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Will Friedle (/ˈfrɪdɛl/) (born August 11, 1976) is an American actor and writer.[1] He is best known for his role as Eric Matthews on the ABC sitcom Boy Meets World (1993–2000). In animation, he voices Terry McGinnis / Batman on Batman Beyond (1999–2001), Ron Stoppable on Kim Possible (2002–07), Doyle Blackwell on The Secret Saturdays (2008), Blue Beetle on Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008–11), Lion-O on ThunderCats (2011–12), Bumblebee in the Transformers franchise and Star-Lord on Guardians of the Galaxy (2015–19).[2]
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 Friedle at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2019 | |
| Born | August 11, 1976 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Avon High School |
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| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Susan Martens (m. 2016) |
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Early life
Friedle was born in Hartford, Connecticut, the youngest of three boys of Patricia Joan (née Leary) and Gary Allen Friedle, both lawyers. His older brothers are Gary and Greg Friedle.[3][4][5] After committing himself to becoming an actor, Friedle continually commuted from Avon, Connecticut to New York City for auditions. He graduated from Avon High School in 1994.
Friedle is allegedly credited on school brochures as having attended Occidental College. However, when interviewed on the February 11, 2019, episode of Critical Role: Between The Sheets,[6] he admitted having never attended the school. He stated that he learned he was being inaccurately credited by Occidental College as being an alumnus when his nephew visited the school and showed him the information package. Occidental College is not able to confirm that Friedle was ever used on marketing brochures; however, co-star Rider Strong attended Occidental College briefly during the filming of Boy Meets World. Additionally, he stated that he studied Latin for six years because he intended to become an archaeologist eventually. In the July 4, 2006, issue of People, Friedle mentioned he had thought about attending culinary school.
Career
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After co-hosting Nickelodeon's Don't Just Sit There for three seasons (1988–1991), Friedle was cast as Cory Matthews' likeable but underachieving elder brother Eric on the long-running TV sitcom Boy Meets World from 1993 to 2000. In 1998, he starred with Elizabeth Harnois, Dabney Coleman & Jay Thomas in My Date with the President's Daughter as part of The Wonderful World of Disney.
In 2004, he co-starred with Chris Owen in the independent film National Lampoon's Gold Diggers (originally titled Lady Killers). He also appeared in a supporting role in the 2005 ABC Family movie Everything You Want. Friedle was cast as Mike in the WB sitcom Off Centre, but could not accept the role because of a previous commitment to the UPN series The Random Years. The role ended up going to Eddie Kaye Thomas.[7]
Friedle voiced Seifer Almasy in the English version of the video game Kingdom Hearts II, Gideon Wyeth in the English version of the video game Advent Rising, and Jaster Rogue in the English version of the video game Rogue Galaxy.
In December 2013, in spite of initial reluctance, it was announced that Friedle would reprise his Boy Meets World role of Eric Matthews on the continuation series Girl Meets World.[8][9][10]
In April 2014, it was confirmed that Friedle reprised his Batman Beyond role of Terry McGinnis on the Batman Beyond short made by Darwyn Cooke to commemorate the 75th Anniversary of Batman.[citation needed]
On June 27, 2019, the premiere episode of Christy's Kitchen Throwback featuring Friedle was uploaded to Christy Carlson Romano's YouTube Channel.[11]
Beginning March 4, 2022, Friedle and Romano began co-hosting a podcast called I Hear Voices available on Romano's YouTube channel and other podcast providers. Among the notable guests have included Eric Bauza, Shelby Young, Kevin Conroy, E.G. Daily, Phil LaMarr, Andrea Romano, Jason Marsden (who is also Friedle's real life best friend), Dan Povenmire, and Tara Strong. On June 7, 2022, the 20th anniversary of Kim Possible, the podcast had a special episode with creators Mark McCorkle and Bob Schooley and voice actors John DiMaggio (Drakken) and Nicole Sullivan (Shego), as well as a brand new Kim Possible scene with the four actors written by McCorkle and Schooley and directed by original voice director Lisa Schaffer.[12]
On June 15, 2022, Friedle voiced the character Radiant Black in a promotional short for the comic's fifteenth issue. The short can be viewed on the official Black Market Narrative YouTube channel.[13][14]
He has hosted the Boy Meets World rewatch podcast Pod Meets World with Danielle Fishel and Rider Strong since 2022.[15]
Personal life
In 1997, Friedle dated actress Jennifer Love Hewitt, and co-starred with her in the romantic teen comedy Trojan War. Hewitt made a guest appearance as Jennifer Love "Feffy" Fefferman on Boy Meets World episode "And Then There Was Shawn".
