Melissa Fahn Explained

Melissa Fahn
Birth Place:Huntington, New York
Other Names:Melissa Charles
Tina Dixon
Years Active:1985–present
Agent:Arlene Thornton and Associates
Spouse:Joel Alpers (m. 2002)
Family:Tom Fahn (brother)
Jonathan Fahn (brother)
Mike Fahn (brother)
Children:1
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Instrument:Vocals

Melissa Fahn is an American actress and singer, best known as the voice of Gaz Membrane in the Nickelodeon animated series Invader Zim, Dendy in the Cartoon Network animated series OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes, Hello Kitty in Hello Kitty's Paradise, as well as voicing many anime and video game characters like Himawari Uzumaki from Boruto, Edward from Cowboy Bebop, Silver Wolf in , Neptune from Hyperdimension Neptunia and Rider and her various other incarnations in the Fate stay/night franchise. She starred in the Broadway performance of Wicked and various theatre projects in Los Angeles.

Early life and education

Fahn was born in Long Island, New York to Michael and Millie Fahn.[1] She is the youngest of four siblings. She performed dancing at the age of 3. Her family moved to Huntington Beach, California. Her father, a jazz drummer, encouraged her to learn singing and acting in addition to just dancing. She continued in community theater productions and toured with Young Americans. She majored in dance at California State University, Long Beach, but left after one year to devote her time to work and theater.

Career

While working as a receptionist, her voice caught the attention of a casting director for a new Betty Boop featurette, which led to her first voice-over role in The Betty Boop Movie Mystery. Fahn has voiced many animated characters, Edward in Cowboy Bebop, Haruka in Noein, Gaz as well as others in Invader Zim, and Rika Nonaka, Kristy Damon and Nene Amano in Digimon. She is the voice of Neptune in the Hyperdimension Neptunia series.

She performed live on stage worldwide in shows such as Hal Prince's 3hree, Gilligan's Island the Musical, Singin' in the Rain, No, No, Nanette and the rock-operas of Vox Lumiere.

In 2007, Fahn released her music album Avignon which was produced by her husband, Joel Alpers. The album also involved her brother Tom on trombone and sister-in-law Mary Ann McSweeney in bass. Alpers also played drums and percussion.

Wicked

Fahn was a member of the ensemble in the original Broadway cast of Stephen Schwartz's musical Wicked. In March 2004, Fahn became an understudy for the role of Glinda, replacing Melissa Bell Chait who had suffered a minor stroke. Fahn departed the show on October 31, 2004. She later became an original cast member of the Los Angeles sit-down productions, performing in the ensemble and again understudying the role of Glinda before departing on December 30, 2007.

Personal life

Fahn has three older brothers: Mike Fahn is a musician, while Tom Fahn and Jonathan Fahn are fellow voice and stage actors. In 2000, Fahn met musician Joel Alpers in Los Angeles, and they wed at Kauai, Hawaii, in 2002.

Filmography

Animation

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The Betty Boop Movie Mystery Resume
The Ren & Stimpy Show Cindy, Debra, Lady, Girl Resume
The Wild Thornberrys Katrina Episode: "On the Right Track"
–02 Invader Zim Gaz Membrane, others
Zentrix Akina Resume
Gormiti Jessica Season 1 Press
–19 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Dendy
Pucca: Love Recipe Ching
-present [2]

Film

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2001 Edward Television film
2019 Gaz Membrane [3]

Video games

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Digimon Rumble Arena Rika Nonaka
Gaz Membrane
Nicktoons MLB
2019Steven Universe: Unleash the LightDemantoid[4]
2021Tower of FantasyEne[5]
2023Silver Wolf[6]
2023Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2Gaz Membrane

Theater

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2003 Wicked Ensemble Soloist, Glinda (understudy) Original Broadway production, Los Angeles production [7]

Live action television and film

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Passions Young Esmerelda Resume
Beverly Hills 90210 Student in Black Ep. "Emily" [8]
Head of the Class Stephanie Resume
The Eddie Files The Waitress Resume
Fast Food Cookie short film Resume
A Night at the Roxbury Resume
The Last Day Resume
Say Anything... Resume
Cast a Deadly Spell Resume
1988 Salsa Featured Dancer Resume
Zombie Prom Studio singer Resume
2011 Tick Tock Boom Clap Sara Press

