American voice actorFor other people named with similar names, see James Arnold and James Taylor (disambiguation).

James Arnold Taylor (born July 22, 1969) is an American voice actor, writer, producer, podcast host and impressionist, known for portraying Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, the main character Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Shuyin in Final Fantasy X-2, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars animated features such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the franchise's video games, and the *ular character in the animated series Johnny Test.

Contents

• 1 Early life
• 2 Career
• 3 Personal life
• 4 Filmography
  • 4.1 Voice-over roles
    • 4.1.1 Film
    • 4.1.2 Animation
    • 4.1.3 Anime
    • 4.1.4 Video games
  • 4.2 Live action roles
  • 4.3 Web
• 5 References
• 6 External links

Early life

Taylor was born in Santa Barbara, California on July 22, 1969.

Career

Taylor dressed as Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2012

Taylor began his voice acting career in 1995.

He has been an active member of the voice acting community since, appearing in numerous roles, including Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series and Tidus from Final Fantasy X. From 2005 until 2011, Taylor also voiced Fred Flintstone in commercials and promotional material, following the death of Henry Corden.

In 2013, he published the book JAT 365: 365 Inspirations for the Pursuit of Your Dreams. In 2018, he began the podcast Talking to Myself.

Personal life

Taylor has been married to his wife Allison, since 1991. Together they have a daughter, Lydia, who also played the part of Mackenzie Huntington in Animal Crackers. He is a Christian.

Filmography

Voice-over roles

Film

Animation

Anime

Video games

Live action roles

Web

References

External links

• Official website
• James Arnold Taylor at IMDb:
• James Arnold Taylor at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• James Arnold at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• James Arnold Taylor at Behind The Voice Actors
• Interview w/ James about Batman: Brave & the Bold (Legions of Gotham)