Lex Lang

Lex Lang is an American voice actor and voice director, who has provided voices and served as a director for a number of animations and video games. He is known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot franchise, Suguru Geto in Jujutsu Kaisen, Ecliptor in Power Rangers in Space, and Goemon Ishikawa in Lupin the Third.^[1][2]

Early life

Lang was born in Hollywood, California,^[3] and began performing at 7 years old, hosting a radio show and being the master of ceremonies for Seagram's National Comedy Competition.^[3]

Throughout high school, Lang acted in various theatre productions at the Community Theatre in Scottsdale, Arizona.^[3] His stage credits include The Fantastiks, Bus Stop, The Apple Tree, Of Mice and Men, and Cinderella.^[3]

While attending college, he performed stand-up comedy and did impressions for various clubs including The Comedy Store, Dr. Giggles, The NFL Cub, Anderson's Fifth Estate and The Improv.^[3] He would perform along with Jim Carrey, Richard Belzer, and David Spade.^[3] He would later move back to Hollywood, California to study music at the Musician's Institute before pursuing voice acting in 1996.^[3]

Career

A two-time Daytime Entertainment Emmy® Awards-honored voice actor, (first for his portrayal of Professor Behdety in the 2003/2004 season of Tutenstein, then again as The Doorman and his dog Hundley on the 2009/2010 season of Curious George), he has been in hundreds of productions ranging from original animation, anime, video games, celebrity voice matching, and movie trailers.^[4][1][2] He is known for voicing Doctor Neo Cortex in the Crash Bandicoot series, replacing Clancy Brown.^[5] He is also known for his anime voice work playing roles such as Sagara Sanosuke from Rurouni Kenshin and Goemon Ishikawa XIII in the Lupin III franchise.^[4][1][2]

Lang has worked as voice director for clients including Cartoon Network, EWAM, Sony, Bang Zoom! Entertainment, Technicolor, PCB Productions, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Code Masters, HBO and Warner Brothers.^[6]

Personal life

Lang is married to fellow voice actor Sandy Fox.^[7] They live in Studio City, California.^[7]

Lang is also a musician, and he plays guitar, bass, and piano.^[3] He has also written 200 songs for various genres.^[3]

Other ventures

In 1998, Lang and his wife co-founded the Love Planet Foundation, a non-profit organization which creates educational materials for children on the importance of recycling, world water awareness, and the preservation of the planet.^[8] They also created Love Planet Productions, which includes several multimedia projects such as anime presentation shows, toddler shows and products, and Zen programming.^[9] In 2006 they launched a bottled spring water business called H2Om Water with Intention, which has received recognition as a sponsor at several events including Sting's Rainforest Foundation Carnegie Hall Concert and the Elevate Film Festival.^[10][11][12] Lang was also a Deepak Chopra meditation instructor.^[13]

