SACANIME SUMMER 2024 is being held Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 30th – September 1st, 2024 at Sacramento’s SAFE Credit Union Convention Center

On By Scott Zillner


SACANIME SUMMER 2024 is being held Friday, Saturday and Sunday August 30th – September 1st, 2024 at Sacramento’s SAFE Credit Union Convention Center.
For more information check out www.sacanime.com

  

ALEX BRIGHTMANAlex Brightman garnered Tony and Drama League Award Nominations for his critically acclaimed, titular performance as “Beetlejuice” in Alex Timbers’ cult hit Broadway musical Beetlejuice, a role which he reprised when the show reopened on Broadway, post-pandemic. Ben Brantley of The New York Times lauded Alex as “the best reason” to see the show and David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter deemed it “impossible to deny [his] virtuosic showmanship.” He previously received Best Actor in a Musical Tony Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, Drama League Award, and Astaire Award Nominations for his portrayal of Dewey Finn in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s hit musical School of Rock, which David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter hailed “a star-making performance.” He is currently starring as Richard Dreyfuss in Ian Shaw and Joseph Nixon’s Broadway transfer of The Shark is Broken. The play, directed by Olivier Award-Winner Guy Masterson, follows the behind-the-scenes hilarity and drama during the making of Spielberg’s Jaws. Up next, you can catch Alex as Sir Lancelot in the Broadway revival of SPAMALOT.Alex also recently starred in the Kennedy Center’s acclaimed production of Spamalot, directed by Josh Rhodes. He made his Broadway debut in James Gardiner and Nick Blaemire’s Glory Days, and also appeared on Broadway in Wicked, Big Fish WICKED, and Matilda. Off-Broadway he starred in New York City Center Encores!’s production of Stephen Sondheim’s Assassins, and in The Old Globe’s world premiere musical, Nobody Loves You. Alex was nominated for a 2018 Legacy Award by the Legionnaires of Laughter for Best Comedy Musical / Theatrical Male Actor.On television, Alex had a pivotal arc on the final season of NBC’s long-running series “The Blacklist” opposite James Spader. He lent his voice to Pugsley in Netflix’s “Dead End: Paranormal Park,” to Robo Fizz and Fizzarolli in Youtube’s “Helluva Boss” and reprised his role of Beetlejuice for DC Entertainment’s “Teen Titans Go!” His other television credits include IFC’s “Documentary Now!” opposite John Mulaney, Richard Kind, and Taran Killam, Showtime’s “Smilf,” Paramount+’s “The Good Fight” opposite Christine Baranski, NBC’s “Law & Order: SVU” opposite Mariska Harigitay and CBS’s “Blue Bloods.” On film, Alex appeared in Billy Crystal’s Here Today and in the horror comedy Red Hook opposite Terrence Mann. He will next be seen in the Netflix feature The Union opposite Mark Wahlberg, Halle Berry, and JK Simmons.Alex has also established himself as a writer. He and his writing partner, Drew Gasparini, premiered their first project, a new musical thriller called Make Me Bad at the Bloomington Playwrights Project in 2013. Their next production was the one-man show Everything in its Place: The Life and Slimes of Marc Summer, starring Marc Summers. The duo is currently developing several other projects, including a musical adaptation of The Whipping Boy, based on the Newbery medal-winning children’s book and a musical adaptation of Universal’s It’s Kind of a Funny Story, which has been workshopped at Feinstein’s/54 Below, Second Stage and Paper Mill Playhouse. On his own, Alex is developing two plays – Everything is Fine, which Cynthia Nixon is attached to direct, and We Left It Here. He has also sold multiple television pilots – one to NBC/Universal Television with Jeffrey Seller and another to FX/20th Television with Melvin Mar.

