Christopher Sabat
Birth Place: Washington, D.C., United States
Date Of Birth: Apr 22, 1973
Voice Over Language: English
Trivia & Fun Facts:
Favorite Color: Kermit Green
Favorite Junk Food: Anything Thai
Frequently cast as a tough or gruff-voiced character
Out of all the characters he voiced in the Dragon Ball franchise, he liked doing the voice of Vegeta the most.
He was a voice announcer for Superbowl XXXVIII promos.
First big role in voice acting was Yamcha in Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
Favorite Junk Food: Anything Thai
Frequently cast as a tough or gruff-voiced character
Out of all the characters he voiced in the Dragon Ball franchise, he liked doing the voice of Vegeta the most.
Favorite Ginyu Force member: Recoome
He was a voice announcer for Superbowl XXXVIII promos.
First big role in voice acting was Yamcha in Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle
One of FUNimation's original voice actors
He was very disappointed after seeing Dragon Ball: Evolution
Narrator of many anime trailers for Funimation Entertainment.
Studied Opera/Voice at the University of North Texas.
He was very disappointed after seeing Dragon Ball: Evolution
Narrator of many anime trailers for Funimation Entertainment.
Studied Opera/Voice at the University of North Texas.
Contact Info:
Official Facebook Fan Page:
http://www.facebook.com/bestvoiceever
Talent Agency:
http://www.marycollins.com/christopher-sabat
Sound Design/Voice Over/Music Studio:
http://okratron5000.com/
http://www.facebook.com/bestvoiceever
Talent Agency:
http://www.marycollins.com/christopher-sabat
Sound Design/Voice Over/Music Studio:
http://okratron5000.com/
Quotes:
"Other than Vegeta, who is my favorite character despite the fact that I voice him, I have to admit I really like Trunks. He is just so...cool. Think about it-Trunks-the lone survivor of the apocalypse, son of the most angry and the most headstrong characters. Frieza- BAM! King Cold-BAM!! Cell-BAM!! Androids-BAM!! He comes on strong and leaves even stronger. You've gotta love him. Eric Johnson, the voice of Trunks, is an astounding actor."
Other Professions:
- Founder, Owner and Director of Okratron5000
STARRING ROLES
Credited Roles On BTVA So Far: 478
TV SHOWS
MOVIES
Fairy Tail the Movie: The Phoenix Priestess (2013) |
One Piece: Strong World (2013) | |||||||||||||
Sengoku Basara: The Last Party (2012) |
Tales of Vesperia: The First Strike (2012) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker (2012) |
Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos (2012) | |||||||||||||
Hetalia: Axis Powers - Paint it, White! (2011) |
Summer Wars (2010) | |||||||||||||
Initial D: Third Stage (2010) |
Case Closed: Countdown to Heaven (2010) | |||||||||||||
Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom (2009) |
One Piece - The Desert Princess and the Pirates: Adventures in Alabasta (2008) | |||||||||||||
Vexille (2008) |
Case Closed: The Fourteenth Target (2007) | |||||||||||||
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006) |
Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (2006) | |||||||||||||
Fullmetal Alchemist the Movie: Conqueror of Shamballa (2006) |
Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (2006) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Bio-Broly (2005) |
Lupin the 3rd: Dead or Alive (2005) | |||||||||||||
Lupin the 3rd: Farewell to Nostradamus (2005) |
Dragon Ball Z: Bojack Unbound (2004) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball: The Path to Power (2003) |
Dragon Ball Z: Super Android 13! (2003) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Broly The Legendary Super Saiyan (2003) |
Dragon Ball Z: Return of Cooler (2002) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge (2002) |
Blue Gender: The Warrior (2002) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (2001) |
Chuck E. Cheese in the Galaxy 5000 (1999) | |||||||||||||
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Golden Seal (1998) |
Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest (1998) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might (1998) |
Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1998) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone (1997) |
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1989) | |||||||||||||
Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1989) |
VIDEO GAMES
The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct (2013) |
Dragon Ball Z For Kinect (2012) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Borderlands 2 (2012) |
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Orcs Must Die! (2011) |
Ms. Splosion Man (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke Nukem Forever (2011) |
Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast 2 (2010) |
Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi Tag Team (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Comic Jumper: The Adventures of Captain Smiley (2010) |
