Vic Mignogna

Vic Mignogna
Vic Mignogna

Mignogna in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2011.
Born Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Occupation Voice Actor, Music Composer / Singer, Director
Years active 1993-present
Religion Christian
Partner Michele Specht

Victor Joseph "Vic" Mignogna (born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania) is an American Anime Award winning voice actor and musician who has done voice work for many anime series, movies, and video games. Mignogna is best known for his dub role of Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Broly in Dragon Ball Z films,Forbesii in Shuffle!, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach and Dark Mousy in D.N.Angel. He is also the voice of Zero Kiryu and Ichiru Kiryu in Vampire Knight.[1] Recently he has done the voices for Spirit Albarn in Soul Eater, Yoshimori in Kekkaishi, and Nagato and Fuen in Naruto Shippuden. He is now the official voice of E-123 Omega from the SEGA franchise Sonic the Hedgehog.

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Biography

Mignogna in June 2011

Mignogna grew up in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[2] He graduated from Liberty University with a degree in television and film production.[3] He also helped produce and arrange some of the songs on DC Talk's eponymous first album.[2][3]

Mignogna held various jobs early in his career, including a Drama and Speech teacher in Jacksonville, Florida,[4] and an officer with the Ocean City Police Department.[3]

Mignogna moved to Houston, Texas in 1990, and was a film and video production instructor at the Art Institute of Houston.[2]

In 1993, Mignogna was a contestant on Star Search, where he sang "Worth Waiting For".[5]

Mignogna tried out for Bleach, and received the part of Ikkaku Madarame.[6][7]

Mignogna has also performed an English version of Byakuya: True Light (白夜～true light～ White Night ~true light~?) from D.N.Angel, English versions of We Are!, Hikari e (光へ lit. To the Light?), and the eleventh ending, A to Z from One Piece, and Vampire Knight an English version of Chance, and an English version of Brothers and Nothing I Won't Give, from Fullmetal Alchemist, and an English cover of Dragon Soul for Dragon Ball Z Kai in the dub version, and Dragon Ball GT an English version of Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku and, Ouran High School Host Club an English cover of Guilty Beauty Love and Shissou.

He has recently voiced characters in such shows as Kekkaishi, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Darker Than BLACK, Heroic Age and Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple. He also made his Directorial Debut in Claymore in which he plays the role of Rigaldo.

In 2007, the American Anime Awards presented Mignogna an award for Best Actor for his work in Fullmetal Alchemist.[8][9][10] He often gains much attention due to his role in Fullmetal Alchemist, and attends conventions regularly.[11]

Mignogna has been recently involved with the fan series Star Trek: Phase II. He co-directed the episode "Enemy: Starfleet" and played the Andorian Captain, and he directed "KITUMBA" and played Malkthon the Klingon.[12] He is also slated to direct the next Phase II episode Mindsifter.

In addition to voice acting, Mignogna has been involved in music and sound production,[13] and also video production.[14] He was also a worship leader with Houston's First Baptist Church.[2][note 1]

Filmography

  • - Leading roles in bold

Anime roles

Non-anime roles

Documentaries

Movie dubbing

Video game roles

Music and CDs

Studio albums

  • If These Walls Could Talk (1992)
  • Selah - Music for the Quiet Time (2004-2005)
  • Metafiction (2006)
  • Christmas (2008)
  • Selah II (2009)
  • Revix (2010)

Anime Song Covers

  • Brothers - English Translation and licensed recreation of insert song for Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Byakuya: True Light (白夜～true light～ White Night ~true light~?) - English Translation and licensed recreation of opening song for DN Angel
  • We Are! - English version opening song for One Piece
  • Hikari e (光へ lit. To the Light?) - English version opening song for One Piece
  • A to Z - English version ending song for One Piece
  • Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku (Bit by Bit) - English version opening song for Dragonball GT
  • Dragon Soul - English version opening song for Dragonball Kai
  • Guilty Beauty Love - English Translation and licensed recreation of character song for Ouran High School Host Club
  • Shissou - unofficial cover of the ending song for Ouran High School Host Club

