Marc Handler is an American writer, producer and voice director best known for his work on '' Cowboy Bebop'', ''

Astro Boy ''Astro Boy'', known in Japan by its original name , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Osamu Tezuka. It was serialized in Kobunsha's ''Shōnen'' from 1952 to 1968. The 112 chapters were collected into 23 ''tankōbon'' v ...

'', ''

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'', '' Stitch & Ai'', and '' Voltron''. He is a pioneer in bringing Asian animation to Western audiences, and is the first American to work in Japan as a story editor on a Japanese anime series, the 2003 ''Astro Boy'' series.

Early life

Marc was born and raised in

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. As a young adult, he formed the Subject To Change Theatre Troupe, which was active in political causes such as support for

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. He studied at the

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where he earned two

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in directing theatre and writing for film and television.2012-02-16 MARC HANDLER INTERVIEW – WRITING DUB ANIMATION (2002, 2009)
. 2012-02-16. Retrieved 2013-09-16.

Career

Marc wrote original episodes for American animation series such as ''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' is an American media franchise created by the comic book artists Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. It follows Leonardo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Leonardo, Michelangelo (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Miche ...

'', ''

Widget the World Watcher ''Widget'' (also known as ''Widget the World Watcher'') is an animated television series created by Voltron creator Peter Keefe, directed and produced by Tom Burton of Zodiac Entertainment, which debuted in syndication on September 29, 1990. T ...

'', and '' Denver, the Last Dinosaur''. He became involved in the first major wave of imported anime for Western audiences, writing English language scripts and adaptations for '' Voltron'',

Saber Rider ''Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs'' is an animated television space Western, similar to the series ''The Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers'' and ''BraveStarr''. The series premiered in the United States in 1987 and had a run of 52 episodes. ...

and ''

Transformers ''Transformers'' is a media franchise produced by American toy company Hasbro and Japanese toy company Tomy, Takara Tomy. It primarily follows the Autobots and the Decepticons, two alien robot factions at war that can transform into other forms ...

''. As anime evolved, he worked as a writer and voice director on projects such as '' Cowboy Bebop'' (TV series and film), ''

'', ''

Ghost in the Shell ''Ghost in the Shell'' is a Japanese cyberpunk media franchise based on the seinen manga series of the same name written and illustrated by Masamune Shirow. The manga, first serialized in 1989 under the subtitle of ''The Ghost in the Shell' ...

'', '' Steamboy'', and ''

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''. He also voice directed

Stephen Chow Stephen Chow Sing-chi (, born 22 June 1962), known professionally as Stephen Chow, is a Hong Kong filmmaker, former actor and comedian, known for ''Shaolin Soccer'' and ''Kung Fu Hustle''. Early life and education Stephen Chow was born in British ...

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for the English language version of '' Shaolin Soccer'', and wrote episodes for the 2011-2012 successful revival of ''

Power Rangers ''Power Rangers'' is an entertainment and merchandising franchise built around a live-action superhero television series, based on the Japanese tokusatsu franchise '' Super Sentai''. Produced first by Saban Entertainment, second by BVS ...

'' based on the Japanese Super Sentai series. Marc was later involved in bringing original Chinese and

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animation to the West, including '' Stitch & Ai'' (Disney, China); Peking Duckling (UYoung, China/ Little Airplane, USA); Kioka (Goldilocks, Korea); and Mix Master Final Force (Sunwoo, Korea). Marc was a guest speaker at the Conference On Dialogue Of Asian Civilization in Beijing in 2019; which was hosted by President Xi Jinping. Marc also spoke at ''The Great Hall of the People'' for the ''

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'' in 2019, and he has been a judge for the Canadian BANFF awards; a guest speaker at Tokyo University; a guest speaker at ''

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'' and Anime L.A., and has organized and led a series of annual workshops in the U.S. for Chinese Animation professionals hosted by Disney, China and Disney, Burbank.. He has written two books on writing and presentations which were published by Beijing University Press in China and Freelec Publishers in Korea. Marc is a member of the

Writers Guild of America The Writers Guild of America is the joint efforts of two different US labor unions representing TV and film writers: * The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE), headquartered in New York City and affiliated with the AFL–CIO * The Writers G ...

and

Screen Actors Guild The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) was an American labor union which represented over 100,000 film and television principal and background performers worldwide. On March 30, 2012, the union leadership announced that the SAG membership voted to m ...

