Oliver Wyman (actor)

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Oliver Wyman
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BornJuly 20
Other namesPete Zarustica
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1994–present

Oliver Wyman (born July 20) [1] is an American voice actor, known for his work in animation, television and video games.

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He is also known by the alias of Pete Zarustica. [2]

Career

In anime and video games, Wyman voiced the characters Morty Oyamada, Zang-Ching and Boris Tepes Dracula III from Shaman King , and Big the Cat in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise.[ citation needed ]

He has also narrated over 350 audiobooks. Wyman is a narrator who has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publisher's Association, twenty-one Earphone Awards from AudioFile, and two Listen Up Awards from Publishers Weekly .[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2003 Jungle Emperor Leo Tom
2006 Pokémon: Lucario and the Mystery of Mew Lieutenant Banks
2008Impy's WonderlandEddie [1]
2008Piper Penguin and His Fantastic Flying MachinesPiper [1]
2010 Animals United Smiley the Tasmanian Devil [1]
2014 Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction Argus SteelCredited as Pete Zarustica [3]
2018 Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us ZeraoraCredited as Pete Zarustica
2019 Sheep and Wolves: Pig Deal Moz [1]

Anime

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
1994 Iria: Zeiram the Animation Dr. Tohka
2000 One Piece Jango, Onion9 episodes
2003 Shaman King Morty Oyamada, Zang-Chin, Boris Tepes Dracula III [2]
2003–2006 Sonic X Big the Cat [4]
2005–2006 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zigfried von Schroeder, Dr. Alex Brisbane, Alexander the Great, AknadinCredited as Pete Zarustica [2]
2005–2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Aster Phoenix, Brier, Neo-Spacian Aqua Dolphin, Guardian of the LabyrinthCredited as Pete Zarustica [3]
2008 Yu-Gi-Oh! 5Ds AlexCredited as Pete Zarustica [2]
2017–2018 Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Aster PhoenixCredited as Pete Zarustica
2021 Shaman King Manta OyamadaReboot
2023 Pokémon: Paldean Winds Director ClavellCredited as Pete Zarustica [5]

American cartoons

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2001 12 Tiny Christmas Tales Blitzen / Angry GuyShort film
Credited as Pete Zarustica
2003–2005 Kenny the Shark Burton Plushtoy III26 episodes
2003–2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Professor Honeycutt/The Fugitoid17 episodes
2014–2015 Wallykazam! Baby Snow Dragon, Flouse (noise)4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2004 Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Pedestrian
2004 Conflict: Vietnam Various
2005 The Warriors Luther [1]
2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Smash-Up Fugitoid [1]
2010 Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing Big the CatUncredited
2012The Dark Knight Rises: Mobile GameCommissioner James Gordon [1]
2015 Lego Dimensions Big the Cat [6]
2017 Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links Aster Phoenix [1]

Web

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2021Sonic and Tails RBig the Cat2 episodes
YouTube fan-made series

Audiobook narration

Awards

Audie Awards

YearCategoryTitleResult
2001Outstanding Inspirational/Spiritual It's Not About The Bike by Lance Armstrong Won [7]
2006Outstanding Non-Fiction, Unabridged The World is Flat by Thomas Friedman Won [8]
2009Outstanding Non-Fiction Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas Friedman Won [9]

Earphone Awards

YearTitleResult
2003The Best Business Stories of the Year 2002 by Andrew LeckeyWon [10]
2003The Joy of Pi by David Blatner Won [11]
2003 A Million Little Pieces by James Frey Won [12]
2004The Big Year by Mark ObmascikWon [13]
2005The World is Flat by Thomas FriedmanWon [14]
2008 Hurricane Punch by Tim Dorsey Won [15]
2008 Atomic Lobster by Tim DorseyWon [16]
2008Juggling Elephants by Jones LoflinWon [17]
2008Leading Change by John Kotter Won [18]
2008Winter's Tale by Mark Helprin Won [19]
2009 Practical Demonkeeping by Christopher Moore Won [20]
2010Annexed by Sharon DogarWon [21]
2010 Interface by Neal Stephenson Won [22]
2011Electric Barracuda by Tim DorseyWon [23]
2012 WWW: Wonder by Robert J. Sawyer Won [24]

Listen Up Awards

YearTitleResult
2003A Million Little Pieces by James FreyWon [25]
2008Hot, Flat and Crowded by Thomas FriedmanWon [26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Oliver Wyman - 56 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Browning, John Edgar; Picart, Caroline Joan (Kay) (October 20, 2010). Dracula in Visual Media: Film, Television, Comic Book and Electronic Game Appearances, 1921-2010. McFarland & Company. ISBN   9780786462018.
  3. 1 2 "Pros and Con Artists". Pokémon Advanced Challenge. Episode 10. Jan 7, 2017. Closing Credits. 4Kids.
  4. Interview with Oliver Wyman - Sonic's 27th Anniversary Charity Stream Archive - Syntero Mental Health (Timestamp: 4:02:00)
  5. Mateo, Alex (September 6, 2023). "Pokémon: Paldean Winds Web Anime's 1st Episode Premieres, Reveals Cast". Anime News Network . Retrieved September 6, 2023.
  6. "(Untitled)". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. "2001 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. "2006 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  9. "2009 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. Foss, Eliza; McDonald, Beth; Woodman, Jeff; Wyman, Oliver (2002). Leckey, Andrew; Auletta, Ken (eds.). "The Best Business Stories of the Year 2002". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  11. Blatner, David; Wyman, Oliver; Jacobs, Hank; Dean, Laura (1997). "The Joy of Pi". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  12. Frey, James; Wyman, Oliver (2003). "A Million Little Pieces". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  13. Obmascik, Mark; Wyman, Oliver (2004). "The Big Year". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  14. Friedman, Thomas; Wyman, Oliver. "The World is Flat". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  15. Drosey, Tim Dorsey; Wyman, Oliver (2007). "Hurricane Punch". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  16. Dorsey, Tim; Wyman, Oliver. "Atomic Lobster". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  17. Loflin, Jones; Musig, Todd; Wyman, Oliver (2007). "Juggling Elephants". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  18. Kotter, John; Wyman, Oliver (1996). "Leading Change". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  19. Helprin, Mark; Wyman, Oliver (1983). "Winter's Tale". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  20. Moore, Christopher; Wyman, Oliver (1992). "Practical Demonkeeping". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  21. Dogar, Sharon; Wyman, Oliver; Barrett, Joe; Butera, Rachel; Gage, Jeremy; Ganim, Peter; Ganser, L.J.; Rodgers, Elisabeth; Snyder, Jay; Stevens, Eileen; Toren, Suzanne (2010). "Annexed". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  22. Stephenson, Neal; George, J. Frederick; Wyman, Oliver (2005). "Interface". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  23. Tim Dorsey; Wyman, Oliver (2011). "Electric Barracuda". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  24. Sawyer, Robert J.; Almas, Jessica; Vietor, Marc; Salerno, Anthony Haden; Wyman, Oliver (2011). "WWW: Wonder". AudioFile . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  25. Howell, Kevin (January 5, 2004). "Listen Up Awards 2003". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved January 6, 2021.
  26. Yamashita, Brianna; Maughan, Shannon (January 5, 2009). "The Listen Up Awards: The Best Audios of 2008". Publishers Weekly . Retrieved January 6, 2021.