Billy Kametz, a voice actor best known for his work on games like “Pokémon Masters” and “Fire Emblem,” died Thursday. He was 35
Billy Kametz, a popular voice actor in the anime and video game industry, has died aged 35 from colon cancer
For his role of Naofumi Iwatani in The Rising of the Shield Hero in 2019, Kametz won Best Voice Actor Performance (EN) at the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards
He also voiced characters in anime series such as Attack on Titan, Boruto, Demon Slayer, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure
Kametz was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and got his break with Disney as part of the entertainment staff on the Disney cruise line
He later moved to California when he was offered the role of Aladdin in Disneyland’s Musical Spectacular
Earlier this year, he announced he would be taking a break from acting and moving home to Hershey, Pennsylvania, following his cancer diagnosis.
Fans contributed to a GoFundMe page to help finance his medical costs. He died on Thursday June 9