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 ]

Wyman has also narrated over 350 audiobooks. He has won four Audie Awards from the Audio Publishers 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 Zeraora Credited 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] [1]

Television

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/Fugitoid 17 episodes
2014–2015 Wallykazam! Baby Snow Dragon, Flouse (noise)4 episodes [1]

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 Game Commissioner 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 FriedmanWon [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 10 11 "Oliver Wyman (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.).
  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. "Oliver Wyman on Twitter: "@cyberlink420 That's me! I didn't realize it was out yet. Looks like my kids are getting Lego Dimensions for xmas this year. Thanks!"". Twitter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  7. "2001 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on September 1, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. "2006 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on August 31, 2022. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  9. "2009 Audies - APA". Audio Publishers Association. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. 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.