Actor Kirby Morrow, a voice-acting star of television and anime, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 47.
Morrow’s brother, Casey Morrow, reportedly confirmed the Canadian actor’s death on social media, adding that the family had no further details.
The news is coming in and I'm rather sadden to report Canadian voice actor @KirbyMorrow has passed away at the age of 47. No further details are available at this time, but later tonight I will be posting a tribute video for him.#RIPKirbyMorrowhttps://t.co/i75pJeP6ZX
— The Voice Artist's Spotlight (@vas_90s) November 19, 2020
Kirby Morrow is best known for his roles as Goku in “Dragon Ball Z,” Miroku in “Inuyasha,” and Cyclops in “X-Men Evolution.” Morrow also starred in the television series “Stargate Atlantis.”
Morrow’s friend Jerry Cates, also confirmed Morrow’s death in a Facebook post.
RIP Kirby Morrow, you will be missed my friend...😞
Posted by Jerry Cates on Thursday, November 19, 2020
Morrow also was the voice over for Michelangelo in the 1998 live-action series of “Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation,” and voiced the characters of the Nutcracker/Prince Eric in “Barbie in the Nutcracker.” He also appeared in “Transformers: Cybertron.”
We lost a wonderful voice actor today. Kirby Morrow, known as the voice of Goku from Ocean's dub of Dragon Ball Z, Cole from Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu, Cyclops from X-Men Evolution, and many more, has passed away at the age of 47. May he rest in peace. pic.twitter.com/KI8aoI5nkZ
— Daniel ❁ (@DanielTG85) November 20, 2020
Morrow was born on Aug. 28, 1973, in Jasper, Alberta, and studied acting at the Mount Royal University in Calgary.
He had nearly 200 television credits during his career, according to IMDb.
In Loving Memory of Kirby Morrow 1973-2020 pic.twitter.com/QcWuiCJMty
— Kyle Tonarella (@KTonarella) November 19, 2020
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