Dragon Ball: Origins 2 (2010) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball: Raging Blast (2009) |
Borderlands (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo (2009) |
Dissidia Final Fantasy (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
'Splosion Man (2009) |
Lux-Pain (2009) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Maw (2009) |
The Last Remnant (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World (2008) |
Dragon Ball: Origins (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit (2008) |
One Piece: Unlimited Adventure (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3 (2007) |
Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (2007) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road (2007) |
Fullmetal Alchemist: Dual Sympathy (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (2006) |
Super Dragon Ball Z (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Time Crisis 4 (2006) |
Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai (2006) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Aeon Flux (2005) |
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fullmetal Alchemist 2: Curse of the Crimson Elixir (2005) |
Spikeout: Battle Street (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Sagas (2005) |
Fullmetal Alchemist and the Broken Angel (2005) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 (2004) |
BloodRayne 2 (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament (2004) |
Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors (2004) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (2003) |
Dragon Ball Z: Budokai (2002) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Case Closed: The Mirapolis Investigation |
SHORTS
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood - Four-Panel Comic Theater |
Panty & Stocking in Sanitary Box |
COMMERCIALS
NARRATION
 Shin Chan |  BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad |  Negima!? |  Aquarion | |||
 Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure |  Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle | |||||
 Spikeout: Battle Street |
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PsychicVoiceSpy said at 9:01 PM on Mon Apr 22 2013
Happy birthday, Chris! One of the coolest voices/voice actors ever!
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ShadowStar said at 2:48 PM on Mon Apr 22 2013
Happy Earth(birthday)day to you! Happy Earth Day to you! Happy birthday Chris Sabat! Happy Earth Day (birthday) to you!
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UltimateSSJ4GokouEX said at 2:07 PM on Mon Apr 22 2013
Happy Birthday Chris! Awesome work with Vegeta, Zoro, Kuwabara, Kurogane & General Cross.
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PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 4:40 PM on Sat Mar 30 2013
My favorite non-DBZ role of his will always be Giroro in Sgt. Frog. Seriously, Sabat's voice is PERFECT for a drill sergeant character like that!
His range really was explored in DBZ. For years, I had no idea so many characters were voiced by the same person...
ReplyHis range really was explored in DBZ. For years, I had no idea so many characters were voiced by the same person...
jeddikah said at 4:13 AM on Tue Mar 12 2013
i completely love his work in DBZ!! but i also really like Kasanoda and and Ayami andhis work on Fairy Tail! awesome guys!! and i get to meet him this weekend XD
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Jackson_H (Admin) said at 9:45 PM on Wed Dec 19 2012
As many people here already posted, his voice for Vegeta and Piccolo amazing!
Kazuma Kuwabara and Yonro are hilarious.
Roronoa Zoro is great!
Shio Sakaki is my favorite non-Dragon Ball role of his. Perfect casting!
ReplyKazuma Kuwabara and Yonro are hilarious.
Roronoa Zoro is great!
Shio Sakaki is my favorite non-Dragon Ball role of his. Perfect casting!
Mrguy22594 said at 2:57 PM on Tue Nov 6 2012
I'm proud to say that Chris Sabat ended up on a TFS video recently.
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Cat_Z said at 8:51 PM on Fri Aug 3 2012
There are very few voice actors I follow and know by name. A lot of them are part of the Dragon Ball Z cast. Chris Sabat is one of my favorites, it would be nice to meet him one day. I hope work in the future is well for him and many others.
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NCZ (Admin) said at 10:58 PM on Sun Apr 22 2012
Happy birthday, Chris! Have to give him credit for his work on DBZ. Also a fan of his Giroro, Zoro, and Garland.
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MJL64 said at 7:21 PM on Sun Apr 22 2012
Happy Birthday! Thank you for the years of DragonballZ memories and a kickass childhood!
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Madness Abe said at 12:38 AM on Sun Apr 22 2012
I bid a Happy Birthday to the Prince of all Saiyans!
