David Humphrey
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David Humphrey is an American
actor
that played Frankie in the play of Forever Plaid
. He is best known for being the original voice of Shadow the Hedgehog
in the Sonic games. He also played Thomas Jefferson
in the play of 1776. He was succeeded by Jason Anthony Griffith
. Humphrey was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming
.
He was cast to play Shadow in Sonic Adventure 2
in 2001, by his Forever Plaid colleague and friend Ryan Drummond
who played Smudge in Forever Plaid and who was the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
at the time. He would voice Shadow for the next few years in the Sonic games such as Sonic Heroes
and Sonic Battle
and some of his old clips were reused in the game Sega SuperStars
.
David also voiced the character Vlad in the September 2006 episode of the online animated videogame-spoofing series Press Start: Bonus Levels entitled "Symphony of the Trite."
David is also a bass singer in a cappella sextet, known as Vybration.
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
that played Frankie in the play of Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid
Forever Plaid is an off-Broadway musical revue written by Stuart Ross in New York in 1990 and now performed internationally. The show is a revue of the close-harmony "guy groups" that reached the height of their popularity during the 1950s. Personifying the clean-cut genre are the Plaids...
. He is best known for being the original voice of Shadow the Hedgehog
Shadow the Hedgehog
is a character from the Sonic the Hedgehog series. Shadow is an artificially-created life form. His trademark hover shoes propel him at extreme speeds that rival those of Sonic, and with a Chaos Emerald he has the ability to distort time and space using "Chaos Control." Often referred to as being...
in the Sonic games. He also played Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson was the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Statute of Virginia for Religious Freedom , the third President of the United States and founder of the University of Virginia...
in the play of 1776. He was succeeded by Jason Anthony Griffith
Jason Anthony Griffith
Jason Anthony Griffith is an American actor and voice actor who has worked on several animated TV series, and was the voice of SEGA mascot Sonic the Hedgehog, as well as Shadow the Hedgehog and Jet the Hawk, in the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series, where he is credited as Jason Griffith and...
. Humphrey was born in Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Cheyenne is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Wyoming and the county seat of Laramie County. It is the principal city of the Cheyenne, Wyoming, Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Laramie County. The population is 59,466 at the 2010 census. Cheyenne is the...
.
He was cast to play Shadow in Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2
Sonic Adventure 2 is a platform game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega for the Dreamcast video game console. It was released in North America on June 19, 2001 and in Japan on June 23, 2001 to mark the 10th anniversary of the release of the first Sonic the Hedgehog game. It is the sequel...
in 2001, by his Forever Plaid colleague and friend Ryan Drummond
Ryan Drummond
Ryan Drummond , is an American voice actor, actor, singer, comedian, clown, and mime. He was best known as the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the popular Sega video game franchise. He has been the bass vocalist in The A.Y.U. Quartet since 1991...
who played Smudge in Forever Plaid and who was the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog (character)
, trademarked Sonic The Hedgehog, is a video game character and the main protagonist of the Sonic video game series released by Sega, as well as in numerous spin-off comics, cartoons, and a feature film. The first game was released on June 23, 1991, to provide Sega with a mascot to rival Nintendo's...
at the time. He would voice Shadow for the next few years in the Sonic games such as Sonic Heroes
Sonic Heroes
is a 2004 platforming single-player/multiplayer video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series developed by Sonic Team USA. It is the first multiplatform title in the Sonic series, developed for Nintendo GameCube, PlayStation 2 and Xbox and released in Japan in December 2003, in North America in...
and Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle
Sonic Battle is a fighting game developed by Sonic Team and published by Sega and THQ for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. It is the second fighting game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series, the first game being Sonic the Fighters...
and some of his old clips were reused in the game Sega SuperStars
Sega SuperStars
Sega Superstars is a game developed by Sonic Team in 2004 for the PlayStation 2 EyeToy. It features a series of games based on previous Sega titles. It also contains Chao, the virtual pets from the Sonic series....
.
David also voiced the character Vlad in the September 2006 episode of the online animated videogame-spoofing series Press Start: Bonus Levels entitled "Symphony of the Trite."
David is also a bass singer in a cappella sextet, known as Vybration.