Who is Greg Ayres?

Greg Ayres was born in Richmond, Virginia USA, on 7 December 1968 – his zodiac sign is Sagittarius, and he holds American nationality. He’s a voice actor and a singer, who has voiced characters in over 300 animated movies and TV series, while he’s perhaps still known best for his voicing of the lead character Tomoki Sakurai, in the English version of the Japanese 2011 action comedy film “Heaven’s Lost Property the Movie: The Angeloid of Clockwork”. It was directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, also starred Tia Lynn Ballard and Shelley Calene-Black, and follows the shy girl Hiyori who’s in love with Tomoki; the movie won one of the five awards for which it was nominated.

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Early life, family and education

Greg was raised in Richmond alongside his brother Christopher, by their parents about whom nothing’s known, as Greg respects their privacy; it’s said that his father was a businessman, and that his mother was a school teacher. Christopher is also an actor, and has played and voiced characters in more than 200 movies and TV series.

Greg watched a lot of TV while he was growing up, and was four years old when his parents noticed that he was good at impersonating the voices of people whom he’d seen on TV. They thus took him to an audition, and Greg was only five when he launched his career, by voicing Seiji in the 1973 episode “Yomigaere Goddo Fenikkusu” of the English version of the Japanese action adventure series “Gatchaman” (original “Kagaku ninja tai Gatchaman”).

He then spent the following decade focused on his education, and didn’t work on his career at all.

Greg resumed voice acting upon enrolling at a local high school in 1983; he matriculated in 1987, and didn’t attend college, wanting to work on his way up in the film industry.

Roles in animated series

Greg had only a couple of other voice roles in the ‘80s, in series such as the action adventure “Aura Battler Dunbine”, and the action drama “Knights of the Zodiac”.

In 1996, he was cast to voice Felix, Jacob and several other characters, in the English version of the hit crime comedy “Detective Conan”, created by Gosho Aoyama, and which starred Minami Takayama, Wakana Yamazaki and Hoang Khuyet. The series follows a detective who has been turned into a teenager by a strange chemical, but has kept all of his memory and knowledge; it was nominated for a single award. By the end of the ‘90s, Greg had voiced characters in a couple of other popular animated series, including the adventure comedy “Those Who Hunt Elves”, the comedy drama “Kodocha”, and the action comedy “Legend of the Mystical Ninja”.

In 2001, he voiced Bomb, the main character in the English version of the romantic action drama “BASToF Syndrome”; the series also starred Cynthia Martinez and Chris Patton, and follows three teenagers who are trying to fix a problem which includes the collision of the real world and a video game’s world. The year 2004 heard Greg star as Chrono in the action adventure “Chrono Crusade”, and in 2006, he voiced Forte in the romantic drama “Mamotte! Lollipop”. Some of his other notable performances in the 2000s were in the romantic comedy “Ouran High School Host Club”, the adventure drama “Innocent Venus”, and the science fiction adventure “Glass Fleet: La Legende du Vent de l’Univers”.

Between 2014 and 2016, Greg voiced the lead character Yu Nishinoya in the English version of the critically acclaimed comedy drama “Haikyuu!!”, created by Haruichi Furudate, and which starred Ayumu Murase, Kaito Ishikawa and Yu Hayashi.

The series follows a short boy who’s joined his school’s volleyball club, and it won one of the four awards for which it was nominated.

Three of Greg’s most recent roles have been in eight episodes of the hit action adventure “My Hero Academia” between 2017 and 2020, 11 episodes of the action adventure “Black Clover” between 2018 and 2020, and the 2021 pilot of the action drama “Getter Robo Ark”.

Roles in animated movies

Greg made his movie voicing debut in the 1985 action adventure “Megazone 23”, while a couple of his following roles were in the 1991 adventure comedy “Dragon Knight”, the 1993 short action “Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie”, and the 1997 crime adventure “Detective Conan: The Time Bombed Skyscraper”.

