On January 8, 2021, multiple members of the voice acting community announced that Brad Venable died. No cause of death was announced, though he was last active on social media on January 6, 2021. He was 43 years old.
Venable was known for his work voicing characters for anime series, cartoons, and video games. Some of his most recent parts in games included roles in the Demon’s Souls remake and Final Fantasy VII Remake, playing Griffon in Devil May Cry 5, acting as Gordes Musik Yggdmillennia in Fate/Grand Order, and being Kostas and Nader in Fire Emblem: Three Houses. He also played parts in anime series like Assassination Classroom, Attack on Titan, Beyblade Burst, The Disasterous Life of Saiki K.: Reawakened, and My Hero Academia. You can still hear samples of his work on his official site.
Voice actors like Adam Rudd, Benjamin Diskin, and Erica Mendez all have been sharing tributes on Twitter and social media for him. Here are a few of their messages.
Rest in peace, our dear friend @bradvenable.
One of the most truly kind, honest, selfless and generous people I have ever known in the voiceover community. The example of a light we should all strive to be.
I still have the gift you gave me hanging in my living room.
— Kira Buckland ★ (@KiraBuckland) January 8, 2021
This is the very first picture I took on this phone. We were taking a voiceover class together and usual, Brad was amazing. This is a picture of a great man doing what he loved.
I love you, brother. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/70O8Nhm450
— Chris Hackney @ Coming Soon (@ChrisHackneyGGK) January 8, 2021
It was a privilege to share the booth with you on so many incredible occasions. It was an even greater privilege to glare at you whenever you bought me a coffee and refused to let me pay you back because you were fiercely generous and loving.
Runaway dozer.
Love,
Your Glowstick pic.twitter.com/YrkKgwut5X
— Allegra Clark (@SimplyAllegra) January 8, 2021
I’ve been crying all night and I don’t have the ability to write the perfect words for @bradvenable.
Brad was my everyone’s friend. Brad was kindess. Brad was light. Brad was talented. Brad was humble. Brad was everything and more.
I’m going to miss you & your hugs everyday.
— Chris Hackney @ Coming Soon (@ChrisHackneyGGK) January 8, 2021
According to IMDB, Venable’s final roles would be in the cartoon series Klutz Muttz and in Demon’s Souls and Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War.
Image Source: IMDB.
