David Brimmer is an American

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and

fight choreographer Stage combat, fight craft or fight choreography is a specialised technique in theatre designed to create the illusion of physical combat without causing harm to the performers. It is employed in live stage plays as well as operatic and ballet p ...

. He also goes by the names David J. Brimmer and J. David Brimmer. As a voice actor, he has worked for

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, DuArt Film and Video, Headline Studios,

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, and TAJ Productions. Brimmer has been choreographing violence in

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, as well as in regional theaters around the country for over 20 years: from the current national tour of

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and the Off-Broadway productions of Bug and Killer Joe to the Joseph Papp Public Theater's Blood Wedding. His choreography has been nominated for a Douglas Fairbanks Award for Excellence in Theater and his work is currently on file at the

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. Recently he choreographed the violence in the musical ''Spring Awakening'' on Broadway He is the creator and current instructor of the

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program at

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's (NYU)

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, and has taught at The Meisner Extension, the Classical Studio, the Stella Adler Conservatory, the Lee Strasberg Institute, the Playwrights Horizons Theater School,

Atlantic Theater Company Atlantic Theater Company is an Off-Broadway non-profit theater, whose mission is to produce great plays "simply and truthfully utilizing an artistic ensemble." The company was founded in 1985 by David Mamet, William H. Macy, and 30 of their a ...

, and the Yale School of Drama. He is a former president of the New York Fight Ensemble (NYFE) and a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, holding the title of "Fight Master." Brimmer's approach to fight choreography focuses on the reality of pain; an often overlooked element to stage and Hollywood fights. In his classes, students are asked to live through the situation of hurting or getting hurt. Warm up exercises include "Mike Ball," "Assassins," and "The Poison-Arm Samurai."

Anime dubbing

* '' Berserk (1997)'' – Nosferatu Zodd * '' Pokémon (TV series)'' – Crasher Wake, Mannes, Wulfric, Dr. Proctor, Victor, Simon * '' The Third'' – Narrator * '' Shaman King'' — Mosuke, Bason; "Big Guy" Bill Burton, Tona Papik Cadimahide (

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) (4kids Version) * '' Ultimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy'' - Sunshine * '' Lu over the Wall'' - Lu's Father * ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Shōnen Jump'' since July 1997, with its individual chap ...

'' - Crocodile, Axe-Hand Morgan, Lucky Roux, Barbarossa (4kids Version) * ''

Jungle Emperor Leo ''Jungle Emperor Leo'', known in Japan as is a 1997 Japanese animated film focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's manga, ''Jungle Taitei'' (known in earlier US productions as ''Kimba the White Lion'' and '' Leo the Lion''). Plot At the ...

'' - Pagoola

Animation roles

* ''

Alisa Knows What to Do! ''Alisa Knows What to Do!'' (russian: italic=yes, Алиса знает, что делать!, translit=Alisa znaet, shto delat!) is a Russian animated series, based on the books of Kir Bulychev about Alisa Selezneva. The premiere took place on ...

'' * ''Chomp Squad'' - Blaze * ''

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'' - Professor Pester * '' G.I. Joe: Sigma 6'' - Machete * '' Cubix: Robots for Everyone'' - Chipinator * ''

Chaotic Chaotic was originally a Danish trading card game. It expanded to an online game in America which then became a television program based on the game. The program was able to be seen on 4Kids TV (Fox affiliates, nationwide), Jetix, The CW4Kid ...

'' - Vidav * ''

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, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael, four anthropomorphic turtle brothers (named after It ...

'' - Dr. Malignus, Warrior King, Big Boss, Zanramon, Rynokk, Aramzedo, Hooded Man * '' Lupin III: The First'' - Lambert * '' Impy's Wonderland'' - Solomon * '' Impy's Island'' - Solomon

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Brimmer, David Living people Place of birth missing (living people) American male voice actors New York University staff Action choreographers Year of birth missing (living people)