Benjamin Isaac Diskin (born August 25, 1982) is an American actor who was affiliated in Studiopolis,

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, SDI Media,

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, VSI Los Angeles, and

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Early life

Diskin was born in

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to a Jewish family.

Career

In 1991, Diskin won the "Outstanding Young Ensemble Cast in a Motion Picture"

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for his role of Sylvester in ''

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''. In 1993, when he was about 11 years old, he provided the voice of Junior Healy in the USA Network animated series '' Problem Child''. He would later voice characters in animation, such as Eugene in ''

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'', Numbuh 1 and Numbuh 2 in '' Codename: Kids Next Door'',

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and

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in ''

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'', Hahn in '' Avatar: The Last Airbender'', and M'Comm M'orzz / Ma'alefa'ak in '' Young Justice''. As of 2018, he has voiced both Gonzo and Rizzo in the revival version of '' Muppet Babies''. In anime, notable roles he played include Arashi Fuuma and Sai in ''

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. T ...

'' and '' Naruto: Shippuden'' respectively, Kai Miyagusuku and Katao in '' Blood+'', Shoutmon and Cutemon in '' Digimon Fusion'', Joseph Joestar in ''

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'', Gurio Umino in the Viz Media dub of

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, Kensuke Aida in ''

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'', Char Aznable in '' Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin'', Death Gun in ''

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'', Ban in '' The Seven Deadly Sins'', Satoru Fujinuma in '' Erased'', Knuckle Bine in ''

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'', and Jack in ''

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''. He voiced the Disney character Stitch in the English versions of '' Stitch!'' and '' Stitch & Ai'', taking over from the character's creator and original voice actor

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. In 2018, he voiced Haida in the English dub of the

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original series ''

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''. In video games, he voiced Eric Sparrow in '' Tony Hawk's Underground'' and its direct sequel ''

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'', Young Xehanort from the ''

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'' series, Jared Miller in ''

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'', Jusis Albarea in '' The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel'' series,

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in ''

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'', and had two major roles in '' Fire Emblem: Three Houses'': Lorenz Hellman Gloucester and Caspar von Bergliez. In 2018 he voiced Victor in ''Mr. Love Queen's choice''. He also voice the chatty Khajiit Captain Za’ji of the Pounce in Elder Scrolls Online. Diskin has also appeared as an actor in ''

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'', '' Mr. Saturday Night'', ''

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'' and ''Just Like Dad''. On May 4, 2019, Diskin won the "Outstanding Performer in a Preschool Animated Program"

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for his role of Gonzo and Rizzo in ''Muppet Babies''. In July 2019, Diskin was one of the Guests of Honor at the annual

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furry convention in

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Filmography

Anime

Western animation

Films

Live-action

Video games

Awards and nominations

Notes

References

External links

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