Travis Willingham

• 1. Dallas Roots And Schooling

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  Travis Willingham was born in Dallas, Texas. He grew up with a brother named Carson. His interest in acting began during fifth grade. After sixth grade, he transferred from private schooling to J.L. Long Middle School. He later graduated from Woodrow Wilson High School. He went on to study at Texas Christian University.

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• 2. The Anime Dubbing Pivot

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  Willingham learned that the English dub of Dragon Ball Z was being recorded in Dallas. He asked Laura Bailey, who he knew through their talent agency, to put in a good word for him. A director there asked him to audition for the part of Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist. He received the role. While he described it as the most intensive, spirit-crushing time ever in voiceover, it ultimately led to his rise to prominence in the industry. He later reprised the role in Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood. After moving to Los Angeles, Willingham attempted to pursue a career in live-action acting but fared poorly due to his tall height of 6 feet 4 inches. He returned to voice acting at the suggestion of his agent. He had been unaware that so much voice work was recorded in the city. He went on to perform in a number of notable roles including Yu Kanda in D.Gray-man and Cleo in Glass Fleet.

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• 3. Video Game Character Legacy

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  Willingham voices Guile in the Street Fighter franchise. He plays Knuckles the Echidna in the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise from 2010 to 2018. He provides the voice for Thor in various Marvel games. His video game portfolio includes Isaac Frost in Fight Night Champion. He voiced characters in Halo Wars and Mass Effect: Paragon Lost. He played King Roland II in Disney Junior's Sofia the First. From 2015 onwards, he has voiced Thor in multiple projects like Ultimate Spider-Man and Avengers Assemble. He also voiced characters in Final Fantasy XIII and World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. His work extends to titles like The Last of Us Part II and Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales.

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• 4. Critical Role And Production Shift

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  Willingham is a main cast member of the popular Dungeons & Dragons web series Critical Role since 2015. He played Grog in the first campaign and Fjord in the second campaign. In the third campaign, he took dual roles as Sir Bertrand Bell and Chetney Pock O'Pea. He currently plays Teor Pridesire in Campaign 4. Critical Role won both the Webby Winner and the People's Voice Winner in the Games category at the 2019 Webby Awards. After becoming hugely successful, the cast left the Geek & Sundry network in early 2019. They set up their own production company called Critical Role Productions. Willingham serves as CEO since 2019. Soon after, they aimed to raise $750,000 on Kickstarter to create an animated series of their first campaign. They ended up raising over $11 million. In November 2019, Amazon Prime Video announced that they had acquired the streaming rights to this animated series, now titled The Legend of Vox Machina. Willingham reprised his role as Grog.

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• 5. Marriage And Health Disclosure

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  On the 25th of September 2011, Willingham married voice actress Laura Bailey in Camarillo, California. They currently reside in Los Angeles. They have a son named Ronin born in 2018. Willingham is a lifelong fan of the Dallas Cowboys. He has publicly disclosed that he has ADHD.

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