James Arnold Taylor

James Arnold Taylor (born July 22nd, 1969) is an American voice actor, writer, producer, podcast host and impressionist, known for portraying Ratchet the Lombax in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, the main character Tidus in Final Fantasy X, Shuyin in Final Fantasy X-2, Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars animated features such as Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the franchise's video games, and the titular character in the animated series, Johnny Test.

Early Life:
Taylor was born and raised in Santa Barbara, California.

Career:
Taylor began his voice acting career in 1995.

He has been an active member of the voice acting community since, appearing in numerous roles, including Ratchet in the Ratchet & Clank video game series and Tidus from Final Fantasy X. From 2005 until 2011, Taylor also voiced Fred Flintstone in commercials and promotional material, following Henry Corden's death.

In 2013, he published the book "JAT 365: 365 Inspirations for the Pursuit of Your Dreams". In 2018, he began the podcast "Talking to Myself".

Personal Life:
Taylor has been married to his wife, Allison, since 1991. Together they have a child: their daughter, Lydia. He is a Christian.

Voice Roles:

 * Ratchet the Lombax (from the hit PlayStation, video game series, created by Insomniac Games, "Ratchet & Clank".)
 * Obi-Wan Kenobi (from "Star Wars: The Clone Wars".)
 * Johnny Test (from the animated sci-fi, comedic television series, of the same name, created by Scott Fellows.)
 * Leonardo the Ninja Turtle (from the 2007 CGI-animated superhero film, based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise, "TMNT".)

Other Voice Roles:

 * Fred Flintstone (from "The Flintstones".)
 * Tidus (from "Final Fantasy X".)
 * Walker (from "Danny Phantom".)
 * Buffalo Bob (from the 2017 3D CGI-animated comedy-fantasy film, "Animal Crackers" directed by Scott Christian Sava and Tony Bancroft, and written by Sava and Dean Lorey, based on the animal-shaped cookies of the same name, and loosely based on the graphic novel by Sava.)
 * Robo-Dog