I remember seeing her in the WCW days, and she was primarily recruited for being THE eye candy for that organization during the Monday Night wrestling wars, not only with her fitness model body but also with her smile, her twinkle in her eyes, the...
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I remember seeing her in the WCW days, and she was primarily recruited for being THE eye candy for that organization during the Monday Night wrestling wars, not only with her fitness model body but also with her smile, her twinkle in her eyes, the way she says...nah, who am I kidding?

I also recall that her acting skills were much worse than the same wrestlers she'd valet in the ring. Any time she was given something dramatic to do, like showing fear, or seeing her partner get knocked down, she'd have a wooden but not melodramatic reaction seen across the arena. It wasn't the worst acting I've seen, but let's just say her impromptu or live performances needed a lot of work. Then she actually wrestles, and made me miss the days when women wrestlers had talent. No surprise that Hollywood didn't knock on her door, but Hugh Hefner did.

Still for a rising star in the competitive world of acting, she's a success story. She might have improved her abilities a little bit over the years, and it's good to secure a niche in acting.

I first saw Mika on the International Channel video show Revolution, and while she looked like some goth gal with wild hair and dark eyeshadow, she did have a really nice voice when she sang hits like Yuki No Hana, Hinotori, and Love Addict. Her...
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I first saw Mika on the International Channel video show Revolution, and while she looked like some goth gal with wild hair and dark eyeshadow, she did have a really nice voice when she sang hits like Yuki No Hana, Hinotori, and Love Addict. Her voice sounds like one of those jazz lounge singers, and as long as she stays in the middle vocal range and not attempt a Mariah Carey kind of song, she won't be off-key. Her albums are enjoyable, whether she's singing some hip ballad song or a redone classic. And her style is different from the typical Japanese bubble pop. Here's hoping for more great albums in her young career.

One of my online buddies thinks she's a goddess.

Frank is synonymous with Hanna Barbera animals and people. I first noticed his credit as Ray Stantz and Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters, then connected it to Freddy from Scooby Doo. I couldn’t believe that’s the same voice that also did Hefty...
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Frank is synonymous with Hanna Barbera animals and people. I first noticed his credit as Ray Stantz and Slimer in The Real Ghostbusters, then connected it to Freddy from Scooby Doo. I couldn’t believe that’s the same voice that also did Hefty Smurf, Jabberjaw, and Fangface, but that proves he’s got range. Then came other little critters like Abu in Aladdin. I don’t know how people do that, but the man does it all. He still voices cartoons to this day.

I have no clue how he is as a celebrity or off-screen, or even know what he looks like, but it’s always fun to see his name on a credit for an animal instead of whatever sound effect people come up.

Bridget’s voice is a pleasure to listen to, from the cheerful, optimistic, and calm goddess Belldandy to the equally charming Chitose Hibiya from Chobits. I haven't heard her voice or acting roles beyond those personalities though so can't judge...
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Bridget’s voice is a pleasure to listen to, from the cheerful, optimistic, and calm goddess Belldandy to the equally charming Chitose Hibiya from Chobits. I haven't heard her voice or acting roles beyond those personalities though so can't judge her range, but then again she has plenty of aliases, so she might voice your favorite character and you might not even know it.

I recognized her mostly from Bleach as Kuchiki Rukia, and can’t picture any other actress doing Rukia’s voice. Her voice can be dramatic and carry authority, and yet be comical at times. Maybe she’ll be typecast as such? I look forward to...
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I recognized her mostly from Bleach as Kuchiki Rukia, and can’t picture any other actress doing Rukia’s voice. Her voice can be dramatic and carry authority, and yet be comical at times. Maybe she’ll be typecast as such? I look forward to hearing her in many other animes.

Casey provides a memorable radio presence with America’s Top 40 featuring those long distance dedications. But the same guy who is the serious DJ voice standard also voiced Shaggy? Zoiks? Like that just blows me away. And Robin of...
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Casey provides a memorable radio presence with America’s Top 40 featuring those long distance dedications. But the same guy who is the serious DJ voice standard also voiced Shaggy? Zoiks? Like that just blows me away. And Robin of Superfriends fame, too? Holy voice acting, Batman! Robin is somewhere between Shaggy and DJ Casey. With that, he’ll be up there with my all-time favorite actors, even if I can’t remember any other roles he’s done where he doesn’t play himself.

