Mike Pollock
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Michael B. "Mike" Pollock (Born March 9, 1965), sometimes credited as Herb Lawrence, is an American
voice actor, famous for playing characters in anime dubs by 4Kids Entertainment
. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like Pokémon
and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
.
In the song "Neighbours Ate My Zombies" by the progressive-rock band "Freen In Green," Mike voices the Neighbour.
, Pollock plays the roles of Doctor Eggman
/ Dr. Robotnik, Professor Gerald and Eggman Nega. This is because Sega
decided to make the voices in the series and games match, removing all of their previous actors. (It's a common misconception that the reason for this was that the death of Deem Bristow led to this decision, when in actuality, it was already decided by the time he died) Unlike several 4Kids voice actors, which have often received negative reaction from fans and critics alike, Mike Pollock has received positive reviews, and has been deemed as a worthy successor to Deem Bristow. On July 15, 2010, it was announced that Sega will be changing the 4Kids voice actors into Studiopolis
voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog characters; however, it was also announced that Pollock will continue to voice Dr. Eggman.
United States
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voice actor, famous for playing characters in anime dubs by 4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment
4Kids Entertainment is an American film and television production company in bankruptcy since April 2011. It is known for English-dubbing Japanese anime and specializing in the acquisition, production and licensing of children's entertainment around the United States...
. He has appeared as the narrator for 4Kids shows like Pokémon
Pokémon (anime)
, abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
and some promos on the original Fox Box and 4Kids TV. He is also well-known as the current voice actor for Dr. Eggman in the Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog series
Sonic the Hedgehog is the best selling video game series released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character, Sonic the Hedgehog...
.
Anime roles
- Ah! My GoddessOh My Goddess!, also known as Ah! My Goddess!, is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It premiered in the November 1988 issue of Afternoon where it is still being serialized. Every few months, the most recent chapters are published in tankōbon volumes by Kodansha...
: Monk Oshou, Urn of Hakushon the Demon King* - BakumanBakumanBakuman, stylized as , is a shōnen manga written by Tsugumi Ohba and illustrated by Takeshi Obata, the same creative team responsible for Death Note...
- Fumi Masahiro, Additional Voices - Berserk: Adon
- Yu-Gi-Oh!Yu-Gi-Oh! (second series anime)Yu-Gi-Oh!, known in Japan and the rest of East Asia as is an anime based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. It is produced by Studio Gallop and Nihon Ad Systems, and the English-language adaptation was distributed by 4Kids Entertainment until March 29, 2011 when TV Tokyo and Nihon Ad Systems sued 4Kids...
: Arthur Hawkins, Zorc the Dark One, Crump (Shuzo Otaki), Grerimo - PokémonPokémon (anime), abbreviated from , is a children's TV anime series, which has since been adapted for the North and South American, Australian and European television markets...
: Narrator (Season 7-8), Mr. Contesta, Matthew, Charon, Additional Voices (from Which Wurmple's Which to Pasta La Vista and Luxray Vision-present) - Polar KrushNoah's IslandNoah's Island was an animated TV serial made by the creators of The Animals of Farthing Wood and commissioned by the European Broadcasting Union. It was directed by Philippe Leclerc and Alan Simpson and written by Elphin Lloyd-Jones and John M. Mills. Each episode, of which there were 39, ran for...
: Reg the baboon, Vultures, Parrots and Wommie the Wombat - Ultimate MuscleUltimate MuscleUltimate Muscle: The Kinnikuman Legacy, known in Japan as , is a manga and anime series made by Yoshinori Nakai and Takashi Shimada under the pen name Yudetamago . It is the sequel to the hit manga Kinnikuman that they started in 1979...
: Meat - Kirby: Right Back At Ya!Kirby: Right Back at Ya!Kirby: of the stars, known in Japan Kirby right back at ya!', is an anime series based on Nintendo's Kirby franchise. The series was produced by Warpstar Inc., a company formed between a joint investment between Nintendo and HAL Laboratory, Inc.The series, which takes place in a village called...
