ABOUT
Known for his voice acting work in the English versions of such Japanese anime series as Samurai Champloo and Rurouni Kenshin, he also lent his voice to video games in the Sonic the Hedgehog and Kingdom Hearts series.He voiced the character of Kisame Hoshigaki in both Naruto and Naruto: Shippuden.As of 2014, he and Wendee Lee were the two most prolific American voice actors in the field of Japanese anime dubbing; both performers had over two hundred credits to their names.
BEFORE FAMEHe began his voice acting career in the early 1970s, working on such projects as Lupin the Third: The Secret of Mamo and Panda Kopanda Rainy Day Circus.
PERSONAL LIFEBorn Sean Thornton in Portland, Oregon, he later settled in Los Angeles, California.
The meaning of the name Thornton: From The Thorny Town FUN FACTSVoice Actor Kirk Thornton were born on Sunday, in a leap year, birthstone is Emerald, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Monkey, it is 129 days until Kirk Thornton next birthday.