. He has also been a lecturer at the University of Southern California and Glendale College.

Personal life

Marc is married to Annet Yorn; they have one son, Kai Handler. They live alternately in Shanghai, China and Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Awards

ADR / voice director

* The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee *

- Pilot episode only *

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* Bit, The Cupid *

Born to Fight Born may refer to: * Childbirth * Born (surname), a surname (see also for a list of people with the name) * ''Born'' (comics), a comic book limited series Places * Born, Belgium, a village in the German-speaking Community of Belgium * Born, Luxe ...

* Cowboy Bebop: The Movie * Dinozaurs * Eagle Riders *

* Kioka * Little Magic Dragon *

Naruto ''Naruto'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto. It tells the story of Naruto Uzumaki, a young ninja who seeks recognition from his peers and dreams of becoming the Hokage, the leader of his village. ...

Nomad A nomad is a member of a community without fixed habitation who regularly moves to and from the same areas. Such groups include hunter-gatherers, pastoral nomads (owning livestock), tinkers and trader nomads. In the twentieth century, the po ...

Rave Master ''Rave Master'', titled just ''Rave'' and, alternatively, ''The Groove Adventure Rave'' in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. The series follows Haru Glory, a teenager on a quest to find the five fra ...

* Shaolin Soccer * Super Pig * Ted & Dory Detectives * Tenchi Forever *

Tokyo Raiders ''Tokyo Raiders'' is a 2000 Hong Kong action film set in Hong Kong and Tokyo, directed by Jingle Ma and starring Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Ekin Cheng and Kelly Chen. The success of the film led to the making of its sequel, ''Seoul Raiders'', in 2005. ...

* Voltron: The Third Dimension *

Zatoichi is a fictional character created by Japanese novelist Kan Shimozawa. He is an itinerant blind masseur and swordsman of Japan's late Edo period (1830s and 1840s). He first appeared in the 1948 essay , part of Shimozawa's ''Futokoro Techō'' s ...

* Zu Warriors

Script writer / adapter

* The Adventures of Hutch the Honeybee – ADR Writer *

– Writer *

B-Legend! Battle Bedaman is a Japanese manga series by Eiji Inuki which ran in CoroCoro Comics by Shogakukan from 2002 to 2005. An anime adaptation was released in January 2004. It premiered in the United States in April 2005. It is the first show of the ''B-Da ...

– ADR Writer * Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance – Writer *

– ADR Writer * Castlevania: Curse of Darkness – Writer *

Code Geass , often referred to simply as ''Code Geass'', is a Japanese anime television series produced by Sunrise. It was directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Ichirō Ōkouchi, with original character designs by Clamp. ...

– ADR Writer *

Code Lyoko ''Code Lyoko'' () is a French animated television series created by Thomas Romain and Tania Palumbo and produced by Antefilms Production (season 1) and MoonScoop Group (seasons 2-4) for France 3 and Canal J, with the participation of Conseil Gén ...

– Composite Writer * Cowboy Bebop – ADR Writer * Cowboy Bebop: The Movie – ADR Writer * Denver, the Last Dinosaur – Writer * Dinozaurs – ADR Writer * Dive Olly Dive – ADR Writer * The Dragon Who Wasn't – ADR Writer * Eagle Riders – ADR Writer *

– ADR Writer *

Fireball Fireball may refer to: Science * Fireball (meteor), a brighter-than-usual meteor * Ball lightning, an atmospheric electrical phenomenon * ''Bassia scoparia'', a plant species Arts and entertainment Films * ''The Fireball'', a 1950 film starring ...

– ADR Writer * Freedom – ADR Writer (Co-Written with

Michael Sinterniklaas Michael Tremain Sinterniklaas (; born August 13, 1972) is a French voice actor, ADR director and script writer who has provided voices for a number of English language versions of Japanese anime films and television series, as well as cartoon ...

