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Lion-O Voice Actor Spotlight – Will Friedle

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With Thundercats 2011 still a few months away, let’s take a look at one of the voice actors for the series. We had previously featured the voice of Cheetara; Emmanuelle Chriqui. Today we’re going to take a look at Will Friedle, who will be voicing Lion-O in the new series.

Read on to find out more about this versatile actor. Will Friedle

Born: August 11, 1976
Birthplace: Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Thundercats 2011 Voice: Lion-O

Notable Roles:
• Batman Beyond (1999-2001) – Batman / Terry McGinnis
• Boy Meets World (1993-2000) – Eric Matthews
• The Secret Saturdays (2008-2010) – Doyle Blackwell
• Batman: The Brave and the Bold (Current) – Blue Beetle
• Kim Possible (2002-2007) – Ron Stoppable / Jonathan Stoppable

Cartoon fans really need no introduction to Will Friedle. His role as Batman in Batman Beyond, as well as appearances in numerous other DC Comics animates shows, has made him one of the most recognizable voice actors working today. He has had numerous appearances in video games as well as numerous cartoons and animated movies.

Fans of 90’s TV will recognize him as the brother from Boy Meets World, but he has settled nicely into the voice acting business. With his role as Lion-O, Friedle is further cementing his stature as a top flight voice talent. He can currently be heard as Blue Beatle in Batman: The Brave And The Bold, so you can get a double does of his voice range on Cartoon Network once Thundercats launches.

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  3. Grayman has no avatar! Grayman says

    It's funny that she is described as probably the least recognized voice actor in the Thundercats cast, because she has done very little voice actor work, but to me she is the most recognized actor in the cast because of all of her non-voice onscreen actor work.

  4. GK Punk has no avatar! GK Punk says

    I've not actually seen a single film or show she's been in. But I look forward to seeing what she brings to the table, she seems to be quite the up and coming voice talent.

  5. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Grayman View Post
    It's funny that she is described as probably the least recognized voice actor in the Thundercats cast, because she has done very little voice actor work, but to me she is the most recognized actor in the cast because of all of her non-voice onscreen actor work.
    But a lot of that stuff was bit part and/or non-memorable stuff. Entourage is really the one spot people may recognize her from. Most news stories of her being cast were followed by a "what has she been in" or "never heard of her".

  6. Transformed has no avatar! Transformed says

    Wow. Not what I was expecting her to look like, color me pleasantly surprised.

    Are there any audio files of her voice online?

  7. printer6 has no avatar! printer6 says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Joe Moore View Post
    Most news stories of her being cast were followed by a "what has she been in" or "never heard of her".
    When I saw the name my first thoughts were "who is that?" and "what has she been in?".
    From the picture, she looks lovely, but that doesn't really help much when you're doing voice work on a cartoon

  8. Lynx-0 has no avatar! Lynx-0 says

    Haven't heard of her, haven't seen her(until now...and yeah..she's easy on the eyes), so I hope she does a great job on the series.

    By the way....she was born in '77? Wow! She looks like she's a teeny bopper.....no older than 20. Time has definitely been good to her.

  9. Snarfer has no avatar! Snarfer says

    I recognized her face right away from seeing her in the movie "Snow Day", but that's the only thing I ever remember seeing her in.

    I know she was also in "Detroit Rock City", but I haven't seen that movie in ages so I don't remember her character.

  10. Snarfer has no avatar! Snarfer says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Lynx-0 View Post
    Haven't heard of her, haven't seen her(until now...and yeah..she's easy on the eyes), so I hope she does a great job on the series.

    By the way....she was born in '77? Wow! She looks like she's a teeny bopper.....no older than 20. Time has definitely been good to her.
    Well that pic of her is from August of 2005 before she turned 28 later that year. Still looks younger than 27 or 28 there though.

    If you look at some recent pics of her you can see that she's aged in the last 5 years, but not by much. She still looks like she's in her 20's even though she is now in her 30's.

  13. Transformed has no avatar! Transformed says

    I wasn't familar of the actors name, but I'm aware of his work in Batman Beyond--nice. That picture of him looks like it was taken several years ago, as he looks much older in the other pictures.

    Can't wait to see (and hear) the new Thundercats cartoon.

  14. Joe Moore's Avatar Joe Moore says

    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Transformed View Post
    I wasn't familar of the actors name, but I'm aware of his work in Batman Beyond--nice. That picture of him looks like it was taken several years ago, as he looks much older in the other pictures.

    Can't wait to see (and hear) the new Thundercats cartoon.
    I used the "young" pic, as that was from his most famous live action role in Boy Meets World.

  15. GK Punk has no avatar! GK Punk says

    I think he'll do great as Lion O. So far, I really dig all the choices they've made.

  17. dragon has no avatar! dragon says

    i enjoy him as an actor hes always funny what hes in not sure how hes going to be with liono either way i will enjoy


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