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'''Madeleine Joan Blaustein''' (October 9, 1960 — December 11, 2008), most commonly credited as '''Maddie Blaustein''', was a voice actor who provided the voices of many characters in the English-language dub of the [[Pokémon anime]]. His most famous role is that of {{MTR}}. In [[Pokémon: Indigo League|season 1]], he was credited under his birth name '''Adam Blaustein''', while in [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|seasons 2]] and [[Pokémon: The Johto Journeys|3]], as well as the [[M01|first]] [[M02|three]] [[M03|movies]], he was credited as '''Addie Blaustein'''

 

Maddie Blaustein was born on October 9, 1960, in {{wp|Long Island|Long Island, New York}}, USA, as '''Adam John Blaustein'''. He was a male-to-female {{wp|Transsexualism|transsexual}}. Because of this, he was usually casted as male characters.

In addition to being a voice actor, Blaustein was also an artist and writer. He had written and edited for {{wp|Marvel Comics}} and, at the time of his death, was the senior digital artist at {{wp|DC Comics}}. He created the character of Rubber-Band Man from the cartoon {{wp|Static Shock}}. Blaustein was an artist in [http://www.trannyroadshow.com Tranny Road Show], a performing group composed of {{wp|transgender}}ed artists and performers. He had also collaborated with Gina Kamentsky on the cartoon ''Platform 6''. She also coached [[Kayzie Rogers]] for anime voice acting.

Pokémon fan sites [http://www.pokebeach.com PokéBeach] and [http://www.serebii.net/index2.shtml Serebii.net] both reported on December 16, 2008, that anonymous sources, at least one affiliated with [[4Kids Entertainment]], told them Blaustein died in his sleep on December 11, 2008, after saying he was not feeling well.