Frank Todaro (born May 1, 1977) is an American voice actor, actor, and emcee of live events, best known for playing the characters Starscream, Sludge, Trypticon and Longhaul in Hasbro's animated series Transformers: Prime Wars Trilogy and Mugman in the animated adaptation of Cuphead. He is also the host of several award-winning radio programs and performs across the nation as an audio improviser, puppeteer, and lecturer.
He has worked on various dubs, and in stage productions. He has done work for various studios such as Bang Zoom! Entertainment, VSI Los Angeles, NYAV Post, Cup of Tea Productions, FUNimation Entertainment, OkraTron 5000, Sound Cadence Studios and Iyuno, Los Angeles.
Biography[]
Frank is a Flushing, Queens, New York born, Los Angeles based voice actor, actor, and emcee of live events. He is also the host of several award-winning radio programs and performs across the nation as an audio improviser, puppeteer, and lecturer.
Career[]
Frank Todaro is a Los Angeles based voice actor, actor, and host of radio programs and live events. Through voice-overs, he has given life to many characters such as Starscream in the Transformers franchise, Mugman in The Cuphead Show, Rodrigo in Dragon Quest: Your Story, and several characters in Fire Emblem: Heroes and Three Houses, as well as providing creature sounds for various TV shows, movies, and games.
Frank is also the host of the award-winning science and paranormal-based radio program “The Invisible World” regularly interviewing guests from various disciplines associated with space flight and theoretical physics, offering a level playing field to both the hard sciences and the less widely accepted ones.
Frank has given lectures on various space-related topics such as the New Horizons Probe at the 2014 Worlds Science Fair as well as appearing as a guest on The Science Channel's Sci-Fi Science: Physics of the Impossible with Michio Kaku, and has also given lectures on UFOs of the Victorian era, spirit photography and more at symposiums across the country.
Frank also acts as master of ceremonies to events. Working within pop culture conventions such as BotCon 2015 and 2016 to more science-based events such as “Yuri’s Night”, the annual party/symposium celebrating the first man in space, and Space Frontier Foundation’s New Space gala. Through his radio show, The Invisible World, he has covered a wide array of events that run the gamut from annual Maker Faire coverage to space launches as well as produce highly attended live show events in NYC gathering former guests to present and discuss related topics.
Frank has also been a member several long-form improv troupes including “Start Trekkin” for its 5-year mission, and "Fury" a short form troupe, and has provided musical and lighting and audio improv and announcer work for National Comedy Theatre and many other shows at The PIT and The Upright Citizens Brigade in New York City.
Filmography[]
Live-Action Dubbing[]
TV Series[]
- The Bonfire of Destiny (2019) - Additional Voices
- Nowhere Man (2019) - Wang Qing Nian
- The Valhalla Murders (2019-2020) - Magnus, Additional Voices
Miniseries[]
- Close to Home: Murder in the Coalfield (2022) - Additional Voices
Films[]
- Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021) - Shakku Arai
- Don't Leave (2022) - Additional Voices
- Shin Ultraman (2022) - Male Foreign Affairs Officer, Additional Voices
Animation Dubbing[]
Animated Films[]
- The Ladybug (2018) - Short Bee
Anime Dubbing[]
Anime[]
- One Piece (1999-present) - Charlotte Daifuku
- Hunter x Hunter (2011-2014) - Gun-toting Ant (eps. 80, 96), Hollow (ep. 99)
- Kingdom (2012-present) - Wei Ping
- JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable (2016) - Tamami Kobayashi, Landlord (ep. 25), Taxi Driver (ep. 26), First Responder D (ep. 39)
- Konosuba! God's Blessing on This Wonderful World (2016-2017) - Sedol, Coachman
- Berserk (2016-2017) - Rakshas, Bonebeard
- Mob Psycho 100 (2016-2019) - Morizo Ebihara