Dubbing roles

Anime

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Amy As Melissa Charles CA
–93 Guyver OVAs Mizuki Segawa As Melissa Charles
Also Guyver II 		CA
Moldiver Mao Shirase As Melissa Charles
OVA 		CA
Black Magic M-66 Ferris As Melissa Charles [9]
Phantom Quest Corp Nanami Rokugou As Melissa Charles
OVA 		CA
–99 El-Hazard series Alielle, others Voice acting as Melissa Charles under El-Hazard Talent
English Vocal for theme song "Clever" in Wanderers as Melissa Fahn 		CA[10]
Tokyo Revelation Kiyoko As Melissa Charles
OVA 		CA
–2000 Fushigi Yuugi series Nyan Nyan As Melissa Charles CA
Cowboy Bebop As Melissa Charles [11]
Jungle de Ikou! Natsumi, Mei CA
Dorothy As Melissa Charles CA
Hello Kitty's Paradise [12]
Apocalypse Zero Megumi As Melissa Charles
OVA 		CA
Arc the Lad Shante, others As Melissa Charles CA
Black Heaven Psychic Bell Ringer As Melissa Charles CA
Magic Knight Rayearth 2 Tarta & Tatra As Melissa Charles CA
Panda! Go, Panda! Panny CA
FLCL As Heather Lee Joelson Press[13]
Samurai Girl Real Bout High School As Tina Dixon [14]
Linda OVA CA
Digimon Tamers Rika Nonaka/Sakuyamon (Share With Mari Devon)
Gate Keepers Specs As Melissa Charles CA
Mezzo Forte Mikura Suzuki As Tina Dixon CA
Karen (Child) As Melissa Charles CA
Nightwalker Asami Akiba, Monique As Melissa Charles CA
Vampire Princess Miyu Lilith, Shizuko, Mei-Fah TV series CA
Vandread series Amarone Slainthiev As Tina Dixon CA
Digimon Frontier Narrator CA
Gun Frontier Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
Idol Project Corvette Hyers As Tina Dixon CA
Kikaider Etsuko Sarutobi CA
Love Hina Again Kanako Urashima As Tina Dixon CA
Marianne, Party Guest CA
Mahoromatic Chizuko Oe As Tina Dixon [15] [16]
Please Teacher! Kaede Misumi CA
s-CRY-ed Cammy, Girl at Party, Chuka CA
Orihime Soletta As Tina Dixon CA
Michelle Fran As Tina Dixon CA
Burn-Up Scramble Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
Kaze no Yojimbo Miyuki Tanokura CA
Orihime Soletta As Tina Dixon CA
–05 series Also 2nd Gig, Tachikomatic Complex CA
Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
–07 Haré+Guu As Tina Dixon [17]
Le Portrait de Petit Cossette Woman (Mistress) As Tina Dixon
OAV series 		CA
Mars Daybreak Vestamona "Vess" Lauren CA
New Getter Robo Ruby, Lab Staff As Tina Dixon CA
Samurai Champloo Various characters As Tina Dixon CA
Skyhigh Sayuri Toyama As Tina Dixon CA
Tenjho Tenge Mana Kuzunoha As Tina Dixon CA
Zatch Bell!
Karas Chizuru CA
Noein CA
Paradise Kiss Miwako Sakurada As Jolie Jackson CA
Digimon Data Squad Kristy Damon CA
Blue Dragon Bouquet
Stitch! Sasha/Ani/Young Lilo Press
Digimon Fusion Nene Amano
Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation Press
Knights of Sidonia Izana Shinatose Press
Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works [18]
Glitter Force Theresa Netflix series
Glitter Force Doki Doki Clara Yotsuba/Glitter Clover Netflix series
[19]
Lost Song Finis
Fate/Grand Order: First Order
Ana, Gorgon, Tiamat
–22 Tachikoma
Maria Campbell [20]
The Green Baby

Film

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Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy Fraw Bow As Melissa Charles CA
As Melissa Charles CA
Edward As Melissa Charles [21]
Digimon Tamers: Battle of Adventurers Rika
Digimon Tamers: Runaway Locomon Rika
Princess Snow Kaguya Viz media version [22]
2019 Promare Biar Colossus [23]
2021Additional Cast

