Victor Joseph Mignogna (/mɪnˈjÉ'ËnÉ™/ is an American voice actor and musician known for his prolific work in the anime industry and his work with Japanese anime characters and video games, the most notable being Edward Elric of the series Fullmetal Alchemist, for which he earned the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007. Other notable roles include Broly from the Dragon Ball Z films, Tamaki Suoh in Ouran High School Host Club, Fai D. Flowright in Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Dark Mousy in D.N.Angel, and Zero and Ichiru Kiryu in Vampire Knight.
Early life
Mignogna grew up in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Liberty University with a degree in television and film production. He helped produce and arrange some of the songs on DC Talk's eponymous first album. Mignogna taught drama and speech in Jacksonville, Florida, and was an officer with the Ocean City Police Department. In 1990, he moved to Houston, Texas, where he was a film and video production instructor at The Art Institute of Houston. In 1993, he was a contestant on American television talent show Star Search, on which he sang "Worth Waiting For".
Career
While working in video production with John Gremillion in Houston, Mignogna got involved in voice acting in anime at ADV Films. He made his debut as Vega in the video game Street Fighter II V. He started attending anime conventions, where he contacted Funimation and landed the voice role of Broly in the Dragon Ball Z films.
In 2007, the American Anime Awards presented Mignogna with an award for Best Actor for his work on Fullmetal Alchemist. He often gains attention for his role in Fullmetal Alchemist, and he attends between 15 and 25 conventions each year. One of Mignogna's career goals was "to record at all of the major places where dubbing is done." He said he was "the first ADV voice actor to record at Funimation in Dallas and then I was the first to go to New York". He has also recorded in Los Angeles; he tried out for Bleach and received the part of Ikkaku Madarame.
In addition to voice acting, Mignogna has been involved in production for music, sound, and video. He has produced hundreds of jingles for commercials, and he was a worship leader with Houston's First Baptist Church. He has sung the U.S. national anthem at several Houston Astros baseball games. As a musician, Mignogna has released several albums, some of which feature English cover versions of anime songs from shows including One Piece and the Dragon Ball series. He also handled some of the ADR direction for the English dub of Claymore, in which he voices Rigaldo.
Mignogna has been involved with several fan productions, including Fullmetal Fantasy and Star Trek: Phase II. In the latter series, he co-directed the episode "Enemy: Starfleet" and played the Andorian Captain. He directed "KITUMBA" and played Malkthon the Klingon, and was slated to direct the episode "Mindsifter". In 2012, Mignogna worked with the Starship Farragut production group. He has directed and starred as Captain Kirk in their web series Star Trek Continues.
Filmography
Anime
Animation
- Rock 'N Learn â€" Marko the Pencil (Reading Comprehension), Bill (Learn Math â€" Money & Making Change)
- Starship Farragut: The Animated Episodes - Shealar ("The Needs of the Many"), Medical Assistant #1 ("Power Source")
- The Lion of Judah (2011) â€" Raven 1
Live-action dubbing
- Gamera 3: The Revenge of Iris (2003) â€" Male Newscaster 1, Doctor
- Guns & Talks (2005) â€" Jung-woo
- Dark Water (2005) â€" Kono
- Shinobi (2004 movie series directed by Kenji Tanigaki) â€" Rokkaku
Video games
- Bleach video games (Dark Souls, Shattered Blade, The 3rd Phantom) â€" Ikkaku Madarame
- Divina â€" Orwell
- Dragon Ball series â€" Broly
- Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir â€" Edward
- Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel â€" Edward
- Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy â€" Edward
- Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight â€" Spear
- Final Fantasy XIII-2 â€" Additional Voices
- Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII â€" Additional Voices
- Magna Carta 2 -Others
- Mario & Sonic series (London 2012, Sochi 2014)
- Marvel Heroes â€" Uatu
- Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja series â€" Nagato, Young Obito Uchiha, Cee, Madara Uchiha (Imposter)/Tobi
- Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes â€" Tenkai
- Project Sylpheed â€" Katana Faraway
- Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 series â€" Junpei Iori (uncredited)
- Sonic the Hedgehog series â€" E-123 Omega
- Star Ocean: First Departure â€" T'nique Arcana
- Unlimited Saga â€" Mythe, Armand â€" first video game role
- World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor â€" Additional Voices
Live action
- Holly's Story (2004) â€" Jim Hudson
- Fallout: Nuka Break (2011) â€" Merchant/Narrator
- Star Trek Continues (2012â€"14) â€" Captain Kirk
- Todd of the Rings (2012) â€" Vodo
- Star Trek: New Voyages (2013) â€" Andorian Captain / Klingon Commander Malkthon
Documentary
- Adventures in Voice Acting â€" Himself
Discography
Studio albums
- If These Walls Could Talk (1992)
- Selah â€" Music for the Quiet Time (2004â€"2005)
- Metafiction (2006)
- Christmas (2008)
- Selah II (2009)
- Revix (2010) â€" a remix album of some of his earlier singles
Audio recordings
- Gospel of John
- A Howl at the Moon (2014) â€" audiobook narrator
Notes
References
External links
- Official website
- Vic Mignogna at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Vic Mignogna at the Internet Movie Database