"The next time you see a voice actor..." haha. Funny man. That's the thing, we NEVER see you guys. But we hear it, we know it and believe me we appreciate it. What an awesome profession.
If you're a gamer, you probably don0t remember much of his work as Jack sparrow, and if you're an overall geek, you'll remember him more with Obi Wan, Ratchet and Tidus. Jack Sparrow is not someone that you remember before these three...
James Arnold Taylor Hell, I can impersonate a ton of famous Japanese anime names, but sadly, Donald Duck is way beyond me; I can only laugh/snicker like him (it's still not as close). The few select amount of people who can pull of Donald tend to do some sort of trick where they trap air in a certain part of their cheeks, or in the case of Tony Anselmo, who's gone through three hellish years I hear to perfect his state of scrunching his face to the side to achieve it. His current Japanese voice who also does a number Disney voices and extends to Kingdom Hearts, Kou'ichi Yamadera, also does the "air cheek trap" trick I assume, since as I've seen in one vid, the guy who explains the trick states people usually try to arrange their tongue in a way to achieve the effect, which is said to be less efficient. (Fun fact: for anime fans Yamadera is well known for Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Ryouga Hibiki from Ranma 1/2, Ryouji Kagi from Neon Genesis, Vincent Brooks from Cathrine, Kain Highwind in some Final Fantasy Media, Roger Rabbit, and Joel in The Last of Us who shares Troy Baker as his ENG voice with the aforementioned Brooks; he's one of the select anime names to be in KH/Disney as well as in cartoons in general.) (He was once married to Mika Kanai, but since 2012 is re-married to fellow anime voice actress of many, Rie Tanaka.) I do admit, your Plo Koon voice and variations sound A LOT like Tom Kane; it's saying something in that you can also do a Yoda impression (who Kane also voice doubles for). (Oh boy that was long sorry XD)
I have this headcanon that Tidus, Johnny Test and Ratchet are like... Roommates that are friends but fight each other constantly for mocking each other
"My mama always said impressionists are like a box of chocolates...you always seem to get Jack Nicholson." ....... You have another subscriber. Thank you for that cat-startling laugh out loud. .....and then I watched the rest of the video, and wished I could hit the big red button about ten more times. As an aspiring voice actor, this was marvelous.
Yo that David Spade was actually spot on like at one point I closed my eyes for a second and then I heard David's voice and thought it was actually him for a second. Damn good man. P.S. I have loved your voice since 2001! TIDUS & FFX FOR LIFE!!!!!
Holy crap. I *THOUGHT* your doc brown was a bit too spot on.. I actually had to IMDB it lmao and yup my suspicions were spot on. xP I was also shocked to learn that you voiced Johnny Test too. Dude you have range and that's awesome
I love doing impressions as well, and you truly are one of the greatest impressionists/ voice actors out there. Thank you for your work, and please keep talking Mr. Taylor!
This is amazing. You're impressions are spot on, you even change your face to look like them. I suppose that's the best way to 'channel' their personality.
Damn, sir...that is beyond impressive. So gald that all of us start up Voice Actors and Impressionists have greats like you, Dee Baker, Billy West, Frank Welker, and the many others to be inspired by. Great Work.
I've been doing a few impersonations lately, but I hadn't though much of it. After seeing this, you've inspired me to actually practice and learn how to get better just like any other talent.
+James Arnold Taylor I am a big fan of your work. You and Tom Kenny (Spongebob, Ice King) should work together or you or Roger Craig Smith (Sonic, Captain America, Batman)
Wow Mr. Arnold Taylor, you’re really talented. You did a great job voicing Johnny test, hank anchorman, principal Jules harm, mr. mittens, beekeeper, and dark vegan in Johnny test, Leonardo in TMNT (2007), ratchet in ratchet and clank, green arrow in Batman: the brave and the bold and LEGO dc super villains, and Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: the clone wars.
I wanna see you try Sam Witwer/as Darth Maul. Seriously though, you are one of the most talented voice actors and impressionists have ever had the privilege of listening to. :)
Oh my gosh these were amazing, your David Spade was perfect and the Marty and Doc convo...I had to use all my willpower to keep from squealing it was so spot on! You are just one bundle of pure awesomeness and that is a fact!
