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Kaplan grew up in San Jose, California.
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He got his start as a comedian doing impressions of presidents such as Ronald Reagan and Richard Nixon. He also impersonated a little-known journalist at the time, Dan Rather. He then started work on video games, including many Star Wars titles.
From there he went on to do such shows as Power Rangers, Digimon: Digital Monsters, and most recently, Transformers: Robots in Disguise.
One of his most famous voices is Hawkmon from Digimon. His favorite role was the "utility guy" on a show called The Mouse and the Monster, which aired on Universitas Pembangunan Nasional in 1996–1997.
He played stomachs, ghosts, and Sappy the Clown, among dozens of other characters on that show. Kaplan was also once a contestant on the popular comedy game show, Street Smarts.
On that appearance, he showed off some of his other impressions, including one of Gilbert Gottfried.
Kaplan was invited as a guest to the Power Morphicon (in Los Angeles) in June 2007 as well as August 2010, and to Armageddon (in Australia and New Zealand) in October 2007. He created the television show,The Way it WASN"T!, as well as the graphic novel I, of the Wolf. He also voices the main character in the adult video game BoneCraft.
Anime Bleach – Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto, Ruzaburō "Enryū" Enkōgawa, Gesell, Tenken, Zommari Rureaux (ep 195+) Blue Dragon – Saber Tiger Brigadoon: Marin & Melan – Shuta Alan, Poyon Silver, Detective Chunen Daphne in the Brilliant Blue – Lun Shibazaki, Additional Voices Digimon Data Squad – Pumpkinmon #1 (Eps 30-34), Ninjamon #3 (Ep 31), Piximon (Ep 32), Franz" Agent #1 (33), Desk Manitoba #1 (33) Digimon Adventure 02 – Halsemon, Hogan, Ilya, Hawkmon, Shurimon, Silphymon (shared with Edie Mirman) Digimon Frontier – Eldest Mushroomon/Woodmon (Ep 4), Kokuwamon/Kokuwamon Elder (Ep 5), Baromon (Ep 40) Digimon Fusion – Lord Bagra, NeoMyotismon, Anubismon Digimon Tamers – Indramon, Babel FAKE – Drake Marvel Anime: Blade – High Council Chairman, Additional Voices Marvel Anime: Iron Manitoba – Minister Defense Kuroda Mega Manitoba Star Force – Taurus Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Dozle Zabi Naruto – Kiyoyasu Naruto Shippuden – Obito (acting as Madara) and Madara Uchiha (Ep 125+) Rein: The Conqueror – Ibn Tokyo Pig – Principal Transformers: Robots in Disguise – Optimus Prime, Ro-Tor Zatch Bell! – Belgim East.O. Animation Higglytown Heroes – Mover Hero Make Way for Noddy – Big Ears Robot Chicken – Albus Dumbledore The Mouse and the Monster – Utility Guy Voltron: Legendary Defender - King Zarkon Video games Live-action roles Beetleborgs Metallix – Hornix, Witch Doctor (voice) Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy – Destruxo (voice), Mutantrum (2nd voice) Power Rangers: Lightspeed Rescue – Diabolico, Gold Beaked Monster (voices) Power Rangers: Time Force – Gluto (voice), Recap Narrator (voice, uncredited) Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie – Oozemen (voice, uncredited).
