Billy Kametz

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* *Promare* as Galo Thymos
* *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable* as Josuke Higashikata
* *Fire Emblem: Three Houses* as Ferdinand von Aegir
* *Persona 5 Royal* as Takuto Maruki
* *Brawl Stars* as Colt
* *The Rising of the Shield Hero* as Naofumi Iwatani

**Billy P. Kametz** (March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice actor. He was best known for voicing Josuke Higashikata in *JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable*, Naofumi Iwatani in *The Rising of the Shield Hero*, and Takuto Maruki in *Persona 5 Royal*.

## Biography

Kametz was born on March 22, 1987, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and was raised in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

In 2016, Kametz moved to Sherman Oaks in Los Angeles to play Aladdin in the final performance of *Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular*. While living in California, Kametz began working as a voice actor, where he played several major roles. In 2020, for his performance as Naofumi Iwatani in *The Rising of the Shield Hero*, Kametz won the Best VA Performance (EN) award at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards. He also began dating fellow voice actress Erica Lindbeck.

On April 26, 2022, Kametz announced that he would be taking a hiatus from voice acting and moving back to Hershey, Pennsylvania, after revealing he had been diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer. A GoFundMe page was created on May 1, 2022, to cover travel, insurance costs, medical bills not covered by insurance, and everyday life necessities.

