Wallace Wingert is an American voice actor and former DJ. His roles include Almighty Tallest Red in Invader Zim, Renji Abarai in Bleach, Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger in Tiger & Bunny, the Riddler in the Batman: Arkham series, Jon Arbuckle in The Garfield Show, and the mascot of H. H. Gregg.[1]
Wally Wingert | |
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 Wingert at the 2018 WonderCon | |
| Born | Des Moines, Iowa, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1977–present |
| Website | wallyontheweb |
Early life
editWingert was born in Des Moines, Iowa[2] but soon moved to Sioux Falls, South Dakota.[2]
Career
editHe began his career in radio as a disc jockey in 1977, at the age of 16 years old.[2] He eventually moved to Los Angeles, California in 1987, continuing his radio career.[2]
In 1989, Wingert parodied the Escape Club song "Wild, Wild West" on the Dr. Demento radio show as "Adam West", in response to the casting of Michael Keaton as the titular character for Batman.[2] He continued to work with the radio business with Westwood One, but later left the station and would take a full-time position as an air personality with KTWV.[2] After five years, he eventually left the radio station and would pursue a career in acting and voice acting.[2] Following Kevin Conroy's passing in November 2022, Wingert posted a heartfelt story on how he cited his meeting with Conroy as a major influence on his career.[3]
Wingert was the announcer for The Jay Leno Show, replacing John Melendez; when NBC moved Leno back from primetime to late night, he remained as announcer for the second Leno iteration of The Tonight Show. He was also the voice of Jon Arbuckle from The Garfield Show. He is also known for his roles as Almighty Tallest Red from Invader Zim (opposite Kevin McDonald), Ant-Man / Giant-Man from The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the Riddler from the Batman: Arkham series, Renji Abarai from Bleach and Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger from Tiger & Bunny.
He narrated Impact: Stories of Survival on the Discovery Health Channel, How to Build Everything on the Science Channel, Amazing Medical Stories and That's Gotta Hurt on TLC, some episodes of E! True Hollywood Story on E! and Outdoor Outtakes on the Outdoor Life Network.
Personal life
editWingert currently resides in Palm Springs, California.[2] In his spare time, he enjoys collecting animation art, autographs, drawings, movie and television costumes, collectible toys and rock and roll merchandise.[2]
He is not related to fellow voice actor Mick Wingert.[4]
Filmography
editLive-action
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Can of Worms | The Loafer Alien (voice) | Television film[5] |
| 2000 | The Bogus Witch Project | Zombie Chef | Segment: "In the Woods Segments" |
| 2004 | Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed | Green Eyed Skeleton Brother (voice) | |
| 2005 | Wannabe | Chain Gang Actor #1 | |
| 2006 | Goolians: A Docu-Comedy | Wally | Documentary film Also writer |
| 2007 | Livin' on a Prayer | Butch McGuire | Short film |
| 2007 | Real Hollywood Meeting | The Special Effects Artist | |
| 2017 | Chappaquiddick | Newscaster (voice) |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Murphy Brown | Kelbo (voice) | Episode: "It's Not Easy Being Brown" |
| 1996 | Saved by the Bell: The New Class | Don Lewis | Episode: "Backstage Pass" |
| 1997 | The Drew Carey Show | Parrot (voice) | Episode: "Man's Best Same Sex Companion" |
| 1998 | Power Rangers in Space | Psycho Blue (voice) | |
| 1999 | Power Rangers Lost Galaxy | Psycho Blue (voice) | Episode: "To the Tenth Power" |