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KRYSTINA ALABADOKrystina Alabado is currently the voice of Cherri Bomb on HAZBIN HOTEL and Nefera De Nile on the reboot of MONSTER HIGH. You may recognize her voice as Veronica in the reboot of VOLTRON, Hannah in FX’s PANTHEON, Berta and Billie in Sesame Street’s MECHA BUILDERS, and Melody in SUNNY DAY. Krystina is an accomplished Broadway singer and actor, most notably playing the role of Gretchen Wieners in MEAN GIRLS the musical on Broadway, as well as AMERICAN PSYCHO and Green Day’s AMERICAN IDIOT. She was also seen in the National Broadway Tours of EVITA, AMERICAN IDIOT, and SPRING AWAKENING, as well as the Off-Broadway production of David Bowie’s final work LAZARUS, just to name a few. She can been seen on screen in Disney+’s BETTER NAME THAN EVER, and A24’s FIRST REFORMED, the TV shows GOD FRIENDED ME and TYRANT, as well the films THE ZOMBIE WEDDING and IF YOU SEE SOMETHING coming out next year. Krystina can be heard on many musical cast albums on Spotify like GOOSEBUMPS THE MUSICAL, THE MAD ONES, and many others. She is active on Instagram and TikTok @krystinaalabado



TIA BALLARDTia Ballard will be attending SacAnime Summer 2024. Zero Two (Darling in the Franxx), Ragdoll (My Hero Academia), Happy the Cat (Fairy Tail, Edens Zero), Nanami (Kamisama Kiss), Kagura (Fruits Basket)! Tia Ballard has played over 250 characters and has spent her time professionally acting, writing, and directing since 2011. You can find her playing everything from adorable children and princesses to frightening villains and well.. not-so-adorable children. Tia has given voice to Nene (Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun), Marron (DBZ), Mizore (Rosario + Vampire), Megumi (Shiki), Bell (Black Clover), Chiho (Devil is a Part-Timer), Beast (Black Butler), Itsuki (The Quintessential Quintuplets), and many more! Her love of voiceover is apparent as it has led to her lending voice to hundred of projects, and directing workshops with an emphasis on reading with vulnerability and soul.



RYAN BARTLEYActor Ryan Bartley has been working in theater, film, television, and radio since she was a child. After attending the prestigious theater program at Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, located in Dallas, Texas, Ryan graduated early and relocated from Dallas to Los Angeles. There she began working in anime, video games, and animation. Her anime credits include the 2019 Dub of Neon Genesis Evangelion (Rei Ayanami), Re:ZERO (Ram), Beyblade Burst Surge (Hyuga Hizashi), Demon Slayer (Makomo, Hanako, and Young Rengoku), Inuyasha sequel Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (Takechiyo), Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale (Yuna), Jujutsu Kaisen (Shoko Ieri), Magia Record (Sana Futaba),The Promised Neverland (Gilda), Carole & Tuesday (Angela), Hunter x Hunter (Komugi), Mob Psycho 100 (Tsubomi and Mukai), Erased (Osamu), KonoSuba (Chomusuke), JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders (Anne), Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Dita), and Satellite Girl and Milk Cow (KITSAT-1). Ryan is the English voice of Peony and Ilyana in Fire Emblem Heroes and Plachta in the Atelier video game franchise. She’s also provided additional voices for some of the top performing recent feature films including The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part, UglyDolls, The Boss Baby, Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far from Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Avengers: Infinity War, Bumblebee, and Love, Simon. Ryan is the voice of Jay the blue jay in the Netflix original animated series Treehouse Detectives, the voice of Young Zeta on Nickelodeon’s Shimmer and Shine, the voice of Pupkin Cake and Bunny Bow in the Shopkins franchise, the voice of Pammee the fennec fox in the Netflix original series Yoohoo To The Rescue, the voice of Fluff the rabbit kwami in Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir, the voice of Pompompurin in the brand new Sanrio animated series Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures and her on-camera work includes the Lifetime movie Queen Sized, the horror-comedy Halloweed, and the award-winning digital series L.A. Macabre, available now on Amazon Prime. Ryan is a graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts with a major inCinema-Television Critical Studies and a minor in Screenwriting.



