Early Life and Career
Gilvezan was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He graduated from Webster University with a B.A. in drama and soon began touring with the National Players company in Washington D.C. From the mid- to late-1970s, Gilvezan appeared in plays in summer stock, children's theater and dinner theater. In 1980, while doing an on-camera commercial, he met an agent from Danis, Panaro & Nist agency and signed on with them.
His first voice-over role was as Spider-Man in Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends, which continued for three seasons.
In 1984, he voiced Bumblebee on Transformers. According to an interview in the Transformers Collectors Club magazine Gilvezan auditioned for both the parts of Spike Witwicky and Bumblebee in "The Transformers", but, was only given the role of Bumblebee because the produces did not want the two characters to be voiced by the same person. Dan Gilvezan was also Outback, Hot Spot and Snapdragon on the show and reprised all of them on Transformers: The Movie and The Return of Optimus Prime.
He also voiced Brick Bradley/Bugman on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for two episode as well as Dirk Courage on Spiral Zone. Dan also played Cooler in Hanna-Barbera's Pound Puppies TV series, Questar in Dino-Riders and Rolf in The Legend of Prince Valiant.
Dan returned to the Spider-Man Universe to lend his voice to Miguel O'Hara/Spider-Man 2099 in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. In an interview with 2D-X.com, Dan stated "After a 25 year hiatus, I feel I finally have a grasp of the character. Seriously, the whole experience has been a delight."
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