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Sarah Natochenny (born September 20, 1987) is a Russian-American voice actress and film editor. She is best known for voicing Ash Ketchum and various other characters in the English dub of Pokémon since 2006, as well as Alicia in the 2006 video game Bullet Witch. She has also edited documentaries for networks such as MSNBC and worked as an assistant editor on the films Life of Crime, Cold Comes the Night, Worst Friends, and Cruise.

Early life

Natochenny was born in the Forest Hills neighborhood of New York City's Queens borough. When she was 12, she participated in the Junior Olympics, where she won a bronze medal in rhythmic gymnastics. She went on to study at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute's Young Actors Program, as well as the Upright Citizens Brigade and Magnet Theatre in New York City.

Career

At the age of 19, Natochenny replaced Veronica Taylor as the voice of Ash Ketchum on the English-language dub of Pokémon, starting with the show's ninth season in 2006. She also voices various other characters on the show. She voiced Alicia in the 2006 video game Bullet Witch. She has appeared in videos on the comedy website CollegeHumor and played roles in various comedy videos and independent films.

In 2020, Natochenny co-starred in the live action pilot "I Adore Dolores," which was one of No Budge's top picks of the year.

Natochenny is also a film editor, having worked as the primary editor on documentaries for networks such as MSNBC and an assistant editor on the films Life of Crime, Cold Comes the Night, Worst Friends, and Cruise.

In 2019, Natochenny was recognized with an award from the Society of Voice Arts and Sciences.

In 2020, Natochenny appeared in three videos for Vanity Fair, talking about the dubbing process and improvising as never-before-seen characters.

Natochenny has appeared on multiple episodes of The George Lucas Talk Show, including The George Lucas Talk Show All Day Star Wars Movie Watch Along, May the AR Be LI$$ You, and The George Lucas Holiday Special.

Personal life

Natochenny splits her time between Los Angeles and New York City. She has been open about her struggles with depression.

Inspired by a Pokémon episode that dealt with death, Natochenny and fellow voice actress Lisa Ortiz co-founded Voices for Fosters, a charity dedicated to helping rescued animals find permanent homes and advising people on how to foster them. Their website states, "Our goal is to bring the joy of pet companionship to people who didn't think they had the time, end euthanasia, and improve care standards for all animals."

The BenQ Service Studios is here and they met Kevin Michael Richardson as Neptune Sycamore in San Francisco.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Notes

1. Natochenny referred to herself as Russian-American in an April 2020 interview with ComicsBeat, where she discussed being cast as a Russian character: "And also, I'm Russian-American, so that helped. And I speak Russian."

References

1. https://www.comicsbeat.com/interview-sarah-natochenny-on-recording-black-widow-bad-blood/
2. ^ "At BoroughCon, FoHi's voice on 'Pokemon'". qchron.com. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
3. ^ "sarahnatochennyhome". sarahnatochennyhome. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
4. "Ash Ketchum Has a Special Earth Day Message Courtesy of His Original Voice Actor". Pokemon on WWG. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
5. ^ "Sarah Natochenny". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
6. "Ice Age in 4D". CollegeHumor.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
7. "Bleep Bloop: Voice of Ash Ketchum". CollegeHumor.com. Retrieved July 18, 2009.
8. http://nobudge.com/main/i-adore-dolores
9. ^ "About Us". voicesforfosters. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
10. "2019 Winners". Sovas. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jw_IedZUhSk
12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGF9wn_sGkM
13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B35E8QleVhg&t=142s
14. https://www.instagram.com/p/B2o13QAFoip/
15. Haque, Fahima (July 15, 2016). "'I'm a sensitive type of Pokemon': meet the voice behind Ash Ketchum". The Guardian. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
16. How Pokémon Is Dubbed From Japanese To English (YouTube channel). Vanity Fair. March 16, 2020.
17. Kids First (December 7, 2017). "Super 4: Welcome to Kingsland – So Many Adventures! Something for Everyone". Huffington Post. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
18. "Yoko". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
19. Otakon 2016 guests
20. "44 Cats". Netflix. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
21. Bennett, John J. "Not All Heroes Wear Frowns". North Coast Journal. Retrieved March 23, 2018.
22. "Bullet Witch localization". CrystalAcids.com. March 4, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2010.
23. "White Day: A Labyrinth Named School (Game) - Giant Bomb". Giant Bomb. Retrieved March 23, 2018.

External links

• Official website
• Sarah Natochenny at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Sarah Natochenny at IMDb
• Sarah Natochenny at Crystal Acids the English Voice Actor & Production Staff Database

• 1987 births
• Actresses from New York City
• American child actresses
• American female models
• American people of Russian descent
• American video game actresses
• American voice actresses
• CollegeHumor people
• Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute alumni
• Living people
• Nintendo people
• Russian people of American descent