Biography
Kirby Morrow

Kirby Morrow, who was best known for voicing characters like Goku in Ocean dub’s “Dragon Ball Z,” in “Death Note” as Teru Mikami, Cyclops in “X-Men Evolution” and Cole in “Lego Ninjago,” to name a few, was an actor/voice actor/comedian hailing from Canada.
Quick Info | |
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Full Name | Kirby Robert Morrow |
Date of Birth | August 28, 1973 |
Birth Place | Jasper, Canada |
Nationality | Canadian |
Profession | Actor, Voice Actor, Writer, Comedian |
Death | November 18, 2020 |
Net Worth | US $7 million |
EARLY LIFE
Kirby Morrow’s full name is Kirby Robert Morrow. He was born on August 28, 1973, in Jasper, located in Alberta, Canada. He grew up with his brother Casey Morrow and his parents in Jasper. He completed his college education at Mount Royal University, which got located in Calgary.
CAREER
Kirby made his film debut in 1996 with the television film titled “Stand Against Fear,” in which he played the role of Nelson Doyle. The following year, in 1997, he appeared in “Sombrio” as Drive. He appeared in “Viper” as Tim Vernon and in “Breaker High” as Philippe. From 1997 to 98, he voiced Michelangelo in “Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation.” From 1997 to 1998, he played the role of Kirby Morrow in “The Outer Limits.” He played the part of the Storm Chaser in 1998’s “Storm Chasers: Revenge of the Twister.”
In 1999, he appeared in “Jerry’s Day” as the titular character Jerry. In 2001, he appeared in “Seven Days” as Rick Hedstrom in the episode titled “The First Freshman.” In 2001, he appeared in the role of Jake in the TV film titled “Avalanche Alley,” As the character named Palmer in “Bones” and in “Special Unit 2 ” As Scott Caputo for an episode. In the miniseries titled “Out of Order,” he played the role of Brad in 2003. From 2005 to 2006, he appeared in “Stargate Atlantis” as Captain Dave Kleinman for eight episodes.
2006 saw him play the role of Guard Carmichael in the TV film titled “Deadly Skies.” The following year he played the role of Troy in “Glimpse.” In 2009, he appeared in “The L Word” as Randy Griff on an episode. The same year, he played the role of Edwin Vaster in the television film titled “Something Evil Comes.” In 2010, Kirby appeared in the role of Captain Dave Klein in “Stargate Universe.” He portrayed King Jerrod in the “Mortal Kombat: Legacy” web series. In the 2011 TV film titled “The Pastor’s Wife,” he played the role of Walt Freeland. 2014 saw him appear as Tom Halsey in the TV film titled “A Ring by Spring.”
In 2015, he appeared in an episode of “The Flash” as a coach. Kirby Morrow played Gary in 2 episodes of “Van Helsing” in 2016. He played the recurring role of Benny in “Legion” in 2017 along with parts like Dave Westin in “Drone” and Ethan in an episode of “The Good Doctor.” He was also well known for voicing anime characters in various English dubs of these anime. In 1999, the man overlay voice Jonathan Glenn, in “Brain Powerd” and Akira in “Z-Mind.” In 2000, Kirby Morrow voiced Trowa Barton in “Mobile Suit Gundam Wing.” From 2000 to 2001, he sounded Van Fanel in “The Vision of Escaflowne.”
From 2000 to 2003, he voiced Goku’s iconic character in Ocean dub’s English dub of “Dragon Ball Z.” From 2002 to 2006, he asserted Miroku in “Inuyasha.” Kirby Morrow voiced Rad White in “Transformers: Armada” from 2002 to 2003. From 2004 to 2005, he sounded Rad White in “Transformers: Energon.” He voiced Hot Shot in “Transformers: Cybertron.” From 2008 to 2009, he stated Billy Katagiri in “Mobile Suit Gundam 00”.
In 2008, he voiced Teru Mikami in “Death Note.” He asserted Tsukuyo in “Gintama°” in 2017. He expressed Miroku in “Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon” in 2020. He was a proficient voice actor and shined in this field of voicing anime characters in English. He is best known for voicing Goku among the other characters he played.
PERSONAL LIFE
Kirby Morrow kept his personal life separate from his professional life, and hence not much got known about it. It got speculated that he was single and wasn’t dating anyone. He also doesn’t have any children.
DEATH
Kirby passed away on November 18 of 2020. His brother announced his death via Facebook, but the mystery is still unknown.
Height, Weight, and Age
Kirby Morrow stood 1.78 meters tall and weighed approximately 70 kg. He was 47 years old at the time of his death on November 18, 2020.
Social Media
Kirby Morrow was active on social media platforms like Twitter and Instagram. He has 6k followers on Instagram and 4.9k followers on Twitter as of November of 2020. His last post on Twitter got made on the 24th of September, and it was about a Fiverr gig that he was doing. His Instagram posts mainly contain pictures from the 2017 Edmont Expo. On October 27, he posted a picture on a plane and stated that he hated social media.
You can follow him on:
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Kirby_Morrow
Instagram:
https://instagram.com/realkirbymorrow
NET WORTH
As of November of 2020, Kirby Morrow’s net worth got estimated to be around US$ 7 million. He made most of his fortune from being a comedian and an actor.