Noam Zylberman (born June 30, 1973) is an Israeli-born Canadian voice actor.

Early life

Zylberman was born in

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Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

to Jewish parents. His family relocated to Canada when he was two years old. He attended Arlington Middle School and Vaughan Road Collegiate school in

Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, and has an older sister, Ilana.

Career

While growing up in

Richmond Hill, Ontario Richmond Hill (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central Regional Municipality of York, York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and th ...

, Zylberman booked his own audition for a

Crunchie Crunchie is a brand of chocolate bar with a honeycomb toffee (or known as "sponge toffee" in Canada and "honeycomb" or "cinder toffee" in the United Kingdom, UK as well as "hokey pokey" in New Zealand) sugar centre. It is made by Cadbury and was o ...

commercial at age ten, and had landed several voice acting jobs in animated TV series by the time he was 13 years old. He went on to provide voices for many characters on animated series such as ''

The Raccoons ''The Raccoons'' is a Canadian animated television series that ran on CBC from November 11, 1985 to March 19, 1991 in Canada and on Disney Channel from July 4, 1985 to August 28, 1992 in the U.S., with three preceding television specials from ...

'', ''

ALF Tales ''ALF Tales'' is a 30-minute Saturday morning animated series that aired on NBC from September 10, 1988, to December 9, 1989. The show is a spin-off of '' ALF: The Animated Series'' which featured characters from that series playing various char ...

'', ''

Garbage Pail Kids ''Garbage Pail Kids'' is a series of sticker trading cards produced by the Topps Company, originally released in 1985 and designed to parody the ''Cabbage Patch Kids'' dolls, which were popular at the time. Each sticker card features a Garbage ...

'', ''

Sylvanian Families is a line of collectible anthropomorphic animal figurines made of flocked plastic. They were created by the Japanese gaming company Epoch in 1985 and distributed worldwide by a number of companies. History Beginning and growth At the beginning ...

'', and ''

The Care Bears Care Bears are multi-colored bears, originally painted in 1981 by artist Elena Kucharik to be used on greeting cards from American Greetings. In 1983, the characters were turned into plush teddy bears. The characters headlined their own televisi ...

''. He gained some notoriety playing the title role in ''

The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick ''The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick'' is a 1988 Canadian film based on the novel by Morley Torgov. The film was shot in Winnipeg and Beausejour, Manitoba. Plot The early 1960s: In preparation for his Bar Mitzvah, a Jewish boy from a small Man ...

'', a coming-of-age feature film about being Jewish in a multicultural rural

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town. In a year-end arts review for 1988, the Toronto Star's Sid Adilman called Zylberman "the best newcomer to English-Canadian movies this year". He was slated to reprise the role in a subsequent

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series, ''

Max Glick ''Max Glick'' is a Canadian television comedy-drama series, which aired on CBC Television from 1990 to 1991. Based on the Morley Torgov novel ''The Outside Chance of Maximilian Glick'' and its 1988 film adaptation, the series centred on Maximilia ...

'', but more than two years passed before production on the series started, and by that time he had grown too tall for the role. In 1989, he played the role of Tom Bradshaw in the TV movie ''Last Train Home'', and received a nomination for Best Young Actor in a Cable Special at the 12th Youth in Film Awards.

Voice acting credits

* Tommy (1985-1986) and Bentley Raccoon (1987-1990) in ''

'' * Fritz in the 1990 animated movie ''

The Nutcracker Prince ''The Nutcracker Prince'' is a 1990 Canadian animated romance fantasy film directed by Paul Schibli based on the screenplay by Patricia Watson. It is a retelling of E. T. A. Hoffmann's 1816 short story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" and ...

'' * Curtis Shumway in ''

'' * Split Kit in ''

'' * Chip in ''

Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater ''Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater'' is an animated series based on the Japanese character Hello Kitty, produced by DIC Enterprises and animated by Toei Animation. The series involves Hello Kitty and her friends (and occasionally family) doing the ...

'' * Billy Wagner in ''

Popples Popples is a toy and television franchise created by Those Characters From Cleveland (TCFC), a subsidiary of American Greetings. Popples resemble brightly colored marsupial teddy bears with long tails ending in a pom-pom. Each Popple character ...

