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Vic Mignogna
American voice actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Victor Joseph Mignogna (/mɪnˈjɒnə/ min-YO-nuh; born August 27, 1962)[1][2] is an American voice actor and musician known for his work in the English dubs of Japanese anime shows, such as Edward Elric from the Fullmetal Alchemist series, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. He has voiced characters in over 100 anime and video game titles, including Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Code Geass, Shin-chan, and Hell Girl.
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Other animation roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Dark in D.N.Angel, Kurz Weber in the Full Metal Panic! series, Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in the Vampire Knight series, Christopher Aonuma in Digimon Fusion, Nagato and Obito Uchiha in Naruto Shippuden, Kougaiji in Saiyuki, Ikkaku Madarame in Bleach, Rohan Kishibe in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Hideki Kurohagi in Marvel Anime: Wolverine, Qrow Branwen in RWBY, and Matt Ishida in Digimon Adventure tri. In video games, he has voiced E-123 Omega in the Sonic the Hedgehog series and Junpei Iori from Persona 3. In live-action work, he has participated in several Star Trek fan productions, including Star Trek Continues, as Captain James T. Kirk. In music, he has released eight studio albums and eight audio recordings.
In early 2019, following allegations of homophobia and harassment amid the #MeToo movement, Vic Mignogna was dismissed from Funimation[3] and Rooster Teeth, though he consistently denied any wrongdoing.[4][5] Mignogna unsuccessfully pursued legal cases against Funimation and other industry professionals.[6] Despite a reduction in public appearances following the harassment allegations, Mignogna has since participated in over 60 events and continued to attract large crowds.[7][5]
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Early life
Mignogna was born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, to Barb Myers.[8][9] He grew up watching cartoons on television. One of his favorites was Speed Racer, a cult classic animated show based on a Japanese comic strip.[10] He was also a fan of Star Trek: The Original Series.[11]
He graduated from Liberty University with a degree in television and film production,[12][13] and taught English and speech at Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Florida.[14] He was a summer seasonal officer with the Ocean City Police Department.[12] In 1990, Mignogna moved to Houston, Texas, where he was a film and video production instructor at The Art Institute of Houston.[15]
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Voice acting
Vic Mignogna has voiced characters in over 100 anime and video game titles, including Dragon Ball Z, Bleach, Code Geass, Shin-chan, and Hell Girl.[16]
While working in video production with John Gremillion in Houston, Mignogna got involved in voice acting at ADV Films.[9][15] He debuted as Vega in the video game-based anime series Street Fighter II V.[17][9][18][19][20] Mignogna started attending anime conventions, where he contacted Funimation and landed the voice role of Broly in the Dragon Ball Z movies, as well as Dragon Ball Super: Broly.[9][18]
In 2007, the American Anime Awards presented Mignogna with an award for Best Actor for his work on Fullmetal Alchemist.[21][22][23] He often gains attention for his role in Alchemist, and at one point attended between 15 and 25 conventions per year.[17][24] One of Mignogna's career goals was "to record at all of the major places where dubbing is done."[25] He said he was "the first ADV voice actor to record at Funimation in Dallas and then I was the first to go to New York."[25] He has also recorded in Los Angeles; he tried out for Bleach and received the part of Ikkaku Madarame.[26][27] In non-anime productions, he voiced Qrow Branwen in Rooster Teeth's web series RWBY.[28]
Mignogna appeared in several fan productions, including Fullmetal Fantasy[25] and Star Trek: Phase II. In the latter series, he co-directed the episode "Enemy: Starfleet" and played the Andorian Captain. He directed "KITUMBA" and played Malkthon the Klingon, and was slated to direct the episode "Mindsifter."[17][20][29] In 2012, Mignogna worked with the Starship Farragut production group. He directed and starred as Captain James T. Kirk in their web series Star Trek Continues.[30][31][32][33] Mignogna has received positive reviews for writing, directing, executive-producing, and starring in Star Trek Continues, especially for his portrayal of the character of Kirk, using William Shatner's unique mannerisms and cadence.[34][35]
In 2021, he founded his own dubbing studio with convention Anime Matsuri in partnership.[36]
In 2024, Mignogna announced he has partnered with UK talent agency 'Davidson & Co. Talent Agents.'[37]
Music
Mignogna has been involved in music, sound, and video production. As of 2024, he has released eight studio albums and eight audio recordings.[38][39] He has produced hundreds of jingles for commercials,[25] and he was a worship leader with Houston's First Baptist Church.[40][15] He helped produce and arrange some of the songs on DC Talk's eponymous first album, released in 1989.[9][12][15] In 1993, he was a contestant on the American television talent show Star Search, on which he sang "Worth Waiting For."[citation needed] Mignogna has sung the U.S. national anthem at several Houston Astros baseball games.[15] As a musician, he has released several albums, some of which feature English cover versions of anime songs from shows, including the Funimation dub of One Piece and the Dragon Ball series. He also handled some of the ADR direction for the English dub of Claymore, in which he voices Rigaldo.
