Kappei Yamaguchi

Kappei Yamaguchi
Kappei Yamaguchi
山口勝平
	Yamaguchi in 2016
Born	Mitsuo Yamaguchi; May 23, 1965; Fukuoka, Japan
Other names	Kyōya Ushihisa (牛久京也); Nonoya Pepepee (のゝ乃家ぺぺぺぇ);
Occupations	Actor; voice actor; Rakugoka;
Years active	1985–present
Notable work	Death Note as L; Detective Conan as Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kuroba; Hunter x Hunter as Feitan Portor; Inuyasha as Inuyasha; One Piece as Usopp; Ranma ½ as Ranma Saotome (male); Persona 4 The Animation as Kuma
Height	160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Children	2

Mitsuo Yamaguchi (山口光雄, Yamaguchi Mitsuo, born May 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Kappei Yamaguchi (山口勝平, Yamaguchi Kappei), is a Japanese actor, voice actor, and rakugoka affiliated with Gokū and 21st Century Fox. After making his voice acting debut in 1989 as the male version of Ranma Saotome in Ranma ½, Yamaguchi went on to other notable roles, including Inuyasha in Inuyasha and its sequel Yashahime, and L in Death Note. He currently voices Shinichi Kudo and Kaito Kid in Case Closed, Usopp in One Piece and Teddie in Persona 4. He is married and has a son, Ryunosuke, and a daughter, Akane. Ryunosuke and Akane are also voice actors, while the latter is also a rakugoka.