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My Take
For me Vic Mignogna is inseparable from Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, a performance that earned him a 2007 American Anime Award and shaped how many English-speaking fans experienced the series. What interests me is his range beyond the booth: voice actor, singer, musician and television director all at once. The work of English dubbing is often dismissed, yet it's the bridge that carries Japanese anime into other cultures, and he was a significant part of that crossing. Hailing from Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and a Liberty University background, he built a distinctive multi-hyphenate career. I respect anyone who helps a story travel across an ocean and become someone else's youth.
Overview
Victor Joseph Mignogna ( min-YO-nuh; born August 27, 1962) is an American voice actor and musician known primarily for his extensive contributions to the English dubbing of Japanese anime series and video games, including Edward Elric in the Fullmetal Alchemist franchise, which earned him the American Anime Award for Best Actor in 2007.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Vic Mignogna
- Name (Japanese)
- ヴィック・ミニョーニャ
- Reading
- ゔぃっく・みにょーにゃ
- Born
- August 27, 1962 (age 63)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Tiger
- Origin
- Greensburg, Pennsylvania, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- voice actor / musician / singer / television actor / television director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2007 American Anime Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.