Steve Blum is an American voice actor of anime, animation and video games who has provided the voice for Spike Spiegel in the English Dub of Cowboy Bebop. He is known for his distinctive deep voice.
Notable Works
Guyver Booster Armor Series
The Big O
X
Ghost Rider
Ninja Gaiden 2
Vanquish
Initial D
Wolf's Rain
Gungrave
Gungrave overdose
The Punisher
Transformers Prime
Samurai Champloo
The Legend of Korra
Ghost in the shell
Batman Year one
mass effect 2
Killer7
mass effect 3
Trivia
- He and Wendee Lee (English voice of Faye Valentine) have worked together on other English Dubbed anime, including Mahoromatic (along with Melissa Fahn, English voice of Edward) and Wild Arms: Twilight Venom.
- He and Mary Elizabeth Mcglynn (English voice of Julia) have also worked together on other animation series such as Star Wars Rebels and they are also currently dating.
- He has also starred in another anime directed by Shinciro Watanabe Samurai Champloo as Mugen
- He was awarded the Guinness World Record for being the most prolific video game voice actor in 2012, with roles in franchises such as God of War, Call of Duty, Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, Naruto, X-Men and Transformers.
- In order for him to potray Spike he used Film Noir Imagery.
- The scenes that he found difficult were ones with Spike being portrayed as vulnerable.