Steven Bednarski
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Steven Bednarski is a Canadian historian and actor.
He was born in Montreal, Québec. He has lived in Toronto, Ontario, and now lives in Waterloo, Ontario
.
His most notable roles were the English voices of Astroboy (produced by Montreal's Cinelume Studios in 1985), Roobear in Adventures of the Little Koala
, and Chad in Sailor Moon
. At the time Astroboy was dubbed from Japanese into English, Canadian voice-over regulations did not require producers to list voice actors' credits at the end of their productions. As a result, although his voice aired for over a decade and a half on TV, VHS, and DVD, he received no official recognition for his contribution and did not receive royalties. By the time Sailor Moon aired, however, ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists) had negotiated credits for dubbing. As a result, his name does appear in the list of credits for Sailor Moon. His brothers Robert and Andrew are also actors.
He holds a BA from York University
's Glendon College, an MA from the History Department of the University of Toronto
and a PhD from the Université du Québec à Montréal
. He held a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
He is now Associate Professor of History at St. Jerome's College in the University of Waterloo, specialising in crime in Medieval France.
He was born in Montreal, Québec. He has lived in Toronto, Ontario, and now lives in Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo, Ontario
Waterloo is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It is the smallest of the three cities in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, and is adjacent to the city of Kitchener....
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His most notable roles were the English voices of Astroboy (produced by Montreal's Cinelume Studios in 1985), Roobear in Adventures of the Little Koala
Adventures of the Little Koala
is an anime TV series produced by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation. It aired originally in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 4, 1984 through March 28, 1985, and then aired in the United States on Nickelodeon dubbed in English from 1987 to 1994...
, and Chad in Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon
Sailor Moon, known as , is a media franchise created by manga artist Naoko Takeuchi. Fred Patten credits Takeuchi with popularizing the concept of a team of magical girls, and Paul Gravett credits the series with "revitalizing" the magical-girl genre itself...
. At the time Astroboy was dubbed from Japanese into English, Canadian voice-over regulations did not require producers to list voice actors' credits at the end of their productions. As a result, although his voice aired for over a decade and a half on TV, VHS, and DVD, he received no official recognition for his contribution and did not receive royalties. By the time Sailor Moon aired, however, ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television, and Radio Artists) had negotiated credits for dubbing. As a result, his name does appear in the list of credits for Sailor Moon. His brothers Robert and Andrew are also actors.
He holds a BA from York University
York University
York University is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is Canada's third-largest university, Ontario's second-largest graduate school, and Canada's leading interdisciplinary university....
's Glendon College, an MA from the History Department of the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
and a PhD from the Université du Québec à Montréal
Université du Québec à Montréal
The Université du Québec à Montréal is one of four universities in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-Basic facts:The UQAM is the largest constituent element of the Université du Québec , a public university system with other branches in Gatineau , Rimouski, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec City, Chicoutimi, and...
. He held a two-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Centre for Medieval Studies at the University of Toronto.
He is now Associate Professor of History at St. Jerome's College in the University of Waterloo, specialising in crime in Medieval France.