- Granblue Fantasy: The Animation (2017-2019) - Imperial Soldiers (eps. 1, 5), Imperial Soldiers & Villagers (ep. 2), Skyfarers (ep 4), Goblin Wizard (ep. 6)
- Gundam Build Divers (2018) - Subordinate
- Hero Mask (2018-2019) - Assassin D (Netflix Dub)
- Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These (2018-present) - Anton Hilmer von Schaft
- Lupin the 3rd Part 5 (2018) - Ugo MacGuire, Tickey Pasco, Jose
- Sword Art Online: Alicization (2018-2020) - Chudelkin
- Megalo Box (2018) - Referee, Fan (ep. 4)
- The Rising of the Shield Hero (2019) - Beloukas
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2019) - Toyo, Mt. Fujikasane Demon C (ep. 5)
- Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun (2019-present) - Fan Club Member (ep. 24), Frog (ep. 24), Janitor (ep. 24), Sunflower Demon (ep. 25)
- Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise (2019-2020) - Fake Shahryar's Subordinate
- Vinland Saga (2019-present) - Leif, Additional Voices (Netflix Dub)
- Gal & Dino (2020) - Norimachi
- Ikebukuro West Gate Park (2020) - Toshiki Hisano (ep. 9)
- In/Spectre (2020-present) - Fallen Warrior (ep. 4), Kappa (eps. 2, 3, 11), Spirits (eps. 2, 3), Yoshihara (ep. 11)
- Japan Sinks: 2020 (2020) - Sone, Additional Voices
- King's Raid: Successors of the Will (2020-2021) - Moriham, Additional Voices
- MAGATSU WAHRHEIT -ZUERST- (2020) - Geureth (ep. 9)
- Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon (2020-present) - Hōsenki II (ep. 15), Weasel Man (ep. 16)
- AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline (2021-2022) - Hiroto Nose (ep. 5), Additional Voices
- Dragon Goes House-Hunting (2021) - Aamon (ep. 6), Additional Voices
- Edens Zero (2021-present) - Butler Machine (ep. 1), Additional Voices
- 86 (2021) - Additional Voices
- Fena: Pirate Princess (2021) - Salman
- Show by Rock!! Stars!! (2021) - Ziipe
- The Heike Story (2021) - Taira no Kiyomori, Additional Voices
- The Vampire Dies in No Time (2021) - Draluc
- Berserk: The Golden Age Arc - Memorial Edition (2022) - Louis
- Thermae Romae Novae (2022) - Older Man (ep. 3), Yosaku (ep. 6), Additional Voices
- Vampire in the Garden (2022) - Additional Voices
- Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (2023-present) - Additional Voices
- Akuma-kun (2023) - Komorineko
OVAs & Specials[]
- Mazinkaiser vs. the Great General of Darkness (2003) - General Angoras
- Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (2017) - Tamami Kobayashi (ep. 2)
Anime Films[]
- The Flying Phantom Ship (1969) - Mr. Arashiyama
- Memories (1995) - Ivanov
- Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013) - Kanjiru
- Night Is Short, Walk On Girl (2017) - Rihaku/Parrot, Additional Voices
- The Laws of the Universe Part 1 (2018) - Additional Voices
- Birthday Wonderland (2019) - Hippocrates
- Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019) - Rodrigo
- Ni no Kuni (2019) - Zeelok Doctor 1
- Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (2021) - Additional Voices
- My Hero Academia: World Heroes' Mission (2021) - Salaam
- The Deer King (2022) - Kenoi
Video Game Dubbing[]
- Akiba's Trip (2011) - Additional Voices
- Fire Emblem Heroes (2017-present) - Greil, Reyson
- God Eater 3 (2018) - Captain Baran
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Additional Voices
- Genshin Impact (2020) - Fatui Recruits, Hanxue, Jiaxin, Leader Yu, Meng Dan
- Disgaea 6: Defiance of Destiny (2021) - Crab King, Mothman, Mothman Record Shop, Execution
- Rune Factory 5 (2021) - Randolph
- Scarlet Nexus (2021) - Additional Voices
- Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba: The Hinokami Chronicles (2021) - Toyo
- Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes (2022) - Additional Voices
- AI: The Somnium Files – nirvanA Initiative (2022) - Chikara Horadori
- Honkai: Star Rail (2023) - Penman Oppenheimer
- Street Fighter 6 (2023) - Additional Voices
External Links[]
- Frank Todaro at the Internet Movie Database
- Frank Todaro at Anime News Network's encyclopedia