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'''James Carter Cathcart''', often credited as simply '''Carter Cathcart''', is an American former voice actor, screenwriter and musician who is best known for his work on the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. He has also been credited under his pseudonyms '''Billy Beach''' and '''Jimmy Zoppi'''. Besides voice acting, he is also a musician. He plays bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums.
'''Jimmy Zoppi''' (born '''James Carter Cathcart''') is a voice actor for the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
Cathcart was born March 8, 1954 in {{wp|West Long Branch, New Jersey}}.
Cathcart was born on March 8, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He is one of the original actors on the anime. Aside from his role as [[Gary Oak]], he mainly played [[Character of the day|characters of the day]] until [[S09|Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], when [[TAJ Productions]] and [[The Pokémon Company International]], then known as Pokémon USA, took over the dub. When his voice-acting duties were increased by becoming the voice of James and Meowth of Team Rocket as well as Professor Oak, he took on the pseudonym '''Billy Beach'''. Previously, for the 4Kids-dubbed episodes of the anime, Cathcart went under the pseudonym '''Jimmy Zoppi''', his most well-known pseudonym.


Cathcart currently lives in {{wp|Westwood, New Jersey}} with two of his children. Besides voice acting, he is also a musician. He plays bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums.
Since [[S05|season 5]], he has been responsible for the script adaptation of episodes, a role which he still performs on the show. As script adapter, in [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]-dubbed media, ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'', and [[M09|the ninth movie]], he was credited as '''Carter Cathcart''', the name he used in his voice acting duties in ''[[Pokémon Chronicles]]'' and from [[M13|the thirteenth movie]] until the end of [[S22|the twenty-second season]], and in all other {{TPCi}}-dubbed media, he is credited under his full name, '''James Carter Cathcart''', the name he now uses in his voice acting duties as of [[S23|Season 23]].


==Pokémon roles==
Following the retirement of [[Kayzie Rogers]] at the start of ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', he is now the longest-serving voice actor in the English dub. He is the only English voice actor in the series to work on the dub of every season of the anime so far. In 2023 whilst undergoing treatment for cancer, Carter Cathcart announced he would be retiring from script adapting and voice acting on Pokémon at the end of [[S25|Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series]].
Zoppi is one of the original actors on the anime. Aside from his role as Gary Oak, he mainly played [[Character of the day|characters of the day]] until [[Pokémon: Battle Frontier]], when [[The Pokémon Company International]] (then known as Pokémon USA) took over the dub. He was also credited under the pseudonym of '''Billy Beach''' in Seasons 9-14 and provides the voices of James and Meowth from Team Rocket and also Professor Oak. As of ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom]]'', he is credited as '''Carter Cathcart'''. Since [[Pokémon: Master Quest|season 5]] he has been responsible for the script adaptation of various episodes, a role which he still performs on the show. As script adapter, in [[4Kids Entertainment|4Kids]]-dubbed episodes he was credited as Carter Cathcart, and in {{TPCi}}-dubbed episodes he is credited as '''James Carter Cathcart'''.


He remains one of the longest running voice actors for the English dub next to [[Kayzie Rogers]]. He is the only English voice actor in the series to work on the dub of every season of the anime so far, either as a voice actor or script adapter, and also the only other voice actor than [[Kayzie Rogers]] to not be affected by the Pokémon USA recasting.
<!--Cathcart posted anonymously under the name "Old Guard Truthseeker" on [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?members/old-guard-truthseeker.4343/ Bulbagarden Forums] and [http://www.serebiiforums.com/member.php?39434-old-guard-truthseeker Serebii.Net Forums] during the [[Pokémon USA recasting controversy]]. He among other things criticized 4Kids, and praised his performance as James, [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/can-anyone-do-a-james.14650/#post-277518 saying he is better than the character's previous two voice actors].-->


