Ian James Corlett is a Canadian-American voice actor, musician, animator, producer and author. He is the creator of Studio B Productions' animated series Being Ian and Yvon of the Yukon. One of his best-known animation roles was the first-ever English voice of adult Goku in the Saban dub of Dragon Ball Z in 1996–1997.
Career[]
In addition to programming some drum tracks and helping with some computer sequences on Queensrÿche's album Operation: Mindcrime, and also selling the band some music gear in the 1980s, Corlett also lent his voice to several animated series produced/dubbed in Canada. His most notable voice roles included the title character of the Mega Man TV show, Cheetor in Beast Wars: Transformers, Glitch-Bob in ReBoot, Coconuts in Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, and Andy Larkin in What's with Andy?. Another notable, yet brief starring role of Corlett's was Goku in Funimation/Saban's original dub of Dragon Ball Z. Corlett has also lent his voice to less known DIC Entertainment shows such as Super Duper Sumos and Sonic Underground. He also voiced Mr. Cramp in The Cramp Twins. In Salty's Lighthouse, he played Ten Cents, Otis, Zeebee, Zip, Lord Stinker, Frank, Eddie, and the Lighthouse Clock.
Through a coincidence, Corlett who voiced Dr. Wily in DIC's video-game oriented cartoon Captain N: The Game Master would later voice his nemesis Mega Man in the Ruby-Spears cartoon adaptation of the games.
He along with fellow Canadian voice actor Terry Klassen owned a production company who helped rewrite international shows.
Personal life[]
Corlett lives in Vancouver with his wife and two children, Philip (born 1997) and Claire Corlett (born 1999). They have done voice work for two different animated series, Dinosaur Train and My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic, respectively. He also has a home in Palm Springs, California. In addition to his work in Vancouver, he does voice work in Los Angeles, California in the United States.
Filmography[]
Film[]
- The Fearless Four (1997) - 1st Assistant, Hunter #2, Dr. Greed
- Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure (2003) - Baby Taz
- Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007) - Paulie
- Superman Unbound (2013) - Kryptonian #1
- Taz: Quest for Burger (2023) - Dad, Bill
Animation[]
- Fat Dog Mendoza (1998) - Onion Boy, others
- The Zeta Project (2001) - Lowe
- Justice League (2001) - Thug, Sarge
- The Cramp Twins (2001-2004) - Mr. Cramp, others
- Baby Looney Tunes (2002) - Baby Taz
- Johnny Test (2005-2022) - Hugh Test, others
- Hero: 108 (2010-2012) - ApeTrully, Mighty Ray, Mr. No Hands,
- Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu (2011-present) - Skales, Chen, Clancee, Clutch Powers, others
- Beware the Batman (2013) - Joe Braxton
- Skull Island (2023) (MonsterVerse) - Boomer, Merc, Cake Merc, Baseball Cap Merc, Suspender Merc
Gallery[]
External links[]
Ian James Corlett at the Internet Movie Database
