Debi Derryberry
American voice actress (born 1960)
Debi Derryberry
Derryberry at the Grand Rapids Comic-Con Spring Fling Road Trip in
Kalamazoo, Michigan on April 13, 2024.
Born (1960-09-27 ) September 27, 1960 (age 64) [ 2] Alma mater UCLA [ 3] Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present Spouse Ian Hall Children 1[ 4] Website debiderryberry .com
Debi Derryberry (born September 27, 1960)[ 2] [ 5] is an American voice actress who has provided voices for a number of animations and video games. She played Jimmy Neutron in the film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and the television series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius .[ 3]
Biography
Derryberry was born in Indio, California to a family of Hungarian Jewish descent. Her grandparents were Holocaust survivors.[ 6] After graduating from Indio High School in 1978,[ 1] she attended the University of California, Los Angeles where she majored in kinesiology.[ 3] After college, she moved to Nashville to become a country singer.[ 7]
Her first acting role was as Skeeter in Hey Vern, It's Ernest! along with Jim Varney in 1988. She was also a stand in.
Her voice roles include the title character from the first CGI film Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius and its CGI TV series The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius , Nergal Jr. from The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy , Jay Jay, Herky, Savannah, and Revvin' Evan from Jay Jay the Jet Plane (Following the death of Mary Kay Bergman ), Tad on various LeapFrog animated videos and DVD's from 2003 to 2004, Coco Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot series, Wednesday in The Addams Family cartoon, Jackie in Bobby's World , Draculaura in Monster High , and Maureen Murphy in F is for Family .
Derryberry is the voice of Clay in the Playhouse Disney segments presented in the early 2000s. In English language dubs of anime, she provided the voice of Ryo-Ohki in the Tenchi Muyo series. She received a Best Actress in a Comedy award at the American Anime Awards for her work as Zatch in Zatch Bell! and for Chica's Magic Rainbow in FNAF World Update 2 .[ 8] [ 9] [ 10]
Aside from her work as a voice actress, Derryberry worked on the 1993 film Free Willy as the stunt double for Jesse in some shots that showed Keiko who played Willy. She has provided the voices of a series of characters, mostly those of young boys and tomboyish girls. In addition, Derryberry has also provided voice-over for Ice Age: The Meltdown , as the voice of Wednesday Addams in the 1990s animated version of The Addams Family , Weenie and Catrina on Oswald , Taz 's little brother Jake on Taz-Mania , Coco Bandicoot in the Crash Bandicoot video game series, and Clay in some Playhouse Disney segments.
She has also done voice work for comedic English language adaptations of anime titles such as Zatch Bell! in which she plays the titular character as well as his evil twin Zeno, and Ryo-Ohki , Yugi , and various other characters from several versions of the anime series Tenchi Muyo! .
Personal life
Derryberry lives with her husband Ian Hall and son in Toluca Lake, California .[ 11]
Filmography
Animation
Anime
Film
Feature films
Direct-to-video and television films
Video games
Live action
Theme parks
Other roles
References
^ a b Fessier, Bruce (August 18, 2006). "Not just for children Derryberry is a familiar voice on TV" . The Desert Sun . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
^ a b Hiernonymus, Clara (February 21, 1988). "Production's Scout': Small and determined" . The Tennessean . Retrieved July 2, 2024 .
^ a b c d "Biography" . Debiderryberry.com . Retrieved July 27, 2015 .
^ "Happy Hanukkah! 🕎 Here's my son River, Kiwi, and I on the 2nd night of Hanukkah a few years ago. Homemade potato latkes, dreidels, and gelt! Fun!⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ .⠀ #holidaylove #holidayfun #holidaymood #hanukkah #chanukah #voiceover #voiceoveractor #voiceovers #voiceoverartist" . facebook.com .
^ "Debi Derryberry on X: "Yes it's true, Sept 27 is my #birthday" " . Twitter . September 27, 2017.
