Christopher Ayres | |
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 Ayres in 2013 | |
| Born | Christopher Owen Ayres May 16, 1965 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.[1] |
| Died | October 18, 2021 (aged 56) Houston, Texas, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1990s-2021 |
| Partner | Krystal LaPorte |
| Family | Greg Ayres (brother)[2] |
Christopher Owen Ayres (May 16, 1965 – October 18, 2021)[1] was an American actor, director and scriptwriter. He worked on voice acting and ADR directing on a number of English dubs of Japanese anime shows.[3] In anime, he was known as the voice of Frieza from Dragon Ball Z Kai and Dragon Ball Super, Kei Kurono from Gantz, Prince Soma from Black Butler, and Shingen Takeda from the Sengoku Basara series. He was also known for Mock Combat for Cosplay panels at anime conventions.[4][5]
- ^ a b "Frieza English Voice Actor Chris Ayres Has Died". October 20, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021.
- ^ Walter, Joseph (December 8, 2018). "25 Dragon Ball Super Fan Theories (We Can't Believe Are True)". TheGamer. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021.
In the dub, Frieza is voiced by Christopher Ayres, and fans were pleasantly surprised to find that Frost was voiced by Greg Ayres, Chris' brother.
- ^ Ayres, Chris. "Since I left Sentai I've not been able to watch much anime but being tagged in anything with Sentai actually gives me a hard time breathing because All I hear is their screaming and insults. I am so grateful fans respect my wishes not to be tagged but most Houston actors don't". Twitter. Archived from the original on September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
- ^ "Christopher Ayres". Active Anime. October 5, 2005. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ "Mock Combat for Cosplay". ChristopherAyres-VA.com. Retrieved July 17, 2011.