January 12, 2024. – Jeff Nimoys year of birth