In 2001, he voiced the main character Kenta Nakamura, in the English version of the romantic action drama “Initial D: Third Stage”, directed by Shin Misawa and Noritsugu Yamaguchi, and which also starred his brother Christopher; the movie follows the life of the drift racer Takumi Fujiwara.

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Greg voiced Junichi in the 2003 adventure “Aquarian Age Saga II: Don’t Forget Me”, and a couple of his other notable performances in the 2000s were in the 2004 action fantasy “Lady Death”, the 2006 adventure drama “Origin: Spirits of the Past” and the 2009 action drama “Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance”.

In 2013, Greg was cast to voice the main character Heisuke Todo, in the action drama “Gekijouban Hakuouki: Daiisshou Kyouto Ranbu”, written and directed by Osamu Yamasaki, and which also starred his brother Christopher and Leraldo Anzaldua. The movie follows Chizuru Yukimura who has come to Kyoto in search of her missing father.

Three of his most recent movie roles have been in the 2018 comedy drama “Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions the Movie: Take on Me”, the 2019 action adventure “One Piece: Stampede” and the 2021 action comedy “Gintama: The Final”.

Other credits

Greg received special thanks for the 2008 episode “Sailor Cycle vs. Crushing Weight” of the comedy series “The Chibi Project”, and for a 2010 episode of the series “AnimeCons TV”.

He sang several songs in the animated series “Dragon Ball Z Kai” in 2010.

Greg has voiced numerous characters in many video games, such as the 2002 “Unlimited Saga”, the 2007 “One Piece: Unlimited Adventure” and the 2014 “Smite”; most recently, in 2020, he voiced Guldo in the game “Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot”.

Awards and nominations

Greg has been nominated for 14 Behind the Voice Actors (BTVA) Awards, winning one in 2014, for Best Male Lead Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special, for “Gekijouban Sora no Otoshimono: Tokei Jikake no Enjeroido”.

Love life and wife

Greg is highly secretive when it comes to his love life, and hasn’t mentioned any women (or men) whom he has perhaps been with; this is mostly why there are various rumors circulating the internet, concerning both his past and present relationships, and his sexual orientation.

Some of Greg’s fans believe that the popular actor is today a married man, but that he prefers to keep his wife, and maybe children, away from the media’s attention, however, no evidence has been provided to support these claims, nor has Greg commented on these rumors.

There are also those who believe that he’s gay, and this to be the reason behind him not speaking of the women whom he has dated; this hasn’t been confirmed either.

As of November 2021, Greg appears to be single, hasn’t married and doesn’t have children.

Hobbies and other interests

Greg’s main hobby is travelling, and his career has taken him all around the world; he has attended many anime conventions organized around the US, as well as around Asia. Greg’s dream travel destination is Kyoto in Japan.

He has been working as a DJ for around two decades now, and has also been invited to perform at a couple of events related to anime.

Greg enjoys watching Hollywood movies in his spare time, and his favorite actors are Russell Crowe and Bruce Willis, while some of his favorite films include “The Gladiator”, “Pulp Fiction” and “The Fifth Element”.

He’s a huge fan of animated movies made by Studio Ghibli, and a couple of his favorites include “Howl’s Moving Castle”, “Ponyo”, and “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind”.

Age, height and net worth

Greg is 52 years old. He has long brown hair which he dyes various colors, including blue, green and pink; his eyes are green, and his height is 5ft 7ins (1.7m), while he weighs around 175lbs (80kgs).

As of November 2021, his net worth has been estimated at over $6 million.

Who is Beverly D’Angelo?

Beverly Heather D’Angelo was born in Columbus, Ohio USA, on 15 November 1951 – her zodiac sign is Scorpio, and she holds American nationality. She’s an actress, film producer and a singer, who has appeared in more than 100 movies and TV series, while she’s perhaps still known best for her portrayal of Ellen Griswold, one of the main characters in the 1983 adventure comedy movie “National Lampoon’s Vacation”. It was directed by Harold Ramis, also starred Chevy Chase and Imogene Coca, and follows the Griswold family who are travelling across their country to reach the theme park Walley World.

