Current Events > Apparently a big name voice actor has died.

(+) Yeah! (+)

https://twitter.com/SoCassandra/status/1347427456517431300

Lot of people in the VA community are posting candles. No idea who it is.
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RIP to them, whomever they might be

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Tom Kane had a stroke recently, it could be him.

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Got worried it was her. I like her a lot

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pegusus123456 posted...

Tom Kane had a stroke recently, it could be him.

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I get that they're trying to be respectable, but not saying who it is is just driving the fans up the wall.

cuh posted...

Really fucking weird to make that post on Twitter instead of keeping it private lol

Or they could've at least waited until the family publicly revealed it so they're not just teasing everyone.

Hope its not Joshua Seth.

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It was Brad Venable. Not sure what he's worked on though.
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LightningAce11 posted...

It was Brad Venable. Not sure what he's worked on though.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2257312/

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People and be sad in their own ways, but that is odd that they would say anything. If they didn't want to make it public (the name) way post anything. I just don't understand that.

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Brad Venable is certainly one of those actors that will cause people to say "Who?" but with the immense outpouring of support and grieving, it's pretty clear that he had a huge impact on a lot of lives in the industry without being a front and center face.

I'm sure we'll hear more, if not today, then later this week, but it just goes to show how many lives can be touched by a good soul.

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I only really knew him as Griffon in DMC5. RIP

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Only know him from Griffon in DMCV. He seemed to have fun with that role.

RIP

If they didn't want to make the name public why say anything at all. Making a death a tease?

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Jeez he was Griffon

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NatsuSama posted...

If they didn't want to make the name public why say anything at all. Making a death a tease?

It's grieving dude. Doesn't always have to make sense.

Also it lets those in the industry who may not directly have the info that there's something to reach out to your colleagues about.

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Seems like he's done a ton of random voices but no major starring roles. Sad, he wasn't even so old.

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CyricZ posted...

It's grieving dude. Doesn't always have to make sense.

Also it lets those in the industry who may not directly have the info that there's something to reach out to your colleagues about.

You can reach out to your colleagues without a public statement so that is out.

Revealing it to fans remains a tease. "Hey guys someone big on the show died in real life, but we aren't going to tell you who right now." No matter how that's spun, its still a tease as it opens up the spiral of speculation on who.

Grieving or not, it shouldn't have been revealed at all until a name was ready to be said. Real life death shouldn't be a tease.

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g0ldie posted...

RIP to them, whomever they might be

whoever*

NatsuSama posted...

You can reach out to your colleagues without a public statement so that is out.

Revealing it to fans remains a tease. "Hey guys someone big on the show died in real life, but we aren't going to tell you who right now." No matter how that's spun, its still a tease as it opens up the spiral of speculation on who.

Grieving or not, it shouldn't have been revealed at all until a name was ready to be said. Real life death shouldn't be a tease.

You don't get to tell people how to grieve.

You also don't have a right to demand information if it's not ready to be given.

Yours is an entitled viewpoint because "there's a mystery on the Internet" and you feel you deserve to have it solved now.

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CyricZ posted...

You don't get to tell people how to grieve.

You also don't have a right to demand information if it's not ready to be given.

Yours is an entitled viewpoint because "there's a mystery on the Internet" and you feel you deserve to have it solved now.

Has nothing to do with entitlement or how to grieve.

The fact remains that announcing to everyone someone big that will affect fans has died but you don't plan to say who, is a tease.

Doesnt matter if its how you grieve, its still making real life death a tease.

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RIP

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NatsuSama posted...

The fact remains that announcing to everyone someone big has died but you don't plan to say who is a tease.

Because it's all about you, isn't it.

Forget how these people are feeling at having lost someone important to them. What about ME? What about ME feeling teased because I'm not in their circle!?

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Illuminoius posted...

whoever*

I always get that wrong...

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CyricZ posted...

Because it's all about you, isn't it.

Forget how these people are feeling at having lost someone important to them. What about ME? What about ME feeling teased because I'm not in their circle!?

It has nothing to do with me lol.

You are trying to play the feelings card, which doesn't change the facts of the matter. Death was made into a tease.

Grieving doesn't change the actions you commit while grieving lol. Grieving or not, the death of a real human was made into a tease. Intentionally or not.

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It's too early for a melty

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Imagine having a meltdown over this because you can't accept that you're wrong.

It wasn't a tease, end of.

NatsuSama posted...

the death of a real human was made into a tease.

And this is entirely your interpretation. Does anyone else accompany you in this?

EDIT: I'd also like to point out that the "dark period" on this between the time the first candles went up and the information was made public was five hours. Five hours of the early AM, no less.

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No it was definitely a tease.

Murphiroth posted...

Imagine having a meltdown over this because you can't accept that you're wrong.

It wasn't a tease, end of.

Somebody posting something you don't like is a meltdown? Ok lol.

It was a tease, grieving or not.

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You repeating it doesn't make it true.

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CyricZ posted...

You repeating it doesn't make it true.

Same could be said to you. Just saying.

I don't think it's anything worth getting up in arms over, but I think it does seem a bit off to basically write "Hey guys, just as a heads up, somebody famous died. I can't say who but you'll find out soon enough ;) "


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She's signalling that she's respectful. Respectful to the guys family and respectful to covid rules.

What an amazing woman

Should have waited for the family to give the ok before tweeting about it but if she did that, her post would be lost amongst everyone elses.

She's doing the early bird gets the worm here.

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It's Brad Venable.

https://www.gamespot.com/articles/devil-may-cry-5-voice-actor-brad-venable-has-died-receives-tributes-from-peers/1100-6486025/

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NatsuSama posted...

If they didn't want to make the name public why say anything at all. Making a death a tease?

Because they just have to be the first one to post it on the internet! Dont you know how social media works by now

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CyricZ posted...

Don't forget that, as Ms. Morris stated, we're in very weird and extenuating circumstances for the ability to come together to grieve. Perhaps if we weren't in the midst of a pandemic, people would have been able to directly support each other prior to the announcement, and you wouldn't have to be inconvenienced

Your high and mighty attitude is awfully ironic.

I dont care what you want to call it, her tweet was, at the very least, in poor taste. Yes, she is grieving, but that does not excuse your actions. If she actually wanted to be respectful to the family, she would have waited for the family to say something first. I know nothing about her or the guy who passed, but it comes off to me as someone trying to post FIRST! on a YouTube vid.

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NatsuSama posted...

Somebody posting something you don't like is a meltdown? Ok lol.

It was a tease, grieving or not.

Jesus, shut the fuck up already.

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Dang. Only 43.

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From the stories I've been reading, so many have been sharing their memories of him and it seems like he was one of those types that, above all else, always found just the right way to make his friends feel better. It's super touching.

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Not familiar with the name, but after looking at his IMDB, he was in a lot of stuff including Attack on Titan, several videogames...

RIP.

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Not too familiar with him but RIP all the same.

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