Dexter Manley is an American commercial and video game

voice actor Voice acting is the art of performing voice-overs to present a character or provide information to an audience. Performers are called voice actors/actresses, voice artists, dubbing artists, voice talent, voice-over artists, or voice-over talent ...

. He has worked on 300 commercials and 25 video games. He worked extensively for

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, providing voice for many ''Mario'' and ''Donkey Kong'' games; and for

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, and others. Manley also lent his voice twice to the ''Star Fox'' series, voicing ROB 64 in '' Star Fox: Assault''. He appeared as a host on 2005

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meeting, where he discussed voice acting topics. He is the president of Tenacious Media, media and marketing company operating in

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, and is also a film actor, usually filming in

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s and playing NFL defensive lineman of the year 1986 Washington Redskins most valuable player 1986 Washington, DC sports Hall of Fame

Known video game work

*'' Backyard Hockey'' - Buddy Cheque *''

Backyard Basketball ''Backyard Basketball'' is a series of entries into the ''Backyard Sports'' franchise of video games. The first game was developed by Humongous Entertainment and published by Infogrames for Microsoft Windows and Mac platforms in 2001. Additional ...

'' - Barry DeJay *'' Kakuto Chojin: Back Alley Brutal'' - J.D. Stone *''

Mario & Sonic at the London 2012 Olympic Games is a 2011 fictional crossover, crossover sports game, sports and party game developed by Sega Japan. It was published by Nintendo in Japan and Korea and by Sega elsewhere. As the third instalment in the ''Mario & Sonic'' series, it was released ...

'' – Lakitu *'' Moonbase Commander'' - DeWulf *''

Moop and Dreadly in the Treasure on Bing Bong Island ''Moop and Dreadly in the Treasure on Bing Bong Island'' is a 2002 point-and-click adventure game produced by Hulabee Entertainment and published by Plaid Banana Entertainment. Plot In their first adventure, Dreadly has a map that shows the lo ...

'' - Moop *''

Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair ''Ollo in the Sunny Valley Fair'' is a 2002 point-and-click adventure game produced by Hulabee Entertainment and published by Plaid Banana Entertainment. Plot Ollo is helping Rose, a friend of his, grow a tomato for the annual fair. The tomato be ...

'' - Wally/Brawny/Farmer Franklin *''

Saw A saw is a tool consisting of a tough blade, wire, or chain with a hard toothed edge. It is used to cut through material, very often wood, though sometimes metal or stone. The cut is made by placing the toothed edge against the material and mo ...

'' - Jeff Thomas Ridenhour *'' SiN Episodes: Emergence'' - Various *''

Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal" ''Spy Fox in "Dry Cereal"'' is the first of three games in the Spy Fox series developed by Humongous Entertainment and marketed by Atari. The game was ported to the Wii in 2008, utilizing the Wii Remote for point-and-click controls, but it onl ...

'' - Hong Kong Doodle, Weasel Doorman *'' Star Fox: Assault'' - ROB 64 *''

Starsiege ''Starsiege'' is a mecha-style vehicle simulation game developed by Dynamix and released in 1999. ''Starsiege'' is set in the Metaltech/ Earthsiege universe, which contains its predecessors '' Earthsiege'' (1994), '' Battledrome'' (1994), and ' ...

'' - Squadmate #5 *''

Super Smash Bros. Brawl ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is a 2008 List of crossovers in video games, crossover fighting game, fighting video game developed by Sora Ltd. and published by Nintendo for the Wii. The third installment in the Super Smash Bros., ''Super Smash ...

'' - Falco Lombardi, Peppy Hare

Filmography

*Cage the Dog - Bobby *Unsung - Bruce *Bloody Mary - Luther *Bullets, Blood & a Fistful of Ca$h - Tommy Two Toes *Son of Terror - Undertaker *Nowhere Man - Mike Jordache *Movie Pizza Love - Martin *Mondo Scooterama - Stooge *Bite Size - Douglas Peatry's Father *The Taken - Chip

References

External links

Official website
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Dex Manley at the MobyGames
{{DEFAULTSORT:Manley, Dex Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male video game actors American male voice actors Nintendo people Place of birth missing (living people) American entertainment industry businesspeople