Billy Kametz Died: ‘Pokemon’ and ‘Fire Emblem’ voice actor, dead at 35

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

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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

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He also voiced characters in anime series such as Attack on Titan, Boruto, Demon Slayer, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure

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Kametz was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and got his break with Disney as part of the entertainment staff on the Disney cruise line

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He later moved to California when he was offered the role of Aladdin in Disneyland’s Musical Spectacular

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Earlier this year, he announced he would be taking a break from acting and moving home to Hershey, Pennsylvania, following his cancer diagnosis.

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Fans contributed to a GoFundMe page to help finance his medical costs. He died on Thursday June 9

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