Voice Actor for Korra (and others) Revealed, Tenzin, and other Characters
Admin / Jordash
posted Monday, March 7th, 2011
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Alot of new Avatar The Legend of Korra news coming in! There has been a plethora of cast and characters for Avatar The Legend of Korra announced, foremost of which is Korra’s Voice Actor who will be voiced by Janet Varney Best known for her work in TBS’s Dinner and a Movie.” A large assortment of other characters has been announced as well.
Janet Varney is the confirmed Voice Actor for Korra
Here is some other characters and their voice actors, Some of which the characters have never been heard of:
Tenzin will be voiced by JK Simmons (Jameson from Spiderman)
Seychelle Gabriel will be voicing a previously un-heard of character named Asami - Seychelle Gabrial played Yue in M Night Shyamalans The Last Airbender
I thought JK Simmons did a good job in Spiderman, very funny, JK Simmons Voice actor for TENZIN
Stay tuned for more great news about Avatar The Legend of Korra, looks like alot of new stuff is streaming in!
Here is some more Voice Actors from Avatar The Legend of Korra Announcements:
Kiernan Shipka as JINORA
Daniel Dae Kim as HIROSHI SATO” (from LOST)
David Faustino as MAKO
Lance Hendrickson as LIEUTENANT
Looks like alot of talent is being put into Korra, freaking exciting that’s for sure.
Stay tuned for more news as it happens!
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Ooh I love getting tid bits like this. Need more!
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i listened to there voices on youtube they sounded epic. I’m confused too about jk simmions being the voice for tenzin. will this mean he is buff, older than we think, or just have an intresting voice? :/
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Admin / Jordash Reply:March 7th, 2011 at 1:17 pm
Yeah JK Simmons should be very interesting to hear.
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That is alot of talent, Daniel Dae Kim is awesome loved him in Lost.
JK Simmons as Tenzin confuses me too, I think the voice will suit him just hard to picture it now.
Loving Seychelle Gabrielle being involved, nice to see someone from the movie involved.
Lance hendrickson always does great work, look forward to hearing that voice.
Dont know much about the others.
Having a character named Mako is an awesome tribute.
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Tracy Reply:March 7th, 2011 at 12:37 pm
Seychelle made a beautiful Yue.
As for Tenzin, he might be middle aged and not a kid, so that could make sense. I have to laugh. After you announced it, a few others tried to make it look like they discovered it. In the words of Azula. “Dumb-Dumbs” You beat them to it. Nyah nyah. LOL
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Tracy Reply:March 7th, 2011 at 3:15 pm
But of course I want to know where Dante Basco, Rob Paulsen, and Dee Baker fit into this. But will they tell us?? No…. I might have to send them a threatening (ie: No chocolate bunnies for them) email if they don’t tell us.
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Interesting…not really sure how jk simmons as Tenzin is going to sound though. His voice is so deep. xD
I LOVE janet varney’s voice.
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this is awesome!!!!!!
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I heard JK Simmions’ voicework and I have to say: A gruffy, angry man would not suit an air nomad. Mike and Brian, you better haven a good excuse for that one. I also heard Seychelle, and I think she’s going to do great. So much potential.
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Admin / Jordash Reply:March 21st, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Yeah I think it’s mainly the parts he usually plays. I’m guessing in this they will focus more on his sarcastic witty side. Especially while training korra.
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J.K. Simmons is an interesting choice. He’s a really good actor, and I can’t wait to hear more news from Korra.
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I think Janet Varney is a good fit as a voice actor for Korra…altho I have a hard time picturing her portraying a hot-headed character like Korra lol. I like her on TBS a lot too
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OOOOOOO!!! AMAZING! Now I SO can’t wait! Thanks @admin! WOWEE Janet Varney is beauty! Blond hair and blue eyes!
Yeah I’m with ya there @coyote01. She looks TOO nice to be playing a snappy girl like Korra. Let’s see if her voice can act well 
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On DeeBaker’s twitter he mentioned that the cast release WASN’T full
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David Faustino makes me nervous, I see him as Bud Bundy,
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On an interview with David Faustino, he was able to say that his character, Mako,is tall and handsome
http://www.examiner.com/working-class-in-national/rapid-fire-20-q-with-david-faustino-guest-starring-on-working-class-tonight
scroll half way down
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hay was it nov 2011 the show was to air what they change it to now
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Admin / Jordash Reply:April 4th, 2011 at 12:58 pm
The estimated release date is now Fall 2012
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Matthew Reply:April 16th, 2011 at 6:01 pm
Wait, is it Mid-2012?