Early life and education

Beverly was raised in Columbus alongside her brothers Tony, Tim and Jeff, by their father Eugene Constantino ‘Gene’ D’Angelo, who was a TV station manager and a bass player, and their mother Priscilla Ruth (nee Smith) who was a violinist.

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Beverly studied at Upper Arlington High School, and was interested in various activities during her four years there, as she played several sports including tennis and volleyball, and was also into singing and acting with the school’s drama club. Upon matriculating in 1969, she started working at Hanna-Barbera Studios as an illustrator, and then spent some time living in Canada, where she was a back-up singer for the rock band The Hawks, later renamed to The Band.

Beverly also studied visual arts at a college for two years, one of which was in Italy as an exchange student.

Roles in series

Beverly made her debut TV series appearance in 1976, when cast to play Miss Emmy in the hit mini-series “Captains and the Kings”, which won six awards, including two Primetime Emmys, while it was nominated for eight other awards.

Her following role in a series was in 1983, when cast to play Henbane in the episode “Sleeping Beauty” of the hit family adventure comedy “Faerie Tale Theatre”, which starred Shelley Duvall, John Achorn and Patrick DeSantis, and is a set of adaptations of classic fairytales; the series won 12 of the 40 awards for which it was nominated. Two of Beverly’s following roles were in the 1985 episode “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” of the family comedy drama “Tall Tales & Legends”, and two episodes of the thriller mini-series “Doubletake” also in 1985.

The ’90s saw Beverly make a guest appearance in an episode of several critically acclaimed series, such as the fantasy crime comedy “Tales from the Crypt”, the drama “The General Motors Playwrights Theater”, and the drama “Great Performances”.

In 1999, she was cast to play the supporting character Sidney ‘Syd’ Gibson in the comedy “Rude Awakening”, created by Claudia Lonow, and which starred Sherilyn Fenn, Jonathan Penner and Lynn Redgrave. It follows a former actress who’s now a struggling alcoholic, and has fallen in love with her neighbor, who’s also an alcoholic; the series was nominated for three awards, including a Primetime Emmy.

In 2007, Beverly voiced Ellen Griswold in an episode of the animated comedy “Family Guy”, and in 2008, she voiced Lurleen Lumpkin in the episode “Papa Don’t Leech” of the animated comedy “The Simpsons”.

Between 2005 and 2011, she played the supporting character Barbara Miller, in the critically acclaimed comedy drama “Entourage”, created by Doug Ellin, and which starred Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier and Kevin Dillon.

It follows the life of the film star Vince Chase, and the series won 20 awards, including six Primetime Emmys, while it was nominated for 106 other awards.

Three of Beverly’s most recent roles in TV series have been in six episodes of the action drama “Shooter” in 2018, and in 2019 the episode “Filthy Day Jobs” of the comedy “The Filth”, and five episodes of the thriller comedy drama “Insatiable”.

Roles in movies

Beverly made her debut film appearance in the 1977 horror “The Sentinel”, and by the end of the ‘70s, she appeared in the 1977 romantic comedy “Annie Hall”, the 1978 action comedy “Every Which Way but Loose” and the 1979 musical comedy drama “Hair”.

In 1987, Beverly was cast to play Gilda in the musical comedy drama “Aria”, directed by Robert Altman and Bruce Beresford, and which starred John Hurt, Theresa Russell and Stephanie Lane.

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The movie is a collection of 10 short films made by different directors, and was nominated for a single award. In 1990, she appeared in the popular thriller “Pacific Heights”, while some of Beverly’s most notable performances in the ‘90s were in the 1994 western comedy “Lightning Jack”, the 1996 crime thriller drama “Eye for an Eye” and the 1997 comedy “Vegas Vacation”.

In 1998, she played Doris, one of the lead characters in the evergreen drama “American History X”, which ranks amongst the top 50 movies of all time. It was directed by Tony Kaye, also starred Edward Norton and Edward Furlong, and follows a former neo-nazi skinhead who has realized his mistakes, and is trying to save his younger brother from following in his footsteps; the movie won four of the 20 awards for which it was nominated, including an Oscar nomination.

