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Jason Marsden
Marsden at Animate! Des Moines in 2023
Born	Jason Christopher Marsden (1975-01-03) January 3, 1975 Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1986–present
Spouse(s)	Christy Hicks ​ ​ (m. 2004; div. 2020)​ Remy Dee ​ (m. 2026)​
Children	1
Website	www.jasonmarsden.com

Jason Christopher Marsden^[1] (born January 3, 1975)^[1] is an American actor, who has done numerous voice roles in animated films, as well as various television series and video games. He is best known for his voice roles as the voice of the Disney character Max Goof, since 1995, Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Haku in the English dub of Spirited Away, Chester McBadbat in The Fairly OddParents, Matt Olsen/Shagon in W.I.T.C.H., Chase Young in Xiaolin Showdown, Richie Foley / Gear in Static Shock, Tino Tonitini in The Weekenders, Nermal in The Garfield Show and the title character in the Tak and the Power of Juju video game trilogy (Tak and the Power of Juju, Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge) from 2003 to 2005. He is also known for voicing Thackery Binx in the film Hocus Pocus (1993).

Jason Christopher Marsden was born in Providence, Rhode Island, on January 3, 1975, to Linda (née Williams),^[2][3][4] and Myles Marsden (1936–2019).^[5][1][6] Linda was a former fashion model and Myles was a former premier danseur of the Yugoslav National Ballet.^[7][1][8] Marsden has three older half-siblings from his father's first marriage to Croatian dancer Ivanka Herci Munitic: Ana Fox (née Marsden),^[9][10] ballet dancer Richard Anton "Rick" Marsden,^[11] and Mark Marsden.^[12][13]

In 1986, Marsden got his first professional acting job as the character A. J. Quartermaine in the television series General Hospital. In 1987, at the age of 12, Marsden booked his first major film role in the science fiction film Robot Jox, which was released two years after filming because of the studio's financial problems. This was followed soon afterwards by the role of Eddie Munster in the TV series remake of The Munsters titled The Munsters Today. At the same time, Marsden voiced Cavin in Adventures of the Gummi Bears and became the announcer of The Mickey Mouse Club. Marsden continued his career with many guest star appearances on prime time sitcoms. In 1990, he was the voice of Peter Pan in Peter Pan and the Pirates, which ran for two seasons and in 1992, he landed the role of Dash X in Eerie, Indiana. He provided the voice of Thackery Binx's cat and human form in Hocus Pocus (1993), and reprised the role in the Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular. His next roles included voicing Goofy's son Max Goof in Disney's A Goofy Movie (1995), as well as in the sequel An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000) and also had a supporting role in White Squall (1996). Marsden also did the voice of Garrett Miller on Extreme Ghostbusters and the younger versions of Shere Khan and King Louie on Jungle Cubs, which was a prequel to Disney's hit film Jungle Book and also continued his role as Max Goof on Disney's House of Mouse.

Some other on-camera roles were that of Rich Halke (J.T's best friend) in Step by Step, which was from 1995 until the show's cancellation in 1998; and Nelson Burkhard (D.J.'s rich boyfriend) in Full House, though after making a commitment with Dragon Con, Marsden did not reprise his role as Nelson in the sequel Fuller House, with Hal Sparks taking on the role. On Boy Meets World, Marsden played a character named after himself. The role was created for Marsden by series creator/producer Michael Jacobs, whom Marsden had worked with previously on Almost Home. Marsden left Boy Meets World after finishing the second season, with his character being replaced with Jack Hunter (Matthew Lawrence) in Seasons 5–7. He played the young Burt Ward/Robin in the 2003 television movie Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt. In 1999, he was featured in Walt Disney Animation Studios' Tarzan as a member of the gorilla family, a role given by the film's director, Kevin Lima, who also helmed A Goofy Movie. Since Step by Step, Marsden has provided voices for numerous animated television shows and computer games. He did the voice of Kovu in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) and narrated many of the special features on the Lion King Special edition DVD. He was the voice of Haku in the American dub of Spirited Away (2001). He has also provided the voice of Richie Foley/Gear in the television series Static Shock. In Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn, he voiced several characters, most notably Lilarcor the talking sword, and the druid Cernd. His first foray into directing was an episode of the Nickelodeon series The Journey of Allen Strange (1997). He also directed, wrote, produced and edited The Greatest Short Film Ever!!! and multiple indie music videos.

He has done voice-over work on multiple DC Comics-inspired animated series; as Clark Kent as a teenager in Superman: The Animated Series, as Snapper Carr in Justice League, as Billy Numerous in Teen Titans, as Donny Grasso on an episode of Batman Beyond, as Danger Duck in Loonatics Unleashed and as the villain Firefly in The Batman and as Paco in Batman: The Brave and the Bold. Marsden also voiced Chase Young in Xiaolin Showdown from 2003 to 2006, and from 2003 to 2004, voiced Todd Sweeney in the Christmas episode of My Life as a Teenage Robot. He also voiced for Tak in the game Tak and the Power of Juju along with Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams and Tak: The Great Juju Challenge. He voiced two recruitable companion characters in the Fallout game series, Myron in Fallout 2 (1998) and Boone in Fallout: New Vegas (2010). From late summer 2004 to early spring 2007, Marsden was the head announcer for Toon Disney (excluding Jetix), but he also served as a part-time announcer for Disney Channel. He had a cameo in the film Fun with Dick and Jane as the cashier at the gas station, and voiced Tasslehoff Burrfoot in Dragonlance: Dragons of Autumn Twilight.^[14] In 2012, Marsden did the voice of Final Fantasy XIII-2 character Noel Kreiss, Kade Burns and Fingers on The Hub series Transformers: Rescue Bots and Kaijudo. In Young Justice, Marsden voiced Bart Allen, Barry Allen's future grandson. Following the cancellation of Young Justice, Marsden returned in 2019 to voice Bart in the series' third season, Young Justice: Outsiders. In 2013, he did the voice of Aye-Aye in The Legend of Korra.

In 2014, he voiced Sumo and Belson in the pilot episode of the Cartoon Network animated series Clarence. After this episode, the voices of Sumo and Belson were handed to Tom Kenny and Roger Craig Smith, respectively. In 2020, Marsden began producing an online web series for YouTube called The Mars Variety Show. Following the style of The Dean Martin Show, it features Indie musicians, comedians, and alternative performers.^[15]

Marsden married Christy Hicks in October 2004.^[16] In 2020, they divorced after 16 years of marriage.^[17][18] Their son was born on February 17, 2010.^[17][18][19] Marsden lives in Nashville, Tennessee.^[20]

In 2005, Marsden and Hicks opened up a Yoga studio in Burbank, California, called Yoga Blend which relocated to a bigger location in 2007.^[21][18][22] In March 2020, Yoga Blend was shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It closed permanently on December 30, 2020, due to financial issues.^[23][24]

In 2020, Marsden revealed he has a girlfriend during an interview for a YouTube series.^[25]

In April 2026, Marsden married his girlfriend, burlesque performer, influencer, and cosplayer Remy Dee.^[26]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jason Marsden.

• Official website
• Jason Marsden at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Jason Marsden at IMDb 
• Jason Marsden at Behind The Voice Actors