Assorted Singles

  • Nothing I Won't Give
  • Soldier A
  • Could Be An Angel
  • Hello My Beautiful
  • Je n'ai pas de mots
  • Chance
  • Far From Home
  • The First Noel (duet) (featuring Johnny Yong Bosch)

Audio Recordings

  • Gospel Of John

References

  1. ^ (YouTube) Vampire Knight's Yuki, Kaname, and Zero say hello from Comic Con!. Viz Media. 2010-07-23. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqdzpTQUUGE. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  2. ^ a b c d Meeks, Flori (2005-07-21). "Career in TV Cartoons is no joke: Uptown man juggles careers, builds success in Japanese anime". Houston Chronicle. http://www.chron.com/neighborhood/memorial-news/article/Career-in-TV-cartoons-is-no-joke-1509865.php. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
  3. ^ a b c "Vic's Professional Resume" (doc). Official website. http://www.vicsworld.net/docs/professionalresume.doc. Retrieved 2011-09-08. 
  4. ^ "Vic Mignogna Biography". Risembool Rangers. http://risemboolrangers.com/vicfax.html. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  5. ^ last.fm, http://www.last.fm/music/Vic+Mignogna/+tracks, retrieved 2009-03-06 
  6. ^ (YouTube) Vic talks VIZ at AOD 06. 2006-08-06. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ii-as-KXrEc. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  7. ^ (YouTube) Vic Explains Ikkakus Lucky Dance. 2007-04-09. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDS1YlQA5BE&NR. Retrieved 2011-11-11. 
  8. ^ American Anime Awards, http://player.broadbandvideo.com/asxgen.asp?ShowOrClip=s&MediaType=v&MediaId=51100&MediaFolder=/BBV/Burst_Marketing/&MediaServer=stream9.broadbandvideo.com, retrieved 2009-12-10 
  9. ^ "American Anime Award Winners:First Large Scale Fan-Driven Awards". icv2. 2007-02-26. http://www.icv2.com/articles/news/10138.html. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  10. ^ (YouTube) 2007 American Anime Awards Vic Mignogna Best Actor. 2007-02-25. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdguHzgVDhM. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  11. ^ "Vic Mignogna Biography". AnimeCons.com. http://animecons.com/guests/bio.shtml/517. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  12. ^ "Vic Mignogna Slated to Direct "Kitumba"". startreknewvoyages.com. 2009-05-15. http://www.startreknewvoyages.com/news20090515.html. Retrieved 2011-11-01. 
  13. ^ "Music and Sound Production". Official website. http://www.vicsworld.net/music.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
  14. ^ "Video Production". Official website. http://www.vicsworld.net/video.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-05. 
  15. ^ "Reading Comprehension - Rock 'N Learn". Rock 'N Learn. http://www.rocknlearn.com/html/reading_test-taking.htm. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
  16. ^ (YouTube) Learn Math: Money & Making Change (trailer). Rock 'N Learn. 2009-11-25. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yMcZFXmN-A. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  17. ^ (YouTube) Fallout: Nuka Break – Fan Film. Wayside Creations. 2011-01-24. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9UwlAAnlmg. Retrieved 2011-11-03. 
  18. ^ "Fallout: Nuka Break Released". GameSpy. 2011-01-24. http://planetfallout.gamespy.com/articles/news/2070/Fallout-Nuka-Break-Released. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 

Notes

  1. ^ On his website, he stated that he is "taking a leave from leading music at Houston's First Baptist", but that "God has opened a huge door of opportunity to share His love with tens of thousands at conventions around the world." "What's New". Official website. http://www.vicsworld.net/new2.htm. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  2. ^ The in-game closing credits list only the Japanese voice actors.
  3. ^ a b The closing credits do not list the voice actors involved.

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