Dave Pettitthttp://davepettitt.com is a

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who has performed in

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Career

Since 1995 he has voiced roles for over ten

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and at least five video games.

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(undated).
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''. Accessed August 24, 2010. These roles include several ''

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'' series, mainly ''

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''. He provided the voices for several minor characters in the

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dubbed versions of ''

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'' and ''

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'', and has provided the voices for several characters in the '' Chaotic Century'' and '' Guardian Force'' ''

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dubs. He has also participated in multiple ''

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'' video games. In 2012 Pettitt started narrating of

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and

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TV-series ''

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'', which has become one of the most watched TV-series in history. In 2014 Pettitt narrated the French game '' Valiant Hearts: The Great War'' which was set during the first world war. Valiant Hearts went on to win a

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. On January 3, 2016, the sister series of ''Highway Thru Hell'', '' Heavy Rescue: 401'' aired its first episode. Pettitt also narrates this show. He also supplied his voice in the Australian hip-hop group

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song "Art of the Handshake". In 2018 Pettitt guest-starred in the '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' episode "Father Knows Beast" as Sludge. In 2020, Pettitt provided narration for the video "Hunting Heehoo" on the now defunct Youtube channel Unus Annus. He works from his studio in

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. Pettitt currently owns his own company
Dave Pettitt Voice Overs Inc

Credits

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Angel Links is an anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was originally aired across the Japanese WOWOW television network from April 7 to June 30, 1999. It is a spin-off of the manga ''Outlaw Star'' by Takehiko Itō. Premise The story fol ...

'' — Chenho-Li *''

Battle Assault 3 featuring Gundam Seed ''Gundam: The Battle Master'', later known as ''Battle Assault'', is a series of fighting games released for the PlayStation, PlayStation 2 and Game Boy Advance. The series features mobile suits from several eras of the Gundam metaverse and some non ...

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*'' Betterman'' — Akamatsu Shingeru *'' Benjamin Blumchen'' — Benjamin *''

Gregory Horror Show ''Gregory Horror Show'' (stylized as ''GREGORY HORROR SHOW'') is a Japanese CGI anime television series created by Naomi Iwata and televised by Asahi National Broadcasting Company. Story The first series, "The Nightmare Begins", is a set of ...

'' — Gregory *''

Death Note ''Death Note'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from December 2003 to May ...

'' — Deridovely *''

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, Turtle (

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Dub) *'' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam'' —

*'' Dynasty Warriors: Gundam 2'' —

*'' Gundam: Battle Assault 2'' —

*''Gypsy Guide- Hawaii audio tour guide'' — Narrator *'' Heavy Rescue: 401'' — Narrator *''

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Inuyasha is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six '' ...

'' — Hōsenki I *''

Mobile Fighter G Gundam ''Mobile Fighter G Gundam'', also known in Japan as (and commonly referred to as simply ''G Gundam''), is a 1994 Japanese anime, animated television series produced by Sunrise (company), Sunrise and the fifth installment in the long-ru ...

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*'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Gundam vs. Zeta Gundam'' —

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*'' Mobile Suit Gundam: Zeonic Front'' — MCPO Austin *'' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'' — Sludge *''Jungo'' — Sharpclaws, Ramone, Hollywood Bear, Blitz *''

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, Avalanche Yeti *''Reaching for Petals'' — Narrator *''

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'' — Kamataro Hanagata *''

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, narrator *'' Zoids: Chaotic Century'' and '' Zoids: Guardian Force'' — Doctor D., Rosso, Zeke, Shadow, Ambient, Specular *'' Valiant Hearts: The Great War — Narrator

Personal life

He and his wife Mindi Pettitt, along with their dogs Lemon and Taco, enjoy the West Coast life from their home in

References

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