| 2002 | Just Shoot Me! | Club Owner | Episode: "The Boys in the Band" |
| 2003 | Uncle Davver's Really Scary Movie Show | Uncle Davver | Also writer |
| 2009–10 | The Jay Leno Show | Announcer (voice) | 95 episodes |
| 2010–14 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 7 episodes | |
| 2017 | Lady Dynamite | Don Jr. | 4 episodes |
| 2022 | The Rideshare Killer | Reggie Altmari Jr. | Television film |
Web
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Wacky Wally's Vintage Toys | Himself / Host | YouTube series; 4 episodes Also writer |
Voice roles
editFilm
editAnime
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Side Burn, Mirage | |
| 2002 | Tokyo Pig | Dad | Ep. "When Pigs Fly" |
| 2003–05 | Initial D | Zak Nakazato | Tokyopop dub |
| 2004–07 | Astro Boy | Dr. O'Shay, others | |
| 2005–07 | Zatch Bell! | Brago, Praying Mantis Joe, Ruku, Professor Dartagnan, Bari, Bern, Additional Voices | |
| Naruto | Kaiza, Aoba Yamashiro | ||
| 2006–2014 | Bleach | Renji Abarai, Tsubaki, Hospital Hollow | |
| 2007–08 | Digimon Data Squad | BanchoLeomon | |
| 2007–2014 | Naruto: Shippuden | Aoba Yamashiro, Yaoki (Ep. 182), Kisuke Maboroshi (Ep. 193), Harusame | |
| 2008 | Blood | George Miyagusuku, Amshell, Nathan Mahler | |
| 2010 | Kekkaishi | Habuki | |
| 2012–22 | Tiger & Bunny | Kotetsu T. Kaburagi / Wild Tiger | |
| 2013 | Stitch! | Elastico, Video Narrator (Ep. "Elastico 2.0") | |
| 2015–16, 2018 | Sailor Moon | Yuuichirou Kumada | Viz Media dub |
| 2019 | Boruto: Naruto Next Generations | Kinshiki Otsutsuki | |
| 2021 | Baki Hanma | Police Academy Teacher | |
| 2022–present | Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War | Renji Abarai |
Animation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–2003 | Dexter's Laboratory | Additional voices | ||
| 1998–99 | The Angry Beavers | Wolffe D. Wolf | [5] | |
| 1998–2005 | The Powerpuff Girls | Additional voices | ||
| 1999 | King of the Hill | Curator, Sheriff | Ep. "Love Hurts and So Does Art" | |
| 1999 | Rugrats | Goober, Additional voices | [5] | |
| 1999–2017 | Family Guy | Additional voices | [5] | |
| 2000–04 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | George Jetson, Various | [5] | |
| 2001–03 | Invader Zim | Almighty Tallest Red, Prisoner 777, others | [5] | |
| 2003 | All Grown Up! | Joe, Jock | Ep. "Bad Kimi" | [5] |
| 2003–05 | My Life as a Teenage Robot | Cluster Ambassador, Phone, Abominatron, Hick, Additional voices | [5] | |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Jay Leno | Ep. "Stan of Arabia: Part 1" | [5] |
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Waiter Hero | Ep. "Cry Baby Pookie/Wait for Me" | |
| 2008–2016 | The Garfield Show | Jon Arbuckle, Additional voices | [5] | |
| 2009 | The Cleveland Show | Man | Ep. "The One About Friends" | |
| 2010 | Chowder | Crab, Repo Man, Shouting Dog Guard, Bus Driver | Ep. "The Prank" | [5] |
| 2010–12 | The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes | Hank Pym / Ant-Man / Giant-Man / Yellowjacket, MODOK, Ultron Drones | [5] | |
| 2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Alex the Lion | Ep. "The Return of the Revenge of Dr. Blowhole | [5] |
| 2014–17 | Sonic Boom | Cubot, Nominatus, others | [5] | |
| 2015 | DC Super Friends | Hal Jordan | [5] | |
| 2018 | The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants | Additional voices | Uncredited | |
| 2020 | Lego Hidden Side: Night of the Harbinger | Vaughn |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | The Secret of Monkey Island | Biff the Ghost, Franklin, Herman Toothrot, Sword Fighter Opponent #1 | |
