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Grey DeLisle
Grey Delisle with her husband, Murray Hammond and son, Jefferson Texas Hammond following his birth.
Grey Delisle with her husband, Murray Hammond and son, Jefferson Texas Hammond following his birth.
Born
Erin Grey Van Oosbree

August 24, 1973
Fort Ord, California
StatusMarried
OccupationVoice Actor/Singer/Comedian
AgentSandie Schnarr
Notable credit(s)Avatar: The Last Airbender
as Azula
The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy
as Mandy
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Clifford's Puppy Days
as Emily Elizabeth Howard
Danny Phantom
as Samantha Manson
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
as Frankie Foster, Duchess, and Goo
The Fairly OddParents
as Vicky and Tootie
Hi Hi Puffy Ami Yumi
as Yumi
Xiaolin Showdown
as Kimiko
SpouseMurry Hammond
ChildrenJefferson Texas Hammond
(born January 31, 2007)
Websitewww.greydelisle.com

Grey DeLisle (born August 24, 1973 in Fort Ord, California) is an American singer, songwriter, and voice actress of Irish, Dutch and Hispanic descent.

Biography

Early life and early career

Grey DeLisle had a difficult childhood; Her mother was addicted to drugs. She was largely raised by her grandmother, Eva Flores Ruth, a vocalist who performed with salsa legend Tito Puente.

DeLisle was heavily into goth bands like The Cure, but her mother, who had become a born-again Pentecostal, set a strict rule of no secular music. In her late teens, she started singing old gospel tunes, and started in the world of stand-up comedy, on the advice of a close friend. In her comedy routine, DeLisle was able to imitate voices very well, and was then advised to take a shot at voice acting. Her first starring role came in the first English version of Crayon Shin-chan, as the voice of characters Cosmo and Uma in 1994.

Career success

She didn't get another starring role until 1998, but she has since become one of America's most beloved and well-respected voice actresses. She has even learned how to speak Japanese, thanks to fellow voice actors Janice Kawaye and Keone Young, for her role as Yumi on Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi. Other voice acting roles have been in many computer and video games, such as Escape from Monkey Island, Baldur's Gate and many Star Wars games. DeLisle has also released four music CDs, filled with goth-inspired folk and Americana tunes, with a few gospel-style songs as well.

Personal life

In 2002, DeLisle married musician Murry Hammond, the bassist for the Old 97's, after a few months of a long-distance relationship. They were even featured in an episode of The Learning Channel program A Wedding Story. On January 31, 2007 they welcomed Jefferson Texas "Tex" Hammond into the world at 6:00PM (PST) in Los Angeles, CA. At birth, he was 20 inches long and weighed 7 lbs., 8 oz. Grey's message to her fans was as follows:

Many thanks for all of the love and good wishes sent our way from my friends out there in cartoon land…the only place where a nine month pregnant woman can still play a hot goth chick in a belly shirt!

DeLisle is friends with fellow actress Tara Strong, with whom she has worked in several shows (Tara Strong voices Timmy Turner on The Fairly OddParents).

Discography

Starring Roles

The One and Only Grey De Lisle (A Grey De Lisle fansite

Little Things, The Official Grey De Lisle Fanlist

Preceded by Daphne Blake Voice
2000-2006 		Succeeded by
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