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (April 12, 2018). "My grandfather and grandmother AKA Bubbie and Zeidi escaped being gassed to death. They came to the USA from Hungary and joined hundreds of thousands of other brave and frightened immigrants. #HolocaustRemembranceDay #NeverForget #NeverAgain" (Tweet ). Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "Debi Derryberry Talks About Being the Voice of Jimmy Neutron and Her Passion Project, Baby Banana" . July 16, 2021.
^ Macdonald, Christopher (February 27, 2007). "American Anime Awards Updates" . Anime News Network . Retrieved May 11, 2016 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af "Debi Derryberry (visual voices guide)" . Behind The Voice Actors. January 27, 2010. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information. Retrieved November 10, 2017 .
^ Liu, Ed (July 30, 2013). "Toonzone Interviews Voice Actor Debi Derryberry" . Toonzone.net . Archived from the original on August 8, 2013. Retrieved July 27, 2015 .
^ Anderson, Jenna (January 10, 2019). "Neighborhood Voices" . Toluca Lake. Retrieved April 30, 2024 .
^ a b c d e f g "Resume - Debi Derryberry" . DebiDerryberry.com . Archived from the original on March 21, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018 .
^ a b c "Celebrity Parents Magazine: Debi Derryberry Issue - Celebrity Parents Magazine" . Archived from the original on August 15, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2017 .
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (August 20, 2020). "So exciting when I get a toy and it has one of my voices! 🎶Share of love, care of love🎶 Who else loves the @carebears? #voiceover #voiceoveractor #carebears https://t.co/T79DmYbfQq" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "Testimonials - Debi Derryberry" . Debiderryberry.com . April 14, 2019. Retrieved April 14, 2019 .
^ Derryberry, Debi (November 2, 2015). "Get ready for Glitter Force! I'm Candy the mascot" . Facebook . Archived from the original on February 26, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (July 20, 2017). "Aug 18. Glitter Force Doki Doki will air on @netflix! I star as Maya along with @stephaniesheh @MelissaFahn & @ericalindbeck! #GlitterForce" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on May 7, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ Ressler, Karen (July 19, 2017). " 'Glitter Force Doki Doki' Listed for August 18 on Netflix" . animenewsnetwork.com . Retrieved September 1, 2017 .
^ "Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved May 12, 2023 .
^ "Guild Wars 2 Living World Behind the Voice: Debi Derryberry" . Guild Wars 2 Living World Behind the Voice . October 5, 2018. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved October 6, 2018 .
^ Square Enix Business Division 1 . Mobius Final Fantasy . Square Enix . Scene: Closing credits, 4m in, English Voice Actors. CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link )
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (November 20, 2021). "Did you know that Tubby and Diona from #GenshinImpact are friends in real life? 😂 So much fun hanging out with @DinaSherman the other day! #voiceover #voiceoveractor https://t.co/W7wFZ4Eavj" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on November 20, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "Do you play Genshin Impact? #genshinimpact #videogames #voiceover #videogamevoiceactor #genshinimpactnpc #genshinimpactvoiceactors #greenscreen" .
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (September 11, 2020). "@Canadianguyehh @ronman1998 Sorry for the confusion! I was misinformed when I said yes a few weeks ago. I am not Coco for the new game, but I am Coco for the mobile game" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ Derryberry, Debi [@DebiDerryberry] (October 15, 2022). "He's baaaaaaaack.... #NickKartRacers #JimmyNeutronRevival @NickKartRacers https://t.co/ZZZD3PllaT" (Tweet ). Archived from the original on November 8, 2022. Retrieved December 1, 2022 – via Twitter .
^ "Debiderryberry on TikTok" .
^ https://twitter.com/DebiDerryberry/status/1684648954535743489 [bare URL ]
^ "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)" . Behind The Voice Actors . Retrieved March 2, 2024 .
Book references
External links
International National Artists