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{{short description|American actor}}
{{short description|American actor}}

{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|03}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1970|12|03}}
| birth_place = [[Brookline, Massachusetts]], [[United States]]
| birth_place = [[Brookline, Massachusetts]], United States
| occupation = [[Voice actor]], [[bartender]], bar owner
| occupation = {{hlist|[[Voice actor]]|[[bartender]]|bar owner}}
| years_active =
| years_active = 1990s–present
}}
}}
'''David Benjamin Moo''' (born December 3, 1970) is an American former [[voice actor]].{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} He worked on projects for [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]], [[Central Park Media]], [[NYAV Post]], and TAJ Productions.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}} He is best known for voicing Sanji in the 4Kids [[English language]] dub of ''[[One Piece]]'', [[Xellos]] in ''[[Slayers]]'', and Faraji Ngala in several episodes of the 2003–2009 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' animated series.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
'''David Benjamin Moo''' (born December 3, 1970) is an American former [[voice actor]]. He worked on projects for [[4Licensing Corporation|4Kids Entertainment]], [[Central Park Media]], [[NYAV Post]], and TAJ Productions. Moo is best known for voicing [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]] in the 4Kids [[English language]] dub of ''[[One Piece]]'', [[Xellos]] in ''[[Slayers]]'', and Faraji Ngala in several episodes of the 2003–2009 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' animated series.


==Personal life and career==
==Personal life and career==
Moo has [[Jamaican American|Jamaican]], [[Jewish American|Jewish]], and [[Chinese American|Chinese]] heritage and was previously an actor and theatre director in the 1990s.<ref name="Punch, 2015">{{cite news |last1=Punch Staff |title=Besties: The OG New York Bartender Edition |url=https://punchdrink.com/articles/besties-the-og-new-york-bartender-edition/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=PUNCH |date=April 1, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> He began landing roles as a voice actor in the late 1990s, primarily voicing characters in Japanese [[anime]] as they were dubbed into English for local audiences.{{Citation needed|date=January 2023}}
Moo has [[Chinese American|Chinese]], [[Jamaican American|Jamaican]], and [[Jewish American|Jewish]] ancestry and was previously an actor and theatre director in the 1990s.<ref name="Punch, 2015">{{cite news |last1=Punch Staff |title=Besties: The OG New York Bartender Edition |url=https://punchdrink.com/articles/besties-the-og-new-york-bartender-edition/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=PUNCH |date=April 1, 2015 |language=en}}</ref> He began landing roles as a voice actor in the late 1990s, primarily voicing characters in Japanese [[anime]] as they were dubbed into English for local audiences.<ref>{{cite web|title=David Moo|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3876|access-date=6 February 2023}}</ref>


Moo has also worked as a bartender specializing in novelty [[cocktail]]s since the early 2000s. He worked as head bartender at [[New York City]] establishments Ouest and Last Exit, before opening his own Quarter Bar, with business partner Joe Herron, on the southern edge of [[Park Slope]] in 2007.<ref name="Jones, 2016">{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Carey |title=Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits |date=2016 |publisher=Running Press |isbn=9780316355834 |language=en}}</ref> As a bartender, Moo enjoys making [[Manhattan (drink)|Manhattan]]s and a drink he calls "Alice's Mallet" made from [[gin]] and [[rhubarb]] syrup that Moo distills himself.<ref name="Jones, 2016" /> In 2016 ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine named Moo and Herron's Quarter Bar one of the top 18 bars in the United States.<ref name="Levit, 2016">{{cite news |last1=Levit |first1=Donny |title=Quarter Bar Named One Of Esquire's 18 Best Bars In America - BKLYNER |url=https://bklyner.com/quarter-bar-named-one-esquires-18-best-bars-america-parkslopestoop/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=bklyner.com |date=June 2, 2016}}</ref>
Moo has also worked as a bartender, specializing in novelty [[cocktail]]s since the early 2000s. He enjoys making [[Manhattan (drink)|Manhattan]]s and a drink he calls "Alice's Mallet" made from [[gin]] and [[rhubarb]] syrup that he distills himself.<ref name="Jones, 2016" /> He was a head bartender at [[New York City]] establishments Ouest and Last Exit before opening Quarter Bar with business partner Joe Herron on the southern edge of [[Park Slope]] in 2007.<ref name="Jones, 2016">{{cite book |last1=Jones |first1=Carey |title=Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits |date=2016 |publisher=Running Press |isbn=9780316355834 |language=en}}</ref> In 2016, ''[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]]'' magazine named Quarter Bar one of the top 18 bars in the United States.<ref name="Levit, 2016">{{cite news |last1=Levit |first1=Donny |title=Quarter Bar Named One Of Esquire's 18 Best Bars In America - BKLYNER |url=https://bklyner.com/quarter-bar-named-one-esquires-18-best-bars-america-parkslopestoop/ |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=bklyner.com |date=June 2, 2016}}</ref>


