'One Piece' Voice Actor Hideyuki Umezu Has Passed Away At The Age Of 68
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Voice actor Hideyuki Umezu, known for Diamante in One Piece, passed away on May 17th at the age of 68 due to interstitial pneumonia.
Hideyuki Umezu was born on July 24th, 1955, in the Aichi Prefecture, Japan. He graduated from Tokyo Medical and Dental University and had stated that he would have become a dentist if he didn’t have success as an actor. Umezu’s interest in acting began when a friend from Waseda University expressed interest in acting and asked Umezu to find a club. He joined the theatre group “Kiryu” with his friend, though said friend would later leave the group.
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The young budding actor began appearing in contemporary and period dramas. When he got his first speaking role, he noticed something was different about the senior actors’ performances compared to his own. He realized that this was because he hadn’t studied acting. Umezu enrolled in an actors’ training school and then attended NHK’s film acting seminar, where he was encouraged to pursue voice acting. His first voice acting role was Dr. Hyblow in the 1982 anime Cybot Robotichi. He worked for NPS Theatre Arts Vision and eventually joined 81 Produce. Umezu’s anime roles include Diamante in One Piece, Earth in Zatch Bell, Amachi in Naruto, Barry the Chopper in Fullmetal Alchemitst: Brotherhood, and Battera in the 2011 Hunter x Hunter.
A private funeral ceremony was held by his family.
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Source(s): Anime News Network, Wikipedia
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