DAWN BENNETTDawn M. Bennett is a Los Angeles voice actor who has worked with Nintendo, ATLUS, The Pokémon Company, BANDAI NAMCO, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, miHoYo, Bethesda Softworks, Epic Games, Buzzfeed, Capcom, FUNimation, Blizzard Entertainment, Rooster Teeth, NIS America, and Devsisters.Her extensive list of voice acting roles in animation include notable performances such as Kale/Kefla in Dragon Ball Super, Frosch in Fairy Tail, Setsuna Tokage in My Hero Academia, Lusamine in Pokémon: Evolutions, Marnie in Pokémon: Twilight Wings, Frieda Reiss in Attack on Titan, Elm Ederne and An Ren in RWBY, Frederica Baumann in Re:Zero, Shizue Izawa in That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime, Neiru Aonuma in Wonder Egg Priority, Sody Pop in Chikn Nuggit, Zora Salazar in Epithet Erased, and Sirena in The Lovers.Her notable video game credits include Kale/Kefla in Dragon Ball FighterZ, Legends, and Xenoverse 2, Aigis in Persona 3 Reload, Shez (Female) from Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Ullr from Fire Emblem Heroes, Yukong in Honkai: Star Rail, Twizzly Gummy Cookie from Cookie Run: Kingdom, The Herald in Fortnite, Khazasha in The Elder Scrolls: Online, Ilsa in Granblue Fantasy: Versus, Mariabell Crois in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel IV, Michelle Bouquet from Tales of Luminaria, and Aprilis in Ys IX: Monstrum Nox.



JOHNNY YONG BOSCHJohnny Yong Bosch got his start fighting giant bugs as Adam Park, the Black Ranger, Green Zeo and Green Turbo Ranger on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. It is a role that he would play for three and a half seasons on television, two motion pictures and two special guest appearances in future Power Rangers seasons.
After Power Rangers, Johnny became very involved in the world of voice over. His first major voice acting role was Vash the Stampede in Trigun. He later went on to voice Kaneda in Akira, Renton in Eureka Seven, Kiba in Wolf’s Rain, Ichigo Kurosaki in Bleach, Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, Izaya in Durarara and Yukio in Blue Exorcist, Sasori in Naruto, Artemis in Sailor Moon, Hajime in Danganronpa 2, Makoto Tachibana in Free!, Nate in Yokai Watch, Orga in Mobile Suit Gundam Iron Blooded Orphans, Haruo in Hi Score Girl, Zora in Black Clover, Jonathan in Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, Sabo in One Piece Stampede, Giyu in Demon Slayer, Lio in Promare, Broly in Dragon Ball FighterZ, Nine in My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising and many more.
Johnny’s voice can also be heard in numerous video games. Providing voices Nero in Devil May Cry 4 and 5 (including motion capture), Kuhn in .hack//G.U., Adachi/Narukami in Persona 4, Almaz in Disgaea 3, Emil in Tales of Symphonia, Guy in Tales of the Abyss, Firion in Final Fantasy Dissidia, Bumblebee in Transformers: War for Cybertron, Yang in Street Fighter IV, Zero in Marvel VS Capcom 3. Yukimura in Sengoku Basara, Torian Cadera in Star Wars The Old Republic, Zero in Smash Bros, Iron Fist In Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 and Kung Jin in Mortal Kombat X
Johnny’s also the singer-song writer for his previous band Eyeshine and his newest music project, Where Giants Fall.
Social media @johnnyyongbosch



LEAH CLARKLeah Clark is a voice actor and writer most known for her works at Funimation and Crunchyroll.Her voice is most often recognized as Himiko Toga in My Hero Academia, Mavis Vermillion in Fairy Tail, Miss Kobayashi in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Asia Argento in Highschool DXD, Blair in Soul Eater, Coby and Miss Double Finger in One Piece, and Megumi in Fruits Basket.She can also be heard as Carlita in Pokemon Black/White movie, Maron in Dragonball GT, Mio in Nichijou, Osaragi in Love is War, Ikuno in Darling in the Franxx, Minatsuki in Deadman Wonderland, Fuyuki in Sgt Frog, Saki Morami in Eden of the East, and Minami in Baka and Test. She has voiced over 350 characters in anime and video games; as well as commercial VO and narration.Some of Leah’s favorite script adaptations include My Dress-up Darling, SK8 Infinity, Tomo Chan is a Girl, Yamada’s First Time, Panty and Stocking, Chio’s School Road, How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, and How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?. Her writing is most often recognized by her quirky sense of humor and a knack for realistic, heartfelt dialogue.Leah studied Acting and Music Theatre at Circle in the Square conservatory in NYC; and lives with her husband, step-daughter, and three dogs in Dallas, TX.



