Tara Strong

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Tara Strong
Strong at GalaxyCon Columbus in 2023
Born
Tara Lyn Charendoff

(1973-02-12) February 12, 1973 (age 51)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship
  • Canada
  • United States
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
Spouse
Craig Strong
(m. 2000; div. 2022)
Children2

Tara Lyn Strong (

Daytime Emmy nominations and won an award from the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences
.

Early life

Strong was born as Tara Lyn Charendoff in

Career

Strong at the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con

Strong's first professional role was Gracie in Limelight Theater's production of The Music Man at the age of 13.[5] She had a guest role in the action series T. and T. Her first major cartoon role, also at the age of 13, was the title role in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater.[6] Strong starred in the short-lived CBC Television sitcom Mosquito Lake.[5] She took improv classes at The Second City in Toronto[6] and continued acting in both animated and live-action shows and films, before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994.[7][8]

Strong is the voice of numerous animated characters, including main roles in

Bubbles; Ben 10 as Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Blitzwolfer, and Buzzshock; Chowder as Truffles; Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as Terrence; the singing voice of Meg Griffin and additional voices on Family Guy; My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic as Twilight Sparkle, Unikitty! as the titular princess, Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! as Daizy, and Dorothy and the Wizard of Oz
as Joanni.

She has also lent her voice to English-dubbed

Jak and Daxter series; and Juliet Starling, the main character of Lollipop Chainsaw. She also has a minor voiceover for the teddy bear Ted in the motion picture Ted. In Blue Dragon, she is the voice actor for Kluke for the Xbox 360 game, but not in the anime series.[9]

Beginning with the video game Batman: Arkham City, Strong would also succeed Arleen Sorkin as the voice of Harley Quinn.

She has appeared in live roles in National Lampoon's Senior Trip, Sabrina Goes to Rome, Sabrina Down Under, and The Last White Dishwasher. She also made guest appearances on such shows as Forever Knight, Street Legal, Touched by an Angel, Take Home Chef, Party of Five, Comic Book: The Movie, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, 3rd Rock from the Sun and The Drew Carey Show.[10] In January 2013, she voiced the character Plum in Cartoon Hangover's Bravest Warriors, created by Pendleton Ward. She recurred as Miss Collins in Nickelodeon's live-action series Big Time Rush from 2010 to 2013.[11]

In

Annie Awards.[15][16][17][18]

In 2013, Strong won the

Shorty Award for "Best Actress" for her use of social media.[19] The Behind the Voice Actors website selected her for a BTVA Voice Acting Award for Voice Actress of the Year for 2013,[20] having nominated her for 2011 and 2012.[21][22]

Strong starred in the Canadian series Pretty Hard Cases as Tiggy Sullivan, the head of a drug trafficking gang. She also voices Miss Minutes in the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe series Loki.[23]

Dismissal from Boxtown cast

After the

2023 Israel–Hamas war began, Strong claimed that Hamas had "brainwashed the western world" to support terrorism.[24] She also stated that people can "help Palestine without supporting terrorism"[25] and expressed support for Israel.[26]

Strong's posts on Twitter and her likes on others' posts relating to the war on the social network, particularly her opinions on the government of Israel's bombing of the Gaza Strip,[27] garnered controversy and criticism, which led independent animation studio Bandit Mill Animation to remove her from the production of their upcoming series Boxtown and recast a role for a character she would have voiced. They explained on their official Twitter page that "this decision was due to a trend among Tara's recent online activity, including posts that promote controversial messages regarding the peoples of Palestine currently being affected by the ongoing Israel-Palestine crisis."[28]

After her removal, Strong claimed that she was "fired for being Jewish". This was denied by a co-writer of Boxtown's pilot, Spencer Rothbell, who pointed out that several Boxtown cast and crew members are Jewish, including himself and voice actor Alex Hirsch, the latter whom is voicing a lead character in the series.[29]

Personal life

In 1999, Strong met U.S. real estate agent and former actor Craig Strong.[2][30] The couple married on May 14, 2000, and have two sons named Sammy (b. February 2002) and Aden (b. August 2004).[31] They lived in Los Angeles and were formerly the owners of VoiceStarz, an online company that taught people how to get into the voice-over business.[32] On July 24, 2019, she filed for divorce,[33] which was finalized on January 5, 2022.[34]

Strong is a vegan.[35] In 2012, during the BronyCon event in New Jersey, she attended a lunch with fans from the military.[36] In 2013, she was involved with a charity group called Bronies for Good, helping them raise funds for a family whose daughter had a brain tumor.[4][37]