It looks so fun to impersonate different people! :D I just can't seem to get the image of Ratchet out of my head when you talk in your normal voice, though. x)
+James Arnold Taylor You Always Play Ratchet From Ratchet And Clank Perfectly, Even Better Than Mikey Kelly Who Played Ratchet In The Original First Game!
This is an awesome video, James! Loved it. I like some of the new ones/ones that you don't usually pull out featured in this video. I also dug how you just did more with them. So good! You're one of the best! And I constantly say you're one of my idols/inspirations and this just proves it further. Can't wait to see what you do next!
...I lost it at Nic Cage meets Owen Wilson. Great performances, all. ;]
2:45 - Those Marty and Doc Brown voices always get me
"The next time you see a voice actor..."
haha. Funny man. That's the thing, we NEVER see you guys. But we hear it, we know it and believe me we appreciate it.
What an awesome profession.
I think I love James Arnold Taylor even more now. Didn't know it was possible.
Where's Ewan McGregor?
yaas
Was gonna say the same thing 3 years late.
NoFacedGoldfish same
Ewan McGregor Was The Actor Who Played Obi-Wan Kenobi In Episode 2 And 3 Which Means This Guy Is A CopyCat Piece Of Poop Or He Voice Obi-Wan Kenobi
@@Tzler he isn't a copy cat man he voiced obi wan Kenobi in the clone wars series!! And Ewan also played obi wan in the first one
I think of Tidus aaaall the time when I hear him...*sigh*
Really? I have the same problem, just with Ratchet.
Anyone think of Captain Jack Sparrow from Kingdom Hearts II?.. Obi Wan ?
If you're a gamer, you probably don0t remember much of his work as Jack sparrow, and if you're an overall geek, you'll remember him more with Obi Wan, Ratchet and Tidus. Jack Sparrow is not someone that you remember before these three...
Keith Ickass I mostly hear him as Tidus and Johnny Test.
Another fantastic job by the one the only James Arnold Taylor one of the best voice actors in the business.
I can't stop imagining Tidus
Who's Tidus ? Like FF10 ? Or........
xXshelldogXx me neither
I think Donald Duck would be the hardest impersonation to do.
I agree. I could only sneeze like Donald! : ) JAT
My mum can do Donald Duck 😆
James Arnold Taylor
Hell, I can impersonate a ton of famous Japanese anime names, but sadly, Donald Duck is way beyond me; I can only laugh/snicker like him (it's still not as close).
The few select amount of people who can pull of Donald tend to do some sort of trick where they trap air in a certain part of their cheeks, or in the case of Tony Anselmo, who's gone through three hellish years I hear to perfect his state of scrunching his face to the side to achieve it.
His current Japanese voice who also does a number Disney voices and extends to Kingdom Hearts, Kou'ichi Yamadera, also does the "air cheek trap" trick I assume, since as I've seen in one vid, the guy who explains the trick states people usually try to arrange their tongue in a way to achieve the effect, which is said to be less efficient.
(Fun fact: for anime fans Yamadera is well known for Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop, Ryouga Hibiki from Ranma 1/2, Ryouji Kagi from Neon Genesis, Vincent Brooks from Cathrine, Kain Highwind in some Final Fantasy Media, Roger Rabbit, and Joel in The Last of Us who shares Troy Baker as his ENG voice with the aforementioned Brooks; he's one of the select anime names to be in KH/Disney as well as in cartoons in general.)
(He was once married to Mika Kanai, but since 2012 is re-married to fellow anime voice actress of many, Rie Tanaka.)
I do admit, your Plo Koon voice and variations sound A LOT like Tom Kane; it's saying something in that you can also do a Yoda impression (who Kane also voice doubles for).
(Oh boy that was long sorry XD)
James Arnold Taylor Can you do Looney Tunes???
gabulldogs96
HE MUST! XD He has compared himself to Mel Blanc after all! XD
As a big fan of the Ratchet and Clank games, its weird listening to you do voice impressions. I can hear a bit of Ratchet in some of them. XD
Yeah I hear a little of Ratchet in all of them.
