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Jason Christopher Marsden (born January 3, 1975 in Providence, Rhode Island, USA) is an American screen and voice actor largely known for numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series.

Biography

Marsden is the youngest of four children (he has two older step-brothers, Rick and Mark, and an older step-sister, Ana). His mother's name is Linda. His father, Myles Marsden, a choreographer, founded the Rhode Island State Ballet.

At the age of 11, Jason had moved from Rhode Island to California and had his first major role, as the third child to play Alan Quartermaine, Jr., in the long running American soap opera General Hospital. He continued this role for two years, while still attending elementary school. This was followed soon afterwards by the role of Eddie Munster in the TV series remake of The Munsters titled The Munsters Today. At the same time, Jason also had his first voice acting role in a cartoon, that of Cavin in the Disney cartoon TV series The Gummi Bears.

Jason continued with small acting and voice-acting roles in sitcoms, cartoons, and films until 1992, where he landed the role of Dash X in Eerie, Indiana. While the program only ran for 19 episodes, and Jason only appeared for six of them, the program gathered a cult following and is still enjoyed today.

Although starring in a TV film, providing voices for cartoons, and guest-starring in sitcoms, Jason's next memorable role was a voice-acting one, that of Goofy's son Max Goof in the animated film A Goofy Movie (1995). A prominent role in White Squall (1996) closely followed this, where Jason had the opportunity of working with the famous director Ridley Scott and actors Jeff Bridges, Ryan Phillippe, and Ethan Embry.

Some other roles that made him a household name were that of Rich Halke (J.T's best friend) in Step by Step, which was from 1995 until the show's cancellation in 1998; Nelson Burkhard (D.J.'s rich boyfriend) in Full House; and Jason Marsden in Boy Meets World. In Boy Meets World he played a character who was the best friend of Eric Matthews, who was played by Marsden's real-life best friend Will Friedle.

Since Step by Step, Jason has provided voices for numerous animated television shows and computer games, appeared in a straight-to-video film, been the voice of Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, the voice of Haku in the American dub of Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi (more commonly known as Spirited Away) (2001), starred in several TV films, and has made guest appearances on some of the most popular American sitcoms out there. He played the young Burt Ward/Robin in the 2002 television movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt.

Jason has a passion for acting and directing. His first foray into directing was an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Journey of Allen Strange (1997). He also directed, wrote, produced, and edited The Greatest Short Film Ever!!! in 2004. He is known for his talent for physical and vocal comedy, multi-faceted acting skills, and short stature (as he is five feet, three inches tall).

In recent years he is probably best known for his voice over work on the various DC Warner Bros animated series such as Justice League, Static Shock, Teen Titans, Batman Beyond, and The Batman.

His best man at his wedding in 2002 to wife Christy Marsden, a script supervisor, was his best friend, actor Will Friedle (known in recent years for playing Terry McGinnis/Batman in Batman Beyond). The two have worked together in the series in a couple of episodes.

His hobbies are ice-skating, rollerblading, drawing, swimming, and collecting Disney videos. As he is a huge Walt Disney fan, his pets are named Aladdin, Jasmine, and Lady.

He is currently the head announcer for Toon Disney (excluding Jetix) and also serves as a part-time announcer for Disney Channel. He was recently seen in the film Fun with Dick and Jane as the cashier at the gas station, and is cast as Tasslehoff Burrfoot in the upcoming movie Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight. Cast list at dragonlance-movie.com

Trivia

• Marsden is not related to actor James Marsden, but Jason Marsden's wife Christy and James Marsden's wife Lisa Linde have been best friends since they were six.

Selected filmography

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