Jeff Manning, also credited as Jeffrey Manning, is an American voice actor and narrator based in Japan. He is known primarily for his work on the North American English dub of ''

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'', as well as roles in several video games and voice-overs on numerous television commercials. He is perhaps best known as the Announcer and Master Hand in the first

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game '' Super Smash Bros.'' He previously worked for Mickey's Company, an agency based in Japan. He now works for Triple Sun Talent, another agency based in Japan.

Bio

A native of

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, and alumni of

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, Manning first came to Japan as a missionary for the

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. He returned there in 1983 to work for Frontier Enterprises doing studio dubbing.

Notable roles

Anime

* ''

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'' – Billy (original Japanese dub) * '' Arashi no Yoru Ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi'' – Butch, Ghiro, Tap * '' The Dagger of Kamui'' – Goldgun, Jackal * '' Vengeance of the Space Pirate'' – Black Commander * '' Free: Dive to the Future'' - Albert Volandel (original Japanese dub)

Live action

* ''

'' – Kitchen Reporter Shinichiro Ohta * ''

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'' – Johnson, Alfred (Japanese dub of Australian series) * '' Ultra Galaxy Fight: New Generation Heroes'' - Voice of Ultraman Rosso * '' Ultra Galaxy Fight: The Absolute Conspiracy'' - Voice of Ultraman Titas,

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and Andro Melos

Video games

* '' Air Gallet'' – Narration * '' D1GP'' – Judge * ''Ka 2: Let's Go Hawaii'' – various roles * ''

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'' – additional voices (Xbox version) * '' Unison: Rebels of Rhythm & Dance'' – various roles

References

External links

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Jeff Manning on Gaikokujin-Talent.com
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