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**Steven Jay Blum** is an American voice actor of anime, animation and video games known for his distinctive deep voice. He provides the voice of TOM, the host of Cartoon Network and Adult

Swim's Toonami programming block. Some of his major roles in anime include Spike Spiegel in *Cowboy Bebop*, Mugen in *Samurai Champloo*, Eikichi Onizuka in *Great Teacher Onizuka*, Guilmon and Mitsuo Yamaki in *Digimon Tamers*, Shishio Makoto in *Rurouni Kenshin* and Orochimaru andZabuza Momochi in *Naruto*. In animation, he also voices Vilgax, Heatblast and Ghostfreak in *Ben 10*, Starscream in *Transformers: Prime*, Wolverine in *Wolverine and the X-Men*, Zeb Orrelios in *Star Wars Rebels* and Amon in *The Legend of Korra*. He was also awarded the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor in 2012, with roles in franchises such as *Call of Duty*, *God of War*, *Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon*, *Naruto*, *Transformers* and *X-Men*. In 2014, he voiced Shoe and Sparky in the animated film *The Boxtrolls*. In 2015, he appeared in *The Incredible True Story*, a rap album by Logic.[4]

## Career

His credits include the voice of Spike Spiegel in the anime show *Cowboy Bebop*; Zeb Orrelios in *Star Wars Rebels*; Mugen in *Samurai Champloo*; Roger Smithfrom *The Big O*; Orochimaru, Zabuza, Ōnoki and Ao in the *Naruto* anime and Wolverine in numerous games and in the animated series *Wolverine and the X-Men*, the animated movie *Hulk Vs*, *The Super Hero Squad Show* and *Marvel Anime: X-Men*. He also provided the voice of Jack Cayman, the main character of the video game *MadWorld*; Captain Foley, the venerable company commander, and Tank Dempsey, the comic relief in the *Call of Duty* series; Professor Galvez in *Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker*; Grayson Hunt, the main protagonist of *Bulletstorm*; and Gorim, Oghren, and First Enchanter Irving in the 2009 video game *Dragon Age: Origins*. He also provides the voice of Vincent Valentine in the *Final Fantasy VII* compilation. He also voices Cliff Hudson in *Dead Rising*.[*citation needed*]

In September 2000, Blum voiced TOM, the robotic host of Cartoon Network's Toonami programming block. Blum replaced Sonny Strait in the character's second through fourth incarnations, until the cancellation of Toonami on September 20, 2008. When Toonami was revived on May 26, 2012, Blum returned as the voice of TOM. He is also the announcer for 7-Eleven's "Oh Thank Heaven" television and radio advertisements, and partnered with Vic Mignogna in the series *Real Fans of Genius* (a parody of Anheuser-Busch's *Real Men of Genius* radio ad campaign).

He is also well known in American Union animation as the voices of Heatblast, Ghostfreak, and Vilgax in the *Ben 10* franchise; Jamie in *Megas XLR*; Yakky Doodle and Clamhead in *Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law*; Smytus in *My Life as a Teenage Robot*. He is also known for his voice portrayals of Starscream in *Transformers: Prime*; Count Vertigo in *DC Showcase: Green Arrow* and *Young Justice*; Red Skull,Beta Ray Bill and Wolverine in *The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes*; Melbourne O'Riley in *What's New, Scooby-Doo?*; Amon in *The Legend of Korra*; and Zoltun Kulle in *Diablo III*.

On June 5, 2012, he was awarded a Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor, having 261 credited appearances on May 10.[5][6]