Friedle is best friends with actor Jason Marsden and was the best man at Marsden's wedding in October 2004. The two have also worked together in numerous productions: Boy Meets World (until Marsden's departure from the series in season 3 and his character Jason Marsden was eventually replaced by Matthew Lawrence's character Jack Hunter starting in season 5), Trojan War, Static Shock, Kim Possible, Batman Beyond, Justice League Unlimited, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, ThunderCats, Transformers: Rescue Bots and Mad.
He married his girlfriend, Susan Martens, on September 25, 2016, in Connecticut. His affectionate name for her is Mrs. Squirrels in reference to his nickname "Plays With Squirrels" that as Eric he acquired in the final season of Boy Meets World.[16]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1997 | Trojan War | Brad Kimble | |
| 2000 | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | Terry McGinnis / Batman | Voice Direct-to-video |
| 2003 | National Lampoon's Gold Diggers | Calvin Menhoffer | |
| 2004 | Howl's Moving Castle | Additional Voices | Voices English dub |
| 2008 | Batman: Gotham Knight | Anton, Cultist, Youth #1 | Voices Direct-to-video |
| 2015 | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Nightwing | Voice Direct-to-video[17] |
| Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem[18] | |||
| 2016 | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout[19] | ||
| Batman Unlimited: Mech vs. Mutants | |||
| 2017 | The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! | Mayor Mercury | |
| 2018 | Batman Ninja | Red Robin, Laughing Mask Samurai B | Voices English dub Direct-to-video |
| 2019 | Lego DC Batman: Family Matters | Nightwing | Voice Direct-to-video |
| 2021 | My Little Pony: A New Generation | Skye Silver, Glitter Cupcake, Comet Tail, Commercial VO | Voices Netflix film |
| 2022 | Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse | Aquaman, Lex Luthor | Voices Direct-to-video |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | True Blue | Billy | Episode: "Caves" |
| 1992 | Law & Order | Russ | Episode: "Trust" |
| 1993–2000 | Boy Meets World | Eric Matthews | 158 episodes |
| 1994 | Are You Afraid of the Dark? | Jimmy Armstrong | Episode: "The Tale of the Long Ago Locket" |
| 1996 | ABC Afterschool Special | Jason Gallagher | Episode: "Educating Mom" |
| 1998 | My Date with the President's Daughter | Duncan Fletcher | Television film |
| 1999 | H-E Double Hockey Sticks | Griffelkin | Television film |
| 1999 | Zoe, Duncan, Jack & Jane | Jeremy Pinter | Episode: "A Good Man Is Hard to Find" |
| Odd Man Out | Phillip Evans | Episode: "Punch Line" | |
| 1999–2001 | Batman Beyond | Terry McGinnis / Batman | Voice 52 episodes |
| 2001 | The Zeta Project | Voice Episode: "Shadows" | |
| 3rd Rock from the Sun | Stan | Episode: "Dick Soup for the Soul" | |
| Go Fish | Pete Troutner | 5 episodes | |
| 2002 | The Random Years | Alex | Episode: "Corrupting Jacob" |
| 2002–07 | Kim Possible | Ron Stoppable, Jonathan Stoppable | Voices 86 episodes |
| 2003 | Regular Joe | Larry | Episode: "Time and Punishment" |
| Kim Possible: A Stitch in Time | Ron Stoppable | Voice Television film | |
| 2003, 2005 | Lilo & Stitch: The Series | Ron Stoppable, Mackey Macaw Manager | Voices 2 episodes |
| 2004 | Static Shock | Terry McGinnis / Batman, Pilot | Voices Episode: "Future Shock" |
| Teen Titans | Fang, Frozen Promgoer | Voices Episode: "Date with Destiny" | |
| Less Than Perfect | Caleb | Episode: "Claude Wants to Know" | |
| 2004–05 | Justice League Unlimited | Kyle Rayner / Green Lantern, Terry McGinnis / Batman | Voices 3 episodes |
| 2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Ron Stoppable | Voice Television film |
| Everything You Want | Calvin Dillwaller | Television film | |
| The Batman | Gearhead | Voice Episode: "RPM" | |
| 2006 | American Dragon: Jake Long | Cousin Greggy | Voice Episode: "Feeding Frenzy" |
| 2008 | Ben 10: Alien Force | Ken Tennyson, Shem | Voices Episode: "Max Out" |
| 2008–10 | The Secret Saturdays | Doyle Blackwell | Voice 16 episodes |