ERIKA HENNINGSENErika Henningsen is a Bay Area native and is most known for originating the starring role of Cady Heron in the hit, Tony-nominated musical, Mean Girls. Other theater credits include Fantine opposite Ramin Karimloo in the recent revival of Les Miserables. Additional VO work includes: FRIGHT KREWE (Dreamworks) and BOOK OF SUMMER (Disney). Erika recurred as Young Gloria on Peacock’s acclaimed series, Girls5Eva as well as CBS All Access’ Blue Bloods, HBO’s That Damn Michael Che and Tracy Oliver’s original comedy, Harlem, for Amazon. She is a big fan of dogs that look like their owners and elderly couples who hold hands.



BRIANNA KNICKERBOCKERBrianna Knickerbocker will be attending SacAnime Summer 2024. Brianna Knickerbocker is an actor and singer/songwriter based in Los Angeles. She’s known for her voice acting work in popular videogames like Genshin Impact, Fire Emblem Heroes, Catherine Full Body and anime like Demon Slayer, Re:ZERO and Seven Deadly Sins. Her music is an ecovative blend of dark pop with electronic undercurrents. You can find her music on all major platforms under the alias Starless

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JUDY KUHNJudy Kuhn, most recently appeared in John Doyle’s production of Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman’s Assassins at Classic Stage Company (Drama Desk & Outer Critics Circle Award Nominations). In 2018/19 she starred in the Olivier Award-winning production of Fiddler on the Roof directed by Trevor Nunn in London’s West End for which she received her 2nd Olivier Award nomination. On Broadway she starred as Helen Bechdel in Fun Home (Tony & Drama League Award Nominations) a role she created in the original Public Theater production for which she won the 2014 Lucille Lortell Award. Other Broadway includes the 2016 revival of Fiddler on the Roof; the Roundabout’s hit revival of She Loves Me (Tony Nomination); and the original Broadway productions of Chess (Tony & Drama Desk Nomination); Les Miserables (Tony & Drama Desk Nomination); Rags (Drama Desk Nomination); Two Shakespearean Actors (Lincoln Center Theatre), Alan Menken & Tim Rice’s King David; and The Mystery of Edwin Drood. Other theater includes: The Visit by John Kander, Fred Ebb & Terrance McNally at The Williamstown Theater Festival; Fosca in Passion directed by John Doyle at CSC (Drama League Award nomination); the inaugural season of Encores! Off-Center in The Cradle Will Rock directed by Sam Gold; Three Sisters adapted by Craig Lucas and directed by Bartlett Sher (Intiman); U.S. premiere of Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles; Eli’s Comin’ (Vineyard Theatre/Obie Award); The Ballad of Little Jo (Steppenwolf Theatre Co./Jeff Award nomination).Judy sang the title role in Disney’s Pocahontas as well as the in the sequel Pocahontas II: Journey To A New World. Other film and television appearances include: “Dear Edward” (Apple TV), tick, tick, boom (directed by Lin-Manuel Miranda); Enchanted; “Elementary” (CBS); “Hope & Faith” (ABC), “Law & Order” (NBC), “All My Children”(ABC), The “Secret Life of Mary Margaret…” (HBO), “My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies” (PBS), The Kennedy Center Honors (CBS), “The Les Miserables 10th Anniversary Concert” (PBS), “In Performance at The White House” (PBS).Judy has performed on concert stages around the world including appearances at Carnegie Hall, Avery Fisher Hall, Feinstein’s at The Regency, The Hollywood Bowl, The Philly Pops Orchestra as well as The Royal Albert Hall in London. She can be heard on numerous original cast recordings as well as four solo CD’s.



ANJALI KUNAPANENIAnjali Kunapaneni will be attending SacAnime Summer 2024. Anjali is a voice actor known for their work as Roy (Pokémon Horizons: The Series), Dori (Genshin Impact), Sushang (Honkai Star Rail), Yuki Tsukumo (Jujutsu Kaisen), Feri (Trails Through the Dawn), Ayaka (Fate/strange Fake), Lemon (Mashle: Magic and Muscles), Shi Qingxuan (Heaven Official’s Blessing), Shinigami (Master Detective Archives: Rain Code), Kiruko (Heavenly Delusion), Pri Forsythe/Quadra (Beyblade Burst QuadStrike), Danika (Pokémon Journeys), Courtney (Pokemon Masters), Mimi (Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENS), Margo (Apex Legends), Ramzi (Attack on Titan), Fuku (Demon Slayer), and more!



