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David Richard Paul Wittenberg (born 1 September 1971) is a South African-born American voice actor and scriptwriter.

Early life

Wittenberg was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. He was raised in the Boston area.

Career

Wittenberg voices Kakashi Hatake, the 6th Hokage in Naruto, Michael Lee in Witch Hunter Robin. Bash Johnson in Randy Cunningham: 9th Grade Ninja, Franz's singing voice in the Disney animated film Planes, Vision in Marvel Heroes, Lang Rangler in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean, and Time Baby in Gravity Falls. In video games, he voices Trigger Happy from the Skylanders series, Mad Doctor from Epic Mickey, and Buddy Alexander from Resident Evil: Damnation.

He is also an adaptive scriptwriter for English dubs of anime whose work includes episodes of Digimon. Wittenberg also narrates many documentaries and specials for the Travel Channel and Food Network.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Films

Video games

• .hack//INFECTION – Sora
• .hack//MUTATION – Sora
• .hack//OUTBREAK – Sora
• .hack//QUARANTINE – Sora
• Aliens versus Predator – All Narration
• Assassin's Creed Revelations – Misc. Voices
• Baroque – The Coffin Man, Koriel Member no. 3 (uncredited)
• Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Chaos Bleeds – Assorted Vampires
• Company of Heroes – Airborne (night), Various voices
• Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars – Nod Shadow Team, Nod Raider Buggy, Additional voices
• Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath – Kane's assistant (live action performance), Additional Voices
• Dead Rising – Ed Deluca, James Ramsey, Sam Franklin, Additional Voices (as Dave Wittenburg)
• Diablo III – Additional Voices
• Diablo III: Reaper of Souls – Additional Voices
• Digimon Rumble Arena – Henry Wong
• Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two – Additional Voices
• Fight Club – Additional Voices
• Final Fantasy Type-0 HD – Additional Voices
• Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – Saito
• God of War III – Civilians and Soldiers
• Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII – Additional Voices
• Mass Effect – Additional Voices
• Medal of Honor: Rising Sun – Additional Voices
• Prototype – Additional Voices
• Prototype 2 – Additional Voices
• Rage – Various Voices
• Rave Master – Pasha
• Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure – Hektore (3DS exclusive character), Additional Voices
• Skylanders: Giants – Trigger Happy
• Skylanders: SuperChargers – Trigger Happy
• Skylanders: Swap Force – Trigger Happy
• Skylanders: Trap Team – Trigger Happy, Trigger Snappy
• SOCOM U.S. Navy SEALs: Fireteam Bravo 3 – "RAVEN"
• Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions – Additional Voices
• Tangled: The Video Game – Additional Voices
• The Incredible Hulk – Additional Voices
• Tomb Raider: Anniversary – Larson Conway
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 – Additional Voices
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 – Additional Voices
• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 – Additional Voices
• Too Human – Frey, Hanz, Wolf Trooper, Patron
• Ultimate Spider-Man – Additional Voices
• X-Men Origins: Wolverine – Additional Voices

Live-action

• Versus - Suit (English dub, credited as Dave Levyland)
• The Do's and Don'ts of Cruising - Narrator

Other

• Cruising Do's and Dont's - Narrator
• I Didn't Know I Was Pregnant - Narrator
• Unbeatable Banzuke - Announcer (USA)
• Mystery ER - Narrator
• Ninja Warrior – Announcer (USA)
• WordGirl – Hosted (USA)

