James Campbell McGonnigal (born August 6, 1975) is an American voice actor.
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Biography
As the founding Artistic Producer of The World AIDS Day Concerts and as a Founding Producer of the New York Musical Theatre Festival, McGonnigal presented the New York Premiere of Stephen Schwartz' Children of Eden, the first major NY revisitation of Pippin starring Rosie O'Donnell, Laura Benanti, Michael Arden, and Ben Vereen, Snoopy The Musical (starring Tony Award-Winner Sutton Foster), The Secret Garden starring Laura Benanti, Will Chase, and Stephen Pasquale (named in top ten theatre events of 2005 by Playbill.com), Rags at Nokia Theatre Times Square (starring Lainie Kazan, Carolee Carmello, and Eden Espinosa), and the first major revival of the cult hit Runaways by Elizabeth Swados starring Ezra Miller, Max Jenkins, and Alex Brightman. His FLOPZ n' CUTZ series benefiting the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation was declared a "smash" by New York's NEXT Magazine. Named a "musical theatre impresario" by Time Out New York, he has produced and/or directed more than 100 events for The Matthew Shepard Foundation, God's Love We Deliver, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Parkinson's Resource Organization, The National AIDS Fund, Opening Act, The Pied Piper Children's Theatre, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Free Arts NYC, The United Nations Association HERO Campaign and Victims of the 2008 Midwest Flooding. His work has earned him National recognition as well as a special award from The 2006 New England Theatre Conference.
In 2007, McGonnigal traveled to South Africa and Namibia as an ambassador for the United Nations' HERO campaign assisting remote AIDS-affected communities. He also served on the board of directors for the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation and acted as camp director for Camp TLC, a summer camp for inner city teens living with HIV/AIDS [www.jdaf.org] from 2005 to 2008. Additionally in 2007, McGonnigal founded the Broadway Loves the 80s Concerts, hosted by Mo Rocca and featuring performances from Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Kate Shindle, Michael Urie, Becki Newton, Julia Murney and Tony Vincent.
Inspired by the passing of California's Proposition 8, McGonnigal began discussions with several leaders in the LGBT Community and started the website talkaboutequality.
In 2010, McGonnigal founded Take Back Pride, a campaign to put the elements of activism back in Pride Marches around the country. The movement has now swept 17 cities and 4 countries thus far.
McGonnigal moved to Hyattsville, Maryland in 2014, where he lives with his husband and son. For four years, McGonnigal served as the Community Director for the New Organizing Institute, where he led RootsCamp, an annual progressive political conference. He has served in fundraising and sales leadership roles at SOCAP, Impactive, Neighborhood Economics and Mobile Commons since 2015. He currently serves on the advisory board for Voters of Tomorrow, as PTA President for Hyattsville Elementary School and is currently a candidate for Prince George's County Public Schools Board of Education in District 3.
Filmography
Animation
Arcade Gamer Fubuki - Sanpeita
Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad - Yoshito Morozumi
Big Windup! - Shuugo Kanou
Chaotic - Hot Shot, Vlar
El Cazador de la Bruja - L.A.
(King of Braves): GaoGaiGar - Penchinon
Gokusen - Haruhiko "Uchi" Uchiyama
Huntik: Secrets & Seekers - Tersely
Kizuna: Bonds of Love - Ranmaru Samejima
Jungle Emperor Leo - Lemonade
Nabari no Ō - Additional Voices
Magic User's Club - Takeo Takakura
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Additional Voices
MoonPhase - Additional Voices
One Piece - Eyelash, Kuromarimo (4Kids dub), Corporal (Episodes 136 - 138) (Funimation dub),
Patlabor - Bud Renard
Peach Girl - Nao
RIN: Daughters of Mnemosyne - Yahagi
World of Narue - Kazuto Iizuka
Three Delivery - Eugene
Viva Piñata - Teddington Twingersnap
Weiß Kreuz - Omi Tsukiyono
Video games
Shadow Hearts: From the New World (PS2) - Johnny Garland, Roy McManus
Bullet Witch (Xbox 360) - Jonathan
Viva Pinata (Xbox 360) - Teddington Twingersnaps
Production staff
Producer/director (theater)
Runaways
Broadway Loves Joe's Pub
Green Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
Green 2 Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
NEO Concert (York Theatre Company 2003)
Broadway Loves the 80's (Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Joe's Pub - 2007, 2008, 2009)
Embrace! Concerts for The Matthew Shepard Foundation-2004, 2005, 2006
Standing Ovations 1, 2 & 3 for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Miracle Concerts for God's Love We Deliver 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
FLOPZ & CUTZ Series 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
ASS BACKWARDS AKA Glory Days In Concert at Joe's Pub 2007
Become, the Music of Pasek & Paul, a concert featuring the music of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul Joe's Pub 2005
Laura Benanti: Blame It On My Youth at Feinstein's 2006
Laura Bell Bundy in Shameless! Joe's Pub, 2004
Artistic producer/other
World AIDS Day Concerts
Children of Eden - 2003, Pippin - 2004, The Secret Garden - 2005, Rags - 2006