References

Citations

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  2. ^ a b Mulman, Doreen. "Stats and Agency Info". TOTS: The Official Tara Strong. MKBMemorial.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  3. ^ "Tara Strong". TV Guide. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Stern, Cara (November 4, 2013). "Versatile voice is key to success". Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d Mulman, Doreen. "Early Career". TOTS – The Official Tara Strong. MKBMemorial.com. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Mulman, Doreen. "FAQ 2008". TOTS: The Official Tara Strong. MKBMemorial.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  7. ^ Stern, Cara (November 4, 2013). "Versatile voice is key to success". Canadian Jewish News. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015.
  8. ^ "About Tara Strong". VoiceStarz. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  9. ^ "Tara Strong to voice Kluke in Blue Dragon". Square Haven News. February 25, 2007. Archived from the original on January 10, 2015. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  10. ^ "Tara Strong official website". Tarastrong.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2011.
  11. ^ Rudoff, Paul. "Ghostbusters Cast & Crew Multimedia". Spook Central. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  12. ^ "2004 Interactive Achievement Awards". Interactive.org. Archived from the original on September 5, 2011.
  13. ^ "2004 Interactive Achievement Awards". IGN. Archived from the original on November 5, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2004.
  14. ^ Howard, Caroline (July–August 2004). "Work in Progress – Getting It Done – Career, Self, & Soul – This Week's Cover Mom – Tara Strong". Working Mother. Front cover, p. 15. Archived from the original on May 19, 2015. Retrieved January 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "39th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2014.
  16. ^ "31st Annie Awards". Annie Awards. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on July 1, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  17. ^ "29th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on January 2, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  18. ^ "27th Annie Awards". Annie Awards. February 1, 2014. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved March 23, 2014.
  19. ^ "Shorty Award winners Cassey Ho and Tara Strong on Fox News Live". Shorty Awards Blog. April 11, 2013. Archived from the original on January 3, 2015.
  20. ^ "3rd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2013 – General". Behind The Voice Actors. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "2nd Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2012 – General". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on November 7, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  22. ^ "1st Annual BTVA Voice Acting Awards 2011 – General". Behind the Voice Actors. Archived from the original on December 22, 2014. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
  23. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (June 8, 2021). "Loki Review: After a Talky-Talky Start, Disney+'s Third Marvel Series Is a Super Fun 'Time Detectives' Two-Hander". TVLine. Retrieved June 8, 2021.
  24. ^ Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 9, 2023). "#Hamas has successfully brainwashed the western world to actually believe that #terrorism can be justified" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
  25. ^ Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 9, 2023). "You can want to help Palestine without supporting terrorism" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
  26. ^ Strong, Tara [@tarastrong] (October 7, 2023). "Absolutely devastating. I pray for peace. #IStandWithIsrael I fear for my family there. I fear for all suffering in this terrorist attack. Sickening how anyone condones or celebrates any violence" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 9, 2023. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
  27. ^ Massoto, Eric (October 28, 2023). "'Loki's Tara Strong Fired From Animated Project Amid Controversial Posts". Collider. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  28. ^ Briscuso, Lex (October 17, 2023). "Tara Strong Removed from Animated Series Boxtown After Controversial Israel-Palestine Tweets". IGN. Retrieved October 18, 2023.
  29. ^ Vlamis, Kelsey (October 18, 2023). "A star voice actress was fired from a show after posting online about the Israel-Hamas war". ComingSoon. Retrieved October 19, 2023.
  30. ^ "TFW2005 Interviews Transformers Animated Voice Actor Tara Strong". Transformer World 2005. February 22, 2008. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2015.
  31. ^ Mulman, Doreen. "Strong Family Photo Album 2004". MKBMemorial.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  32. ^ Moore, Kay (April 22, 2013). "Interview With Voice Actress Tara Strong of Teen Titans Go!". GeekDad. Retrieved January 8, 2015.
  33. ^ "Strong, Tara vs Strong, Craig". UniCourt. January 6, 2020. Retrieved February 27, 2022.
  34. ^ The Superior Court of California (January 5, 2022). "Tara Strong v. Craig Strong - Judgement of Dissolution of Marriage, 5 January 2022". Retrieved January 16, 2023.
  35. ^ Jamieson, Amy (April 11, 2017). "'My Little Pony' 's Twilight Sparkle Is a Bunny-Lover, But Says Don't Get One on Easter Morning". People. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
  36. Military Times. Archived from the original
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  37. ^ Broverman, Aaron (February 15, 2013). "Tara Strong, 'My Little Pony' Voice Actor, Talks Bronies And Evolution Of Twilight Sparkle". HuffPost. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2015.

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