Benjamin Diskin
Voice ActorBenjamin Diskin is an American voice actor with more than three decades in animation, anime, and video games who lends his voice to several characters across the Sailor Moon franchise's English dub.
Sailor Moon Role
Diskin has voiced three separate parts within the Sailor Moon franchise's English-language cast. He plays Gurio Umino, Usagi's bespectacled, trivia-obsessed classmate who serves as comic relief throughout much of the early story. He also voices Fiore, an alien with a childhood bond to Mamoru Chiba who returns to Earth harboring a dangerous, jealous devotion to him in the first Sailor Moon feature film, and Vampir, one of the story's recurring monster-of-the-week villains. Taking on this range of parts, from classmate to movie villain to creature, shows the versatility Diskin brings to English-dub casting.
Career and Notable Roles
Diskin has voiced a wide range of characters across animation, anime dubs, and video games over a career that began in the late 1980s. He is perhaps best recognized for playing the Beebo doll on The CW's DC's Legends of Tomorrow, a role that brought him mainstream live-action recognition alongside his usual voice work. His filmography spans numerous other English-dubbed anime and game productions built up over decades in the industry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who does Benjamin Diskin voice?
Diskin plays Gurio Umino, Usagi's bespectacled, trivia-obsessed classmate who serves as comic relief throughout much of the early Sailor Moon story. The role is one of three separate parts he has taken on within the franchise's English dub.
What is Benjamin Diskin's most famous role?
Diskin is perhaps best recognized for playing the Beebo doll on The CW's DC's Legends of Tomorrow, a role that brought him mainstream live-action recognition. This sits alongside his usual voice acting work in anime and games.
What villain characters does Benjamin Diskin voice in Sailor Moon?
Diskin voices Fiore, an alien with a childhood bond to Mamoru Chiba who returns to Earth harboring a dangerous, jealous devotion to him in the first Sailor Moon film. He also plays Vampir, one of the show's recurring monster-of-the-week villains.
When did Benjamin Diskin start his voice acting career?
Diskin has voiced characters across animation, anime dubs, and video games since the late 1980s, more than three decades of work. His filmography spans numerous English-dubbed anime and game productions built up over that span.
What makes Benjamin Diskin's Sailor Moon casting notable?
Within the same English dub cast, Diskin moves between comic-relief classmate, movie antagonist, and monster of the week. That range across such different parts reflects the versatility he brings to English-dub casting.
Sources & Information
This content is original writing by Daddy Jim Anime based on the Sailor Moon anime series, manga, and official materials. Sailor Moon was created by Naoko Takeuchi, published by Kodansha, and animated by Toei Animation. All rights to Sailor Moon and its characters belong to their respective owners. Episode and chapter references are cited where applicable.
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