Rick May

Rick May (September 21, 1940 – April 8, 2020) was a voice actor from Seattle. He voiced the Soldier in Team Fortress 2 and Peppy Hare in Star Fox 64. He also voiced many other characters from other video games. May was infected with COVID-19 in March 2020 and later died on April 8.[1][2]

Rick May
Born(1940-09-21)September 21, 1940
DiedApril 8, 2020(2020-04-08) (aged 79)
OccupationVoice actor, teacher, director, actor

Roles

The screaming person in Netflix shows

Death

Rick May suffered a stroke in February 2020. Because of this, he was moved to a nursing home so that he can get rehabilitation. On April 8, 2020, it was reported that Rick May died due to complications related to COVID-19 at the Swedish Medical Center in Seattle.[1][2]

Legacy

On May 1, 2020, Valve made an update to Team Fortress 2, dedicating their tributes to Rick May, who voiced the Soldier. They added memorial statues of Soldier to various maps in-game for the rest of May 2020, as a tribute for Rick May's work for his work on voice-acting.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Rick May – In Memoriam. Rekindle School. April 8, 2020. https://www.classesandworkshops.com/in-memory-of-rick-may/. Retrieved April 13, 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Chalk, Andy (April 13, 2020). "Rick May, voice of the Soldier in Team Fortress 2, has died". PC Gamer. https://www.pcgamer.com/rick-may-voice-of-the-soldier-in-team-fortress-2-dies/. Retrieved April 13, 2020. 
  3. Wilde, Tyler. "Rick May tribute added to Team Fortress 2". PC Gamer. Retrieved 2020-05-01.