===Humans===
==Pokémon roles==
====Major====
===Anime===
====Humans====
=====Major=====
* [[James]] ([[AG146]]-[[JN147]], [[M09]]-[[M23]], ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'')
* [[Gary Oak]]
* [[Gary Oak]]
* [[James]] ([[AG146]]-present)
* {{an|Professor Oak}} ([[AG186]]-[[JN147]], [[M20]], ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'')
* {{an|Professor Oak}} ([[AG146]]-present)
* [[Butch]] ([[AG176]]-[[JN095]])
* [[Mr. Sukizo]] ([[DP171]]-present)
* [[Dr. Namba]]
* [[Butch]] ([[AG176]]-present)
* {{Brocksib|Tommy}} ([[AG146]]-[[AG177]])
* [[Todd Snap]]
* [[Charles Goodshow]]
* [[Pryce]]
* [[Pryce]]
* {{Brocksib|Tommy}} ([[AG146]]-present)
* [[Kaburagi]]
* [[Steven Stone]]
* [[Mr. Briney]]


====Minor====
=====Minor=====
* [[Kurt]]
* [[Fergus]]
* [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]]
* [[Samurai]]
* [[Samurai]]
* {{Ka|Tommy}}/Tomo
* {{OBP|Tommy|EP034}}
* [[Todd Snap]]
* {{OBP|Lacy|EP044}}
* [[Fergus]]
* [[Shimajio]]
* [[Charles Goodshow]]
* [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]]
* [[Hagatha and Nagatha]]
* {{OBP|Kenzo|EP166}}
* [[Old Man Shuckle]]
* [[Infernando]]
* [[Infernando]]
* [[Gan Gogh]]
* {{OBP|Timothy|EP191}}
* [[Jack Pollockson]]
* [[Jack Pollockson]]
* [[Gan Gogh]]
* {{OBP|Myron|EP208}}
* [[Captain Marius]]
* [[Captain Marius]]
* [[Dr. Namba]]
* [[Mayor of Diglett Village]]
* [[Wings Alexander]]
* [[Wings Alexander]]
* [[Carter]]
* [[Gym Badge thieves|Gym Badge thief]]
* [[Stephanie's father]]
* [[Sigourney]]
* [[Sigourney]]
* [[Evian]]
* [[Evian]]
* [[Mayor of Trovitopolis]]
* [[Zeus]]
* [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]]
* [[Gym Badge thieves|Gym Badge thief]]
* [[Godey]]
* [[Godey]]
* [[Carny]]
* [[Carny]]
* [[Zeus]]
* [[Russet]]
* [[Timothy (Johto)]]
* [[Mirror Team Rocket|Mirror James]]
* Guard C ([[XY111]])
* [[Alternate World Team Rocket|Alternate World James]]


===Pokémon===
====Pokémon====
====Major====
=====Major=====
* {{MTR}} ([[AG146]]-present)
* {{MTR}} ([[AG146]]-[[AG147]], [[M09]]-[[M23]], ''[[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]]'')
* [[Ash's Swellow]] ([[AG146]]-present)
* [[Ash's Muk]] ([[SM042]]-[[JN147]])
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] ([[AG146]]-present)
* [[Ash's Snorlax]] ([[DP182]]-[[JN140]])
* [[Ash's Torterra|Ash's Turtwig/Grotle/Torterra]]
* [[Ash's Swellow]] ([[AG153]]-[[JN147]], [[M09]])
* [[Ash's Snorlax]] ([[DP182]]-present)
* [[Ash's Torkoal]] ([[AG186]]-[[JN135]])
* [[Ash's Torterra|Ash's Turtwig, Grotle and Torterra]]
* [[Ash's Palpitoad]]
* [[Ash's Palpitoad]]
* [[May's Munchlax]] ([[AG146]]-present)
* [[May's Munchlax]] ([[AG147]]-[[DP077]], [[M09]])
* [[James's Carnivine]]
* [[May's Blaziken]]
* [[Harley]]'s {{p|Banette}} ([[AG146]]-[[AG187]])
* [[James's Carnivine]] ([[DP002]]-[[DP191]])
* [[Harley's Cacturne]] ([[AG146]]-[[AG187]])
* [[Harrison's Sneasel]]
* [[Paul's Torterra]]
* [[Harley's Cacturne]] ([[AG174]]-[[AG187]])
* {{DL|Harley|Banette|Harley's Banette}} ([[AG174]]-[[AG180]])
* [[Paul's Torterra|Paul's Turtwig and Torterra]]
* {{DL|Sawyer|Salamence|Sawyer's Bagon}}
* {{DL|Meyer|Blaziken ↔ Mega Blaziken|Meyer's Blaziken}}
* [[Khoury's Croconaw]]
* [[Wani-Wani]]
* {{DL|Cassidy|Raticate|Cassidy's Raticate}}
* [[Gardenia's Turtwig]]
* [[Gardenia's Turtwig]]
* [[Khoury's Croconaw]]
* {{p|Gengar}} ([[Team Meanies]])
* {{p|Gengar}} ([[Team Meanies]])
* {{p|Corphish}} ([[Wigglytuff's Guild]])
* {{DL|Professor Burnet (anime)|Munchlax|Professor Burnet's Munchlax}}


