A. J. LoCascio is an American actor, director and producer. He is known for his roles as

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in '' Voltron: Legendary Defender'' and Marty McFly in '' Back to the Future: The Game''.

Early life

Locascio grew up in

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

before moving to

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where he attended the School of Visual Arts.

Career

In an interview for the release of '' Back to the Future: The Game'', Locascio said that as a kid people used to say that he sounded like Marty McFly from '' Back to the Future''. Since

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was unavailable to voice Marty (although he voiced Willie McFly and Future Marty in the episode "Outatime"), Locascio auditioned for the part and got it. He has performed as a voice actor on other projects, along with directing, producing and working in the costume and wardrobe department. He was the co-host of the pilot of a nostalgia-heavy talk show called ''Yesterday Tonight''. Locascio also starred in a ''

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'' web series called ''Seedlings'' as the main character, Mark. He voiced

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in the

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4D short subject '' The Lego Movie: 4D - A New Adventure''. This was because

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was unavailable at that time. Locascio voiced

(son of

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) and James Griffin on '' Voltron: Legendary Defender''.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theme parks

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Locascio, Al Living people Male actors from New Jersey American male voice actors American male video game actors School of Visual Arts alumni 21st-century American male actors Year of birth missing (living people)