Lex Lang
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Lex Lang is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Suguru Geto in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ecliptor in Power Rangers in Space, and Goemon Ishikawa in Lupin the Third.[1][2]
Early life
Lang was born in Hollywood, California,[3] and began performing at 7 years old, hosting a radio show and being the master of ceremonies for Seagram's National Comedy Competition.[3]
Throughout high school, Lang acted in various theatre productions at the Community Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona.[3] His stage credits include The Fantastiks, Bus Stop, The Apple Tree, Of Mice and Men, and Cinderella.[3]
While attending college, he performed stand-up comedy and did impressions for various clubs including The Comedy Store, Dr. Giggles, The NFL Cub, Anderson's Fifth Estate and The Improv.[3] He would perform along with Jim Carrey, Richard Belzer, and David Spade.[3] He would later move back to Hollywood, California to study music at the Musician's Institute before pursuing voice acting in 1996.[3]
Career
A two-time Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards-honored voice actor, (first for his portrayal of Professor Behdety in the 2003/2004 season of Tutenstein, then again as The Doorman and his dog Hundley on the 2009/2010 season of Curious George), he has been in hundreds of productions ranging from original animation, anime, video games, celebrity voice matching, and movie trailers.[4][1][2] He is known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot series, replacing Clancy Brown.[5] He is also known for his anime voice work playing roles such as Sagara Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin and Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the Lupin III franchise.[4][1][2]
Lang has worked as voice director for clients including Cartoon Network, EWAM, Sony, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Technicolor, PCB Productions, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Code Masters, HBO and Warner Brothers.[6]
Personal life
Lang is married to fellow voice actor Sandy Fox.[7] They live in Studio City, California.[7]
Lang is also a musician, and he plays guitar, bass, and piano.[3] He has also written 200 songs for various genres.[3]
Other ventures
In 1998 Lang and his wife co-founded the Love Planet Foundation, a non-profit organization which creates educational materials for children on the importance of recycling, world water awareness, and the preservation of the planet.[8] They also created Love Planet Productions, which includes several multimedia projects such as anime presentation shows, toddler shows and products, and Zen programming.[9] In 2006 they launched a bottled spring water business called H2Om Water with Intention, which has received recognition as a sponsor at several events including Sting's Rainforest Foundation Carnegie Hall Concert and the Elevate Film Festival.[10][11][12] Lang was also a Deepak Chopra meditation instructor.[13]
Filmography
Anime
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[14][15][16] |
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| Template:Dts | Street Fighter II V | Det. Tsung, Interpol Aide, Additional voices | As Alex Lang | [17] |
| Tokyo Revelation | Additional voices | OVA | ||
| El-Hazard: The Wanderers | Student Councilman, Village Elder, Palace Guard | Animaze/Pioneer dub | ||
| Armageddon | Delta Boy | Animaze dub, as Alexis Lang | ||
| Template:Dts | Battle Athletes | Additional voices | OVA | |
| El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 | ||||
| Fushigi Yûgi | ||||
| Giant Robo | OVA | |||
| Template:Dts | Battle Athletes Victory | Sergei Garenstein, Operator | ||
| The Cockpit | Captain A | OVA, as Walter Lang | ||
| Magic Knight Rayearth | High Priest Zagato, Mayor, Rayearth, Big Ugly Monster, Windam | Also ADR script writer (Ep. 12), music producer As Alexis Lang | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory | Allen | OVA | ||
| Ninja Cadets | Hayashi, Matsuzaka | |||
| Jungle de Ikou! | Evil Ongo, Takuma's dad | |||
| Rurouni Kenshin | Hiko Seijuro | OVA series, Sony dub | [17][18] | |
| Wild 7 | Dispatcher | OVA | [17] | |
| Template:Dts–2006 | Digimon series | Cyberdramon, WarGreymon, Omnimon, Rapidmon, others | ||
| Template:Dts | Flint the Time Detective | Dino Fisherman | [17] | |
| Magic Knight Rayearth 2 | Windam, Lantis, Rayearth, Zagato, Satoru Shidou | |||
| Trigun | Terrorist, Newscaster | |||
| Template:Dts–2002 | Rurouni Kenshin | Sagara Sanosuke, Iwanbo, others | TV series, Media Blasters dub | |
| Template:Dts | Arc the Lad | Jack | ||
| Apocalypse Zero | Kakugo Hagakure, Zero | OVA | ||
| Hand Maid May | Kintaro Yamazaki | |||
| Mezzo Forte | Bodyguard | OVA | ||
| Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team | Ginias Sahalin | |||
| Nightwalker | Cain, Shunichi, Asami's Lover | |||
| Saint Tail | Hayase, Henchman | |||
| Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Tow-Line | |||
| Vampire Princess Miyu | Ryosuke, others | TV series, Tokyopop | ||
| Template:Dts–2002 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Tow Line | ||
| Template:Dts | Babel II: Beyond Infinity | Lodem, Babel I, Balan, Dennis | Also ADR director and writer | [17] |
