Ian James Corlett (born August 29, 1962) is a Canadian voice actor, animator, and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series ''

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'' and ''

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''. One of his best-known animation roles was the first English voice of adult

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in the Ocean dub of ''

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'' in 1996–1997.

Career

Corlett began his career in 1984. In addition to programming some drum tracks and helping with some computer sequences on

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's album '' Operation: Mindcrime'', and also selling the band some music gear in the 1980s, Corlett also lent his voice to several animated series produced/dubbed in Canada. His most notable voice roles included the title character of the ''

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'' TV show,

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in '' Beast Wars: Transformers'', Glitch-Bob in ''

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'', and Andy Larkin in ''

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''. Another notable, yet brief starring role of Corlett's was

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/ Saban's original dub of ''

''. Corlett has also lent his voice to less known

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shows such as ''

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''. He also voiced Mr. Cramp in '' The Cramp Twins''. In '' Salty's Lighthouse'', he played Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, and the Lighthouse Clock. He voiced Ransome the Clown in the video game Thimbleweed Park. Through a coincidence, Corlett who voiced

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in DIC's video-game oriented cartoon '' Captain N: The Game Master'' would later voice his nemesis

in the Ruby-Spears cartoon adaptation of the games. He along with fellow Canadian voice actor Terry Klassen owned a production company who helped rewrite international shows. Corlett currently serves as the English voice of Miroku for the Japanese anime series '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'', replacing

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who was the original English voice actor for Miroku in the ''

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'' series until his death on November 18, 2020. In what would be his final voice role before his passing in November 2020, Morrow voiced Miroku in the first episode of Yashahime, which was released in English on June 27, 2021, seven months after Morrow's death.

Personal life

Corlett lives in

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with his wife and two children, Philip (born 1997) and

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(born 1999). They have done voice work for two different animated series, ''

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'' and '' My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic'', respectively. He also has a home in

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. In addition to his work in Vancouver, he does voice work in

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in the

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Filmography

Film

Anime

Animation

Video games

Bibliography

* ''E is for Ethics'' (Simon & Schuster, Atria Books, 2009; ) * ''E is for Environment'' (Simon & Schuster, Atria Books, 2011; )

References

Citations

Book references

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External links

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