2:30 Straight Ratchet
Flippin same
you did an awesome job doing the voice of obi-wan kenobi
Because he is obi wan kenobi
So awesome! I love your voice of Obi-Wan.
I have this headcanon that Tidus, Johnny Test and Ratchet are like...
Roommates that are friends but fight each other constantly for mocking each other
"My mama always said impressionists are like a box of chocolates...you always seem to get Jack Nicholson."
.......
You have another subscriber. Thank you for that cat-startling laugh out loud.
.....and then I watched the rest of the video, and wished I could hit the big red button about ten more times.
As an aspiring voice actor, this was marvelous.
Milo from Atlantis, Tidus from FFX, and Rachet from Rachet and Clank!
I love Ratchet and Clank so much!
I have so much respect for this guy
This was the definition of "Pure Awesomeness"!!!
The Jay Baruchel impersonation was DEAD ON! I laughed through the whole thing!!!
I lost it at "Sandy!" 😂
You're one of the best voice actors ever, James.
Nicolas Cage 10/10
Luke Stogden ign
Never cease to amaze me James! Always one of the biggest highlights every year at Star Wars Weekends in Florida is having you as host!
Nic Cage at the end...wow man. Sooooo good! .
That Jay Baruchel impression was brilliant. Love this video
Still rocking it! You, sir, are incredible talented!
Yo that David Spade was actually spot on like at one point I closed my eyes for a second and then I heard David's voice and thought it was actually him for a second. Damn good man. P.S. I have loved your voice since 2001! TIDUS & FFX FOR LIFE!!!!!
Holy crap. I *THOUGHT* your doc brown was a bit too spot on.. I actually had to IMDB it lmao and yup my suspicions were spot on. xP I was also shocked to learn that you voiced Johnny Test too. Dude you have range and that's awesome
Johnny Carson and Doc Brown are insanely accurate. He does about 7 or 8 spot on and the rest are close but not as perfect
LOL love the this! Jerry Seinfeld and Owen Wilson hahaha amazing!
Jivin Jimmy If he could do Jerry Seinfeld maybe he could do impression of Jason Alexander.
I love doing impressions as well, and you truly are one of the greatest impressionists/ voice actors out there. Thank you for your work, and please keep talking Mr. Taylor!
This is why you're my favorite voice actor of all time! Keep up the awesome work!
This is amazing. You're impressions are spot on, you even change your face to look like them. I suppose that's the best way to 'channel' their personality.
Finally! You did Hiccup PERFECTLY! 👏 Brilliant!
I love the How to Train Your Dragon reference for Jay Baruchel! #httyd
So hilarious, these were spot on. Obama's was so funny!
I love the one with Joe Pesci, and forgive me if I'm I'm wrong, Robert De Niro 😂
Genious, pure genious and nailing the voices.
You nailed Gilbert. Everybody else does it wrong.
Damn, sir...that is beyond impressive.
So gald that all of us start up Voice Actors and Impressionists have greats like you, Dee Baker, Billy West, Frank Welker, and the many others to be inspired by.
Great Work.
*glad
Nic Cage meets Owen Wilson XD
I mean just freaking amazing, great video. :)
that was SO brillant and so good just absolutely hilarious and amazing! you're amazing James
Best impersonater by far
That was excellent James!
I've been doing a few impersonations lately, but I hadn't though much of it. After seeing this, you've inspired me to actually practice and learn how to get better just like any other talent.
Another fantastic job!
Why thank you very much!
+James Arnold Taylor plz do gabe logan voice you are the best mate am a really big fan of syphon filter
+James Arnold Taylor you are the best how do you do the voice of johnny test
+James Arnold Taylor I am a big fan of your work. You and Tom Kenny (Spongebob, Ice King)
should work together or you or Roger Craig Smith (Sonic, Captain America, Batman)
wishing there was an additional like button for videos like these. you, sir, are a one-in-a-billion.
I here a Styx sing in there... "Too much time on my hands?" Can't wait to see the new show!
I wish voice actors, like Rob Paulson, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Delisle, and other voice actors have their own RUclips channel.