In 2006, Beverly was cast to play Gordon’s Mom in the comedy “Gamers”, written and directed by Christopher Folino, and which starred Kevin Sherwood, Kevin Kirkpatrick and Scott Rinker. It follows four friends who are still living with their parents, and are addicted to the role-playing game “Demons, Nymphs and “Dragons”. She had appeared in many other movies by the end of the 2000s, such as the 2007 romantic comedy “Imperfect Union”, the 2008 adventure comedy “Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay” and the 2009 family drama “Aussie & Ted’s Great Adventure”.

In 2013, Beverly played the supporting character Lucille, in the action science fiction comedy “Bounty Killer”, directed by Henry Saine, and which starred Matthew Marsden, Kristanna Loken and Christian Pitre. It follows several bounty killers who are competing amongst themselves.

Three of her most recent film roles have been in the 2020 short comedies “The Pack Podcast” and “Electri-vacation”, and the 2021 comedy drama “The Good House”; she’s currently shooting for the upcoming movies “Capps Crossing: Wrong Side of Dead”, “Masha’s Mushroom” and “Afterward”.

Other credits

She has three producing credits: the 1997 comedy film “Pterodactyl Woman from Beverly Hills”, six episodes of the documentary series “Nova” in 2005, and the 2016 historical documentary film “City 40”.

Beverly has received four special thanks, including for the 2010 drama movie “Shit Year” and the 2019 comedy film “The Last Laugh”.

She has made a guest appearance in an episode of various talk shows, most recently in “Inside of You with Michael Rosenbaum”, “Entertainment Tonight” and “Sundays with Sid”.

Awards and nominations

Beverly has been nominated for five awards, including a 1984 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Special, for her performance in “A Streetcar Named Desire”, and a 1981 Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Supporting Role – Motion Picture, for her performance in “Coal Miner’s Daughter”.

She was also nominated for a 1981 Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Most Annoying Fake Accent: Female (“Honky Tonk Freeway”), a 1998 Kids’ Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actress (“Vegas Vacation”) and a 1999 Golden Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Drama (“American History X”).

Love life and relationships

Beverly married Don Lorenzo Salviati on 8 September 1981; he’s an Italian Duke, who’s probably only known for being the son of the 5th Duke Salviati – Don Forese.

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The two separated by the end of the ‘80s, but their divorce wasn’t finalized until 5 November 1995.

Beverly was then in a relationship with Anton Furst, the late British production designer who won a 1990 Oscar for Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, for the movie “Batman”; Anton committed suicide on 24 November 1991.

In 1997, Beverly started a relationship with the famous American actor and moviemaker Alfredo James ‘Al’ Pacino, and on 25 January 2001 gave birth to their twins Olivia Rose and Anton James, who were conceived through in vitro fertilization (IVF); however, Beverly and Al Pacino broke up in 2003.

She hasn’t spoken of any other men whom she has perhaps been with, so as of November 2021, Beverly seems to be single, was once married to Don Lorenzo Salviati, and has twins with her former boyfriend Al Pacino.

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Hobbies and other interests

Beverly was a fashionista in her 20s and 30s, as she enjoyed keeping up with the fashion trends, and so was a shopaholic, as she loved shopping for clothes at least once a week.

She rarely travels nowadays, but was once an avid traveler; Beverly’s acting career has taken her to nearly all the US states, as well as to various Asian and European countries. Her dream travel destination is Paris in France.

She has her own favorite actors and actresses, some of whom are Al Pacino, Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep, while a couple of her favorite movies are the trilogy “The Godfather”, “Scent of a Woman” and “The Bridges of Madison County”.

Age, height and net worth

Beverly’s age is 70. She has long brown hair and blue eyes, her height is 5ft 3ins (1.6m) and she weighs around 110lbs (50kgs).

As of November 2021, Beverly’s net worth has been estimated at over $20 million.