ReplyAngelFeet said at 2:01 AM on Thu Apr 5 2012
REPLY TO --> anonymous (Guest) said at 2:03 PM on Mon Jan 3 2011
You sound like you have some personal problem with Mr. Sabat. Because you don't have very good facts.
1. Todd Haberkorn was the director for D. Grayman. Todd has said that FUNimation said he shouldn't do accents.
2. This makes no sense. It seems like he uses FUNimation's best actors. He probably is friends with them, but he probably knows more voice actors than anyone else, so all the actors are his friends. H
3. He's said at conventions that the only people he recasts are people who are not available or don't want to do the role any more. And really the only recasting it seems like he did was on Dragonaball Z Kai, and some of those original actors aren't even acting any more.
4. In interviews and at conventions, Chris is a funny, modest person who never really brags about anything, unless he's joking. The only time it looks like he hypes something is when FUNimation is hyping it, which means he has to do it.
Your entire comment sounds suspicious to me, especially because you are "anonymous". Are you a bad actor or something that Chris doesn't like or something? Probly.
Anyway, the one thing you were right about was how good he was on Vegeta, Zoro and Armstrong.
ReplyYou sound like you have some personal problem with Mr. Sabat. Because you don't have very good facts.
1. Todd Haberkorn was the director for D. Grayman. Todd has said that FUNimation said he shouldn't do accents.
2. This makes no sense. It seems like he uses FUNimation's best actors. He probably is friends with them, but he probably knows more voice actors than anyone else, so all the actors are his friends. H
3. He's said at conventions that the only people he recasts are people who are not available or don't want to do the role any more. And really the only recasting it seems like he did was on Dragonaball Z Kai, and some of those original actors aren't even acting any more.
4. In interviews and at conventions, Chris is a funny, modest person who never really brags about anything, unless he's joking. The only time it looks like he hypes something is when FUNimation is hyping it, which means he has to do it.
Your entire comment sounds suspicious to me, especially because you are "anonymous". Are you a bad actor or something that Chris doesn't like or something? Probly.
Anyway, the one thing you were right about was how good he was on Vegeta, Zoro and Armstrong.
Belial Edge said at 2:24 AM on Sat Nov 5 2011
For some reason, I think Sabat would make for a GREAT Iori Yagami from The King of Fighters.
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Metabad said at 1:44 AM on Wed Sep 28 2011
Its cool that Drummond liked Sabat's portrayal of Vegeta, does anyone know what Sabat thinks about Drummond's portrayal of Vegeta?
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pete said at 12:59 AM on Tue Jul 5 2011
When Piccolo says THIS STRENGTH THIS UNIMAGINABLE STRENGTH in his Kai clip am I the only one hearing Vegeta?
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thetruth (Guest)
said at 6:32 PM on Fri Jan 7 2011
said at 6:32 PM on Fri Jan 7 2011
Chris is easily one of best voice actors in the world..he uses his friends clearly because they are among the best in there field(that should be common sense right there)any criticism that you have about him is pointless..the man is indeed among the living Greats..he may only be second to Kent Williams.
cdaoey (Guest)
said at 2:48 AM on Thu Jan 6 2011
said at 2:48 AM on Thu Jan 6 2011
anonymous;
I don't know about this... since he tends to play/portray/voice strong, tough, or grouchy characters. And why the pros and cons? Are you a critic? Why no accents? Haven't you watched D.Gray-Man yourself? Why still cast the same? He does the recasting? And why the positive and negative? My, you're kind of skilled..
I don't know about this... since he tends to play/portray/voice strong, tough, or grouchy characters. And why the pros and cons? Are you a critic? Why no accents? Haven't you watched D.Gray-Man yourself? Why still cast the same? He does the recasting? And why the positive and negative? My, you're kind of skilled..
anonymous (Guest)
said at 2:03 PM on Mon Jan 3 2011
said at 2:03 PM on Mon Jan 3 2011
While I think he's a great voice actor I'm not a fan of his voice directing decisions.
