Behind every memorable cartoon character lies a voice that brings them to life. These aren’t just people reading lines off a script. They’re artists who create entire personalities through tone, pitch ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about women in comedy. The history of voice acting starts with radio; however, the first instance of “modern” voice acting ...

Some celebrities land roles as voice actors because of their distinct timbre, ability to affect their voice in interesting ways, or their sheer star power—Tom Petty, however, got his role as the voice ...

Jim Ward, known widely for his work on various cartoons and video games, has died at the age of 66. Ward — who voiced Captain Qwark of the “Ratchet & Clank” video game series, Doug Dimmadone and Chet ...

TOKYO — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the raspy voice of Doraemon, the beloved cartoon robotic cat from the future, has died. She was 90. Oyama, who voiced Doraemon for more than a quarter century, died ...

John Erwin, the reclusive actor who provided the voices for the heroic title character in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and the vain frenemy Reggie Mantle in a series of Archie cartoons, has ...

Odin Frost of Tyler, who lives with autism, cerebral palsy and apraxia, has become the first non-speaking person to voice a ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. TOKYO (AP) — Nobuyo Oyama, best known as the ...

FILE - Doraemon, one of the most popular animation characters in Japan, participates in a kick-off ceremony of the Tokyo's bid to host the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo when Tokyo is bidding against Istanbul ...