Cam Clarke


Cameron Arthur Clarke is an American voice actor and singer, known for his voice work in animation, video games and commercials. Among his notable roles are Leonardo and Rocksteady in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series, Shotaro Kaneda in the 1989 original Streamline Pictures English dub of Akira, and Liquid Snake in the Metal Gear series. He often serves as a voice double for Matthew Broderick.

Career

Clarke began his acting career in the show The Hollywood Palace as The King Family Show. He continued to perform with his family on various TV specials until the 1980s when he got his first voice acting roles in the animated shows Snorks and Robotech. Clarke was taught by established voice actor Michael Bell. To date, Clarke has voiced over one hundred titles.

Personal life

Clarke was born in 1957 in Burbank, California, to actor Robert Clarke and singer Alyce King. He is nephew to guitarist Alvino Rey and pianist Buddy Cole, cousin to actress Tina Cole and writer Chris Conkling, half brother to musicians Ric and Lex de Azevedo, and uncle to voice actress Emilie Brown and actress Rachel Coleman.
He is openly gay. His experiences inspired his album Inside Out, which changed pronouns in lyrics of classic songs, and his one-man autobiographical play Stop Me If I Told You This.

Filmography

Animation

Feature films