1. No accents in D.Gray-man
2. He casts the same voice actors in all dubs he works on (basically just uses his friends)
3. If a voice actor isn't nearby, he'll recast them even if the voice actor is flawless in the role. (Pretty lazy IMO)
4. He tries to over-hype anything he works on (I think people can decide for themselves)
Now some positive words.
- Fantastic as Vegeta
- Fantastic as Roronoa Zoro
- Fantastic as Alex Louis Armstrong
1. No accents in D.Gray-man
2. He casts the same voice actors in all dubs he works on (basically just uses his friends)
3. If a voice actor isn't nearby, he'll recast them even if the voice actor is flawless in the role. (Pretty lazy IMO)
4. He tries to over-hype anything he works on (I think people can decide for themselves)
Now some positive words.
- Fantastic as Vegeta
- Fantastic as Roronoa Zoro
- Fantastic as Alex Louis Armstrong
michaelkelley (Guest)
said at 10:36 AM on Fri Dec 10 2010
said at 10:36 AM on Fri Dec 10 2010
CHRIS SABAT is among the greats such as Kent Williams..I personally love his role as Major Armstrong in Fullmetal Alchemist the best..he is a very talented man.
ray (Guest)
said at 11:01 AM on Sat Oct 30 2010
said at 11:01 AM on Sat Oct 30 2010
This guy is a beast!
My Top FIVE favorite roles of his:
- Vegeta
- Shio Sakaki
- Kazuma Kuwabara
- Roronoa Zoro
- Piccolo
*bonus role: Mr. Popo :P
My Top FIVE favorite roles of his:
- Vegeta
- Shio Sakaki
- Kazuma Kuwabara
- Roronoa Zoro
- Piccolo
*bonus role: Mr. Popo :P
sam (Guest)
said at 6:00 PM on Mon Jul 26 2010
said at 6:00 PM on Mon Jul 26 2010
Wait...wait...no...there is ABSOLUTELY no way he could've voiced Kuwabara and i not recognize it! *dies of shock* lol
akersaotome (Guest)
said at 8:23 PM on Wed Jul 21 2010
said at 8:23 PM on Wed Jul 21 2010
His voice use to be higher until DragonBall Z came along.
tomi (Guest)
said at 7:40 PM on Wed Jul 14 2010
said at 7:40 PM on Wed Jul 14 2010
Behold impressive gallery of Voice Acting that is THE ARMSTRONG TRADITION!
anon (Guest)
said at 1:00 AM on Thu Jun 17 2010
said at 1:00 AM on Thu Jun 17 2010
omg, this guy is all my favorite characters in all my favorite shows. my whole childhood revolves around this guys voice and those shows.... this is epic.
PurpleWarrior13 (Moderator) said at 9:15 PM on Wed Jan 20 2010
Sabat played Nappa for the original release of Bardock-The Father of Goku and some flashbacks in the show. But Phil Parsons redubbed Nappa's lines in Bardock for the remastered DVD release.
Replypointyfern (Guest)
said at 1:20 AM on Sat Dec 26 2009
said at 1:20 AM on Sat Dec 26 2009
The clip of Nappa seems totally off, I have never heard him sound like that - I suppose it could be the original dub or something, I just remember it as a child and the new FUNimation DVDs I have now.
I'd probably laugh if I were to watch the show and Nappa sounded exactly like Piccolo.
It surprised me that he was also Zarbon, although once you know that it becomes obvious.
I'd probably laugh if I were to watch the show and Nappa sounded exactly like Piccolo.
It surprised me that he was also Zarbon, although once you know that it becomes obvious.
roy (Guest)
said at 6:24 PM on Wed Dec 2 2009
said at 6:24 PM on Wed Dec 2 2009
He was at his very best as leads Saiga in Speedgrapher and as Roy Revant in Solty Rei. He acted as voice director for Solty Rei as well iirc.
said at 2:41 PM on Sun May 19 2013
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Franchise)
Roronoa Zoro (One Piece)
Piccolo (Dragon Ball Franchise)
Alex Louis Armstrong (Fullmetal Alchemist)
Kurogane (Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle)
Shio Sakaki (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple)
Yamcha (Dragon Ball Franchise)
Elfman (Fairy Tail)