Florida Supercon 2015 :: Leap Conventions

J. Michael Tatum

25, 26, 27, 28

J. Michael Tatum is best known for his roles as Kyoya Otori in Ouran High School Host Club, Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler, Okarin Rintarou in Steins;Gate, and France in Hetalia. Tatum has most recently been heard as Rei Ryugazaki in FREE! Eternal Summer and Erwin Smith in Attack on Titan.

Nurtured on anime classics from the tender age of Star Blazers, et al, this reclusive fanboy-turned-voice actor/writer/ADR director/flake extraordinaire spent more years than he cares to remember in what might charitably be described as freefall before landing, mostly by accident, smack dab on the industry of his dreams. To this day, some believe the small crater made by the impact remains the source of his power.

Discovered by Funimation warhorse and visionary ADR director Christopher Bevins, who cast him as Rikichi in 2005’s Samurai 7, Tatum’s inexplicable luck has held long enough to see his flag hoisted on a slew of dream roles, most notably Kyoya Otori in the hit English language dub of Ouran High School Host Club, suave, demonic Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler and the equal parts maniacal/vulnerable Okarin Rintarou from Steins;Gate. Other characters the man still can’t believe he’s had the crazy good fortune to play include: Doumeki in XXXHolic, Jiro Mochizuki in Black Blood Brothers, Isaac Dian in Baccano!, Both God Eneru and Dalton in the new dub of One Piece, Komui Lee in D-Gray Man, Dororo in Sgt. Frog, the titular loveable savage of Heroic Age, Ryosuke Takahashi in Initial D, Lawrence Kraft in Spice and Wolf, Zarbon in Dragon Ball Z Kai, Scar in Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Sir Hammerlock in the video game juggernaut Borderlands 2. His vocal “stylings,” much to the chagrin of drama teachers everywhere, he’s sure, have also been featured in Romeo X Juliet, Speed Grapher, Trinity Blood, Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple, Black Cat, Nabari no Ou, Ghost Hunt, School Rumble, The Tower of Druaga, Aquarion, Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicles, Shuffle, Shigurui, Glass Fleet, Mushishi, Soul Eater, along with feature-length films such as Vexille, Summer Wars, and Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker, among many others.

And as if being involved with so many awesome shows wasn’t enough, in late 2007 the fluky so-and-so tempted fate by officially branching out into ADR directing and adaptive scriptwriting for Funimation as well. His ADR directing credits to date include Aquarion, Jyu-oh-Sei, Romeo X Juliet, Big Windup, Rin: Daughters of Mnemosyne and Shikabane Hime (Corpse Princess), while his writing credits include substantial work on Ouran High School Host Club, Heroic Age, Initial D, Blassreiter, Ga Rei: Zero, Hero Tales, Legend of the Legendary Heroes, Fractale, Deadman Wonderland, Steins;Gate and Dragon Ball Z Kai.

In early 2010 he teamed up with Terri Doty and Stephen Hoff to launch That Anime Show, a web-based chat show centered on colorful, often diabolically unhinged interviews with friends and colleagues within the dubbing industry, all episodes of which can be downloaded for free at http://thatanimeshow.com/

Ever the workaholic, Tatum is currently burning the midnight oil on a number of exciting projects due for release later this year. And before you ask, the “J” stands for… Well, it stands for whatever you’d like it to.

J. Michael Tatum will be appearing ALL 4 DAYS, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. He will be signing autographs for free during scheduled autograph sessions. There is a limit of 3 FREE autographs per attendee. There will be a fee for additional autographs. He will be taking part in Q&A’s and Panels all weekend long that are open to all attendees. Please keep an eye on the events page of this website for more info.

He will be located at Booth # 2133.

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2:30 pm

DOCTOR WHO: THE SOLDIER STORIES: FILM SCREENING :: Room D235

Michele Boyd, Jami Harris, J. Michael Tatum

Thursday June 25, 2015 :: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

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4:45 pm

OURAN HIGH SCHOOL HOST CLUB "CLASS REUNION" PANEL :: Flamingo Ballroom 3

Caitlin Glass, Vic Mignogna, J. Michael Tatum

Thursday June 25, 2015 :: 4:45 pm to 5:45 pm

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6:00 pm

J. MICHAEL TATUM AUTOGRAPH SESSION :: Exhibition Room (Hall C & D)

J. Michael Tatum

Thursday June 25, 2015 :: 6:00 pm to 7:15 pm

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8:00 pm

OPENING NIGHT V.I.P. RECEPTION & PARTY :: Palm Ballroom 1 & 2

Manu Bennett, Michele Boyd, Nicole Chilelli, Lisa Corrao, Shelly Crane, Robin Curtis , Funimation Entertainment, Paul Ganus, Spencer Ganus, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Caitlin Glass, Maximiliano Hernández, Justin James Hughes, Mickie James, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Charles Martinet, Vic Mignogna, Amanda C. Miller, Cindy Morgan, Erik Nagel, Brian O’Halloran, Jon Schnepp, Stephanie Sheh, Mike Sinterniklaas, Dana Snyder, J. Michael Tatum, Meg Turney, Michael Welch

Thursday June 25, 2015 :: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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1:45 pm

J. MICHAEL TATUM: SPOTLIGHT Q&A :: Flamingo Ballroom 3

J. Michael Tatum

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm

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2:30 pm

DOCTOR WHO: THE SOLDIER STORIES: FILM SCREENING :: Room D233

Michele Boyd, Jami Harris, J. Michael Tatum

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm

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4:30 pm

J. MICHAEL TATUM AUTOGRAPH SESSION :: Exhibition Room (Hall C & D)

J. Michael Tatum

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm

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8:00 pm

V.I.P. PARTY :: Palm Ballroom 1 & 2

Joey Lauren Adams, Charlie Adler, Carlos Alazraqui, Manu Bennett, Michele Boyd, Nicole Chilelli, Michael Copon, Lisa Corrao, Shelly Crane, Robin Curtis , Brett Dalton, Emilie de Ravin, Simon Fisher-Becker, Blake Foster, Funimation Entertainment, Paul Ganus, Spencer Ganus, Marilyn Ghigliotti, Caitlin Glass, Maximiliano Hernández, Justin James Hughes, Mickie James, Walter Koenig, Jerry "The King" Lawler, John Bradshaw Layfield, Charles Martinet, Daniel Thomas May, Peter Mayhew, Eddie McClintock, Paul McGann, Brandon Jay McLaren, Jason Mewes, Vic Mignogna, Amanda C. Miller, Courtney “Courtoon” Morelock, Cindy Morgan, Bob Morley, Matt Nable, Erik Nagel, Nichelle Nichols, Brian O’Halloran, Paige™, Krysti Pryde, Tito Santana, Jon Schnepp, Stephanie Sheh, Ron Simmons, Mike Sinterniklaas, Marina Sirtis, Roger Craig Smith, Dana Snyder, Taimak, J. Michael Tatum, Eliza Taylor, Lew Temple, Arlene Tur, Meg Turney, Cerina Vincent, Vincent Ward, Michael Welch

Friday June 26, 2015 :: 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm

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