: Mayor Len Blustergas, Kit Cosmos, Chef Shitake, Samo, Sir Gallant, Belly Buster, Pengy - Fighting FoodonsFighting FoodonsFighting Foodons, known as in Japan, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoto Tsushima and serialized in Comic BonBon in September 1997...
: Hot Doggone-It - Sonic XSonic Xis an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...
: Dr. Eggman (Dr. Ivo Robotnik), Ella, Professor Gerald Robotnik - Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an American animated series, mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on November 21, 2009...
: General Blanque, Garbageman, KirbyJack KirbyJack Kirby , born Jacob Kurtzberg, was an American comic book artist, writer and editor regarded by historians and fans as one of the major innovators and most influential creators in the comic book medium....
, Raz, Minnetonka Mutant, FootFoot ClanThe Foot Clan is a fictional ninjutsu clan in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe and the Turtles' main antagonists. It is usually led by the Shredder. The Foot Clan was originally a parody of the criminal ninja clan the Hand in the Daredevil comics...
Geneticist, Foot Elite Guard, Triceraton Commentator - Fox Box Rocks: Dr. Eggman, Meat
- Magic User's ClubMagic User's Clubis a magical girl/boy anime, released as a six part OVA in 1996 and then a 13-episode TV series in 1999, which was broadcast by WOWOW, and then by the anime television network, Animax, across its respective networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, South Asia and other regions...
: Mitsuru Minowa - Mirmo!Mirmo!is a manga series written by Hiromu Shinozuka and serialized in Ciao magazine from 2001 Jul through 2005 Dec. It was also published in twelve collected volumes by Shogakukan. The manga series was awarded the 2003 Kodansha Manga Award and the 2004 Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga. The...
: Daijin - Mobile Suit Gundam UnicornMobile Suit Gundam Unicornis a novel by popular Japanese author Harutoshi Fukui . The novel takes place in Gundam's Universal Century timeline. Character and mechanical designs are provided by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko and Hajime Katoki, respectively...
- Norm Basilicok, Additional Voices - Yu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GXYu-Gi-Oh! GX, known in Japan as , is an anime spin-off and sequel of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters anime. It aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between October 6, 2004 and March 26, 2008, and was succeeded by Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's...
: Jean Louis Bonaparte - Weiß KreuzWeiß Kreuzis a series about four assassins that work in a flower shop called "Kitty in the House", a reference to their feline codenames. The assassins are members of a group called Weiß , which is run by Persia of the mysterious Kritiker organization....
: Reiji Takatori - Viva PiñataViva Piñata (TV series)Viva Piñata is a Canadian-American animated television series seen around the world. It is based upon the Xbox 360 video game of the same name. It is produced by an American company, 4Kids Productions and a Canadian company Bardel Entertainment, a children's animation company in Canada...
Langston Lickatoad - GoGoRiki - Bigoriki the Crow
- Huntik: Secrets & SeekersHuntik: Secrets & SeekersHuntik: Secrets & Seekers is an Italian animated series created and directed by Iginio Straffi , as a co-production between Big Bocca Productions, a company owned by Richard McWilliam, CEO and owner of Upper Deck and Rainbow S.p.A....
- The Professor - Dinosaur KingDinosaur Kingis a card game from Sega that uses the same gameplay mechanics from Mushiking and uses super-powered dinosaurs instead of beetles. The game was revealed in JAMMA 2005 and is available in Japanese and English versions. A Nintendo DS version has also been released in North America.In the fall of...
- Helga, Dr. Drake, Ieyasu Tokugawa - Slayers RevolutionSlayersis a series of over 52 light novels written by Hajime Kanzaka and illustrated by Rui Araizumi. It was later developed into several manga titles, five televised anime series, two three-episode original video animations , and five movies. It also spawned several console role-playing games for the...
- Additional Voices
Video Game Roles
- Ultimate Muscle: Legend Vs. New Generation: Meat
- Galactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate MuscleGalactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate MuscleGalactic Wrestling: Featuring Ultimate Muscle, known in Japan as , is a PlayStation 2 game produced by Bandai and sold on April 22, 2004....
: Meat - Sonic the Hedgehog seriesSonic the Hedgehog seriesSonic the Hedgehog is the best selling video game series released by Sega starring and named after its mascot character, Sonic the Hedgehog...