====Minor====
=====Minor=====
* [[Ash's Raticate]]
* [[Ash's Raticate]]
* [[Austin]]'s {{p|Dustox}}
* [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Aggron|James's Aggron]]
* {{p|Shieldon}}
* {{DL|Paul|Ninjask|Paul's Ninjask}}
* {{DL|Paul|Aggron|Paul's Lairon and Aggron}}
* {{DL|Conway|Aggron|Conway's Aggron}}
* {{DL|Officer Jenny|Croconaw|Officer Jenny's Croconaw}}
* {{DL|Casey (anime)|Rattata|Casey's Rattata}}
* {{DL|Gurkinn|Blaziken|Gurkinn's Blaziken}}
* {{DL|Candice|Snover|Candice's Snover}}
* {{DL|Lucian|Bronzong|Lucian's Bronzong}}
* {{DL|Brandon (anime)|Ninjask|Brandon's Ninjask}}
* {{DL|Maury|Torterra|Maury's Torterra}}
* {{DL|Otoshi|Marowak|Otoshi's Marowak}}
* {{DL|Austin|Dustox|Austin's Dustox}}
* [[Mirror Team Rocket|Mirror Meowth]]
* {{DL|Levi|Swampert|Levi}} or {{DL|Cherie|Swampert|Cherie's Swampert}}
* {{DL|Levi|Banette|Levi}} or {{DL|Cherie|Banette|Cherie's Banette}}
* {{DL|Levi|Aggron|Levi}} or {{DL|Cherie|Aggron|Cherie's Aggron}}
* {{DL|Totem Pokémon|Totem Raticate}}
* {{DL|Totem Pokémon|Ally Rattata}}
* {{DL|Totem Pokémon|Ally Raticate}}
* {{DL|Oluolu|Snorlax|Oluolu's Snorlax}}
* {{DL|Olivia|Probopass|Olivia's Probopass}}
* {{DL|Revengers|Muk|Revengers' Muk}}
* {{DL|Gozu|Aggron ↔ Mega Aggron|Gozu's Aggron}}
* {{DL|List of alternately colored Pokémon in the anime|Toxapex|Shiny Mareanie and Toxapex}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Rattata}}
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Spearow}}
* {{p|Grimer}}
* {{p|Muk}}
* {{p|Muk}}
* {{p|Grimer}}
* {{p|Quagsire}}
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Shellder}}
* {{p|Croconaw}}
* {{p|Croconaw}}
* {{p|Quagsire}}
* {{p|Ninjask}}
* {{p|Ninjask}}
* {{p|Aggron}}
* {{p|Aggron}}
* {{p|Shieldon}}
* {{p|Palpitoad}}
* {{p|Palpitoad}}
* {{p|Foongus}}
* {{p|Foongus}}
* {{p|Seismitoad}}
* {{p|Snorlax}} ([[XY018]])
* {{p|Lairon}} ([[XY102]])
* {{p|Aron}} ([[M19]])
* {{p|Munchlax}} ([[M19]])
* {{p|Snubbull}}
* {{p|Slowpoke}} ([[SM005]])
* {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Rattata}}
* {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Raticate}}
* {{p|Cloyster}} ([[SM012]])
* {{p|Darmanitan}} ([[SM034]])
* {{rf|Alolan}} {{p|Muk}}
* {{p|Seaking}}
* [[Alternate World Team Rocket|Alternate World Meowth]]
===Video games===
====[[Pokémon Snap]]====
* [[Todd Snap]]
* {{p|Grimer}}
====[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]====
* [[Gary Oak]]
====[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]====
* {{p|Gulpin}}
* {{p|Munchlax}}
====[[PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure]]====
* {{p|Haunter}}
* {{p|Gengar}}
* {{p|Glalie}}
====[[PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond]]====
* {{p|Gengar}}


