Fred Tatasciore (; ) is an American voice actor who has provided voices in animated and live-action films, television shows, and video games. He is known for voicing the

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and Beast in various Marvel media and Solomon Grundy in various DC media. Other characters he has voiced include

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and

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Career

He is known for portraying characters with deep and powerful voices, though in recent years has expanded his range. He has voiced the

in multiple

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projects, including '' Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2'', '' The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' and '' Avengers Assemble''. His best known video game roles include

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in the ''

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'' series,

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in the ''

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'' series,

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in ''

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'' and ''

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's first-person shooter ''

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'' and Xür in

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's first-person shooter, ''

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''. He voiced the character "8" in the

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-produced film '' 9''. He has also voiced Neftin Prog in '' Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus'', Nikolai Belinski in the ''

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'' franchise,

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in '' Transformers: War for Cybertron'', '' Fall of Cybertron'', '' Dark of the Moon'' and '' Rise of the Dark Spark'', Tookit in '' ThunderCats'' and the Business Cat in the

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web series ''Our New Electrical Morals'' administered by

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. In the ''

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'' franchise, he voices Snap Shot, Slam Bam, Warnado, Strykore, Zook and Cuckoo Clocker. He currently plays the main role of

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tactical officer Shaxs on Star Trek: Lower Decks.

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