| 2008–11 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Jaime Reyes / Blue Beetle, Scarlet Scarab | Voices 13 episodes |
| 2010–11 | Sym-Bionic Titan | Bryan, Jason, Student #1 | Voices 4 episodes |
| The Penguins of Madagascar | Randy | Voice 2 episodes | |
| 2011–12 | ThunderCats | Lion-O | Voice 24 episodes |
| 2011–13 | Mad | Various | Voices 10 episodes |
| 2012 | Green Lantern: The Animated Series | Prince Ragnar | Voice 2 episodes |
| Gravity Falls | Reginald | Voice Episode: "The Legend of the Gobblewonker" | |
| 2012–13 | Winx Club | Nereus | Voice 9 episodes Nickelodeon version |
| 2013 | Transformers: Prime | Bumblebee | Voice Episode: "Deadlock" |
| Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising | Voice Television film | ||
| Monsters vs. Aliens | Man-Beast, Patron | Voices 1 episode | |
| 2013, 2016 | Ultimate Spider-Man | Deadpool, Web Beard, Video Game Voice | Voices 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Turbo Fast | Fusion | Voice Episode: "Curse of the Cicadas/Beat-A Fajita" |
| 2014–17 | Transformers: Robots in Disguise | Bumblebee, Butch | Voices 68 episodes |
| 2015 | Avengers Assemble | Star-Lord, Jeter Kan Toon | Voices 3 episodes[20] Replacing Chris Cox[21][22] |
| Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. | Star-Lord | Voice Replacing Chris Cox Episode: "Planet Monster, Part 2"[23] | |
| 2015–17 | Girl Meets World | Eric Matthews | 4 episodes |
| 2015–19 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Star-Lord | Voice 76 episodes |
| Teen Titans Go! | Kid Flash | Voice 7 episodes | |
| 2016 | Transformers: Rescue Bots | Bumblebee | Voice Episode: "Uninvited Guest" |
| 2016–17 | Be Cool, Scooby-Doo! | Various | Voices 3 episodes |
| 2016–18 | Future-Worm! | Lobster Boy | Voice 3 episodes |
| 2017–18 | Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters | Officer Reynolds | Voice 7 episodes |
| 2018 | Hollywood Darlings | Will | Episode: "Y2K" |
| Bunnicula | Captain Science Magic Love | Voice Episode: "Flunicula" | |
| 2019–21 | DC Super Hero Girls | Lex Luthor, Aiden, Aquaman, Truant Officer | Voices 7 episodes |
| 2020 | Spider-Man | Star-Lord, Scientist #1, A.I.M. Agent #1 | Voices Episode: "Amazing Friends" |
| 2022 | Robot Chicken | Lance, Nightwing, Pointy-haired Boss | Voices Episode: "May Cause a Squeakquel" |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Spider-Man | Dr. Antower | Uncredited |
| 2003 | Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu | Additional Voices | |
| 2004 | Medal of Honor: Pacific Assault | Willy Gaines | |
| 2005 | Jade Empire | Lu the Prodigy, Additional Voices | |
| Advent Rising | Gideon Wyeth, Councellor Sevan | ||
| Rogue Galaxy | Jaster Rogue | ||
| Teen Titans | Fang | ||
| Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Hero / "Kensucky" | ||
| Chicken Little | Additional Voices | ||
| Kingdom Hearts II | Seifer Almasy | ||
| 2009 | The Secret Saturdays: Beasts of the 5th Sun | Doyle Blackwell | |
| 2010 | Batman: The Brave and the Bold – The Videogame | Blue Beetle | |
| 2013 | Lego Marvel Super Heroes | Archangel, Nova, Rick Jones | |
| 2014 | Final Fantasy Explorers | Additional Voices | |
| 2019 | Marvel Dimension of Heroes | Star-Lord | [24] |
Web series
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2015–present | Critical Role | Kashaw Vesh | 8 episodes |
References
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/worst-ever-podcast-with-christine-and-alaa/id1225846060?mt=2&i=1000410056460 at the 27:53 mark
- Phegley, Kiel (January 28, 2009). "The Bravest & Boldest: Will Friedle". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
- "Art-World Movie Shot In State To Be Shown Saturday In New Milford". tribunedigital-thecourant. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "The Hartford Courant article archive – Friedle-Leary". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "The Hartford Courant article archive – She Chose to Have Both". Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "Between the Sheets: Will Friedle (Mon 2/11 at 7pm PST) - criticalrole on Twitch".