| 1991 | Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge | Herman Toothrot, Potman, Frank, Greg | |
| 1997 | Herc's Adventures | Jason, Bronze Guy, Big Soldier | |
| Popeye and the Quest for the Willy Mammoth | Popeye | [5] | |
| 1998 | Heretic II | D'Sparil, Dranor, Scout, Ssithar, The Guardian | |
| Popeye & The Sunken Treasure | Popeye | [5] | |
| 1999 | Starshot: Space Circus Fever | Wolfgang | [5] |
| 2000 | Escape from Monkey Island | Herman Toothrot | |
| 2001 | Star Wars: Starfighter | Reti | |
| Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius | Carl Wheezer, Carl's Dad, Carl's Mom, Reggie, Yokian Guards, Claw Warrior | Console versions only[5] | |
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 | Pedestrians | ||
| 2002 | Hot Wheels Velocity X | Gear Head, Meta Cog, Simon "Slick" Deluca | [5] |
| Maximo: Ghosts to Glory | Maximo, Lord Glutterscum | [5] | |
| Star Wars: Jedi Starfighter | Nym Pilot #3, Reti | ||
| Command & Conquer: Renegade | Nick "Havoc" Parker | ||
| The Mark of Kri | Rau | [5] | |
| Whacked! | Lance | [5] | |
| X-Men: Destiny | Havok | ||
| Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 | Ollie the Magic Bum, Old Security Guard, Professor, Zookeeper, Train Mechanic, Skater Kid, Frat Boy, Quarterback, Cockney Guy, British Guy, Animal Lover, Pimp, Carny, Hawker, Billy Bob, College Citizen, College Trash Can Victim, Seal Trapped Husband, Kona Local, London Local Skaters, Elephant Lover, Grommet, Carnie, Various | ||
| 2003 | Enter the Matrix | Additional Voices | |
| Evil Dead: A Fistful of Boomstick | Various | ||
| Dino Crisis 3 | McCoy | [5] | |
| Tony Hawk's Underground | Ryan Clements, Team Pro Skeezo, Security Nerd | ||
| The Hobbit | Balfor | [5] | |
| Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge | Big John | [5] | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Paulus | ||
| 2004 | Maximo vs. Army of Zin | Maximo | |
| Astro Boy | Dr. O'Shay, Blue Knight | [5] | |
| Tony Hawk's Underground 2 | ER Doctor, Ben Franklin, Boston Skaters, Bigfoot, Imp, Tiki Man, German Security Guard, Graffiti Tagger, Aborigine, New Orleans Jester, Voodoo Doctor, Church Ladder Guy, Construction Worker, Tagger, Dancing Nerd, Pyromaniac, Bummed Out Skater, Bullfighter, Peg-Leg Captain, The Devil | ||
| Ty the Tasmanian Tiger 2: Bush Rescue | Carnifex, Red the Blue Healer | [5] | |
| Tales of Symphonia | Lord Remiel | [5] | |
| EverQuest II | Additional voices | ||
| Doom 3 | Dr. Cloud | ||
| 2005 | Zatch Bell! Mamodo Battles | Brago, Bari | |
| Madagascar | Alex the Lion | [5] | |
| Quake 4 | Various | ||
| Zatch Bell! Mamodo Fury | Brago, Ruku, Bari | ||
| Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil | Dr. Cloud | [5] | |
| Neopets: The Darkest Faerie | Tormund Ellis, Brightvale Guard | [5] | |
| 2005–08 | Soulcalibur series | Cervantes de Leon | Uncredited;[5] |
| 2006 | God Hand | Mr. Gold, Mr. Silver, Villains | [5] |
| Resistance: Fall of Man | Additional voices | ||
| 2006–present | Naruto series | Aoba Yamashiro, Mū, Jiryaia | English dub |
| Bleach series | Renji Abarai | English dub | |
| 2007 | Rogue Galaxy | Dario, Libra King | [5] |
| Blazing Angels 2 | Captain Christopher Roninson | ||
| Ratatouille | Teen Rat, La Marchand Vendor, Frozen Food Company Representative | PSP version | |
| Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction | Rusty Pete | [5] | |
| Power Rangers: Super Legends | Icthior, Red Lion Wild Force Ranger | ||
| The Golden Compass | Handsome Jim, Scholar, Tartar | [5] | |
| 2008 | Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty | Rusty Pete | [5] |
| Aion | Additional voices | ||
| 2009–15 | Batman: Arkham series | Riddler | |
| 2009 | Stormrise | Spectre, Enforcer Soldier | |
| Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 | Multiple Man, Yellowjacket | ||
| Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time | Rusty Pete | [5] | |
| Brütal Legend | Sparkies | [5] | |
| Madagascar Kartz | Alex the Lion | ||
| Dragon Age: Origins | Prince Bhelan Aeducan | [5] | |
| Final Fantasy XIII | Cocoon Inhabitants | English dub[8] | |
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles | Toad Soldiers, Additional voices | English dub[5] |
| Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep | Cubby | English dub[5] | |
| 2010–present | Sonic the Hedgehog series | Cubot | |
| 2011–17 | Marvel vs. Capcom series | MODOK | |
| 2011 | Final Fantasy XIII-2 | Additional voices | English dub |
| 2012 | Armored Core V | Chief | [9] |
| Kinect Star Wars | Generic Male #1 | ||
| 2013 | Marvel Heroes | Hank Pym, Mister Fantastic, Ikaris | |
| 2014 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Goddess's Disciple, Innkeeper, Outfitters | English dub [5] |
| 2014–15 | Skylanders series | Threatpack | |
| 2014 | Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix | Cubby | Archived footage; English dub |
| 2015 | Lego Jurassic World | Additional voices | |
| Disney Infinity 3.0 | Time | ||
| Lego Dimensions | Additional voices | ||
| Lego Marvel's Avengers | Doctor Strange, Crimson Dynamo, Mighty Destroyer | [5] | |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Additional voices | |
| Final Fantasy XV | English dub[5] | ||
| 2017 | LawBreakers | ||
| 2018 | Lego The Incredibles | [5] | |
| Lego DC Super-Villains | Riddler | [5] | |
| Sea of Thieves | Heckling Pirate | ||
| 2019 | Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order | MODOK, Mister Fantastic | [5] |
| Team Sonic Racing | Cubot | ||
| Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 | Tokyo '64 Announcer | Credited under English Voices | |
| 2020 | Serious Sam 4 | General Brand | [5] |
| Wasteland 3 | Elijah Ward, Pistol Pete | ||
| 2021 | My Loft | Bartley Berg | |
| Marvel Future Revolution | Hank Pym / Yellowjacket, MODOK | ||
| Call of Duty: Vanguard | Norticus the Conqueror | ||
| 2022 | Lost Ark | Luttera | |
| Triangle Strategy | Erador | ||
| Return to Monkey Island | Herman Toothrot | [5] | |
| 2023 | Street Fighter 6 | JP | [10] |
Commercials
edit- H. H. Gregg (2008–2012) - HH (voice)
References
edit- ^ "Wally Wingert". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 11, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Biography".
- ^ "WALLY REMEMBERS KEVIN CONROY (1955-2022)". Retrieved November 25, 2023.
- ^ "Mick Wingert". Voice Chasers. Archived from the original on August 27, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
No relation to Wally Wingert.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay az ba bb bc bd be bf "Wally Wingert (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. January 27, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2015. 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.
- ^ "Tiger & Bunny The Movie: The Rising 'New Driver' English Dub Clip Streamed". February 22, 2015. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
- ^ @WallyWingert (January 23, 2019). "I'm proud and honored to have had a small part in the Academy Award nominated film "Incredibles 2!" Thank you Mr.…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 22, 2024.
- ^ "Armored Core V – PS3 Manual". Namco. p. 20. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 6, 2015.
- ^ "JP | STREET FIGHTER 6 | CAPCOM". streetfighter.com. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
External links
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