David Benjamin Moo (born December 3, 1970) is an American former voice actor. He worked on projects for 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, NYAV Post, and TAJ Productions. Moo is best known for voicing Sanji in the 4Kids English language dub of One Piece, Xellos in Slayers, and Faraji Ngala in several episodes of the 2003–2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.
David Moo | |
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| Born | December 3, 1970 Brookline, Massachusetts, United States |
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| Years active | 1990s–present |
Personal life and career
editMoo has Chinese, Jamaican, and Jewish ancestry and was previously an actor and theatre director in the 1990s.[1] He began landing roles as a voice actor in the late 1990s, primarily voicing characters in Japanese anime as they were dubbed into English for local audiences.[2]
Moo has also worked as a bartender, specializing in novelty cocktails since the early 2000s. He enjoys making Manhattans and a drink he calls "Alice's Mallet" made from gin and rhubarb syrup that he distills himself.[3] He was a head bartender at New York City establishments Ouest and Last Exit before opening Quarter Bar with business partner Joe Herron on the southern edge of Park Slope in 2007.[3] In 2016, Esquire magazine named Quarter Bar one of the top 18 bars in the United States.[4]
In January 2019, Moo appeared as a contestant on the quiz show Jeopardy! (Season 35, Episode 95), coming in second place out of the three contestants and winning $2,000.[5][6]
Filmography
edit- Giant Robo - Kaei (NYAV Post dub)
- The Gokusen - Sawada's Father
- Ichi the Killer - Episode 0 - Hirano
- Irresponsible Captain Tylor - Yamashita (OVA, Ep. 4)
- Kizuna: Bonds of Love - Masa (credited as Dominic Moore)
- Night on the Galactic Railroad - Wireless Operator
- Now and Then, Here and There - Additional Voices
- One Piece - Sanji (4Kids dub)
- Ping-Pong Club - Hide, Jinpei's Father, Kitazato, Mr. Kida, Tachikawa (credited as Dominic Moore)
- Shootfighter Tekken - Tayama
- Shura no Toki: Age of Chaos - Munefuyu Matajyuro Yagyu, Tenkai Nankoubo
- Silent Service - General Akegaki[7]
- The Slayers - Xellos (Seasons 2 & 3)
- Takegami - Guardian of Darkness - Jiunbo
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) - Faraji Ngala, Admin Wizard
- Yu-Gi-Oh! - Panik
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Gravekeeper's Chief
References
edit- ^ Punch Staff (April 1, 2015). "Besties: The OG New York Bartender Edition". PUNCH. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "David Moo". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
- ^ a b Jones, Carey (2016). Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits. Running Press. ISBN 9780316355834.
- ^ Levit, Donny (June 2, 2016). "Quarter Bar Named One Of Esquire's 18 Best Bars In America - BKLYNER". bklyner.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Today's Final Jeopardy - January 18, 2019". The Jeopardy! Fan. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Jeopardy! - Contestant Zone". www.jeopardy.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "History of Mecha Anime - Gasaraki - Gundam Wing Endless Waltz - Animerica October 2000". 15 June 2017.
External links
edit- David Moo at IMDb
- David Moo at Anime News Network's encyclopedia