Mike Pollock

Mike Pollock
Born	Michael B. Pollock March 9, 1965 (1965-03-09) (age 46) Roslyn Heights, New York
Occupation	Actor, Voice Actor,Veteran Narrator, Commercial Narrator

Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (Born March 9, 1965), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American voice actor, famous for playing characters in anime dubs by 4Kids Entertainment. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like Pokémon and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series.

Anime roles

• Ah! My Goddess: Monk Oshou, Urn of Hakushon the Demon King*
• Bakuman - Fumi Masahiro, Additional Voices
• Berserk: Adon
• Yu-Gi-Oh!: Arthur Hawkins, Zorc the Dark One, Crump (Shuzo Otaki), Grerimo
• Pokémon: Narrator (Season 7-8), Mr. Contesta, Matthew, Charon, Additional Voices (from Which Wurmple's Which to Pasta La Vista and Luxray Vision-present)
• Ultimate Muscle: Meat
• Kirby: Right Back At Ya!: Mayor Len Blustergas, Kit Cosmos, Chef Shitake, Samo, Sir Gallant, Belly Buster, Pengy
• Fighting Foodons: Hot Doggone-It
• Sonic X: Dr. Eggman (Dr. Ivo Robotnik), Ella, Professor Gerald Robotnik
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: General Blanque, Garbageman, Kirby, Raz, Minnetonka Mutant, Foot Geneticist, Foot Elite Guard, Triceraton Commentator
• Fox Box Rocks: Dr. Eggman, Meat
• Magic User's Club: Mitsuru Minowa
• Mirmo!: Daijin
• Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Norm Basilicok, Additional Voices
• Yu-Gi-Oh! GX: Jean Louis Bonaparte
• Weiß Kreuz: Reiji Takatori
• Viva Piñata Langston Lickatoad
• GoGoRiki - Bigoriki
• Huntik: Secrets & Seekers - The Professor
• Dinosaur King - Helga, Dr. Drake, Ieyasu Tokugawa
• Slayers Revolution - Additional Voices

Video Game Roles

• Ultimate Muscle: Legend Vs. New Generation: Meat
• Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle: Meat
• Sonic the Hedgehog series: Doctor Eggman (starting with Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic Rush) He also voiced Eggman Nega in Sonic Rush, Sonic Rivals, and their respective sequels as well as Gerald Robotnik in Shadow the Hedgehog

Other Roles

• Astonishing X-Men Motion Comics - Beast
• Go, Go, Parody Rangers! 2 - Eyengel
• Go! Go! Parody Rangers: THE MOVIE - Part 2 "Planet Buut2dahed" - Eyengel
• Ratatoing - Greg
• Jungle Emperor Leo - Dr. Moustache
• One Piece - Promo Announcer
• Enjoy Your Heaven - Various

In the song "Neighbours Ate My Zombies" by the progressive-rock band "Freen In Green," Mike voices the Neighbour.

Sonic the Hedgehog

Starting with the 2003 premiere of Sonic X, Pollock plays the roles of Doctor Eggman / Dr. Robotnik, Professor Gerald and Eggman Nega. This is because Sega decided to make the voices in the anime and games match, removing all of their previous actors. (It's a common misconception that the reason for this was that the death of Deem Bristow led to this decision, when in actuality, it was already decided by the time he died) Unlike several 4Kids voice actors, which have often received negative reaction from fans and critics alike, Mike Pollock has received positive reviews, and has been deemed as a worthy successor to Deem Bristow. On July 15, 2010, it was announced that Sega will be changing the 4Kids voice actors into Studiopolis voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog characters; however, it was also announced that Pollock will continue to voice Dr. Eggman.^[1]

References

1. ^ Kevin Eva (ArchangelUK) - Sonic City Blognik: Out of the Mouths of Hedgehogs

External links

• http://www.itsamike.com - Official site.
• Mike Pollock at the Internet Movie Database
• Interview with Mike Pollock on Wha-chow, an online radio show at Fireball20xl.com
• Dogasu's comparison mentioning his debut as the narrator of Pokémon
• Interview with Mike Pollock on The Sonic Scene
• Interview on The Sonic Show

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Name	Pollock, Mike
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Date of birth	March 9, 1965
Place of birth	Roslyn Heights, New York
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