LINDA LARKINLinda Larkin is the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Walt Disney’s classic animated feature film, Aladdin.Ms. Larkin can also be heard as Princess Jasmine in the critically acclaimed Kingdom Hearts video game series, Disney Junior’s Sofia the First, and Walt Disney Studios’ animated feature Ralph Breaks the Internet.From read-along story books, Jasmine toys, and interactive educational tools, to Disney on Ice and Tokyo Disney’s Aladdin theme park attraction, Ms. Larkin’s voice can be heard wherever Princess Jasmine appears.Ms. Larkin has provided the voice for Princess Jasmine in every Aladdin sequel and spin-off, including The Return of Jafar, Aladdin and The King of Thieves, and the Emmy-nominated 100-episode Aladdin television series.In 2011, Ms. Larkin was honored with the Disney Legends Award, recognizing her for her extraordinary and integral contribution to The Walt Disney Company.



CHERAMI LEIGHCherami Leigh is an actor, writer and director and has been working in the industry for over 25 years. She has appeared in films such as Temple Grandin, The Hottest State and Fast Food Nation, as well as television shows including Friday Night Lights, Longmire, Bones and Shameless, and 9-1-1. In anime she has played over 150 characters including Lucy in Fairy Tail, Asuna in Sword Art Online,Sailor Venus in Sailor Moon, Sarada in Boruto, Kotaro in Kotaro Lives Alone,Chloe and Grookey in Pokémon: Journeys, Trixx in Miraculous Ladybug and Red Blood Cell in Cells at Work. Some of her video game credits include Female V in Cyberpunk 2077, Gaige in Borderlands 2, Makoto in Persona 5, A2 in NieR Automata, Minerva in The Walking Dead: Final Season, Irelia in League of Legends, The Imagined in Fortnite and most recently as Queen Sonia in Zelda- Tears of the Kingdom and Manon in Street Fighter 6. She also voices multiple characters in the Fire Emblem universe: Caeda, Mae, Rhea, and more. She also worked for Radio Disney in various roles over 20 years and is one of the creators of the award winning web series “CONfessionals” as well as creating over 600 episodes of “Love and Light.”



ADAM MCARTHURAdam McArthur is best known as the voice of main protagonist, Yuji Itadori, in the 2020 Crunchyroll Anime of the Year, “Jujutsu Kaisen”. His voice can be heard in numerous anime including Chifuyu in “Tokyo Revengers”, Trumpet in “My Hero Academia”, Roma in “Goodbye DonGlees” and Patrick and Ricky in “Shadows House”. He was also the voice of Marco Diaz on the hit Disney show, “Star vs. The Forces of Evil,” and has voiced in tv shows and video games, including “Big City Greens”, “Star Wars: The Clone Wars”, “Ghostwire Tokyo”, and “Far Cry 5”. Adam can also be heard as the “voice” of Disney XD. 



DAVID MCCORMACKDavid McCormack is an Australian musician, singer-songwriter, and actor. He is best known for starring in the critically acclaimed Australian animated television series Bluey, airing on ABC Kids, Disney Junior, and Disney +. David voices the titular character’s father, Bandit Heeler.David is also well known as the frontman of the Brisbane-based rock group Custard, with whom he won an ARIA Music award for best video.



VIVIENNE MEDRANOVivienne Maree Medrano, widely recognized by her online persona Vivziepop, is a talented professional in the fields of animation, illustration, comic creation, and voice acting. She has made her mark in the industry through the creation of successful series such as “Hazbin Hotel” and its spin-off, “Helluva Boss.”



