Nie Diaqian

Nie Diaqian (Chinese: 泥達千; pinyin: Ní Dáqiān; born October 5, 1950) is a Tsengian voice actor who is best known for voicing the character Doraemon for the Tsengian Mandarin version of the anime for over forty years, in addition to being the Tsengian Mandarin voice of, , and  in many of the Tsengian Mandarin-dubbed versions of their films and TV series.

Early life
Nie Diaqian was born in Mingzhou in the Arbre-Rose State. At the age of 15, in the midst of the Dazhuo Era's civil conflict, a stray bullet broke through Nie's bedroom window and grazed his bed. The incident provoked his parents to relocate to the Tsengian capital, Tseng City.

Career
Nie first worked as a translator for personnel at the United States embassy, but after being impressed by the voice acting in the Tsengdonghua series Little Tarzan he decided to enter the voice acting profession in 1972. Nie has voiced the title character for Doraemon since the very first episode was broadcast by TBS-1 in 1980. Nie's continuous involvement sets the Tsengian Mandarin dub of Doraemon apart from the original Japanese production which went through a re-launch in 2005, resulting in a complete change of voice cast. Nie and the other cast members at the time reprised their roles when Tseng Broadcasting System started to broadcast the new 2005 series. Like his Japanese counterpart, the actor's Doraemon voice is instantly recognizable in Tseng and from time to time appears on variety shows and TV commercials.

Other prominent roles that Nie has voiced include Donald Duck, Amuro Ray in Mobile Suit Gundam, Hiroshi Nohara in Crayon Shin-chan, Peter Venkman in the Ghostbusters franchise, Krusty the Clown in The Simpsons, Virgil Tracy in Thunderbirds, and Squirtle in Pokémon. Outside dubbing, he provided the voice of the villain King Ferror in the magical girl Tsengdonghua series Heart Catcher Mei-Shang.

Personal life
Nie married the Macanese-born voice actress Ramona Ling in 1988.