Jack Merluzzi
Description
Jack Merluzzi is an American voice actor and narrator based in Tokyo, Japan, recognized for his extensive work in anime, video games, and commercial narration. His career is distinguished by a wide vocal range and a long-standing presence in the Japanese entertainment industry.
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Merluzzi began his broadcasting career at a young age, working as a radio DJ from the age of 14. This early experience provided a foundation for his later work in voice acting and narration. He eventually relocated to Tokyo, where he has become a prolific figure in the voice acting community.
Merluzzi's anime voice acting credits include several long-running and notable series. He is well known for his roles in the educational anime Little Charo, where he voiced the character Dread in the 2008 television series. His involvement with the franchise continued in its sequel, Little Charo 2, where he provided voices for multiple characters, including Dread, Johnny, Mini, and Penda. He also returned for Little Charo 4: New York Again, voicing characters such as Rudolph, Regulus, and Eight, demonstrating a recurring collaboration with the series. In the 2015 animated film Air Bound, an international English-language adaptation of the Japanese film Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi, Merluzzi voiced the lead character Gamba. His other anime credits include the role of Gabu in Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi and a soldier in the original video animation Under the Dog.
Beyond anime, Merluzzi has an extensive portfolio of voice work in video games, often for Japanese-developed titles. He is known to fans of the Mega Man series for voicing Zero in Mega Man X7 and Master Albert in Mega Man ZX Advent. He has also contributed voices to numerous other prominent game franchises, including Tekken 5 as Raven, The King of Fighters XII as Iori Yagami, and the Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence as the narrator. His work as the announcer and various character voices in F-Zero GX is particularly noted, leading to his return as the announcer for the spiritual successor FAST Racing Neo. Additional game credits include roles in the Transformers: Call of the Future, the Super Bomberman R series, and multiple installments of the MLB Power Pros series as the play-by-play announcer.
In addition to animation and video games, Merluzzi is a highly active narrator. He has been described as one of the most prolific narrators in Japan, with his voice featured in countless projects, including television programs for networks like NHK, industrial videos, and educational materials. He has also provided English dub voices for live-action productions, such as the characters Ultraman Belial and Ultraseven in the Ultra Galaxy Fight series.
Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Merluzzi began his broadcasting career at a young age, working as a radio DJ from the age of 14. This early experience provided a foundation for his later work in voice acting and narration. He eventually relocated to Tokyo, where he has become a prolific figure in the voice acting community.
Merluzzi's anime voice acting credits include several long-running and notable series. He is well known for his roles in the educational anime Little Charo, where he voiced the character Dread in the 2008 television series. His involvement with the franchise continued in its sequel, Little Charo 2, where he provided voices for multiple characters, including Dread, Johnny, Mini, and Penda. He also returned for Little Charo 4: New York Again, voicing characters such as Rudolph, Regulus, and Eight, demonstrating a recurring collaboration with the series. In the 2015 animated film Air Bound, an international English-language adaptation of the Japanese film Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi, Merluzzi voiced the lead character Gamba. His other anime credits include the role of Gabu in Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi and a soldier in the original video animation Under the Dog.
Beyond anime, Merluzzi has an extensive portfolio of voice work in video games, often for Japanese-developed titles. He is known to fans of the Mega Man series for voicing Zero in Mega Man X7 and Master Albert in Mega Man ZX Advent. He has also contributed voices to numerous other prominent game franchises, including Tekken 5 as Raven, The King of Fighters XII as Iori Yagami, and the Metal Gear Solid 3: Subsistence as the narrator. His work as the announcer and various character voices in F-Zero GX is particularly noted, leading to his return as the announcer for the spiritual successor FAST Racing Neo. Additional game credits include roles in the Transformers: Call of the Future, the Super Bomberman R series, and multiple installments of the MLB Power Pros series as the play-by-play announcer.
In addition to animation and video games, Merluzzi is a highly active narrator. He has been described as one of the most prolific narrators in Japan, with his voice featured in countless projects, including television programs for networks like NHK, industrial videos, and educational materials. He has also provided English dub voices for live-action productions, such as the characters Ultraman Belial and Ultraseven in the Ultra Galaxy Fight series.
All Characters
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo
- English
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo 2
- JapaneseAnime overview: Little Charo 2
- EnglishAnime overview: Arashi no Yoru ni: Himitsu no Tomodachi