PAIGE O’HARAPAIGE O’HARA is widely known as Disney’s heroine, Belle, in the critically acclaimed, Oscar-winning animated film Beauty and the Beast, a Disney Classic which she proudly added to a career that has spanned from Broadway to opera, concert stages and recordings. This was followed with the multimillion selling video Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas and a Grammy for Beauty and the Beast Children’s Singalong. Paige recorded a music video with Richard Sherman for a newly discovered song Never Land that is included on the Peter Pan DVD release, and made her Disney on-screen debut in the feature film Enchanted. Most recently Paige performed and participated in the D23 event in Anaheim where she was inducted into the Disney Legends – an honor and highlight of her 20+ year career with Disney.Her many stage appearances include playing Ellie May Chipley in the Broadway revival of Showboat starring Donald O’Connor; as Fantine in the award-winning Les Miserables on Broadway; and as Edwin Drood in both the Broadway and national tour of The Mystery of Edwin Drood. She starred as Nellie Forbush in the Australian tour of South Pacific and reprised the role opposite Robert Goulet in the states. Paige has played the title role in Evita; worked opposite Jose Ferrer in Paint Your Wagon and achieved great critical acclaim in Los Angeles as murderess Winnie Ruth Judd in the drama Tiger Lady.In concert she has appeared in stagings of Sitting Pretty, The Cat and the Fiddle, Oh Boy, and Lady! Lady!, all at Carnegie Hall, as well as One Touch of Venus at Town Hall. She has toured Japan as a Special Guest Star with the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra and was the Special Guest Star/Host in The Great Radio City Music Hall Spectacular at the Flamingo Hilton . As a concert soloist, Paige has guest-starred at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the Turin Opera House in Turin Italy and Suntory Hall in Tokyo Japan, as well as making many appearances with various symphonies across the US. Paige completed a highly successful, sold out 20 city tour of Japan as a Special Guest Star with the Tokyo Philharmonic in Disney on Classic, and appeared as the Special Guest of Robert Goulet in his concert evening A Man and his Music which played at the Venetian hotel in Las Vegas.Paige’s many recordings include Jerome Kern’s Sitting Pretty, Mack and Mabel in Concert, recorded live in London with an all-star cast including Tommy Tune, Georgia Brown, and George Hearn, and a new and complete version of South Pacific with Justino Diaz. Two other recordings, Showboat and Of Thee I Sing, were nominated for a Grammy in the Best Show Album category. She has starred in England as Venus in the BBC’s recorded broadcast of the live presentation of Kurt Weill’s One Touch of Venus, and recorded a solo album of Jerry Herman’s music titled Loving You.



JOEL PEREZJoel Perez is an award-winning actor and writer living in NYC. His acting work includes Fun Home (Broadway), Kiss My Aztec! (Hartford Stage), As You Like It (The Public Theater), and Sweet Charity (New Group; Lortel Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Musical). Film work includes tick, tick… Boom! (Netflix). TV work includes Jesus Christ Superstar Live!(NBC), Person of Interest (CBS) and Odd Mom Out (Bravo). He wrote and stars in Beautiful, FL which premiered on Disney+. Other writing includes Stir,a play commission from the Old Globe Theater which was developed at The Huntington Theatre and will premiere in 2024. Follow him at @misterjoelperez and visit www.misterjoelperez.com



BLAKE ROMANBlake Roman is a stage and voice actor known for his performance of Angel Dust and the Egg Boiz in the Hazbin Hotel series. He also voices as one of the mariachi imps who sings The Ballad of Striker in Helluva Boss. Blake also writes and produces his own original music and recently starred in Harmony: A New Musical on Broadway

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ANIKA NONI ROSEAnika Noni Rose is an American actress and singer. She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney’s first African-American princess, in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Rose starred as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006). Her contribution to the film’s soundtrack earned her a nomination for a Grammy Award.[1] She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for starring as Emmie Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change (2004), for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun (2014), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.