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Mignogna was previously married to Seliece Womble from 1995 to 2002,[41] and was in a relationship with actress Michele Specht from 2006 to May 2018.[8] On July 24, 2024, during one of his weekly livestreams on Twitch, he announced to his fans that he had gotten married a few weeks prior.[42] On August 15, 2024, it was later revealed that Mignogna had married television personality Dominique Sachse, whom he had first met in their 20s and had reconnected with in 2023.[43] They share a residence in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.[5]
Legal battles and sexual harassment allegations
In January 2019, coinciding with the English release of Dragon Ball Super: Broly, which prominently features Mignogna's vocal work, allegations of homophobia and sexual harassment against him emerged on Twitter via the MeToo movement. These claims, some dating back to when he began his career in 1989,[44][4] alleged inappropriate behavior such as hugging and kissing fans without consent, including some underage individuals.[45][46][47] Voice actresses Monica Rial and Jamie Marchi also alleged he had harassed them.[1][48][49] Mignogna issued a statement denying the allegations and expressing regret for any discomfort caused by his interactions.[4][47][50]
On January 22, 2019, Tammi Denbow, executive director of employee relations at Sony Pictures, opened an internal investigation based on reports made by Rial, two female fans, and a former Funimation employee, which concluded a week later with Funimation announcing they would not hire him for future productions.[44] On February 5, Rooster Teeth also cut ties with him, and Funimation recast his role of the Executive in The Morose Mononokean.[51][52][3] Multiple anime conventions also removed him from their guest list.[47][50]
During a panel at Bak-Anime 2019 and a Twitter post, Mignogna again expressed regret for any unintended discomfort and reiterated his denial of malicious intent.[53] His supporters launched a crowdfunding campaign, “Vic Kicks Back,” raising over $262,000 for his legal defense.[1][54] Mignogna confirmed on Twitter that he had retained a law firm to pursue legal action and clarified that any surplus funds from the crowdfunding campaign would go to the Salvation Army Dallas Domestic Violence Abuse Shelters.[55] Mignogna filed a million-dollar lawsuit against Funimation, Rial, Marchi, and Rial’s fiancé, Ron Toye, for defamation, tortious interference, and civil conspiracy in the Tarrant County District Court.[4][56] Funimation filed a response on June 12, 2019, denying Mignogna's allegations.[57]
On June 26, Mignogna was deposed.[1] During his deposition, Mignogna denied kissing Rial or engaging in any inappropriate behavior. He maintained that his interactions were consensual and misinterpreted.[58] On July 1, 2019, Funimation filed an anti-SLAPP motion under the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) to dismiss Mignogna’s lawsuit, arguing their statements were protected free speech.[59] Rial, Marchi, and Toye filed their own anti-SLAPP motions on July 19,[60] supported by affidavits from voice actress Kara Edwards, Michele Specht,[14][1] and third-party claims of harassing Mari Iijima.[61] On July 30, another affidavit was submitted by the two fans from Funimation's investigation.[1]
On September 6, 2019, State District Judge John Chupp dismissed 7 of the 12 claims, ordering Mignogna to pay Marchi's legal fees. The dismissal was based on the TCPA, indicating that the defendants’ statements were protected speech.[62][63] On October 4, 2019, the District Court announced the remaining claims had been dismissed based on the TCPA’s protection of free speech.[64] Mignogna filed an appeal on October 24, with a hearing set for November 21.[65] The judge later ruled that Mignogna was required to pay for the defendants' attorney fees, totaling $238,042.42, including $15,000 in sanctions.[66]
In January 2020, Mignogna reiterated his innocence in a livestream, denying any forced advances.[67] In February 2022, Rial and Marchi hosted a podcast about the case.[68]
On August 18, 2022, the Texas Second Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of Mignogna's lawsuit and increased the attorneys’ fees awarded to Rial and Toye from $100,000 to $282,953.80.[69] Mignogna's appeal was denied in September 2022.[70] On November 14, 2022, Mignogna filed a petition for review in the Supreme Court of Texas, which was subsequently denied on December 30, 2022.[71][72]
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Filmography
Anime
Animation
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Live action
Documentary
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Discography
Studio albums
- If These Walls Could Talk (1992)
- Selah – Music for the Quiet Time (2004–2005)
- Metafiction (2006)
- Christmas (2008)
- Selah II (2009)
- Revix (2010) – a remix album of some of his earlier singles
- The Music Of Vic Mignogna (2023)[248]
- Up There Down Here (2024)
Audio recordings
- Gospel of John
- A Howl at the Moon (2014) – audiobook narrator[249]
- In Plain Sight (2020) – audiobook narrator[250]
- The Crimson Spark, Vagabond Legacy, Book 1 (2020) – audiobook narrator[251]
- These Are the Voyages (2021) – audiobook narrator[252]
- Paper Doll (2022) – audiobook narrator[253]
- The Nova Quadrant (2023) – audiobook narrator[254]
- The Opal Embers, Vagabond Legacy, Book 2 (2024) – audiobook narrator[255]
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Notes
- 1999 was the year that Mignogna began voice acting for anime dubs for television shows and videos. He has been composing and producing music since DC Talk's album in 1989 and appeared on television in 1993 as a contestant on Star Search.
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