Gayming Magazine.“It’s strange to say this, but I’ve never officially come out as queer,” the 45-year-old says. “If you follow me on social media, it’s pretty damn easy to see, but I’ve never had the opportunity to answer that specific question in a public manner before.”Well! We’re sure glad that’s finally been cleared up! A post shared by David Menkin (@davidmenkin)In addition to being the announcer voice for the Norwegian TV channel TV3, Menkin has had small roles in numerous films and TV shows.
But his bread and butter have come from providing voices for major characters in video games over the last 20 years.“Several of the characters I’ve voiced through the years have let me know that they were queer, without there being anything necessarily implicit in the writing,” he says. “An example is Malos [in Xenoblade Chronicles 2].
Nowhere does it say that he is actually in love with Jin…but come on!?”“Other characters definitely have their feet planted somewhere in the rainbow but I can’t speak to that because, thanks to the internet, anything I do say will immediately become lore and then my employers will be very upset with me.” A post shared by David Menkin (@davidmenkin)Menkin says voice work wasn’t his first passion, but he’s grown to love it. The paychecks aren’t bad either!“Voice work was meant to be a way to earn some money while waiting for the acting roles,” he says.
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