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Name: Grey DeLisle
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Date of Birth:
August 24, 1973
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Place of Birth:
Fort Ord, California, USA
Mini-bio:
She had a rough childhood. She was largely raised by her grandmother,Eva Flores Ruth, a vocalist who performed with salsa legend Tito Puente.Grey was heavily into goth bands like The Cure, but her mot...( read more)her, who hadbecome a born-again Pentecostal, set a strict rule of no secular music. Inher late teens, she started singing old gospel tunes, and started in theworld of stand-up comedy, on the advice of a close friend. In her comedyroutine, DeLisle was able to imitate voices very well, and was thenadvised to take a shot at voice acting. Her first starring role came inthe English version of Crayon Shin-chan, as the voice of characters Cosmoand Uma (which will begin airing on Adult Swim Monday through Thursday theweek of August 21 and 28).She didn't get another starring role until 1998, but she has since becomeone of America's most beloved and well-respected voice actresses. She haseven learned how to speak Japanese thanks to fellow voice actors JaniceKawaye and Keone Young for her role as Yumi on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Othervoice acting roles have been in many computer and video games such asEscape from Monkey Island, Baldur's Gate and many Star Wars games. DeLislehas also released four music CDs, filled with goth-inspired folk andAmericana tunes, with a few gospel-style songs as well.In 2002, DeLisle married musician Murry Hammond, the bassist for the Old97's, after a few months of a long-distance relationship. They were evenfeatured in an episode of The Learning Channel program A Wedding Story.