Kyle Henry Hebert ( ) is an American voice actor and DJ who works for anime and video game series, such as the teenage/adult Gohan and the narrator in the Funimation dub of the ''

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series'', Sōsuke Aizen in ''

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'', Ryu in the '' Street Fighter'' video game series,

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in '' Naruto'', Kamina in '' Gurren Lagann'', Ryuji Suguro in '' Blue Exorcist'',

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in '' JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders'', Dribble and Dr. Crygor in '' WarioWare Gold'', and Big the Cat in ''

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''.

Career

Hebert got his start in voice-over during the mid-1990s as a disc jockey for

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, under the pseudonym Squeege. This lasted until September 2005, when he moved from Dallas to Los Angeles, to get bigger interests in the world of voice acting. He had cameo roles in various anime dubs such as ''

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'', '' Fruits Basket'', and '' One Piece'' with recurring roles including '' Fullmetal Alchemist'',

on '' Naruto'', Sōsuke Aizen and

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in ''

'', Kamina in '' Gurren Lagann'', Gohan in the ''

'' series, Ryu in the '' Street Fighter'' series, and Big the Cat in the ''

'' series in 2010. In 2009 and 2011, he voiced "The Sniper" in the animated spoof of '' Dirty Harry'' films entitled Magnum Farce and is set to reprise the expanded role of Blivit, The Sniper and that of Governor Arnold Schwartzenherzen-Geldengrubber in the feature film currently in production. At Anime Expo 2009, Kyle won Best English Voice Actor in the SPJA Awards for his role as Kamina in ''Gurren Lagann''. He is also a podcaster, co-founding and hosting the weekly ''BigBaldBroadcast'' with his long-time friend, known only as "Otherworld" Steve.

Personal life

On July 10, 2015, Hebert proposed to Christina Louise, an author whom goes by the pen name Ryter Rong. They married on February 14, 2018. He has a daughter, Kayla Marie Hebert, who was born in 1996. Hebert revealed his autism diagnosis on Twitter in 2017. Hebert is originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana approximately 2 hours from Houston, Texas.

Filmography

Anime

Live action series dubbing

Animation

Film

Video games

Film

References

External links

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Kyle Hebert
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