Skip Stellrecht is an American voice and television actor, who was born and raised in Orange County, California. Growing up with more of an interest in surfing, sports, and music, he did not discover his interest in acting until after graduating from high school. He started with commercials, and soon started studying under the direction of some of the most well-respected teachers in Hollywood[who?]. He started auditioning and booking several stage roles throughout the Los Angeles area. and was a founding member of the Friends and Artist Theatre Ensemble. After several television and movie roles, he stumbled onto voice acting, by mere accident, through a friend, and now enjoys a successful career in it today. His most notable roles are Might Guy from Naruto, Ryu from the Street Fighter animated films, and Vicious from Cowboy Bebop. He ca...