Billy Kametz
American voice actor (1987–2022) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Billy P. Kametz (/ˌkəˈmɛts/;[2] March 22, 1987 – June 9, 2022) was an American voice and stage actor. He was best known for his work dubbing anime and video games.
Billy Kametz | |
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Born | (1987-03-22)March 22, 1987 |
Died | June 9, 2022(2022-06-09) (aged 35)[1] Hershey, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Occupation | Voice actor |
Years active | 2016–2022 |
Agent | AVO Talent |
Notable work |
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Born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, Kametz began his voice acting career in 2016 when he moved to Los Angeles and debuted as Aladdin in a Broadway-styled musical for the Disneyland Resort. He had been providing the English voices for Josuke Higashikata in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable, Takuto Maruki in Persona 5 Royal, Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero, and Ferdinand von Aegir in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Kametz's work was praised by his peers and he had won the Best Voice Actor Award at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards for his role as Naofumi.
He was diagnosed with stage IV colon cancer in February 2022, which he publicly announced ten weeks later on April 26, 2022, and died less than 2 months after announcing his diagnosis at the age of 35 on June 9, 2022.