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Dan Green in c. 2005.
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Born |
James Hadley Snyder February 7, 1975 San Rafael, California, U.S. |
Other names | Jay Snyder |
Occupation | Voice actor, voice director, script writer |
Years active | 1993–present |
Notable work |
Yugi Muto in Yu-Gi-Oh! Knuckles the Echidna in Sonic X and Sonic the Hedgehog video games (2005–2010) |
Spouse(s) | Michal Friedman (m. 2008; d. 2011) |
Children | 2 |
James Hadley "Jay" Snyder, known by his stage name Dan Green, is an American voice actor, voice director and script adapter who has worked for 4Kids Entertainment, DuArt Film and Video, NYAV Post, and Central Park Media. He is best known as the voice of Yugi Muto from Yu-Gi-Oh!, Trudge from Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, and Knuckles the Echidna from Sonic X and Sonic the Hedgehog video games from 2005 to 2010. Green has worked on script adaptations of Kurokami: The Animation and Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn. He also teaches voice-over at Edge Studio in New York.
Green was born in San Rafael, California. He attended Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York City.
In 2008, he married Michal Lura Friedman, a singer and fellow voice actress who used the name Michal the Girl. On November 25, 2011, she died from complications during childbirth. The twins she carried were delivered successfully, and fans initiated charity efforts to provide for the children, Jackson James Snyder and Reverie Vivian Snyder.