References

1. "Dave's Bio". DaveWittenberg.com. Archived from the original on May 28, 2008. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
2. "Dave Wittenberg Voice Over – Home". DaveWittenberg.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015. Page through slides to see major roles.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
3. ^ "The Official Site of Voice Artist Dave Wittenberg – Resume". DaveWittenberg.com. Archived from the original on June 2, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
4. "Interview with Dave Wittenberg". Digipedia. August 10, 2002. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
5. ^ "Dave Lelyveld". crystalacids.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
6. ^ "Dave Wittenberg". crystalacids.com. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
7. ^ Mathews, Ryan (November 4, 2003). "The Dub Track: Witch Hunter Robin". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
8. ^ "Dave Wittenberg (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 15, 2016. 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
9. Jeng, Way (September 14, 2004). "Being a Brief Discussion of Anime Dubs: Ai Yori Aoshi: Enishi, Volume Two". Mania. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
10. ^ "Dave Wittenberg on Anime News Network". Anime News Network. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
11. "A Backstage Guide to the American Anime Awards". Anime News Network. February 28, 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
12. "IGPX STAFF & CAST". Production I.G. Retrieved January 22, 2017.
13. "A Big, Black, Hard, Shiny, Smelly, Noise-Making Creature". Hare+Guu. Episode 9. Event occurs at Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
14. "Sony Includes 1st Blood+ Episode on Non-Anime DVDs". Anime News Network. February 25, 2008. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
15. "Code Geass". Anime News Network. 2007. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
16. "Naruto Shippūden's Main English Dubbing Cast Announced". Anime News Network. March 27, 2009. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
17. "X-Men Cast Credits". IMDb. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved December 30, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
18. "Tiger & Bunny English Dub Main Cast List". Facebook. August 15, 2012. Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved March 16, 2014.
19. "Kitsunes96 on twitter". Twitter. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019.
20. "Underfist: Halloween Bash". Underfist: Halloween Bash. Season 1. Episode 1. October 12, 2008. Cartoon Network.
21. "The Hunter". Generator Rex. Season 1. Episode 15. October 8, 2010. Cartoon Network.
22. "Dave Wittenberg". Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
23. "Pilot". Clarence. Season 1. Episode 0. February 17, 2014. Cartoon Network.
24. "Dinner Party". Clarence. Season 1. Episode 8. June 12, 2014. Cartoon Network.
25. "Ghost Pepper". Bunnicula. Season 1. Episode 23. May 30, 2017. Boomerang.
26. "Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising English Dub Clips Streamed – News – Anime News Network". Anime News Network. February 8, 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2015.
27. Dimps; Polygon Magic. Seven Samurai 20XX. Sammy Studios. Scene: Ending credits, 5:09:55 in, CAST.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
28. FromSoftware. Armored Core 4. Sega. Scene: Ending credits, 2:28:11 in, Voice Cast.
29. Ouden, Auron den. "Persona 4 – Staff Review". RPGamer. Archived from the original on November 16, 2014. Retrieved January 6, 2012. The best example of this is Dave Wittenberg's performance as Teddie, whose over-the-top ham acting suits the character perfectly, but also manages to sound genuine and even heartfelt when necessary.
30. Rocksteady Studios. Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Scene: Credits, 13:05 in, Voiceover & Mocap Talent.
31. Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:29 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
32. "Dissidia Final Fantasy NT - Characters/Actors Images | Behind The Voice Actors". www.behindthevoiceactors.com. Archived from the original on June 11, 2017.
33. "Judgment (2019 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
34. "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
35. "The Legend of Heroes: Trails through Daybreak (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 14, 2024.
36. Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III. Scene: Closing credits, 4:10 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
37. Blizzard Entertainment. Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Scene: Closing credits, 5:23 in, Voice Over, Additional Voices.
38. Square Enix. Final Fantasy Type-0 HD. Scene: Closing credits, 1:54 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
39. Square Enix. Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII. Scene: Closing credits, 5 minutes in, Voice Actors, Additional Voices.
40. Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
41. Toys for Bob. Skylanders: Trap Team. Scene: Closing credits, 8:40 in.

External links

• Official website
• Dave Wittenberg convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• Dave Wittenberg at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Dave Wittenberg at Behind The Voice Actors
• Dave Wittenberg, Dave Lelyveld at Crystal Acids Voice Actor Database
• Dave Wittenberg at IMDb 

• Living people
• American male video game actors
• American male voice actors
• American people of Afrikaner descent
• Male actors from Johannesburg
• South African emigrants to the United States
• South African male video game actors
• South African male voice actors
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors
• South African male actors