Jason Marsden

Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975) is an American actor, director and producer, who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series and video games. He is best known for his voice roles as the voice of the Disney character Max Goof, since 1995, Haku in the English dub of '' Spirited Away'', Chester McBadbat in '' The Fairly OddParents'', Matt Olsen/Shaygon in '' W.I.T.C.H.'', Chase Young in '' Xiaolin Showdown'', Richie Foley/Gear in '' Static Shock'', Tino Tonitini in '' The Weekenders'', Nermal in '' The Garfield Show'' and the title character in the ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' video game trilogy (''Tak and the Power of Juju'', '' Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams'' and '' Tak: The Great Juju Challenge'') from 2003 to 2005. He is also known for voicing Thackery Binx in Disney's cult classic film '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993).

Early life

Jason Christopher Marsden was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 3, 1975, to Linda (née Williams), and Myles Marsden (19362019). Linda was a former fashion model and Myles was a former premier danseur of the Yugoslav National Ballet. He has three older half-siblings from his father's first marriage to Croatian dancer Ivanka Herci Munitic: Ana Fox (née Marsden), ballet dancer Richard Anton "Rick" Marsden, and Mark Marsden.

Career

In 1986, Marsden got his first professional acting job as the character A. J. Quartermaine, in the television series ''General Hospital''. In 1987, at the age of 12, Marsden booked his first major film role in the science fiction film '' Robot Jox'', which was released two years after filming because of the studio's financial problems. This was followed soon afterwards by the role of Eddie Munster in the TV series remake of ''The Munsters'' titled '' The Munsters Today''. At the same time, Marsden voiced Cavin in '' Adventures of the Gummi Bears'' and became the announcer of '' The Mickey Mouse Club''.

Marsden continued his career with many guest star appearances on prime time sitcoms. In 1990, he was the voice of Peter Pan in '' Peter Pan and the Pirates'', which ran for two seasons and in 1992, he landed the role of Dash X in '' Eerie, Indiana''.

He provided the voice of Thackery Binx's cat form in '' Hocus Pocus'' (1993), and reprised the role in the '' Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular''.

His next roles included voicing Goofy's son Max Goof in Disney's '' A Goofy Movie'' (1995), as well as in the sequel '' An Extremely Goofy Movie'' (2000) and also had a supporting role in '' White Squall'' (1996). Marsden also did the voice of Garrett Miller on '' Extreme Ghostbusters'' and the younger versions of Shere Khan and King Louie on '' Jungle Cubs'', which was a prequel to Disney's hit film '' Jungle Book'' and also continued his role as Max Goof on '' Disney's House of Mouse''.

Some other on-camera roles were that of Rich Halke (J.T's best friend) in '' Step by Step'', which was from 1995 until the show's cancellation in 1998; and Nelson Burkhard (D.J.'s rich boyfriend) in ''Full House'', though after making a commitment with Dragon Con, Marsden did not reprise his role as Nelson in the sequel '' Fuller House'' instead Hal Sparks (who actually replaced Marsden as Tak in ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' series based on the 2003 video game of the same name) took over the role as Nelson. On '' Boy Meets World'' the part of "Jason" was written for him by show's creator/producer Michael Jacobs, whom Jason had worked with previously on the short-lived reboot of ''The Torkelsons'' called ''Almost Home''. When it was time for Mr. Feeny (Played by William Daniels) to address "Jason" the writers thought it might be funny if he called Jason by his real last name. Jason agreed, and thus Eric Matthews' best friend "Jason Marsden" was played by Jason Marsden, after his departure from ''Boy Meets World'' after finishing Season 2, his character was replaced by Jack Hunter (Played by Matthew Lawrence) in Seasons 5–7. He played the young Burt Ward/Robin in the 2003 television movie '' Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt''. In 1999, he was featured in Walt Disney Animation Studios' '' Tarzan'' as a member of the gorilla family, a role given by the film's director, Kevin Lima, who also helmed ''A Goofy Movie''.

Since ''Step by Step'', Marsden has provided voices for numerous animated television shows and computer games. He did the voice of Kovu in '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' (1998) and narrated many of the special features on the ''Lion King'' Special edition DVD. He was the voice of Haku in the American dub of '' Spirited Away'' (2001). He has also provided the voice of Richie Foley/Gear in the television series '' Static Shock''. In '' Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn'', he voiced several characters, most notably Lilarcor the talking sword, and the druid Cernd.

His first foray into directing was an episode of the Nickelodeon series '' The Journey of Allen Strange'' (1997). He also directed, wrote, produced and edited ''The Greatest Short Film Ever!!!'' and multiple indie music videos.

He has done voice-over work on multiple DC Comics-inspired animated series; as Clark Kent as a teenager in '' Superman: The Animated Series'', as Snapper Carr in ''Justice League'', as Billy Numerous in ''Teen Titans'', as Donny Grasso on an episode of '' Batman Beyond'', as Danger Duck in '' Loonatics Unleashed'' and as the villain Firefly in '' The Batman'' and as Paco in '' Batman: The Brave and the Bold''. Marsden also voiced Chase Young in '' Xiaolin Showdown'' from 2003 to 2006, and from 2003 to 2004, voiced Todd Sweeney in the Christmas episode of '' My Life as a Teenage Robot''.

He also voiced for Tak in the game ''Tak and the Power of Juju'' along with '' Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams'' and '' Tak: The Great Juju Challenge''. He voiced two recruitable companion characters in the '' Fallout'' game series, Myron in ''Fallout 2'' (1998) and Boone in '' Fallout: New Vegas'' (2010).

From late summer 2004 to early spring 2007, Marsden was the head announcer for Toon Disney (excluding Jetix), but he also served as a part-time announcer for Disney Channel. He had a cameo in the film '' Fun with Dick and Jane'' as the cashier at the gas station, and voiced Tasslehoff Burrfoot in '' Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight''.

In 2012, Marsden did the voice of '' Final Fantasy XIII-2'' character Noel Kreiss, Kade Burns and Fingers on The Hub series '' Transformers: Rescue Bots'' and '' Kaijudo''. In '' Young Justice'', Marsden voiced Bart Allen, Barry Allen's future grandson. Following the cancellation of ''Young Justice'', Marsden returned in 2019 to voice Bart in the series' third season, '' Young Justice: Outsiders''.

In 2013, he did the voice of Aye-Aye in ''The Legend of Korra''.

In 2014, he voiced Sumo and Belson in the pilot episode of the Cartoon Network animated series '' Clarence''. After this episode, the voices of Sumo and Belson were handed to Tom Kenny and Roger Craig Smith, respectively.

In 2020, Marsden began producing an online web series for YouTube called The Mars Variety Show. Following the style of '' The Dean Martin Show'', it features Indie musicians, comedians, and alternative performers.

Personal life

Marsden married Christy Hicks in October 2004. In 2020, they divorced after 16 years of marriage. Their son was born on February 10, 2010. Marsden lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 2005, Marsden and Hicks opened up a Yoga studio in Burbank, California called Yoga Blend which relocated to a bigger location in 2007. In March 2020, Yoga Blend was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It closed permanently on December 30, 2020, due to financial issues.

In 2020, Marsden revealed he has a girlfriend during an interview for a YouTube series.

Filmography

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Television

Voice roles

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1975 births
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20th-century American male actors
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American male film actors
American male soap opera actors
American male television actors
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American male voice actors
American people of English descent
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