Greg Baglia
Description
Greg Baglia is an American actor and voice actor, born Gregory John Baglia on December 27, 1963, in Rochester, New York. He began his career in the entertainment industry in 1989, with his earliest documented roles being in animated voiceover work. His entry into anime voice acting came with the fantasy OVA Legend of Lemnear, also known as Legend of Lemnear: Kyokuguro no Tsubasa Valkisasu, in which he provided the voice for the character Messhu.
Baglia is best known in the anime community for his role as the titular character in the English dub of the 1991 OVA series The Heroic Legend of Arslan. He voiced the role of Prince Arslan for the Central Park Media (CPM) version of the series, bringing the gentle and intelligent young prince to life for English-speaking audiences. This role stands as a significant credit in his voice acting filmography. His anime work also includes a role in the English version of another OVA from the same era.
Beyond anime, Baglia's career as a performer has been diverse, spanning live-action film, television, and other voiceover work. His on-screen appearances include roles in films such as the 2003 comedy Uptown Girls, where he played a character known as Burly Man, and the 2014 Richard Linklater drama Boyhood, for which he is credited with providing additional voices. He also contributed additional voiceover work for the 2010 animated film Yogi Bear.
His voiceover talents extend into audiobook narration. As a narrator, he has been noted for his skill with accents and his ability to perform voice imitations, including those of celebrities and iconic cartoon characters, to bring stories to life. Throughout his career, which began in the late 1980s, he has collaborated with various directors, including Mamoru Hamatsu on The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Kinji Yoshimoto on Legend of Lemnear, and Richard Linklater on Boyhood.
Baglia is best known in the anime community for his role as the titular character in the English dub of the 1991 OVA series The Heroic Legend of Arslan. He voiced the role of Prince Arslan for the Central Park Media (CPM) version of the series, bringing the gentle and intelligent young prince to life for English-speaking audiences. This role stands as a significant credit in his voice acting filmography. His anime work also includes a role in the English version of another OVA from the same era.
Beyond anime, Baglia's career as a performer has been diverse, spanning live-action film, television, and other voiceover work. His on-screen appearances include roles in films such as the 2003 comedy Uptown Girls, where he played a character known as Burly Man, and the 2014 Richard Linklater drama Boyhood, for which he is credited with providing additional voices. He also contributed additional voiceover work for the 2010 animated film Yogi Bear.
His voiceover talents extend into audiobook narration. As a narrator, he has been noted for his skill with accents and his ability to perform voice imitations, including those of celebrities and iconic cartoon characters, to bring stories to life. Throughout his career, which began in the late 1980s, he has collaborated with various directors, including Mamoru Hamatsu on The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Kinji Yoshimoto on Legend of Lemnear, and Richard Linklater on Boyhood.
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- EnglishAnime overview: The Heroic Legend of Arslan