In January 2019, Moo appeared as a contestant on the quiz show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (Season 35, Episode 95), coming in second place out of the three contestants and winning $2,000.<ref name="Jeopardy! Fan, 2019">{{cite news |title=Today's Final Jeopardy - January 18, 2019 |url=https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/01/final-jeopardy-1-18-2019.html |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=The Jeopardy! Fan |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Jeopardy!, 2019">{{cite news |title=Jeopardy! - Contestant Zone |url=https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=www.jeopardy.com |date=January 18, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>
In January 2019, Moo appeared as a contestant on the quiz show ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (Season 35, Episode 95), coming in second place out of the three contestants and winning $2,000.<ref name="Jeopardy! Fan, 2019">{{cite news |title=Today's Final Jeopardy - January 18, 2019 |url=https://thejeopardyfan.com/2019/01/final-jeopardy-1-18-2019.html |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=The Jeopardy! Fan |date=January 18, 2019}}</ref><ref name="Jeopardy!, 2019">{{cite news |title=Jeopardy! - Contestant Zone |url=https://www.jeopardy.com/contestant-zone |access-date=19 January 2019 |work=www.jeopardy.com |date=January 18, 2019 |language=en}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
* ''[[Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still|Giant Robo]]'' - Kael (NYAV Post dub)
* ''[[Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still|Giant Robo]]'' - Kaei (NYAV Post dub)
* ''[[Gokusen|The Gokusen]]'' - Sawada's Father
* ''[[Gokusen|The Gokusen]]'' - Sawada's Father
* ''[[Ichi the Killer (manga)|Ichi the Killer - Episode 0]]'' - Hirano
* ''[[Ichi the Killer (manga)|Ichi the Killer - Episode 0]]'' - Hirano
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* ''[[Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' - Wireless Operator
* ''[[Night on the Galactic Railroad]]'' - Wireless Operator
* ''[[Now and Then, Here and There]]'' - Additional Voices
* ''[[Now and Then, Here and There]]'' - Additional Voices
* ''[[One Piece]]'' - Sanji (4Kids dub)
* ''[[One Piece]]'' - [[Sanji (One Piece)|Sanji]] (4Kids dub)
* ''[[Ping-Pong Club]]'' - Hide, Jinpei's Father, Kitazato, Mr. Kida, Tachikawa (credited as Dominic Moore)
* ''[[Ping-Pong Club]]'' - Hide, Jinpei's Father, Kitazato, Mr. Kida, Tachikawa (credited as Dominic Moore)
* ''[[Tough (manga)|Shootfighter Tekken]]'' - Tayama
* ''[[Tough (manga)|Shootfighter Tekken]]'' - Tayama
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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:American male voice actors]]
[[Category:American people of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:American actors of Chinese descent]]
[[Category:Jewish American actors]]
[[Category:American actors of Jamaican descent]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]

Latest revision as of 19:34, 18 August 2024

David Moo
Born (1970-12-03) December 3, 1970 (age 53)
Brookline, Massachusetts, United States
Occupations
Years active1990s–present

David Benjamin Moo (born December 3, 1970) is an American former voice actor. He worked on projects for 4Kids Entertainment, Central Park Media, NYAV Post, and TAJ Productions. Moo is best known for voicing Sanji in the 4Kids English language dub of One Piece, Xellos in Slayers, and Faraji Ngala in several episodes of the 2003–2009 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series.

Personal life and career

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Moo has Chinese, Jamaican, and Jewish ancestry and was previously an actor and theatre director in the 1990s.[1] He began landing roles as a voice actor in the late 1990s, primarily voicing characters in Japanese anime as they were dubbed into English for local audiences.[2]

Moo has also worked as a bartender, specializing in novelty cocktails since the early 2000s. He enjoys making Manhattans and a drink he calls "Alice's Mallet" made from gin and rhubarb syrup that he distills himself.[3] He was a head bartender at New York City establishments Ouest and Last Exit before opening Quarter Bar with business partner Joe Herron on the southern edge of Park Slope in 2007.[3] In 2016, Esquire magazine named Quarter Bar one of the top 18 bars in the United States.[4]

In January 2019, Moo appeared as a contestant on the quiz show Jeopardy! (Season 35, Episode 95), coming in second place out of the three contestants and winning $2,000.[5][6]

Filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Punch Staff (April 1, 2015). "Besties: The OG New York Bartender Edition". PUNCH. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  2. ^ "David Moo". Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Jones, Carey (2016). Brooklyn Bartender: A Modern Guide to Cocktails and Spirits. Running Press. ISBN 9780316355834.
  4. ^ Levit, Donny (June 2, 2016). "Quarter Bar Named One Of Esquire's 18 Best Bars In America - BKLYNER". bklyner.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  5. ^ "Today's Final Jeopardy - January 18, 2019". The Jeopardy! Fan. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Jeopardy! - Contestant Zone". www.jeopardy.com. January 18, 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  7. ^ "History of Mecha Anime - Gasaraki - Gundam Wing Endless Waltz - Animerica October 2000". 15 June 2017.
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