Paul Pistore

Description
Paul Pistore is an American voice actor, puppeteer, and special effects artist known for his work in English-language dubs of anime produced in Singapore. Born on September 3, 1957, in Hennepin County, Minnesota, he has built a diverse career that spans television, film, and live performance, often combining his skills in puppetry and animatronics with voice acting.

Pistore has provided voices for numerous anime series, primarily through dubs produced in Singapore for the Southeast Asian market. He is part of a cast of performers who worked with studios like Voiceovers Unlimited. A significant portion of his credited anime voice work is from the early to mid-2000s. In the series Genki Bakuhatsu Ganbaruger, he voiced characters including General Takeda and Toubei Kirigakure, also known as Gonzales Gon. He had a substantial role in the series Shutsugeki! Machine Robo Rescue, where his credits included the characters Bon, FireRobo, Gura Gorros, JetRobo, Kai Kitazawa, Kaiser-G, and Musashi Miyajima. His other anime voice roles include Juubee Sanada in Bakkyuu HIT! Crash Bedaman, Aka in Clockwork Fighters Hiwou's War, and Sanji in a Singaporean dub of the long-running series One Piece.

Beyond his voice acting for animation, Pistore's career is deeply rooted in special effects, puppetry, and animatronics. He has contributed to major Hollywood films such as Batman Returns, Alien Resurrection, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Men in Black 2, working for directors like Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton. His puppetry work has been recognized with industry awards. He earned a Telly Award for his performance as Mister Moose on the children's television program The All New Captain Kangaroo. He also co-created, co-starred in, and wrote for the 3-D television show Apartment 51, for which he won two Omni Awards. In Singapore, he founded the special effects company CoreCrewFx and has written extensively for live shows, as well as authoring children's books.