| Cosmo Warrior Zero | Axelater, Phase Braker, Dr. Aminner, Doctor, Master, Dr. Machine | |||
| éX-Driver | Student, Todo Thug A, Cain Tokioka, others | OVA Also ADR director and ADR writer | ||
| Tsukikage Ran | Additional voices | |||
| Ys | Dark Fact | OVA | [19] | |
| Template:Dts | Argentosoma | Frank, various characters | [17] | |
| Ai Yori Aoshi | Suzuki, Boy 2, TV Announcer, Akiko's Father, Takashi, Student, others | |||
| .hack//SIGN | Crim | |||
| Blue Dragon | Blue Dragon, Dark Dragon | |||
| Daigunder | Tri-Horn | [17] | ||
| Figure 17 | D.D. | |||
| Gun Frontier | Stage Coach Guard, Guard, Man B, Heidelnoir | |||
| Heat Guy J | Shun Aurora, Giobanni Gallo, others | |||
| Idol Project | BaliHawaii Presenter, Manager, Alien | OVA Also ADR director Ep. 3-4 | ||
| Immortal Grand Prix | Metoo | Microseries | ||
| Initial D series | Ryosuke "Ry" Takahashi | Tokyopop dub | [17][20] | |
| Kikaider | Patrol Car Officer, Carmine Spider | [17] | ||
| Last Exile | Claimh-Solais Soldier, others | |||
| Lupin the Third Part II | Goemon Ishikawa XIII, Kosuke Kidani | TV series | ||
| Mirage of Blaze | Shuhei Chiaki, Danjyo Kousaka, Attendant | Also ADR director, writer | ||
| s-CRY-ed | Kunihiko Kimishima | |||
| Wild Arms | King Kianu | |||
| Witch Hunter Robin | Juzo Narumi, Thug, Shunji Nagira | |||
| Ys II: Castle in the Heavens | Jira, Dark Fact | OVA | [19] | |
| Template:Dts–2004 | Mahoromatic | Slash, Gang Member, Commander Hayato Daimon | Also OVAs and specials | [17] |
| The Twelve Kingdoms | Shoryu, others | Also ADR director, ADR writer (Ep. 1-40) | ||
| Template:Dts | Burn-Up Scramble | ATM Thief, Imaginary Boyfriend, Arcade Thug | ||
| Gad Guard | Haneke, various characters | |||
| Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex | Officer, Commander, others | |||
| Gungrave | Bunji Kugashira, "Mad Dog" Ladd Carabel | |||
| Here is Greenwood | Furusawa | OVA, Media Blasters dub | ||
| Space Pirate Captain Herlock | Captain Harlock | OVA | ||
| Stellvia | Ritsou Soujin, others | |||
| Submarine 707R | Jack Vance Captain, Chairman Jonathan, PKN Chairman, other | OVA | ||
| Wolf's Rain | Soldier | |||
| éX-Driver: Nina & Rei Danger Zone | Additional voices | OVA Also voice director, ADR writer | ||
| Template:Dts | Aquarian Age: The Movie | Ray Alucard | ||
| Fafner in the Azure | Kenji Kondo, various characters | Also voice director | ||
| Immortal Grand Prix | Dew | TV series | ||
| Mars Daybreak | Kuberness, Regardie, EF Soldier | |||
| New Getter Robo | Ryoma Nagare | |||
| Otogi Zoshi | Mansairaku | |||
| Planetes | Sia's father | |||
| Saiyuki Reload | Genjyo Sanzo | |||
| Samurai Champloo | Musashi "Johnny" Miyamoto, Xavier the Third, others | |||
| Scrapped Princess | Socom, Galil, others | |||
| Tenjho Tenge | Ishimatsu, others | |||
| Template:Dts–2009 | Naruto | Teuchi, Tsubasa, Hayate Gekko, Jigumo Fuma, others | [18] | |
| Template:Dts | Kannazuki no Miko | Kazuki Ōgami | [21] | |
| Fate/stay night | Issei Ryudo | [17] | ||
| Karas | Announcer, Monster, Shako | |||
| Saiyuki Reload Gunlock | Genjo Sanzo | |||
| Template:Dts–2014 | Bleach | Marechiyo Ōmaeda, Runuganga | [18] | |
| Template:Dts | Tales of Phantasia | Lundgrom | OVA | [17] |
| Template:Dts | Lucky Star | Meito Anizawa, TV Host, others | ||
| 2008–2009 | Blue Dragon | Blue Dragon | ||
| Template:Dts–2015 | Naruto Shippuden | Teuchi, Kitane, Hayate Gekko, others | ||
| Template:Dts | Lupin the Third Part IV: The Italian Adventure | Goemon Ishikawa XIII | TV series | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Yuki Yuna is a Hero | ADR Director | [22][23] | ||
| Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works | Soichiro Kuzuki | TV series | [24] | |
| Template:Dts–2016 | Durarara!!×2 | Egor, Shu Aozaki | [25][18] | |
| Aldnoah.Zero | Cruhteo | Also ADR director | [26] | |
| Template:Dts–present | One-Punch Man | Flashy Flash, various | [27][28] | |
| Template:Dts | Dragon Ball Super | Goku, Goku Black | Bang Zoom! dub for Toonami Asia | [29] |
| Template:Dts | Lupin the Third Part V | Goemon Ishikawa XIII | TV series | Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable | Anjuro Katagiri | [19] | ||
| Template:Dts | Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Vendor Man | ||
| Template:Dts–present | Jujutsu Kaisen | Suguru Geto | ||
| 2022–present | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Marechiyo Omaeda | [30] |
Animation
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Video games
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source[16] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Dts | VR Troopers | Tropedobot, Robot | ||
| Template:Dts | Masked Rider | Cyborsect | ||
| Power Rangers Zeo | Louie Kaboom | Uncredited | ||
| Template:Dts | Power Rangers Turbo | Rygog, Lerigot | as Alexis Lang | |
| Template:Dts | Power Rangers in Space | Ecliptor, Jakarak | Uncredited | |
| Template:Dts | Power Rangers Wild Force | Zen-Aku | ||
| Template:Dts | Doom Patrol | Candlemaker |
Other appearances
| Year | Series | Role | Notes | Source[16][15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Primetime Glick | Announcer | ||
| 2002 | Whammy! The All-New Press Your Luck | Contestant |
References
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