Of all the Wiggles, Anthony definitely is the Wiggliest of the bunch. His voice range can extend fairly low, but his speaking occasionally sounds like he's under the weather in some of the episodes. But, he's definitely under the influence of...
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Of all the Wiggles, Anthony definitely is the Wiggliest of the bunch. His voice range can extend fairly low, but his speaking occasionally sounds like he's under the weather in some of the episodes. But, he's definitely under the influence of something, call it coffee, herbs, or other pharmaceuticals. That's based on how he acts in such a youthful character, especially when he dances way different from the other folks in "Here Comes a Bear". About halfway through the TV seasons it seemed he really got his teeth bleached. From what I've seen of him at the concert, he looks and acts down-to-earth and exactly the same as on TV, with just a few more grey hairs. He'll go out of his way to extend greetings with the fans, in fact, Anthony gave a shout out to my little pup at a concert; that's an automatic ten. :)

I remember seeing her name as the little cabbit (cat-rabbit) mascot Ryo-Ohki in Tenchi Muyo, but of course there aren’t any lines for an animal mascot, so it’s not a big deal. Later on, I found out she’s the same voice as Clay, who my little one...
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I remember seeing her name as the little cabbit (cat-rabbit) mascot Ryo-Ohki in Tenchi Muyo, but of course there aren’t any lines for an animal mascot, so it’s not a big deal. Later on, I found out she’s the same voice as Clay, who my little one likes on Playhouse Disney. Nice gig to land there. Ditto with Jimmy Neutron. Her voice is decent and in the middle for acting range.

On one hand she looks just like her older sister and has plenty of pop potential. On the other hand, she stars in a sitcom with dreadful forced acting, and there’s no telling where she will go with this, like another madonna-wannabe or maybe...
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On one hand she looks just like her older sister and has plenty of pop potential. On the other hand, she stars in a sitcom with dreadful forced acting, and there’s no telling where she will go with this, like another madonna-wannabe or maybe she’ll go the way of Ashlee Simpson and have her own pop career? Only time will tell.

I’m sure that Michelle Ruff’s voice acting resume is pretty extensive. I enjoyed her best in voicing the innocent, but powerful Chi in the series Chobits. She didn’t give the character a monotonic voice typical of most computers, like that Small...
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I’m sure that Michelle Ruff’s voice acting resume is pretty extensive. I enjoyed her best in voicing the innocent, but powerful Chi in the series Chobits. She didn’t give the character a monotonic voice typical of most computers, like that Small Wonder girl. I don’t know how many takes she needed to voice some of those lines that would make most actors waste hours of film laughing.

She also has a lot of lines in Marmalade Boy.

Laura's one of the few actors I've actually seen in person, thanks to a recent visit to the Anime Expo. I missed the FMA premiere to see her, and in retrospect, it was worth it. She has a nice charm and rapport with her fans.

I...
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Laura's one of the few actors I've actually seen in person, thanks to a recent visit to the Anime Expo. I missed the FMA premiere to see her, and in retrospect, it was worth it. She has a nice charm and rapport with her fans.

I first heard Laura in Fruits Basket, well, actually before that in Dragonball Z and GT but didn’t pay much attention until she charmed me in Fruits Basket as an innocent teenager girl Tohru Honda, speaking nervously trying to calm down the crazy Sohma family.

Then I was pleasantly surprised when I found out she voiced Lust in Fullmetal Alchemist, and was amazed at the depth she provided that character. A lot of voice actors can’t break their typical typecast sound, but she did.

Then she surprised me once again by playing the hyper girl Sana Kurata in the Kodocha series. In there she speaks at 100mph and raps crazy songs and speeches; this is a can't miss.

Probably her closest to normal voice would be Ryoko in the mystery anime Spiral, or when she gives some commentaries.

Laura's got lots of potential, and with many future roles in Funimation, should have a good career there. If you can, see and say hello to her before she becomes too popular ;).