Veteran Voice Actor Steve Blum to Guest at Otakon Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (December 11, 2014) – Otakorp, Inc. is excited to announce that veteran voice actor Steve Blum will be a guest at Otakon Vegas 2015.With literally hundreds of V/O credits to his name, “Veteran Voice Monkey” Steve Blum is best known as the voice of Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Wolverine from several incarnations of X-Men (animated movies, games, The Wolverine and The X-Men TV Series, The Super Hero Squad Show, X-Men Anime and more), Orochimaru, Zabuza, and others from Naruto, Green Goblin from the Spectacular Spiderman series, Heatblast, Vilgax and Ghostfreak from Ben 10, Grayson Hunt (Bulletstorm), Grunt (Mass Effect 2 and 3), Zoltan Kulle from Diablo 3, Abathur from Starcraft 2:Heart of the Swarm, Tank Dempsey (Call of Duty), Killer Croc from Arkham Asylum, Oghren (DragonAge), Vincent Valentine (Final Fantasy VII), Leeron (Gurren Lagann), Jamie from Megas XLR, Storm Troopers and many others in most of the Star Wars games, The voice of 7-11, dozens of Digimon and a gigantic list of other characters from Anime, Video Games, TV and Film. In 2012, Steve was inducted into the Guinness Book of World records as Most Prolific Voice Actor in Video Games - appearing in almost 300 games!
Recently, you can find him on the Emmy award-winning Transformers: Prime, playing the sometimes delusional but always deadly Decepticon, Starscream, and as Heatwave on the action-packed, kid-friendly, Transformers: Rescue Bots. Also as Devil Dinosaur on HULK: Agents of SMASH, several characters on Ultimate Spider Man, Ben 10: Omniverse, the Regular Show, Doc McStuffins, Uncle Grandpa, Wander over Yonder, Tenkai Knights, and as the terrifying anti-bender Amon on the hit series Avatar: The Legend of Korra.
And after 4 years off the air, thanks to tremendous fan support, Steve once again takes the helm of the great star cruiser Absolution, reprising his role as TOM the robotic host of Cartoon Network's Toonami on Adult Swim.
Look for him as Zeb Orrelios in the incredible new series Star Wars: Rebels on Disney XD. And this fall, Steve will be Dare to be Square as Shoe and Sparky in Laika's new feature film: The Boxtrolls.
Otakon Vegas 2015 will be held January 16-18 at the Planet Hollywood Casino in Las Vegas, NV.
ABOUT OTAKON VEGAS AND OTAKORP, INC.: Otakon Vegas is the second annual celebration of Japanese and East Asian popular culture presented by Otakorp in Las Vegas, Nevada. Otakon Vegas celebrates popular culture as a gateway to deeper understanding of Asian culture. Otakon Vegas is a ticket based convention sponsored by Otakorp, Inc., a Pennsylvania-based 501(c)3 educational non-profit whose mission is to promote the appreciation of Asian culture, primarily through its media and entertainment. Otakorp, Inc. is directed by an all-volunteer, unpaid staff – we are run by fans, for fans.
For more information and the latest news on Otakon Vegas 2015, see http://www.otakonvegas.com/
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