- Wilkes, Neil (March 4, 2002). "Friedle lands UPN sitcom". Digital Spy. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- Swift, Andy (December 3, 2014). "Girl Meets World: Eric, Mr. Feeny & More Returning in Season 2 — First Photo". TVLine. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
- @GMWWriters (December 3, 2014). "Announcement #4: Shawn, Eric and Mr. Feeny will be an important part of season 2. Lives will change. People will grow. People won't" (Tweet). Retrieved August 29, 2019 – via Twitter.
- Friedle, Will [@willfriedle] (December 3, 2014). "There is nothing as important as family. I think it is time I met my niche. #WednesdaywisdomwithMrSquirrels" (Tweet). Retrieved March 10, 2019 – via Twitter.
- "Kim Possible and Ron Stoppable Make THE NACO!!! – YouTube". Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2021.
Christy Carlson Romano and Will Friedle have an absolute blast recreating one of Kim Possible’s favorite foods! Christy and Will dish about their time working together on Kim Possible and chat about everything from Boy Meets World, to Even Stevens, to how they’ve recently rejoined forces on Big Hero 6
- I Hear Voices LLC. "I Hear Voices". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- VERSUS | Radiant Black vs. Blaze, retrieved June 16, 2022
- "RADIANT BLACK FANS TREATED TO ORIGINAL ANIMATION FEATURING VOICE OF WILL FRIEDLE". Image Comics. Retrieved September 1, 2022.
- Ridlehoover, John. "'Boy Meets World' Rewatch Podcast Coming Soon From Stars Danielle Fishel, Rider Strong and Will Friedle". Collider.
- "Will Friedle – His Life With Mrs Squirrel". The Celeb Times. June 24, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- @SuperPRGuy (March 26, 2015). "Nightwing (@willfriedle) has a kitty issue – Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts. @LauraBaileyVO is Cheetah #BatmanUAA" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- Gerding, Stephen (June 2, 2015). "EXCLUSIVE TRAILER DEBUT: Joker Rules in "Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem"". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved June 6, 2015.
- Siegel, Lucas (April 4, 2016). "EXCLUSIVE: WB Reveals Next LEGO DC Comics Movie with Announcement Trailer". Comic Book Resources. Retrieved July 25, 2016.
- "New Frontiers". Avengers Assemble. Season 2. Episode 25. September 13, 2015. Disney XD.
- "Guardians of the Galaxy 'Assemble' again on TV". USA Today. February 19, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- "Widow's Run". Avengers Assemble. Season 2. Episode 12. February 22, 2015. Disney XD.
- "Planet Monster, Part 2". Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. Season 2. Episode 26. June 28, 2015. Disney XD.
- "Will Friedle (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved June 12, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
- Will Friedle at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Will Friedle at IMDb
- Will Friedle on the Super Hero Speak podcast from NYCC 2019
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William Alan "Will" Friedle (Hartford, Connecticut, 11 de agosto de 1976) es un actor y comediante de Estados Unidos. Es conocido por su papel de Eric Matthews en la comedia de situación televisiva Boy Meets World, entre 1993 y 2000. Ha dado voz a algunos personajes animados, como Terry McGinnis, el protagonista de Batman Beyond, y Ron Imparable en Kim Possible.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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