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Airspeed Prime Reply:April 16th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Yes the release date is confirmed as Mid 2012, it was fall 2011 but with 14 more episodes they have pushed the date back.
Tracy Reply:April 17th, 2011 at 8:41 am
Good things come to those who wait? Maybe it’s also being pushed back so that it will be cast all over the world and not just in the USA. That’s my hope because so many of you aren’t in the states. You’re as hardcore a fan as anyone else. I’m hoping on hope that they will broadcast it the same time. What if we asked them to? Think that would work?
Airspeed Prime Reply:April 18th, 2011 at 4:41 am
I am pretty sure the date has been pushed back so that they can air all 26 episodes in a row and not a big break between 12 and the other 14.
I hope they air it everywhere at once for their own sake in terms of ratings.But knowing Nick and most animated tv shows the USA will get it first followed closely by Canada and NA.
Who knows when europe and the rest of the world will get it.
I hope they get the airing correct.
This might just be a shot in the dark, but what if we all compiled a letter to the execs. at Nick asking them if they could broadcast it worldwide. It wouldn’t hurt anything. Someone could compile the letter and we could all put our names down on it. It’s worth a try?
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Admin / Jordash Reply:April 19th, 2011 at 3:44 pm
I’m hoping it’s available at streaming resources like Amazon / Hulu / other places, I guess we’ll find out.
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MORE GOOD NEWS: There are 2 new voice actress revealed and 2 new characters confirmed.
1.) Darcy Rose Byrnes as Ikki
2.) Maria Bamford as Pema
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1695360/
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Airspeed Prime Reply:April 18th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
I wouldn’t say that is 100% confirmed, IMDB is not the best source, I want to know where they found it out from.
Because I cant find that on anywhere other than IMDB.
Not Confirmed yet
Though if it is it is slightly concerning that there are so many characters for such a small series, 26 episode and we are at around 14 VA confirmed if this is true.
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Admin / Jordash Reply:April 19th, 2011 at 3:46 pm
Yeah usually IMDB is a good source because they go through a verification check of their information.
Usually they are better than most sources, but in this case you’re right they don’t have any back-up information.
But the source is fairly credible although we don’t know who those characters are, they might even be just 1-episode characters if you know what I mean.
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Airspeed Prime Reply:April 20th, 2011 at 2:51 am
Yeah probably some 1 shot characters, but the way they reported alot if them in a cast announcement with the main cast is a bit weird, Korra ,Tenzin, loads of one shotters.
A bit weird.
IMDB need to put up a source for that info.
Yeah to Airspeed Prime it may seem like a lot of characters but like Admin/Jordash said they could just be 1 episode characters
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Is there any art in tenzin or any other significant characters besides korra?
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Admin / Jordash Reply:May 19th, 2011 at 1:25 pm
Yeah we haven’t seen anything official on any of the other characters, hopefully soon though.
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What about their background? Like what about sokka and suki? Do they have a kid? Or toph ringing someone? Are they descendants?
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I mean does toph find someone which helps create one of these new characters
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hey…I just heard about the new series…Legend of Korra…..but…from what I’ve heard…its a mini series…..so…..if Nickleodeons wants to make the new avatar episodes….continously about aang and his friends…I’ve got one interesting storyline….on how the new series should be about…..hoping that Nickleodeons would pay attention on my storyline……
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Admin / Jordash Reply:June 7th, 2011 at 4:35 pm
It was originally announced as a mini-series but they’ve since changed it to become a full out series with double the amount of episodes.
