Michael Daingerfield is a

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actor, acting coach and founder of On The Mic Training, a voice acting school in

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. He is best known for his voice roles of

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in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', playing

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on the CW's superhero drama ''

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'', and his English dub of the anime as

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in ''

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''.

Early life and education

Daingerfield attended

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on a tennis scholarship. He graduated with a degree in business and administration.

Career

Michael Daingerfield's very first voice acting job was playing Ace Ventura on the

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cartoon series of the same name. According to

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the Voice Director for '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', Daingerfield did a few of

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's ADR lines in the second Ace Venutra movie ('' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls''), when Mr. Carrey was unavailable to do them himself. In 2006, Daingerfield wrote, produced and starred in, "Daingerfield", a short feature loosely based on his life. In 2007, Daingerfield founded On the Mic Training, a

based, voice acting school where he and many other Vancouver voice actors train students in voice-over. In 2017, he was cast as the lead role of

in the Ocean dub of ''

''.

Personal life

In 2007, Daingerfield ranked third in Canada for Men's Singles over 35 tennis.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Live-action

Video games

Awards

Leo Awards

References

External links

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