Bill Rogers

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William "Bill"Rogers is an American voice actor, voice director, producer, script adaptor and scriptwriter, who provides voices for the English-languagedub ofPokémon the Series.

He is not related to voice actressKayzie Rogers.

Biography

Rogers started off as a stage and television actor. He had always been a fan of anime, and in 2001, he got his first role, a small part onAssemble Insert as Prime Minister. Since then, he has gone on to voice many notable characters in various anime series. He is known among fans and coworkers for his sense of humor.

Rogers began to provide voices for theanimated series and related media, starting withThe Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, whenPokémon USA andTAJ Productions took over the dubbing and distribution ofPokémon the Series. He had taken over the roles ofBrock,Scott, andDrew forthe ninth season; and he requested to provide the voice ofBonsly as well. Most notably, he provided the voice ofBrock's Sudowoodo andCroagunk, and alsoAsh's Infernape, forPokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl. As ofThe Rise of Darkrai, Rogers began doing the script timing for episodes. With the departure of Brock as a series regular at the end of theDiamond and Pearl series, Rogers' contributions to the series was reduced, although he did continue to voice minor characters (such asGhetsis) and Pokémon, includingCilan's Stunfisk andDawn's Quilava, and reprised as Brock for subsequent appearances.

Many of his Pokémon roles were previously done byDarren Dunstan orEric Stuart in the4Kids dub.

Rogers posted under the name "NewBrock" atBulbagarden Forums andSerebii.Net Forums;his first post was an open letter about the recasting controversy.^[1]