Michael Malatesta

Artist and Writer, Master of the pencil, Performing Arts Enthusiast, Trivial go to guy. Melodiousnocturne24 on DeviantArt.

[Michael Malatesta @Malates1Michael]

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[VIZ Media @VIZMedia]

Rest easy, Mike McFarland, an incredibly talented soul & legend 🪲🦊❤️

[Caitlin Glass @caitlinsvoice]

Everyone has such beautiful things to say to and about you. But I’m not ready yet. I’m just sad and I miss you and I love you.

[Corinne Sudberg @Megami33]

Met Mike back in 2014, excited for AOT & asking for acting advice. From 2019 to 2023, I got to be a part of One Piece as Momo & one of my directors was this amazing man. He was always gentle with his advice & loved making me laugh. Great direction & encouraging all the time.

[Jessie James Grelle🎙️ @JJGrelle]

You made so many of us laugh with you. You carried so many of us into better, more fulfilling lives. I'll always be honored that I got to know you, to share in your humor and laughter, for the trust you put in me, and so much more. Love you, Mike. Thank you for everything 🕯️

[Lani @Lanipator]

Devistated to hear about Mike McFarland's passing.
RIP to one of the greats. 🕯️

[Keith Silverstein @SilverTalkie]

Life truly isn’t fair. We lost an incredible talent, and an amazing, person in @MikeMcFarlandVA Working with you was an honor, and spending time with you was always a pleasure. You will be missed by so many. Rest in power, brother. #mikemcfarland

[Cassandra Lee Morris @SoCassandra]

RIP to Mike McFarland, a legend in the VO community. I always admired Mike for his support of other voice actors. He was always congratulating them, cheering them on, and genuinely happy to see others succeed. It inspired me to do the same. 1/2

[J Michael Tatum @JMichaelTatum]

Mike McFarland, my dear friend and mentor of over twenty years, is gone. A rarer, more beautiful soul this world will never know.

Rest in peace, Salt. The love you created endures, but damned if I know how we’ll get on without you around to share it back with. 💔

[Robbie Daymond @robbiedaymond]

The thing I remember most about Mike McFarland is that he was always so generous with his time and laughter and carried himself with a gentle ease and constant smile. Rest well, Mc. 🕯️

[Kellen Goff @ South Alabama Comic Con @kellengoff]

There is cruelty in the unpredictability of life. Random and raging, it takes out those who love it most without a second thought.

Mike McFarland was THE living embodiment of carpe diem. He didn't let ONE day of his gift of life go to waste. He traveled, he experienced, he raved, he rocked, he learned, he played... he saw the fruits existence had to offer sitting on the proverbial top shelf and always found the ladder. Built the ladder, more often than not.

Mike was taken from us disgustingly early - a foul, unspeakable injustice, a violent tear to the tapestry - and no amount nor quality of words I could write will ever relate the utter anguish this scars into me, into us. And yet, the last thing he would have ever wanted was for this to bring us to sour on life in his absence. There is no life worth living without risk. Mike loved risk, and living a full life is the greatest gamble of all. That's the point! That's what makes it exciting. And even though the house won in the end, the stubborn bastard had a hell of a streak, and a hell of a hand.

If minds were cars, Mike had a fleet of Maseratis in his head. Smooth, articulate, elegant, eloquent, sharp as a dagger, with the kind of recall that would make RAM blush. It didn't matter what it was, or how vaguely you described it: if it was a movie, a song, a story, Mike would know the title within a few tries. He seldom paused for 'uh's or 'um's - when he spoke, you were engaged and fascinated. He was everything I admired in an intellectual and all I still strive to be. Not just as a mind, but as a heart.

Mike was about community. He loved people. It takes a village, as they say, and he built a village everywhere he went. As Chris Bevins once proclaimed, "Mike McFarland would attend the opening of a candy bar wrapper" - If you invited him somewhere, he would show up, because he understood that showing up is the most important thing a human can do to show they care. And if you were a guest at a convention with Mike, you were going to dinner with him. Plain and simple, no exceptions. If you missed a Mike outing, you were missing out on a core memory. He would take massive groups of us to the best food spots in town, having planned everything meticulously in advance. He loved to make the people he loved smile, and he knew just how to do it.

So I'm going to smile. I will grieve, but I *will* smile, because that was why Mike loved life. To be happy and to make others happy. To impart knowledge. To entertain. Mike would want us to look at all he's done and smile. Join me in giving him that, at least. When all is taken away, turn to your purpose. They can never take that.

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."

Mike lived.

[𝕂𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕄𝕔𝔾𝕦𝕚𝕣𝕖 =Ye Shunguang in ZZZ @KrisComics]

Mike McFarland helped me find my boy voice during an early recording session. It changed my career in a way I never expected. I’ll miss our conversations about music, movies, and food. I’ll miss his hugs and royal waves. Rest in peace, Mike. It was an honor to be your friend. 🕯️

[HᴀʙᴇʀTᴡᴇᴇᴛs™ 🔥#TheHumaneBeings @ToddHaberkorn]

I’m grateful for the times we crossed paths in the booth. You meant the world to a lot of folks out there and it showed. So many people came together in your final act of life. RIP 🕯️

[Anime Dubs @AnimeDubUpdates]

Hello English Dub Fans, unfortunately I have to inform you that Mike McFarland has passed away at 56 years old.

He was a Veteran Voice Actor, ADR Director, Scriptwriter, and Producer for countless Animes over the years, he will be missed and I hope he Rest in Peace.

Here are some of the Characters he has Voiced:
Master Roshi - Dragon Ball
Buggy the Clown - One Piece
Jean Kirstein - Attack on Titan
Jean Havoc - Fullmetal Alchemist / Brotherhood
Mashirao Ojiro - My Hero Academia

[Christina Kelly @ChristinaMarieK]

Thank you for always believing in me, my sweet and talented friend. Rest easy. ❤️

[Dan Mansfield mmjdanny.bsky.social @MMJDanM]

Goddamn, rest in peace Mike McFarland. You gave so much to the anime community, including the dub you directed for FMAB where you also voiced Havoc. I’m gonna get choked up whenever I rewatch this scene now. We’ll see you at the top Mike. 💔

[Dawn M. Bennett @ Nostalgia Con Houston @DawnMBennettVA]

Mike McFarland was a legend among us. He had so much passion for the things he did, in acting, directing, singing, fitness, and traveling. Mike was extremely versatile and knew his craft well - he was the guy to shadow in sessions if you wanted to be a great director or engineer.

[internet hall of fame @InternetH0F]

Mike McFarland, the English Voice Actor behind Master Roshi in the 'Dragon Ball' series has passed away at 56 years old

McFarland also did voice work for One Piece, Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia and many other series

[Sarah Natochenny 🦄 @sarahnatochenny]

Mike McFarland was a wonderfully supportive and kind man with a cool car. He hated dealing with hotel elevators and loved his work and his people dearly. He championed me for Alya and more. Sometimes, I made him pose for selfies, which he was great at. Rest in peace, my friend 🕯️

[Dexerto @Dexerto]

Legendary anime voice actor Mike McFarland has died aged 56

He was best known for Master Roshi in Dragon Ball Z, as well as major roles in Attack on Titan, One Piece and Fullmetal Alchemist

[Chuck Huber @Chuck_Huber]

Mike McFarland died on the day Japan declared Attack on Titan Day and that will help us remember him forever.