Chō

For other uses, see Cho.
Chō
Native name チョー
Born Shigeru Nagashima (長島 茂)
(1957-12-15) December 15, 1957
Kōnosu, Saitama Prefecture, Japan
Other names Yūichi Nagashima (長島 雄一)
Ethnicity Japanese
Occupation Voice actor
Years active 1980-present
Employer Seinenza Theater Company
Production Baobab
Agent Haikyō
Notable work One Piece as Brook

Chō (チョー, born Shigeru Nagashima (長島 茂 Nagashima Shigeru), December 15, 1957) is a Japanese voice actor from Kōnosu, Saitama. His former stage name was Yūichi Nagashima (長島 雄一 Nagashima Yūichi). He is a graduate of the Nishogakusha University Department of Literature and received training at Bungakuza's research establishment and the Seinenza Theater Company before attaching himself to Production Baobab in 1986. He transferred to the Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society in 2007.

He is best known for his roles in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy (as Gollum) , One Piece (as Brook), Inai Inai Baaa! (as Wan Wan) and Tanken Boku no Machi (as Chō-san). On August 23, 2006, he changed his stage name to Chō after his character in Tanken Boku no Machi.[1] His hobbies include badminton and jogging, and he is a licensed teacher in calligraphy.[2]

Filmography

Television animation

1988
1989
1990
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

OVA

Theatrical animation

Video games

Dubbing roles

Live-action

Animation

Live-action

References

  1. ↑ "Kinō Chō Ashita". October 18, 2009. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Chō". Tokyo Actor's Consumer's Cooperative Society. Retrieved July 17, 2010.

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