Smart Guy and Baby Boy Star Omar Gooding Turns 50! 🎂🎬 Omar Gooding celebrates 50 with a career that has stretched from childhood television and sitcoms to drama, film, and voice acting. Many fans remember him as Morris “Mo” Tibbs in Smart Guy and Earvin Rodman in Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, while his performance as Sweetpea in Baby Boy became one of his most memorable film roles. He later continued that run with Anthony “Tony” Stallworth in Family Time, Demetrius Harris in Playmakers, Calvin Palmer Jr. in Barbershop, and David Mack in Unsolved. Animation fans may also recognize his voice as Wade in Static Shock and Jared Tate in Batman Beyond. Some of his most notable roles include: • Morris “Mo” Tibbs (Smart Guy) • Sweetpea (Baby Boy) • Earvin Rodman (Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper) • Anthony “Tony” Stallworth (Family Time) • Demetrius Harris (Playmakers) • Calvin Palmer Jr. (Barbershop) • Himself / Co-Host (Wild & Crazy Kids) • Wade (Static Shock) — voice • Jared Tate (Batman Beyond) — voice • Odell Marchbanks (Deadwood) • Cal Johnson (Saturdays) • Nurse Tuck Brody (Miami Medical) • Stuart (Ghost Dad) • David Mack (Unsolved: The Mrders of Tupac and the Notorious B.I.G.*) • Malik (One on One) From beloved sitcoms to hard-edged drama and animation, Gooding has spent decades bringing energy and personality to a wide range of characters 🎉✨

The original voice of James of Pokémon in English, Ted Lewis Turns 57 Today! 🎙️🎉 Lewis helped shape the sound of several major English-dubbed anime series, becoming especially known as Giovanni and Tracey Sketchit in Pokémon, Ryo Bakura / Yami Bakura in Yu-Gi-Oh!, and both King Dedede and Escargoon in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. His work also stretches across Sonic X, Slayers, One Piece, and multiple Yu-Gi-Oh! series. Some of his most notable voice roles include: • King Dedede (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!) • Escargoon (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!) • Giovanni (Pokémon) • Tracey Sketchit (Pokémon) • Ryo Bakura / Yami Bakura (Yu-Gi-Oh!) • Jack Atlas (Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D’s / Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V) • Bandit Keith (Yu-Gi-Oh!) • James (Pokémon) • Stadium Announcer (Pokémon Stadium / Pokémon Stadium 2) • Chumley (Yu-Gi-Oh! GX) • Alister (Yu-Gi-Oh!) • Gozaburo Kaiba (Yu-Gi-Oh!) • Nelson Thorndyke (Sonic X) • Dalton (One Piece) • Zangulus (Slayers / Slayers NEXT) • Shuzo “Shu” Matsutani (Now and Then, Here and There) • William Jones (Emma: A Victorian Romance) • Mitsuru Tsuwabuki (Revolutionary Girl Utena) • Etoh (Record of Lodoss War) • Eiji Shinjo (Battle Arena Toshinden) With everything from scheming villains and hotheaded duelists to comedic cartoon royalty on his résumé, Lewis has given fans an impressive range of voices across anime and games. At 57, Ted Lewis remains closely connected to the era that introduced countless English-speaking fans to Pokémon, Yu-Gi-Oh!, Kirby, and other anime favorites. 🎂🎙️✨