Wikipedia / Sonny Strait
Wikipedia / Sonny Strait
Sonny Strait is an American voice actor, ADR director, and writer, known for his work on a number of English versions of Japanese anime series and as an illustrator for the independently published comic book series Elfquest. Strait has provided the voices for the titular character from Lupin the Third as well as Krillin and Bardock in the Funimation English adaptations of Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z, Dragon Ball GT, Dragon Ball Super, and other Dragon Ball media since 1999. He also voice acts as Usopp in the English adaptation of One Piece.
Career
Before becoming a comic book artist, Strait enrolled at the University of North Texas before dropping out two years later. He then began a career drawing comic books and did theater work. Strait began his voice acting career by voicing Krillin in the English dub version of Dragon Ball for Funimation in 1999. He has since consistently voiced the kid, teen and adult incarnations of Krillin in every anime series produced to date (Dragon Ball, Z, GT, Kai, and Super) and numerous of animated movies and video game adaptations, as well as other characters such as Bardock.
Besides voicing Krillin in Dragon Ball, Strait has worked on many popular animated characters including Usopp in One Piece, Maes Hughes in Fullmetal Alchemist, Augustus Kira Clover XIII in Black Clover, and Cartoon Network’s laid back, robot host Toonami TOM, until the T.I.E., The Intruder, when he was replaced by Steve Blum. He has also worked as a writer and director on several TV series including Dragon Ball Z, Case Closed, and Lupin the Third.
As a comic book artist, Strait has 17 published works to date. Strait's self-published debut work, Mr. Average, was featured in The Comics Journal and Elfquest.
In 2007, he wrote and illustrated a graphic novel about reluctant punk rock, faerie princess named Goat. The book, called We Shadows, was published by Tokyopop and was nominated for the American Library Association's award for Best Graphic Novel in 2008. The book received glowing reviews in many trade magazines including Publishers Weekly, Newtype, Play, and Anime Insider.
In 2009, Strait voiced the titular character in the Xbox game 'Splosion Man.
Personal life
Strait has been married three times. He married Davina Lynn Copsy on June 26, 1986. They divorced on April 7, 1992. On June 20, 1992, Strait married Alicia Lang Leath. Strait's second marriage ended in divorce on November 15, 1995. In 2002, Strait married his third wife, Gayla Jackson. Strait is the stepfather of Gayla's children: Savannah and James.
Dubbing roles
Anime
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
1994 | Lupin the 3rd: Dragon of Doom | |||
1997 | Lupin the 3rd: Island of Assassins | |||
1998 | Lupin III: Burning Memory - Tokyo Crisis | |||
1999 | Lupin the 3rd: The Columbus Files | |||
1999–2003 | Funimation dub | |||
2000 | Krillin | TV special, Funimation dub | ||
2000 | Bardock | TV special, Funimation dub | ||
2001–2003 | Krillin (teen), General Blue, Piano, King Chappa, Bandages, Vodka | Funimation dub | ||
2001 | Mikael, Masaru, Kai | |||
2002 | Teacher | |||
2003–2005 | Giru, Krillin, General Blue | Funimation dub | ||
2004 | Kyuzo | Funimation dub | ||
2004 | Maes Hughes | |||
2004 | Krillin, Giru | |||
2006 | Apachai Hopachai | |||
2007–present | Usopp, Krillin (Eps. 590) | Funimation dub | ||
2009 | ||||
2010 | Maes Hughes | |||
2010 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2010 | Rokube | |||
2011 | Fumio Takashina | |||
2012 | Takahashi | |||
2012 | Yuichi Miyagi | |||
2013 | ||||
2014 | Gotoku Sakurakoji | |||
2015 | Reiji Ando | |||
2015 | Bimii | ADR director | ||
2015 | Maple Arisugawa | Also season 2 | ||
2015 | Koro-sensei | Also season 2 and Koro Sensei Quest | ||
2015 | Taro Tanaka | |||
2015 | Bernard | |||
2016 | Koji Matsuoka | |||
2016 | Allen Schezar | Funimation dub; ADR director | ||
2016 | Hisashi Morooka | ADR director | ||
2016 | Tamon Yamaguchi | |||
2016 | Juli | |||
2016 | ADR director | |||
2016 | Omna | |||
2016 | Naho's father | |||
2016 | Buer | |||
2016 | Shadow Man | |||
2017-2019 | Krillin | |||
2017 | Hibiki Moriyama | |||
2017 | Owl | |||
2017 | Coraly | |||
2017–2024 | Present Mic, Rikiya Yotsubashi/Re-Destro | Replaced with Dave Trosko as Present Mic due to health | ||
2017 | Rupert de Giret | |||
2017 | Fumio Takashina | |||
2017 | Melies | |||
2017 | Keiichi Miki | |||
2017 | Naoki Sasauchi | |||
2017 | Tora | |||
2017 | Hiroshi Mizuno | ADR director | ||
2017 | Turtle | |||
2018 | Moe | Anime adaptation | ||
Shibata | ||||
Popuko | Episode 2B (male voice) | |||
Sazaran | ||||
Joker | ||||
Demon King | 2019 reboot | |||
Gobjii | ||||
Kamishima | ||||
Krillin |
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
2000 | General Blue | Funimation dub | ||
2001 | Krillin, Gyoshu | Funimation dub | ||
2002 | Krillin, Bardock | Funimation dub | ||
2002 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2003 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2003 | General Blue | Funimation dub | ||
2003 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2004 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2005 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2005 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2005 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2006 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2006 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2006 | Krillin | Funimation dub | ||
2013 | Tanabe | |||
2014 | Krillin | |||
2014 | ||||
2015 | Krillin | |||
2017 | Usopp | |||
2017 | Counselor | |||
2019 | Bardock | |||
2019 | Usopp | |||
2022 | Krillin | |||
2022 | Usopp |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
2002 | ||||
2003 | Krillin | |||
2004 | Krillin | |||
2004 | Krillin, Bardock, Giru | |||
2005 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2005 | Maes Hughes | |||
2005 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2006 | Krillin | |||
2006 | Krillin | |||
2006 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2007 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2007 | Krillin, Bardock, General Blue | |||
2008 | ||||
2008 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2008 | Krillin, Bardock, Giru | |||
2009 | Splosion Man | |||
2009 | General Blue, Piano | |||
2009 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2010 | General Blue | |||
2010 | Dr. Winklemeyer | |||
2010 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2010 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2011 | Splosion Man | |||
2011 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2012 | Medium Armor | |||
2012 | Rocko, Loader 1340, Lt. Davis | |||
2012 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2014 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2015 | Dreadbeard Poseidon | |||
2015 | Krillin, Bardock, Giru, Sales Robot | |||
2016 | Benedict | |||
2016 | Krillin, Bardock, Shop Clerk Robot | |||
2018 | Krillin, Bardock | |||
2018 | Dragon Ball Legends | Krillin, Bardock | ||
2019 | Sparrow | |||
2020 | Krillin, Bardock |
Other
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
–2000 | TOM 1 | Programming block on Cartoon Network and later Adult Swim | ||
The Intruder II | The Intruder | TIE special for Toonami; voice shared with Steve Blum |
List of performances in other media
Comics
The Atomic Punk
B-Side Beat
Car Bombs (Web Comic)
Darwin's
ElfQuest: In All But Blood
ElfQuest: Wolfshadow
Goth Metal Gods
Jack
Mr. Average
Muff Dyver and the Sex Gophers from Hell
We Shadows
ElfQuest: The Final Quest (color artist)
ElfQuest: Stargazer's Hunt (comic artist)
References
External links