Anthony Salerno
Description
Anthony Salerno is an American voice actor, ADR director, and scriptwriter primarily known for his extensive work in English dubs of anime series, particularly during the 1990s and 2000s. He is also credited professionally as Tony Salerno or Anthony Haden Salerno. Born on November 18, 1969, in New York City, his career in the industry began in the early 1990s, with his involvement in the anime field dating back to 1993 when he worked on sound effects for the project Adventure Kid.
Salerno's career is closely associated with several prominent dubbing studios, including 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, and TAJ Productions, where he contributed not only as a voice actor but also frequently as a voice director and scriptwriter. In his role as a dubbing supervisor and scriptwriter, he worked on a wide array of titles, including the series My My Mai, which features the character Ryōta, as well as classics like Grave of the Fireflies, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, and They Were 11. He also handled script adaptation for notable series such as Now and Then, Here and There, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and the second and third seasons of Slayers.
As a voice actor, Salerno is best recognized for his roles in several long-running and popular anime franchises. He is particularly well-known to Yu-Gi-Oh! fans for voicing Rex Raptor in the final stretch of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series and for his portrayal of Chazz Princeton in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX for the first 89 episodes. In the Pokémon anime, he began as a voice director during the second and third seasons before taking on various voice roles, most notably the character Jackson, and later, Ramos in the Pokémon XY series. He also provided the voice for Chip in the video game Sonic Unleashed and its associated animated short, Sonic: Night of the Werehog. His other anime voice credits include roles in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, The Ping Pong Club, the 4Kids dub of One Piece, and Magical DoReMi.
Throughout his career, Salerno has been a recurring presence within a stable of New York-based voice actors. He frequently collaborated with colleagues such as Lisa Ortiz, Dan Green, and Rachael Lillis on numerous 4Kids and Central Park Media productions. His long-standing contributions to the industry, both in front of the microphone and in creative and directorial roles behind the scenes, have made him a significant figure in the history of English anime dubbing from this era.
Salerno's career is closely associated with several prominent dubbing studios, including 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, and TAJ Productions, where he contributed not only as a voice actor but also frequently as a voice director and scriptwriter. In his role as a dubbing supervisor and scriptwriter, he worked on a wide array of titles, including the series My My Mai, which features the character Ryōta, as well as classics like Grave of the Fireflies, Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer, and They Were 11. He also handled script adaptation for notable series such as Now and Then, Here and There, Revolutionary Girl Utena, and the second and third seasons of Slayers.
As a voice actor, Salerno is best recognized for his roles in several long-running and popular anime franchises. He is particularly well-known to Yu-Gi-Oh! fans for voicing Rex Raptor in the final stretch of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series and for his portrayal of Chazz Princeton in Yu-Gi-Oh! GX for the first 89 episodes. In the Pokémon anime, he began as a voice director during the second and third seasons before taking on various voice roles, most notably the character Jackson, and later, Ramos in the Pokémon XY series. He also provided the voice for Chip in the video game Sonic Unleashed and its associated animated short, Sonic: Night of the Werehog. His other anime voice credits include roles in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, The Ping Pong Club, the 4Kids dub of One Piece, and Magical DoReMi.
Throughout his career, Salerno has been a recurring presence within a stable of New York-based voice actors. He frequently collaborated with colleagues such as Lisa Ortiz, Dan Green, and Rachael Lillis on numerous 4Kids and Central Park Media productions. His long-standing contributions to the industry, both in front of the microphone and in creative and directorial roles behind the scenes, have made him a significant figure in the history of English anime dubbing from this era.