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Christopher Sabat
Sabat at the 2020 GalaxyCon Richmond
Alma mater	University of North Texas
Occupation	Voice actor
Years active	1997–present
Agent	Mary Collins
Children	2

Christopher Robin Sabat is an American voice actor. Some of his prominent roles in animations and anime include Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron, and various characters in Dragon Ball, Roronoa Zoro in One Piece, All Might in My Hero Academia, Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third, and Dr. Arthur Watts in RWBY.

Career

Sabat has provided voices for English-versions of Japanese anime and video games, including a variety of Dragon Ball characters, such as Vegeta, Piccolo, Yamcha, Shenron and others. Besides voicing in Dragon Ball he has lent his voice to several other anime characters including Daisuke Jigen in Lupin the Third, Kazuma Kuwabara in Yu Yu Hakusho, Alex Louis Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist, Tatsumi Saiga in Speed Grapher, Kurogane in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, All Might in My Hero Academia, Roronoa Zoro in the Funimation dub of One Piece, Yami Sukehiro in Black Clover, Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail, Grip in Assassination Classroom, and Ayame Soma in Fruits Basket.

In video games, he voices Alex D in Deus Ex: Invisible War, Rundas in Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Garland in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Askal in Freedom Planet 2, and Captain Smiley and Star in Comic Jumper. He is also the founder and director of OkraTron 5000, an audio production company that provides support for some of Funimation's dubbing titles.

Filmography

Anime

Film

Animation

Video games

Live-action

References

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73. Colopl. Tales of Luminaria. Bandai Namco Entertainment. Scene: Opening credits, 19:14 in, Cast.
74. Sabat, Christopher (June 13, 2021). "I seriously can't believe I get to play Garland again! And on a Team NINJA KOEU TECMO joint to boot! #FFOrigin #SquareEnixPresents #FinalFantasy https://t.co/IgsXHZkmYD" (Tweet). Retrieved June 14, 2021 – via Twitter.
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76. "Our Team". www.freedomplanet2.com. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
77. Lada, Jenni (April 12, 2023). "Next Them's Fightin' Herds DLC Character Is Velvet's Father Stronghoof". Silicon Era. Retrieved April 13, 2023.
78. "Lumberjack Man". lumberjackmanmovie.com. Retrieved August 30, 2016. Click "Christopher Sabat"{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)

External links

• Christopher Sabat on Twitter
• Okratron 5000 official website
• Chris Sabat convention appearances on AnimeCons.com
• Christopher Sabat at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Christopher R. Sabat at CrystalAcids the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database
• Christopher Sabat at IMDb

• Living people
• American male video game actors
• American male voice actors
• American voice directors
• Crunchyroll Anime Awards winners
• Male actors from Texas
• University of North Texas alumni
• 20th-century American male actors
• 21st-century American male actors