Video games

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Digimon Rumble Arena Rika Nonaka
God Hand Conchita, Villains, Villagers
Welch Vineyard
Welch Vineyard
Rosarita Aries [24] [25]
–present Hyperdimension Neptunia series Neptune [26]
Fire Emblem Awakening Maribelle Press
Rune Factory 4 Frey Also Special
Welch Vineyard
World of Final Fantasy Chocochick
Fire Emblem Heroes Tana, Maribelle [27]
Welch Vineyard
2023 Silver Wolf [28]

Discography

References

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Fahn Obituary (1935 - 2017) - Los Angeles, CA - Los Angeles Times . .
  2. Web site: Dorothy Fahn on Twitter. Dorothy Fahn. 29 September 2020. 29 September 2020.
  3. Nickelodeon reviving Invader Zim for TV movie. Entertainment Weekly. Snetiker. Marc. April 4, 2017.
  4. Web site: Steven Universe: Unleash the Light (2019) iPhone credits. MobyGames. December 29, 2019.
  5. Web site: Tower of Fantasy. game8.co. December 28, 2022 .
  6. Web site: Honkai: Star Rail – May this journey lead us starward . miHoYo Co., Ltd.
  7. Web site: Melissa Fahn Theatre Credits. broadwayworld.com. January 28, 2016.
  8. Web site: BH90210 Season 4 Credits. bh90210.co.uk. January 28, 2016.
  9. Web site: Black Magic M-66 – Buried Treasure – Anime News Network. Anime News Network. January 28, 2016.
  10. El-Hazard: The Wanderers. El-Hazard . Closing credits . Drawn into the Land of Adventure . https://web.archive.org/web/20160309100925/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKg6jRo3Thw. 2016-03-09 . dead. Nozomi Entertainment . 1 . 1 .
  11. Web site: Cowboy Bebop. PopMatters. January 18, 2010 . January 28, 2016.
  12. Web site: Fox Grabs More Anime Titles!. Anime News Network. 2000-03-20. 2022-11-20.
  13. FLCL . FLCL . 1 . Closing credits, English Cast . Fooly Cooly . Funimation .
  14. Web site: Character Bio. Anime News Network. January 28, 2016.
  15. Closing credits, English Voice Cast . Moon Flower Design . Mahoromatic: Automatic Maiden . Mahoromatic . Hulu . 6.
  16. Web site: Mahoromatic. Theron . Martin. usaanime.us. January 29, 2016.
  17. Hare+Guu . Hare+Guu . A Big, Black, Hard, Shiny, Smelly, Noise-Making Creature . 9 . Closing credits, English Voice Cast .
  18. Web site: 'Fate/stay night Unlimited Blade Works' English Language Anime Dub Cast Revealed With Trailer. The Fandom Post. January 29, 2016.
  19. Kitsune96 . These episodes credits confirmed who voices these characters for Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. . November 4, 2018 . 1059140775127203840 . November 4, 2018.
  20. Web site: My Next Life as a Villainess Anime's English Dub Reveals Cast. Anime News Network. May 15, 2020. May 15, 2020.
  21. Web site: Cowboy Bebop. . July 21, 2008 . January 28, 2016.
  22. Web site: Facebook Post. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/281874918551/10156600890608552 . 2022-02-26 . limited. Viz Media's Facebook Page.
  23. Web site: Promare Anime Film's English-dubbed Trailer Streamed (Updated). Anime News Network. August 28, 2019.
  24. News: The X Button – Riding, Roping, and Robots . April 21, 2010 . Anime News Network . Todd . Ciolek .
  25. Web site: Asia Pacific Arts: Sakura Wars: About Time, Damn it. usc.edu. January 28, 2016.
  26. Hyperdimension Neptunia video game reviews:
  27. Web site: Fire Emblem Heroes – New Heroes (Ylissean Travelers). https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/bmLXbRRa5kk. 2021-12-12 . live. Nintendo Mobile. July 19, 2018. August 6, 2018. YouTube.
  28. Web site: Honkai: Star Rail official website - May this journey lead us starward . August 28, 2022.

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