Neil Kaplan - Revision history

BerylRoll at 21:05, 14 May 2026

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	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]], [[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] and [[Gas Skunk]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref> <ref>https://youtu.be/RBUcJno1vf8?si=9_avMUJZOk010e95&t=1040</ref>		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]], [[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] and [[Gas Skunk (RID)\|Gas Skunk]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref> <ref>https://youtu.be/RBUcJno1vf8?si=9_avMUJZOk010e95&t=1040</ref>
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
	*Kaplan would also reprise Optimus Prime for several of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|Robots in Disguise (2001)]] [[Commercial#Robots_in_Disguise_.282001.29\|Commercials]].		*Kaplan would also reprise Optimus Prime for several of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|Robots in Disguise (2001)]] [[Commercial#Robots_in_Disguise_.282001.29\|Commercials]].

AutovoltGTS at 12:36, 9 March 2026

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	[[Image:Neil Kaplan.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|{{w\|James Bond}} was never this cool.]]		[[Image:Neil Kaplan.jpg\|right\|250px\|thumb\|{{w\|James Bond}} was never this cool.]]

	'''Neil Kaplan''' (born [[March 9]], [[1967]]) is an American voice actor. He voiced several characters on ''Digimon'', Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto on ''Bleach'', Madara Uchiha on ''Naruto'', Diabolico on ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'', Vulcan Haestus in ''Promare'', Emperor Zarkon on ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'', and he's a bloody nice guy.		'''Neil Kaplan''' (born [[March 9]], [[1967]]) is an American voice actor. He voiced several characters on ''Digimon'', Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto on ''Bleach'', Madara Uchiha on ''Naruto'', Diabolico on ''Power Rangers Lightspeed Rescue'', [[Taitem Kusunoki\|Vulcan Haestus]] in ''Promare'', Emperor Zarkon on ''Voltron: Legendary Defender'', and he's a bloody nice guy.

	==Voice roles==		==Voice roles==

AutovoltGTS at 13:37, 3 January 2026

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	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref>		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]], [[Slapper (RID)\|Slapper]] and [[Gas Skunk]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref> <ref>https://youtu.be/RBUcJno1vf8?si=9_avMUJZOk010e95&t=1040</ref>
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
	*Kaplan would also reprise Optimus Prime for several of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|Robots in Disguise (2001)]] [[Commercial#Robots_in_Disguise_.282001.29\|Commercials]].		*Kaplan would also reprise Optimus Prime for several of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|Robots in Disguise (2001)]] [[Commercial#Robots_in_Disguise_.282001.29\|Commercials]].

AutovoltGTS at 13:23, 20 November 2025

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref>		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref>
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
			*Kaplan would also reprise Optimus Prime for several of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)\|Robots in Disguise (2001)]] [[Commercial#Robots_in_Disguise_.282001.29\|Commercials]].
	*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oEjpSfK1I an unofficial voice over narration] for the [[Hasbro_Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Omega_Prime#Legacy\|Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.		*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oEjpSfK1I an unofficial voice over narration] for the [[Hasbro_Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Omega_Prime#Legacy\|Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.

Omegatron at 12:05, 18 August 2025

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	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne0oEwfthSs&t=35s Voice Actor Neil Kaplan Discusses Becoming Optimus Prime (Robots In Disguise) - TFcon] on YouTube</ref>
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
	*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oEjpSfK1I\|an unofficial voice over narration] for the [[Hasbro_Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Omega_Prime#Legacy\|Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.		*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oEjpSfK1I an unofficial voice over narration] for the [[Hasbro_Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Omega_Prime#Legacy\|Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.

	==External links==		==External links==
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	* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438341/ Neil Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database]		* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438341/ Neil Kaplan at the Internet Movie Database]
	* [https://twitter.com/NeKap Neil Kaplan's Twitter feed]		* [https://twitter.com/NeKap Neil Kaplan's Twitter feed]

			==References==
			{{reflist\|2}}

Omegatron at 11:49, 18 August 2025

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	==Notes==		==Notes==

	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Rhino_Entertainment\|Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
	*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided an unofficial voice over narration for the [[HasLab]] [[Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.		*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46oEjpSfK1I\|an unofficial voice over narration] for the [[Hasbro_Pulse#HasLab\|HasLab]] [[Omega_Prime#Legacy\|Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.

	==External links==		==External links==

AutovoltGTS at 12:42, 3 September 2024

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	*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.		*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.
	*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].		*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].
			*In [[2024]] Neil Kaplan provided an unofficial voice over narration for the [[HasLab]] [[Omega Prime]] promotional video as well backed the Omega Prime HasLab figure.

	==External links==		==External links==

MarKreationsStudios: /* Revenge of the Fallen: The Game */

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Revenge of the Fallen: The Game

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	===''Revenge of the Fallen:'' The Game===		===''Revenge of the Fallen:'' The Game===
	*[[Long Haul (ROTF)\|Long Haul]]		*[[Long Haul (ROTF)\|Long Haul]]
	*~~Various~~		*Additional Voices

	==Convention appearances==		==Convention appearances==

AutovoltGTS at 17:44, 15 December 2023

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	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.
			*Kaplan had originally auditioned for [[X-Brawn]] before he was cast as Optimus Prime, a role he didn't even audition for but ultimately was cast as.
			*During the RID recording sessions, Kaplan would sometimes burst into a Bullwinkle inspired voice called "Optimoose" much to the chagrin of ADR director [[Michael McConnohie]].

	==External links==		==External links==

Escargon: /* Notes */ What the hell is with this extremely aggressive wording?

2022-11-05T03:20:51Z

Notes: What the hell is with this extremely aggressive wording?

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	*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.		*Kaplan was interviewed for a special feature on [[Kid Rhino]]'s ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)\|The Transformers]]'' Season 2 Part 1 DVD set... Despite not actually ''appearing on that show''.
	*Kaplan has ~~repeatedly asserted~~ that he was once called in to record dialogue for ~~RID~~ Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, ~~but neither he nor anyone else has been able to identify the~~ episode ~~or commercial in which~~ this ~~occurred (if indeed it occurred at all)~~.		*Kaplan has claimed that he was once called in to record dialogue for ''Robots in Disguise'' Megatron when [[Daniel Riordan]] was unavailable, although for what episode this might have been is unknown.

	==External links==		==External links==