'' * Bobby in the ''

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'' * Rusty Wildwood in ''

'' * Buddy in ''

Little Rosey ''Little Rosey'' is an animated television series produced by Canada-based Nelvana. The series first aired on ABC (part of its Saturday morning block) in 1990. It was Roseanne Barr's first attempt at a cartoon. Plot Loosely based on comedian R ...

'' * Stoke in ''

Iggy Arbuckle ''Iggy Arbuckle'' is an animated series that premiered in Canada on Teletoon in June 2007. Based on a comic strip from National Geographic Kids, the show is created by Guy Vasilovich, and focuses on a pig (Iggy Arbuckle) who happens to be a for ...

'' * Tiger in the 1987 direct-to-video animated cartoon ''

The Wild Puffalumps ''The Wild Puffalumps'' is a 22-minute direct-to-video animated cartoon, based on the Puffalump toy line of the same name. It was produced by Nelvana, and released on videocassette in the United States by Family Home Entertainment in 1988 and i ...

'' * '' Bookmice'' * ''

Babar Babar ( ur, ), also variously spelled as Baber, Babur, and Babor is a male given name of Pashto, and Persian language, Persian origin, and a popular male given name in Pakistan. It is generally taken in reference to the Persian language, Persian ...

'' * ''

Tales from the Cryptkeeper ''Tales from the Cryptkeeper'' is an animated horror children's television series made by Canadian studio Nelvana. The series was broadcast on YTV in Canada and on ABC in the United States, and on ITV in the United Kingdom. It was based on th ...

'' * ''

C.O.P.S. ''COPS'' (''Central Organization of Police Specialists'') is a 1988 animated television series released by DIC Animation City, and distributed by Claster Television. The series focuses on a team of highly trained police officers tasked with pro ...

'' * ''

My Pet Monster My Pet Monster is a character that began as a plush doll first produced by American Greetings in 1986. It has horns, blue fur, and a fanged smile, wearing breakaway orange plastic handcuffs. The property was sold to Saban Brands in 2012. Then in 2 ...

'' * ''

'' * '' Star Wars: Droids'' *Switch in ''

KidsWorld Sports ''KidsWorld Sports'' is a 26-episode television series for young teens. Each episode features two children from around the globe, who strive for greatness in their chosen sport. The show profiles kids who have the potential to become tomorrow's spo ...

Film acting credits

* Maximilian in ''

'' * Regan Thatcher in ''Love and Hate: The Story of Colin and Joanne Thatcher'' * Tom Bradshaw in ''Tom Alone'' * Arthur Bennett in ''A Town Torn Apart'' * Tom Bradshaw in ''Last Train Home'' * Poultry Boy in '' Lantern Hill'' * Eric in ''The Long Road Home'' * ''Double Standard''

TV series acting credits

* ''

Adderly ''Adderly'' is a Canadian television adventure-drama series which aired from 1986 to 1988. It was broadcast on both Canadian TV and on CBS in the United States. It starred Vancouver-born Winston Rekert as "charming and witty V.H. Adderly," an ope ...

'' * '' Friday the 13th: The Series'' * ''

Katts and Dog ''Katts and Dog'' is a French and Canadian-produced television series that ran from 1988 to 1993. It was known as ''Rin Tin Tin: K-9 Cop'' in the United States where it originally aired on CBN Cable/The Family Channel and ''Rintintin Junior'' in ...

'' * '' Kung Fu: The Legend Continues'' * ''

My Secret Identity ''My Secret Identity'' is a television series starring Jerry O'Connell and Derek McGrath. Originally broadcast from October 9, 1988 to May 25, 1991 on CTV in Canada, the series also aired in syndication in the United States. It was later shown ...

'' * '' Riverdale'' * ''

T. and T. ''T. and T.'' is a television series, in production from 1987 to 1990. It premiered in first-run syndication in January 1988, moving to new episodes on the Family Channel in 1990. It is a starring vehicle for Mr. T, after the cancellation of '' ...

'' * ''

War of the Worlds ''The War of the Worlds'' is a science fiction novel by English author H. G. Wells, first serialised in 1897 by '' Pearson's Magazine'' in the UK and by ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine in the US. The novel's first appearance in hardcover was i ...

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* 1973 births Living people Jewish Canadian male actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian male child actors Canadian male film actors Canadian male television actors Male actors from Ontario Male actors from Haifa people from Richmond Hill, Ontario Israeli Jews Israeli emigrants to Canada {{voice-actor-stub