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James Carter Cathcart (born March 8, 1954), also known as Jimmy Zoppi, is an American retired voice actor, script adaptor, voice director, pianist and vocalist known for providing the English voice for James, Meowth and Professor Oak in the Pokémon franchise between 2005 and 2023.

Career

Cathcart has been playing with bands since high school, including The Laughing Dogs who released two albums on Columbia in 1979-80 and has been the vocalist of the Carter Cathcart Band since 1981. Cathcart also co-wrote the song "Remember Me" with Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley that ended up on Frehley's 1989 solo album Trouble Walkin'.

Cathcart's first voiceover part was O.G. Readmore on the ABC Weekend Special. After that, he recorded voice overs for Kit Kat candy bars, Good Humor, Coors Light, and others. Cathcart later auditioned in voice acting and has since become known for a prolific amount of anime dub voice work for Central Park Media, Media Blasters, DuArt Film and Video, TAJ Productions, NYAV Post and 4Kids Entertainment.

Cathcart retired from voice acting in 2023 due to an advanced form of throat cancer.

Filmography

Animated film

Animation

Anime

Video games

Production credits

Voice director

• Bride of Darkness

References

1. ^ "BAAFゲスト". 2005-08-17. Archived from the original on August 17, 2005. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
2. "James Carter". CaringBridge. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
3. "The Laughing Dogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-10-03.
4. "Pokémon's Team Rocket, Professor Oak Voice Actor Retires Due To Cancer". Kotaku. 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-04-19.
5. ^ "James Carter Cathcart (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved October 5, 2021.
6. Sega Studio USA. Shadow the Hedgehog. Sega. Scene: Closing credits, 1:42 in, English Character Voices.

External links

• James Carter Cathcart at IMDb

• 1954 births
• Living people
• American male singers
• American male voice actors
• American male video game actors
• American voice directors
• Male actors from New Jersey