Rick May
Rick May | |
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| Born | September 21, 1940 |
| Died | April 5, 2020 (aged 79) Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, teacher, director, actor |
Rick May (September 21, 1940 – April 5, 2020) was a voice actor from Seattle. He voiced the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 and Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64. He also voiced many other characters from other video games. May was infected with COVID-19 in March 2020 and later died on April 5.[1][2][3]
Roles
[change | change source]- Peppy Hare and Andross - Star Fox 64
- Dr. M - Sly 3: Honor Among Thieves
- The Soldier - Team Fortress 2
- Genghis Khan - Age of Empires II
- Dadfish and Marty Sardini in Freddi Fish 5.
- Wingnut in Pajama Sam 2.
Death
[change | change source]May suffered a stroke in February 2020. Because of this, he was moved to a nursing home so that he could get rehabilitation. On April 5, 2020, May died due to complications related to COVID-19 at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle, with his death being reported on April 8.[1][2][3]
Legacy
[change | change source]On May 1, 2020, Valve made an update to Team Fortress 2, dedicating their tributes to May, who voiced the Soldier. They added memorial statues of Soldier to various maps in-game for the rest of May 2020, as a tribute for May's work for his work on voice-acting.[4]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rick May – In Memoriam". Rekindle School. April 8, 2020. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chalk, Andy (April 13, 2020). "Rick May, voice of the Soldier in Team Fortress 2, has died". PC Gamer. Archived from the original on April 14, 2020. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Richard May - 2020 - Seattle Times". Seattle Times. Retrieved 2025-04-22.
- ↑ Wilde, Tyler. "Rick May tribute added to Team Fortress 2". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-05-01.
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