: Doctor EggmanDoctor Eggman, also known by his alias , is a fictional video game character, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series created by Sega. Dr. Eggman is a rotund, mad scientist with an IQ of 300 who plans to conquer the world in order to build his Eggman Empire and is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog...
(starting with Shadow the Hedgehog and Sonic RushSonic Rushis a 2005 platform handheld video game developed by Sonic Team and Dimps exclusively for the Nintendo DS as part of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released on November 15, 2005 in North America, November 18 in the PAL region, and November 23 in Japan. It is a 2D platform game, but Sonic's...
) He also voiced Eggman Nega in Sonic RushSonic Rushis a 2005 platform handheld video game developed by Sonic Team and Dimps exclusively for the Nintendo DS as part of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog series. It was released on November 15, 2005 in North America, November 18 in the PAL region, and November 23 in Japan. It is a 2D platform game, but Sonic's...
, Sonic RivalsSonic RivalsSonic Rivals is a game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series in late 2006. It is the first Sonic game developed by a Canadian company, Backbone Entertainment exclusively for the PlayStation Portable...
, and their respective sequels as well as Gerald Robotnik in Shadow the Hedgehog
Other Roles
- Astonishing X-MenAstonishing X-MenAstonishing X-Men is the name of three X-Men comic book series from Marvel Comics, the first two of which were limited series. The ongoing series began in 2004, with its first run written by Joss Whedon and art by John Cassaday. It was then written by Warren Ellis with art by Phil Jimenez. Daniel...
Motion Comics - Beast - Go, Go, Parody Rangers! 2 - Eyengel
- Go! Go! Parody Rangers: THE MOVIE - Part 2 "Planet Buut2dahed" - Eyengel
- RatatoingRatatoingRatatoing is a Brazilian computer graphics cartoon film from Vídeo Brinquedo and distributed in North America by Branscome International. The film is similar to the 2007 Pixar film Ratatouille.-Plot:...
- Greg - Jungle Emperor LeoJungle Emperor LeoJungle Emperor Leo, known in Japan as is a 1997 animated movie focusing on the last half of Osamu Tezuka's epic manga, Jungle Taitei...
- Dr. Moustache - One PieceOne Pieceis a Japanese shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 4, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankōbon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 64th volume released as...
- Promo Announcer - Enjoy Your Heaven - Various
In the song "Neighbours Ate My Zombies" by the progressive-rock band "Freen In Green," Mike voices the Neighbour.
Sonic the Hedgehog
Starting with the 2003 premiere of Sonic XSonic X
is an anime series based on the Sonic the Hedgehog video game series. It was produced in Japan by TMS Entertainment with the partnership of Sega and was created by Sonic Team and Sonic Project. In the United States, 4Kids currently owns and manages copyright and branding of the series.- Series 1 ...
, Pollock plays the roles of Doctor Eggman
Doctor Eggman
, also known by his alias , is a fictional video game character, the main antagonist of the Sonic the Hedgehog series created by Sega. Dr. Eggman is a rotund, mad scientist with an IQ of 300 who plans to conquer the world in order to build his Eggman Empire and is the archenemy of Sonic the Hedgehog...
/ Dr. Robotnik, Professor Gerald and Eggman Nega. This is because Sega
Sega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
decided to make the voices in the series and games match, removing all of their previous actors. (It's a common misconception that the reason for this was that the death of Deem Bristow led to this decision, when in actuality, it was already decided by the time he died) Unlike several 4Kids voice actors, which have often received negative reaction from fans and critics alike, Mike Pollock has received positive reviews, and has been deemed as a worthy successor to Deem Bristow. On July 15, 2010, it was announced that Sega will be changing the 4Kids voice actors into Studiopolis
Studiopolis
Studiopolis, Inc. is an American production company that specializes in voiceover recording and dubbing for animation, Japanese anime, and video games.They were formerly known as Studio E Productions up until 2005.-Animation:...
voice actors for the Sonic the Hedgehog characters; however, it was also announced that Pollock will continue to voice Dr. Eggman.