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Im really intrested to see J.K. Simmons as Tenzin because ive been playing Portal 2, and he sounds pretty deep and stuff. He really is a very good voice actor im just surprised Aangs son could have a tough voice. Not sure if you know what i mean by that
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You know how cool it would be to be the next avatar and you could go into different worlds?!!?! Ahem. . . Sorry got excited, but anyhow, with the series comin a lil later, like next year, I would really hope the aang gang could leave like somethin legendary to korra. Like what if like katara’s necklace was a way to unlock a hidden power within her, or sokka’s booming was bendable in a way somethin she could take with her and still have the original characters thru the series
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You know how cool it would be to be the next avatar and you could go into different worlds?!!?! Ahem. . . Sorry got excited, but anyhow, with the series comin a lil later, like next year, I would really hope the aang gang could leave like somethin legendary to korra. Like what if like katara’s necklace was a way to unlock a hidden power within her, or sokka’s boomerang was bendable in a way somethin she could take with her and still have the original characters thru the series
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I read on IMDb that the character ‘Bolin’ played by P.J. Byrne will be a main character. Considering that some of the characters that were released probably aren’t main characters, i thought that was some news. Even though IMDb isn’t the ‘best’ resource they could be right! But I’m gonna believe it until they’re proven wrong!! =D
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Airspeed Prime Reply:June 25th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
NO you are correct PJ Byrne is confirmed to be playing Bolin, that is all we know. He may or may not be a main character. He was actually confirmed in the same post that confirmed all the above characters but the post was then updated after this new post went up.
IMDB as you say is not a reliable source, they have 3 other characters: Pema, Skoochy and Ikki which are not confirmed as of yet.
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Matthew Reply:June 27th, 2011 at 2:33 pm
Wait? Where does it saids “Bolin is one of the Main Character” in IMDb?
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Airspeed Prime Reply:June 27th, 2011 at 3:10 pm
I think it is just because he is listed in the cast there, We don’t actually know if he is a main character.
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llamagal Reply:June 27th, 2011 at 3:38 pm
it was on the bio. But we can’t be sure!
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This is go be great
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Admin / Jordash Reply:June 30th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Yeah it looks like it has a ton of potential!
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Okay so, I know Aang and Katara hook-up, they got busy, and Tenzin is one of their accolmplishments…but I can never see original cartoon images of Aang’s spirit, the older katara, or a picture of Tenzin anywhere on google! If anyone finds one, can u atleast tell me what to look up and what to look for(like the background, what they look like, etc.)
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Admin / Jordash Reply:August 6th, 2011 at 4:09 pm
I don’t think we’ve had any pictures of Spirit Aang, but we do have a picture of Tenzin, you can see it here: http://avatarthelastairbenderonline.com/airbender-legend-korra-panel-news/
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Airspeed Prime Reply:August 6th, 2011 at 4:13 pm
The Statue of Older Aang in the Korra Trailer may give an idea of what Spirit Aang will look like ?
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Admin / Jordash Reply:August 6th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Yeah that’s what i’m guessing as well.
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I actually thought about this too: I’m not sure how they will make Avatar Aang look when we’re shown his avatar spirit. The show seemed to vary greatly with the age of the avatar spirits. Avatar Roku was well in his old age when his spirit contacted Aang, whereas Avatar Kuruk, Kyoshi, and Yang Chen were all simply of adult age (30-40′s). I wonder this was just a random observance, or that the image of their spirit is when they had died and the Avatar cycle has moved on to another.
- Dom 8)
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Airspeed Prime Reply:August 6th, 2011 at 8:21 pm
Actually just thinking of this now, but the Avatar Spirits we see seem to take the appearance of any statue of them that we see.
YangChen looks like she does in the Eastern Air Temple, Roku Looks just like his statue in the hall of Avatars,. Kyoshi just like her statue in Kyoshi Island.
The problem with your theory would be that Kyoshi was 230 when she died,
Roku is the odd one out.
It could be they take the appearance as they were in the most critical moment in their life.
I would both love and hate it if the answer was just random.
I really don’t think they will go for 12 year old Aang as the spirit guide, which is why the Statue of an older Aang seems perfect
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Dom Reply:August 6th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
Very good point, airspeed. Plus I don’t see ATLA taking the “it was just random” approach anyways.
- Dom 8)
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For some reason I keep thinking Hiroshi Sato is like the announcer at the Pro-bending (with the last name and all) he sounds kinda like… IDK!
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Dude, I cannot wait
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Admin / Jordash Reply:September 20th, 2011 at 11:27 am
Yeah it looks like Korra is going to be Awesome!
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I can’t wait for book two
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I think the best person or voice actor for the equalist side was the guy who voiced the lieutenant.
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