Chris Niosi attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City.
14 Facts About Chris Niosi
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Chris Niosi began making numerous animations for Newgrounds under the name "Kirbopher" in 2004, mostly making Nintendo-based parodies like Rawest Forest, which is a Super Mario RPG-inspired music video based on the song of the same name that vent viral on video-sharing websites like Newgrounds, Youtube, and Japanese-language website Nico Nico Douga.
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Chris Niosi has worked as an animator for the video games A Hat in Time, Skullgirls and Cryamore.
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Chris Niosi is the creator of the project Terrain of Magical Expertise, known as TOME.
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Chris Niosi started doing voice acting on amateur productions on Newgrounds, but in 2009, he eventually booked his first professional gig as "Khoury" in five episodes of Pokemon: Diamond and Pearl: Galactic Battles.
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In 2016, Chris Niosi voiced Arataka Reigen from Mob Psycho 100.
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In 2018, Chris Niosi was cast as Therion and Mattias in Octopath Traveler.
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Chris Niosi's post highlighted specific instances of abuse for which he issued public apologies.
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Chris Niosi's credit was removed from Heroes as of July 25,2019, and the distribution of the character was delayed.
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On July 17,2024, Chris Niosi was revealed to be the voice of Moze in Honkai: Star Rail, with many fans of the game wanting him recast.
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Chris Niosi eventually stated a week after the announcement that he was stepping down from the role.
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On February 6,2025, Chris Niosi made a post he claimed was clearing up misconceptions made about him ever since his 2020 post where he first claimed he was changing.
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Chris Niosi has one half-brother and two half-sisters; one of them is former on-camera actress Alison Fanelli.
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Chris Niosi moved to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a career in the animation industry.