David Lesser
Description
David Lesser is a French music and theatre sound designer who was active as a voice actor, primarily during the 1990s, providing the French dubbing voices for numerous characters in anime and live-action series. Information about his personal life is not publicly detailed, though it is known he is the younger brother of actor Mark Lesser.
Lesser's career in voice acting is extensive and largely defined by his work in dubbing foreign productions into French. He is noted for being one of the regular French voices for actors such as Milo Ventimiglia and Steve Cardenas. His most prominent live-action dubbing role was providing the voice of Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger, across multiple iterations of the Power Rangers franchise, including Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, as well as the 1995 film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. He also dubbed the voice of Marshall Teller in the series Marshall et Simon and had roles in French-dubbed versions of popular shows like X-Files and Gilmore Girls.
David Lesser contributed his voice to several classic anime series. He voiced the character Pipo in the Japanese anime Tanoshii Moomin Ikka, known in French as Les Moomins. He also voiced the young Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb enfant) for the first three episodes of the 1992 series Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb). Additionally, he provided the voice for Mike in the series Ninja Robots (Tobikage).
Beyond these roles, Lesser's voice can be heard in a wide range of other animated works. He was the French voice of Tchang in The Adventures of Tintin, Kit in TaleSpin (Super Baloo), and took over various roles in the Dragon Ball Z franchise, including Son Gohan (as a replacement), adult Son Goten, and Oob. Other notable animation credits include Pinocchio in Les Aventures de Pinocchio and roles in Sophie et Virginie, Kong, and Widget.
Since the late 1990s, David Lesser has transitioned away from on-screen acting and voice work to focus on a career in music and sound design for the theatre. He has created sound for numerous theatrical productions, collaborating with companies like La compagnie des temps réels and working with directors such as Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota at prestigious venues like the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. He also works as a sound engineer for musical projects.
Lesser's career in voice acting is extensive and largely defined by his work in dubbing foreign productions into French. He is noted for being one of the regular French voices for actors such as Milo Ventimiglia and Steve Cardenas. His most prominent live-action dubbing role was providing the voice of Rocky DeSantos, the second Red Ranger, across multiple iterations of the Power Rangers franchise, including Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Power Rangers Zeo, and Power Rangers Turbo, as well as the 1995 film Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. He also dubbed the voice of Marshall Teller in the series Marshall et Simon and had roles in French-dubbed versions of popular shows like X-Files and Gilmore Girls.
David Lesser contributed his voice to several classic anime series. He voiced the character Pipo in the Japanese anime Tanoshii Moomin Ikka, known in French as Les Moomins. He also voiced the young Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb enfant) for the first three episodes of the 1992 series Christopher Columbus (Christophe Colomb). Additionally, he provided the voice for Mike in the series Ninja Robots (Tobikage).
Beyond these roles, Lesser's voice can be heard in a wide range of other animated works. He was the French voice of Tchang in The Adventures of Tintin, Kit in TaleSpin (Super Baloo), and took over various roles in the Dragon Ball Z franchise, including Son Gohan (as a replacement), adult Son Goten, and Oob. Other notable animation credits include Pinocchio in Les Aventures de Pinocchio and roles in Sophie et Virginie, Kong, and Widget.
Since the late 1990s, David Lesser has transitioned away from on-screen acting and voice work to focus on a career in music and sound design for the theatre. He has created sound for numerous theatrical productions, collaborating with companies like La compagnie des temps réels and working with directors such as Emmanuel Demarcy-Mota at prestigious venues like the Théâtre de la Ville in Paris. He also works as a sound engineer for musical projects.
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- FrenchAnime overview: Tanoshii Moomin Ikka: Bōken Nikki
- FrenchAnime overview: Christopher Columbus
- FrenchAnime overview: Tanoshii Moomin Ikka
- FrenchAnime overview: Ninja Robots