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Film

Video games

Live-action

Other appearances

References

1. ^ "Anime". Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
2. ^ "Video Games". Archived from the original on 12 December 2017.
3. ^ "Lex Lang". www.lexlang.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2017. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
4. ^ "Animation". Archived from the original on 2 June 2017.
5. ^ "Interview with Lex Lang (Dr. Neo Cortex)". Crash Mania. March 10, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2010.
6. ^ "ADR". Archived from the original on 14 September 2014.
7. ^ Fox, Sandy. "Patch Profile Page For Sandy Fox". Studio City, Patch. Patch Media. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
8. ^ "Love Planet Foundation". loveplanetfoundation.org
9. ^ "Projects". loveplanetproductions.com. Archived from the original on 2014-05-21.
10. ^ "H2Om Joins Film Festival to 'Elevate' Consciousness in Hollywood". Elevate Film Festival and H20m. July 22, 2006. Retrieved September 24, 2015. – via BevNET.com.
11. ^ Regina, Steven. "Sandy Fox/Lex Lang". The Swerve Magazine. Archived from the original on September 26, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
12. ^ "Gear awards – Waters(Flavored/Enhanced) Winners". ShapeYou.com. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
13. ^ "Meditation". SandyFox.com. Archived from the original on September 12, 2015. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
14. ^ "Lex Lang Anime resume". LexLang.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
15. ^ "Animation". lexlang.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
16. ^ "Lex Lang– Resume". Jeff Zannini Celebrity Talent. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
17. ^ "Lex Lang". Crystal Acids.com. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
18. ^ "Voice Actors Sandy Fox, Lex Lang to Participate in Otakon 2015". Anime News Network. May 27, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
19. ^ "Lex Lang (visual voices guide)" (A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information). Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
20. ^ "The Ultimate Tofu Store Drift". No. 1. Initial D. Episode 1. Tokyopop. pp. Closing credits, English Cast.
21. ^ "Secret Love Shell". No. 3. Destiny of the Shrine Maiden. Episode 3. pp. Closing credits, English Voice Cast.
22. ^ Martin, Theron (April 27, 2015). "Yuki Yuna is a Hero [Collector's Edition + CD] – Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 26, 2016. Pony Canyon called upon Bang Zoom! Entertainment for the English dub. Long-time voice actor Lex Lang mostly guides well a cast with limited experience; only in a couple of places do the performances sound even slightly stiff or awkward. All of the actresses were appropriately-chosen for their roles in a vocal quality sense and handle the acting capably. ... The dub script is also a smooth and reasonable interpretation of the original Japanese script.
23. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Yuki Yuna is a Hero Q&A w/ the English Dub Cast". YouTube
24. ^ "Aniplex USA Details Fate/stay night UBW, Durarara!! 2xSho Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
25. ^ "Durarara!!×2 English Dub to Premiere March 10". Anime News Network. March 6, 2015.
26. ^ "Aniplex USA to Release 1st Aldnoah.Zero Season 1 On BD/DVD with Dub, Sub". Anime News Network. June 6, 2015.
27. ^ "One-Punch Man Cast Announcement!". Viz Media. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
28. ^ "Unyielding Justice". No. 9. One-Punch Man. Episode 9. Viz Media. September 17, 2016. Closing credits.
29. ^ "Toonami Asia Reveals More Dub Cast for Dragon Ball Super Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
30. ^ "Lex Lang | Voice Actor on Twitter: "We'reeeeee baaaaack! #Grateful #BLEACH_anime" / Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2022-11-29.
31. ^ Terrace 2014, p. 23
32. ^ "Darkblade". No. 12. Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir. Episode 12. Nickelodeon. February 28, 2016.
33. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (April 26, 2018). "Star Wars Resistance Animated Series Set at Disney Channel". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived May 20, 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 7, 2018.
34. ^ "Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
35. ^ "Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution!! The Golden Digimentals". Sound Cadence Studios. Retrieved 2025-03-16.
36. ^ "Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) – Acting credits". The New York Times. 2016. Archived from the original on February 3, 2016. Retrieved January 27, 2016.
37. ^ TWK Admin (October 2, 2015). "Laws of the Universe Part 0 Premiere with Tom Kenny, Kari Wahlgren, Lex Lang, Christina Vee" (Video interview. 2:43-3:15 "It was a lot of fun because I got to play one of the teachers in the film but then I also got to play one of the creatures in the film. So I'm like a feature creature teacher."). Teens Wanna Know. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
38. ^ "GKIDS Announces English Cast". Twitter. July 23, 2020.
39. ^ "Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Cast, English-subbed Trailer for Jujutsu Kaisen 0 Anime Film". Anime News Network. February 25, 2022. Retrieved February 25, 2022.
40. ^ "Video Games". lexlang.com. Archived from the original on December 12, 2017. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
41. ^ "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
42. ^ Golden Axe: Beast Rider. Sega. 2008.
43. ^ Skylanders: Swap Force. October 13, 2013.
44. ^ Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII
45. ^ Skylanders: Trap Team. 2014.
46. ^ Batman: Arkham Knight. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. 2015.
47. ^ Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. 2015.
48. ^ Meet the New Voice of the Male Charr Player Character, GuildWars2.com
49. ^ Skylanders: Imaginators. Activision. 2016.
50. ^ Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy. Activision. 2017.
51. ^ Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled. Activision. 2019.
52. ^ Yakuza: Like a Dragon. Sega. 2020.
53. ^ "Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (2023 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 4 February 2024.
54. ^ "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (2024 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
55. ^ "Digimon Story: Time Stranger (2025 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 18 November 2025.
56. ^ Romano, Sal (September 3, 2025). "Octopath Traveler 0 details 'story of revenge,' companions, and key systems". Gematsu. Retrieved September 4, 2025.

Book references

• Terrace, Vincent (2014). Internet Horror, Science Fiction and Fantasy Television Series, 1998–2013. McFarland. ISBN 9781476616452.

External links

• Official website
• Love Planet Records
• Lex Lang at IMDb