Kametz died on June 9, 2022.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Billy Kametz Obituary". June 11, 2022. https://obits.pennlive.com/us/obituaries/pennlive/name/billy-kametz-obituary?id=35161536.
2. ↑ "Billy Kametz – About". *billykametz.com*. https://www.billykametz.com/.
3. ↑ "Billy Kametz". Sakura-Con. http://sakuracon.org/past-guests/sakura-con-2020/billy-kametz/.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Luster, Joseph (April 26, 2022). "Voice Actor Billy Kametz Reveals Stage IV Colon Cancer Diagnosis". https://otakuusamagazine.com/voice-actor-billy-kametz-reveals-stage-iv-colon-cancer-diagnosis/.
5. ↑ Goslin, Austen (February 15, 2020). "Demon Slayer takes home top prize at Crunchyroll's Anime Awards". https://www.polygon.com/2020/2/15/21138116/crunchyroll-anime-awards-best-anime-demon-slayer-mob-psycho.
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Hazra, Adriana (April 30, 2022). "GoFundMe Campaign Launches for Voice Actor Billy Kametz Following Stage IV Colon Cancer Diagnosis". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-04-30/gofundme-campaign-launches-for-voice-actor-billy-kametz-following-stage-iv-colon-cancer-diagnosis/.185184.
7. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (June 11, 2022). "Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away at 35". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-06-11/voice-actor-billy-kametz-passes-away-at-35/.186576.
8. ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 8.15 8.16 8.17 8.18 8.19 8.20 8.21 "Billy Kametz (visual voices guide) – Behind The Voice Actors". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Billy-Kametz/. Check mark indicates role has been confirmed using screenshots of closing credits and other reliable sources.
9. ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 6, 2018). "Viz Media Licenses JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable Manga & Live-Action Film, Golden Wind Anime". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-07-06/viz-media-licenses-jojo-bizarre-adventure-diamond-is-unbreakable-manga-and-live-action-film-golden-wind-anime/.133901.
10. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
11. ↑ Ressler, Karen (December 20, 2018). "Funimation to Stream Rising of the Shield Hero Anime, Crunchyroll Announces Dub Cast". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-20/funimation-to-stream-rising-of-the-shield-hero-anime-crunchyroll-announces-dub-cast/.141099.
12. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
13. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (May 17, 2019). "Aniplex of America Reveals Cells at Work! Anime's English Dub Cast, BD Release (Update)". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-05-17/aniplex-of-america-reveals-cells-at-work-anime-english-dub-cast-bd-release/.146851.
14. ↑ Sherman, Jennifer (September 12, 2019). "Promare Anime Film's English-dubbed Clip Streamed". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-09-12/promare-anime-film-english-dubbed-clip-streamed/.151031.
15. ↑ Mateo, Alex (September 12, 2019). "Crunchyroll to Stream Ahiru no Sora, Days of Urashimasakatasen Anime". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-10-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-ahiru-no-sora-days-of-urashimasakatasen-anime/.151756.
16. ↑ "Teasing Master Takagi-san S2 English Netflix Credits". December 6, 2019. https://imgur.com/a/NoQFG4V.
17. ↑ Luster, Joseph (May 9, 2021). "Meet the English Dub Cast of Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It". https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2020/05/09/meet-the-english-dub-cast-of-science-fell-in-love-so-i-tried-to-prove-it.
18. ↑ Mateo, Alex (March 8, 2021). "Funimation Streams 'Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town,' Kaguya-sama: Love is War Season 1 Anime's English Dubs". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-08/funimation-streams-suppose-a-kid-from-the-last-dungeon-boonies-moved-to-a-starter-town-kaguya-sama-love-is-war-season-1-anime-english-dubs/.170380.
19. ↑ Ressler, Karen (September 22, 2018). "Mr. Osomatsu Anime's English Dub Casts Matsuno Sextuplets". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-22/mr-osomatsu-anime-english-dub-casts-matsuno-sextuplets/.137148.
20. ↑ Mateo, Alex (May 26, 2021). "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts, Premieres for Tokyo Revengers, To Your Eternity, 86 Eighty Six, More Anime". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-26/crunchyroll-reveals-english-dub-casts-premieres-for-tokyo-revengers-to-your-eternity-86-eighty-six-more-anime/.173255.
21. ↑ "Character". https://vivy-anime.com/character/.
22. ↑ Mateo, Alex (July 14, 2021). "Funimation Streams The Prince of Tennis II Hyotei vs. Rikkai Game of Future Anime's English Dub on July 15". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-14/funimation-streams-the-prince-of-tennis-ii-hyotei-vs-rikkai-game-of-future-anime-english-dub-on-july-15/.175132.
23. ↑ Luster, Joseph (July 24, 2021). "Sentai Shares Vinland Saga English Dub Preview, Reveals Full Cast". https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2021/07/24-1/sentai-shares-vinland-saga-english-dub-preview-reveals-full-cast.
24. ↑ Friedman, Nicholas (August 4, 2021). "MAGATSU WAHRHEIT English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed". https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/08/04/magatsu-wahrheit-english-dub-announced-cast-and-crew-revealed/. Retrieved August 5, 2021.
25. ↑ Friedman, Nicholas (September 12, 2021). "Ikebukuro West Gate Park English Dub Announced, Cast & Crew Revealed". https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/09/12/ikebukuro-west-gate-park-english-dub-announced-cast-crew-revealed.
26. ↑ Friedman, Nicholas (September 24, 2021). "RE-MAIN English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed". https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/09/24/re-main-english-dub-announced-cast-and-crew-revealed/.
27. ↑ Friedman, Nicholas (November 14, 2021). "Otherside Picnic English Dub Announced, Cast and Crew Revealed". https://www.funimation.com/blog/2021/11/14/otherside-picnic-english-dub-announced-cast-and-crew-revealed/.
28. ↑ Luster, Joseph (March 15, 2022). "Tokyo 24th Ward English Dub Heads to Crunchyroll, Full Cast Revealed". https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2022/03/15/tokyo-24th-ward-english-dub-heads-to-crunchyroll-full-cast-revealed.
29. ↑ Mateo, Alex (March 29, 2022). "Crunchyroll Streams The Prince of Tennis TV Anime, OVAs With New English Dub". https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-29/crunchyroll-streams-the-prince-of-tennis-tv-anime-ovas-with-new-english-dub/.184175.
30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 30.2 30.3 "Billy Kametz: Home". https://www.billykametz.com/.
31. ↑ [1]Template:Dead link
32. ↑ "One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (2020 Video Game)". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/One-Punch-Man-A-Hero-Nobody-Knows/. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
33. ↑ "Fire Emblem Heroes – New Heroes (Harmony amid Chaos)". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6EM7Cp-ayE.
34. ↑ Template:Cite tweet
35. ↑ "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles (2021 Video Game)". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/video-games/Demon-Slayer-Kimetsu-no-Yaiba-Hinokami-Keppuutan/. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
36. ↑ Liu, Stephanie (June 12, 2022). "Billy Kametz, Voice of Josuke and Ferdinand, Has Died". https://www.siliconera.com/billy-kametz-voice-of-josuke-and-ferdinand-has-died/. "Kametz' voice work for Ferdinand will appear in the upcoming Fire Emblem: Three Hopes, releasing on June 24, 2022."

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