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Encyclopedia > David Lucas

A voice actor well known for his work as Spike Spiegel in the Cowboy Bebop TV series English dub. He was also known for his voice acting as Eikichi Onizuka in GTO. A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Spike Spiegel as seen in Cowboy Bebop: The Movie. ... It has been suggested that Woolong be merged into this article or section. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... In filmmaking, dubbing or looping is the process of recording or replacing voices for a motion picture. ... This is a list of the fictional characters that appear on the manga and anime series Great Teacher Onizuka. ... GTO is an abbreviation of: Geostationary transfer orbit Great Teacher Onizuka, the manga and anime series Gran Turismo Omologato, Pontiac GTO. Not to be confused with Mitsubishi GTO Guanajuato, Gto. ...


He is frequently thought to be just an alias used by Steven Blum to avoid running afoul of the Screen Actors Guild (SAG) for doing voice acting work at below union scale. Steven Blum has said more than once that David Lucas is, in fact, a friend of his, and not an alias. In the case of the Cowboy Bebop movie, which was endorsed by the SAG, Lucas could not reprise his role as Spike Spiegel, and thus officially the job fell to Steven Blum, who may or may not be the same person. A pseudonym (Greek pseudo + -onym: false name) is an artificial, fictitious name, also known as an alias, used by an individual as an alternative to a persons true name. ... Steven Jay Blum (born April 28, 1965) is a voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games. ... The Screen Actors Guild (S.A.G.) is the labor union representing over 120,000 film actors in the United States. ... Cowboy Bebop: The Movie, also known as Cowboy Bebop: Knockin on Heavens Door (original title Cowboy Bebop: 天国の扉), is an anime movie based on the Cowboy Bebop anime series. ...


Lucas does not make personal appearances, as he has said that early in his career he had several frightening experiences with overzealous fans. If David Lucas and Steven Blum are the same person, then Steven Blum would be subject to significant financial penalties were he ever to admit that fact.


According to IMDB, David Lucas is an alias of Steven Jay Blum: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089710/


See Also

Steve Blum (also credited as Steven Jay Blum) is a voice actor known primarily for his work in anime dubs and video games. ...

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Steven Blum - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (401 words)
Steven Blum had said more than once that David Lucas was, in fact, a friend of his, and not a alias.
In the case of the Cowboy Bebop movie, which was endorsed by the SAG, David Lucas could not reprise his role as Spike Spiegel, and thus "offically" the job fell to Steven Blum.
David Lucas was one alias Blum used to work on non-unionized shows, with others including: Daniel Andrews, Roger Canfield, Richard Cardona, Andrew Watton, and Steven Jay.
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