Eulogy for Tony Jay

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  1. Ogatai

    Ogatai New Member

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    It has recently come to my attention that Tony Jay recently died of complications in surgeory. Most people don't know who Tony Jay is so I'll assume noone here does either. He was an actor. He was my idol. He has died. I never knew him or anything about his own life beyond that of his career.
    (as much off the top of my head as I can think of because there is a lot more.) He was the elder god in soul reaver series and Legacy of Kain: Defiance. He played Mortanius and numerous others in Blood Omen. He was the Transcendant One in Planescape: Torment. He was Fighter voice no 2 as well and numerous others in Icewind Dale. He was the narrator in Bards Tale. He played the leiutenant in Fallout. He was the mutant leader in Fallout: tactics. He was the mutant leader and narrator of Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel. He was Marduk and the old guy whose name eludes me in Sacrifice. He played the character Werner in the movie Twins. He was SherKhan in the original Jungle book cartoon. As well as the Mirror in Disneyland snowwhite thingy. He was the judge guy from the hunchback of Notre dame. He was gigabyte in reboot. As well as many guest appearances on television and many cartoon series too numerous to mention. Tony Jay, we are worse off now that you are gone. I wish you peace in death. To Tony Jay a great man. Thats all I can say really.
     
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    rosenshyne New Member

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    i didn't know his name, but his voice was awesome. rest in peace, shere kahn.
     
  3. Dark Elf

    Dark Elf Administrator Staff Member

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    Rest in peace, Fighter Voice no 2. One of my favorites, actually.
     
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    Spuddy New Member

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    Which one is that, again? "To the pain!" ?
     
  5. Grossenschwamm

    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    A sad time indeed, though I think we'll still be safe as long as Billy West is alive.
    He's male voice 4 (I think) in BG2.
     
  6. Vorak

    Vorak Administrator Staff Member

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    And he was Invader Zim in the pilot episode.
     
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    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    Mag the Bloody-handed New Member

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    Are you sure? He's not credited in his bio, or in the zim credits at imdb only Horvitz and I couldn't find any other sources through google which said he voiced Zim.

    Though Tony Jay was the narrator for World of Warcraft.
     
  9. Grossenschwamm

    Grossenschwamm Well-Known Member

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    I can confirm this by directing you to the first Zim DVD commentary.
    I've heard it myself just recently.

    http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0921942/

    Do a ctrl+f on the number 34 on that page.
    If it's on IMDB as well, I think it's got a chance of being true.
    Billy's website doesn't list Invader Zim as one of his voices because he only did one episode, and he wasn't wanted for the part after the recording.
     
  10. Vorak

    Vorak Administrator Staff Member

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    Yeah Mag we kind of went off on a Billy West tangent there, sorry about that.
     
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