Sam Riegel | |
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Born |
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel October 9, 1976 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Other names | Sam Regal, Jack Lingo |
Occupation | Voice actor, writer, director |
Years active | 1997–present |
Notable credit(s) |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) as Donatello Fate/Stay Night as Shirou Emiya Paranoia Agent as Lil' Slugger |
Home town | New York City, New York |
Spouse(s) | Quyen Tran |
Children | 2 |
Family |
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Website | www |
Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel (born October 9, 1976), also known as Sam Regal or Jack Lingo, is an American voice actor, writer and director who appears in cartoons, anime and video game series. He voiced Donatello in the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney video game series,Shiro Emiya in the Fate/stay night series, Taniguchi in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, and Mephisto Pheles in the Blue Exorcist series.
Riegel hosts the All Work No Play podcast with fellow voice actor Liam O'Brien. He portrays characters in the live-action web series Critical Role.
On September 11, 2001, Riegel and his wife Quyen witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center. At one point, the couple was caught in the dust cloud formed by the collapse of the South Tower, but eventually escaped to Battery Park, where they witnessed the collapse of the North Tower in silence. Sam captured video footage that was featured in several documentaries.
Riegel has two sisters: Eden, also an actor; and Tatiana, who is a filmmaker. Sam currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Quyen, a cinematographer, and their two children.