When I was 12 I thought you were David Spaid.
P.s. I'm now realizing you've been a big part of my childhood.
Thankyou and God Bless you!
Wow! That was great, James!
You're Micheal Emerson impression is right on! Being a fan of the CBS show, Person of Interest, I'd like to see more of him and Jim Caviezel.
That conversation between Christopher Walken and John Travolta - so many words in such small amount of time ...
You're an endless well of talent James! =)
Good stuff! I've actually attempted the Christopher Walken talks to John Travolta before! Great minds. :)
the way he speaks in his normal voice definitely sounds like ratchet
ikr?
Karen Rose That's because he plays Rachet.
Ratchet is his natural voice.
This is now my all-time favourite impressions video! Awesome!! :)
*OBI-WAN, LEO, SPIDEY, HE VOICE ALMOST ALL MY FAVORITE CHARACTERS*
That was incredible!
Words cannot describe how good you are at this!
Wow Mr. Arnold Taylor, you’re really talented. You did a great job voicing Johnny test, hank anchorman, principal Jules harm, mr. mittens, beekeeper, and dark vegan in Johnny test, Leonardo in TMNT (2007), ratchet in ratchet and clank, green arrow in Batman: the brave and the bold and LEGO dc super villains, and Obi Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: the clone wars.
Nic Cage on point.
That was freaking fantastic xD Love these videos
I lost it at Owen Wilson and Nicholas Cage. Good ole' James. :D
I wanna see you try Sam Witwer/as Darth Maul.
Seriously though, you are one of the most talented voice actors and impressionists have ever had the privilege of listening to. :)
Seriously amazing talent!!
James this is amazing haha! Growing up with Ratchet and Clank and watching your stage performances blew my mind!
Any chance for Star wars voice impressions? ;3
SO GOOD!! You're incredible!
Oh my gosh these were amazing, your David Spade was perfect and the Marty and Doc convo...I had to use all my willpower to keep from squealing it was so spot on! You are just one bundle of pure awesomeness and that is a fact!
It looks so fun to impersonate different people! :D
I just can't seem to get the image of Ratchet out of my head when you talk in your normal voice, though. x)
same here
my hero
Thanks!
James Arnold Taylor Much Talent, you have
+James Arnold Taylor You Always Play Ratchet From Ratchet And Clank Perfectly, Even Better Than Mikey Kelly Who Played Ratchet In The Original First Game!
Wait, Johnny Test did all that? Interesting, I am now your 7,032nd subscriber!
Jacob M. Keene AKA Dr. Pepper King
GENERAL KENOBI AS WELL!
Definitely up there with the greats! A true inspiration! :)
Wow....when he slipped right into Pesci, I lost it
This is the best thing Ive seen all day!! Thank you master.
This is an awesome video, James! Loved it. I like some of the new ones/ones that you don't usually pull out featured in this video. I also dug how you just did more with them. So good! You're one of the best! And I constantly say you're one of my idols/inspirations and this just proves it further. Can't wait to see what you do next!
God has blessed you with an amazing voice range!
You are fucking awesome man! Wooldoor Sockbat is one of my favorite characters ever. You are the man James!
It's funny because that's usually along the same type of conversation Pesci and De Niro get into in their old school films haha.
ROFL, this is a hilarious demonstration and conversation about Impersonators. Way to go.
Man, you're just awesome!
when i hear james' normal voice i always thought it was close to michael j fox
Amazing!
This is very very good and deserves more views!!!!!!! Keep on keeping on man
Best I've heard in a long time!
Omg you're freaking amazing, like it a lot
AWESOME!!
His last bit with Michael Emerson and Morgan Freeman was hilarious.
Amazing stuff.
That was.....AMAZING!!
Love this! Great stuff.
I haven't heard you do a "patrick warburton" impression. I like doing his voice.
Love your work JAT this video in particular blew my mind! (:
This is fantastic! Wish i could be this good.
Brilliant! Loved your work as Tidus, too. Hope you come back for FFX-3. :)
Awesome!
Genius!
Spectacular!
You're awesome, James.
Just amazing!!
My favourite voice ;)