===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]===
====[[Pokémon Masters EX]]====
*{{p|Munchlax}}
* {{mas|James}}
*{{p|Metagross}}
* {{MTR}}


==Famous non-Pokémon roles==
==Other non-Pokémon roles==
* Philionel El Di Saillune ({{wp|Slayers}}, from episode 24)
* Vector the Crocodile (''{{wp|Sonic X}}'' and ''{{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog}}'')
* Dilgear (Slayers)
* Philionel El Di Saillune (''{{wp|Slayers}}'', from episode 24)
* Vrumugun (Slayers)
* Dilgear (''Slayers'')
* Miki Kaoru ({{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}})
* Vrumugun (''Slayers'')
* Weevil Underwood ({{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}})
* Miki Kaoru (''{{wp|Revolutionary Girl Utena}}'')
* Masaki Maruo ({{wp|The World of Narue}})
* Weevil Underwood (''{{wp|Yu-Gi-Oh!}}'')
* Tarb ({{wp|Tokyo Mew Mew|Mew Mew Power}})
* Masaki Maruo (''{{wp|The World of Narue}}'')
* Vector the Crocodile ({{wp|Sonic X}} & {{wp|Shadow the Hedgehog (game)|Shadow the Hedgehog}})
* Tarb (''{{wp|Tokyo Mew Mew|Mew Mew Power}}'')


== External links ==
==Trivia==
*[http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=98405018 Jimmy Zoppi's MySpace page]
* Cathcart is a member of Voices for Fosters<ref>https://www.voicesforfosters.org/about-us</ref> alongside fellow Pokémon voice actresses [[Sarah Natochenny]] and [[Lisa Ortiz]].


==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/jimmymommy MySpace]
* [http://www.facebook.com/pages/James-Carter-Cathcart/154331665666 Facebook]
* [https://www.facebook.com/groups/499729983372811/ Facebook fan club]
==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 30 December 2023

Carter Cathcart

James Carter Cathcart, often credited as simply Carter Cathcart, is an American former voice actor, screenwriter and musician who is best known for his work on the English-language dub of the Pokémon anime. He has also been credited under his pseudonyms Billy Beach and Jimmy Zoppi. Besides voice acting, he is also a musician. He plays bass, electric guitar, keyboards and drums.

Biography

Cathcart was born on March 8, 1954 in West Long Branch, New Jersey. He is one of the original actors on the anime. Aside from his role as Gary Oak, he mainly played characters of the day until Pokémon: Battle Frontier, when TAJ Productions and The Pokémon Company International, then known as Pokémon USA, took over the dub. When his voice-acting duties were increased by becoming the voice of James and Meowth of Team Rocket as well as Professor Oak, he took on the pseudonym Billy Beach. Previously, for the 4Kids-dubbed episodes of the anime, Cathcart went under the pseudonym Jimmy Zoppi, his most well-known pseudonym.

Since season 5, he has been responsible for the script adaptation of episodes, a role which he still performs on the show. As script adapter, in 4Kids-dubbed media, The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon, and the ninth movie, he was credited as Carter Cathcart, the name he used in his voice acting duties in Pokémon Chronicles and from the thirteenth movie until the end of the twenty-second season, and in all other TPCi-dubbed media, he is credited under his full name, James Carter Cathcart, the name he now uses in his voice acting duties as of Season 23.

Following the retirement of Kayzie Rogers at the start of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, he is now the longest-serving voice actor in the English dub. He is the only English voice actor in the series to work on the dub of every season of the anime so far. In 2023 whilst undergoing treatment for cancer, Carter Cathcart announced he would be retiring from script adapting and voice acting on Pokémon at the end of Pokémon Ultimate Journeys: The Series.


Pokémon roles

Anime

Humans

Major
Minor

Pokémon

Major
Minor

Video games

Pokémon Snap

Pokémon Puzzle League

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

PokéPark Wii: Pikachu's Adventure

PokéPark 2: Wonders Beyond

Pokémon Masters EX

Other non-Pokémon roles

Trivia

External links

References

  1. ↑ https://www.voicesforfosters.org/about-us


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