JAD SAXTONJād (jade) Saxton is a voice actor and Crunchyroll ADR Director with over 350 roles in anime and video games. She is best known for her roles as Chika Fujiwara in Kaguya-Sama: Love is War, Saki Hanajima in Fruits Basket, Itsuka Kendo in My Hero Academia, Kanna in Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, Carla in Fairy Tail, Ramiris in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, Risa/Sally in Bofuri, Haru in My Roommate is a Cat, Sena Kashiwazaki in Hagani, Rem in How Not to Summon a Demon Lord, Megumi in Food Wars, Yuki in Wolf Children, Young Nico Robin in One Piece, Koneko in High School DxD, Hatchin in Michiko & Hachin, Faris in Steins; Gate, Haruna in Is This a Zombie?, Miku in Date A Live, Adèlie in Space Dandy, Mira in Dimension W, Nona in Death Parade, and Akatsuki in Log Horizon.As a FUNimation/Crunchyroll ADR director Jād has helmed Love After World Domination, Tomodachi Game, The Vampire Dies in No Time, Toilet Bound Hanako-kun, Kakushigoto, Zombieland Saga, Mars Red, By the Grace of the Gods, How Heavy are the Dumbbells You Lift, HighSchool DxD HERO (Season 4), Deep Insanity: The Lost Child, By the Grace of the Gods, Kakuriyo Bed and Breakfast for the Spirits, Magical Girl Raising Project, Interviews with Monster Girls, and more!She also lends her voice to video games playing Maeve in Paladins, Expelled Hel in Smite, Muse in Demon Gaze II, and as a Time Patroller in Dragon Ball Xenoverse 1 & 2.Recent anime roles Jād is excited about: Olivia in Trapped in a Dating Sim, Fran in Wandering Witch, Cubey in Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Nell in Dragon Goes House Hunting, Yui Saikawa in The Detective is Already Dead, Anya in Irina The Vampire Cosmonaut, Roroa in How A Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Nir in Listeners, Tisse in Banished from the Heroes’ Party, Illustrious in Azur Lane, Momo in Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card, Rinne in Island, Utsutsu in Basilisk, Marie in Dies Irae, Guri in Love Tyrant, Kirie in Himouto! Umaru-chan, Naka in KanColle, Jean Rowe in Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Mina in Chronos Ruler, Matome in Akiba’s Trip, Garnet in Puzzle & Dragons, Mil in Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON, Kotone in Keijo!, Ruruka in Danganronpa, Lilac in Servamp, Senri in Chaos;Child, Wanchoi in The Silver Guardian, Sophie in Izetta: The Last Witch, Eraser in Handa-Kun, Ximena in Garo the Animation, Mary in Grimgar, Ashes and Illusions, Lisa in Terror in Resonance, Constance Raveau in Gangsta, Yoriko in Tokyo Ghoul, and Un in Show By Rock!Oldies but goodies: Perrine in Strike Witches, Jacqueline O. Lantern Dupré in Soul Eater, Eve Genoard in Baccano!, Masako in Ghost Hunt, Ai Hibiki in Rolling Girls, Ringo in No-Rin, Ludmila in Lord Marksman and Vanadis, Sio in Nobunagun, Jeanne D’Arc in Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, Onikiri in Kamisama Kiss, Komissa in Psycho-pass, Fam in Last Exile: Fam The Silver Wing, Tsukumo in Karneval, April in Mass Effect: Paragon Lost, Karin in Shangri-La, Komoe in A Certain Magical Index, Mayu in B Gata H Kei – Yamada’s First Time, and Mimi Usami in Okami-san & Her Seven Companions.
Follow Jād here:Twitter @jadbsaxtonInstagram @jadaradeTikTok @jadsaxton
For a full list of her work, please visit www.animenewsnetwork.com



AMIR TALAIAmir Talai (Alastor / Tom Trench) had no idea what he was signing up for when he auditioned for Hazbin Hotel, but he is grateful for the magically hellish convergence of events that led to Vivienne happening upon a stranger’s randomly posted video of his performance of Bert Healy in Annie at the Hollywood Bowl. Outside Hazbin, Amir is known for numerous appearances in film, TV, commercials, and theater. Some of his favorites in no particular order: HIMYM, What to Expect When You’re Expecting, Campus Ladies, The Comeback, Marriage Story, The Shrink Next Door, Ghosts, LA to Vegas, Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay, Curb Your Enthusiasm, We Will Rock You, Merrily We Roll Along, and An Octoroon. He can often be found performing improv at the Groundlings Theatre, where he was a member of the Sunday Company. He loves poker, reading, the Golden State Warriors, his enormous dog Joey Bear, and most of all his wife Nina and his family in San Francisco. He is incredibly grateful to everyone in the Hellaverse, but especially the random dude who posted a video of him, Vivienne, Richard, and most of all the fans, whose grace and enthusiasm in welcoming him to the Hazbin family have made him feel like he’s been inappropriately touched by an angel!

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