, Jay Snyder and

Stephanie Sheh Stephanie Sheh is an American voice actress, ADR director, writer and producer who has worked for several major companies, including Cartoon Network and Sony. She is often involved with work in English dubs of anime, cartoons, video games and f ...

) * Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex – ADR Writer * . Hack//Liminality – ADR Writer *

Initial D is a Japanese street racing manga series written and illustrated by Shuichi Shigeno. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1995 to 2013, with the chapters collected into 48 ''ta ...

– ADR Writer * Kessen II – Writer * Little Magic Dragon – ADR Writer *

– ADR Writer * Mix Master – ADR Writer * The Moo Family – Writer *

– ADR Writer (Co-Written with

Liam O'Brien Liam Christopher O'Brien (born May 28, 1976) is an American voice actor, writer, and director. He is a regular cast member of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' actual play series ''Critical Role,'' playing Vax'ildan ("Vax"), Caleb Widogast, and Orym. ...

, Sam Regal, Seth Walther, Ardwight Chamberlain, and

Jeff Nimoy Jeffrey Nimoy is an American voice actor and writer best known as the voice of Nicholas D. Wolfwood from '' Trigun'', and Tentomon (and his higher Digivolution forms) from the ''Digimon'' series. Jeff has reprised his roles of Tentomon and Genna ...

) * The New World of the Gnomes – Writer *

– ADR Writer *

Power Rangers Samurai ''Power Rangers Samurai'' is the eighteenth season of the children's television series ''Power Rangers'', which is based on the Japanese ''Super Sentai Series''. The season was the first to be produced by SCG Power Rangers, after Saban Brands ...

– Writer * Power Rangers Megaforce – Writer * Pretty Sammy – ADR Writer *

– Writer & ADR Writer *

Seven Samurai 20XX is a PlayStation 2 game released by Sammy Studios in 2004. Its story and concept are based upon Akira Kurosawa's 1954 movie ''Seven Samurai''. Rights for the production of the game were given by the Kurosawa production, with character designs by F ...

– Writer * Shaolin Soccer – ADR Script *

Shinzo ''Shinzo'', known as in Japan, is an anime television series produced by TV Asahi, Toei Advertising, and Toei Animation. It was directed by Tetsuo Imazawa, with Mayori Sekijima handling series scripts, Sachiko Kamimura designing the characte ...

– ADR Writer * Steamboy – ADR Writer * Super Pig – ADR Writer *

– Writer * Tenchi Forever – ADR Writer *

Tenchi in Tokyo is a Japanese anime television series animated by AIC and aired on TV Tokyo from April 1 to September 23, 1997. It is the third installation of the '' Tenchi Muyo!'' line of series, preceding ''Tenchi Muyo! GXP'' and succeeding '' Tenchi Uni ...

– ADR Writer * Tokyo Pig – ADR Writer * Transformers: Robots in Disguise – ADR Writer * Transformers: Cybertron – ADR Writer * Voltron: The Third Dimension – ADR Writer * Vytor: The Starfire Champion – Writer * Widget – Writer *

– ADR Writer

Story editor

– Executive Story Editor * Cowboy Bebop – Story Editor * Denver, the Last Dinosaur – Executive Story Editor * Mix Master – Story Editor ** Final Force ** King of Cards *

– Executive Story Editor ** Seasons 1 & 2 * Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs – Executive Story Editor *

– Story Editor * Voltron – Executive Story Editor ** Voltron: The Third Dimension – Executive Story Editor * Vytor: The Starfire Champion – Story Editor

Casting

* Mix Master – Casting Director * Nomad: The Warrior – Voice Casting

Actor

* Mix Master – Zombie, Wrestler (voice) * No Place to Hide – Student * Sole Survivor – Undercover Cop

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Handler, Marc Living people American television writers American male screenwriters American male television writers American male voice actors Year of birth missing (living people) American male film actors American casting directors American voice directors Writers from Los Angeles Screenwriters from California