Sam Riegel

Name	Sam Riegel
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Caption	Sam Riegel in 2025
Birth Name	Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel
Birth Date	1976-10-9
Birth Place	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor ⋅ writer
Years Active	1997–present
Alias	Sam Regal Jack Lingo
Spouse	Quyen Tran
Children	2
Relatives	Eden Riegel (sister) Tatiana S. Riegel (half-sister) Jerome Charyn (stepfather)

Early life

Samuel Brent Oscar Riegel was born in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 1976, the son of Lenore and Kurt Riegel. His mother later married author Jerome Charyn. His father works as a radio astronomer, environmental executive, and sailor. Riegel is of Jewish descent, with his grandmother being a Holocaust survivor. He is the older brother of actress Eden Riegel and the younger of filmmaker Tatiana S. Riegel. He grew up in Northern Virginia, where he began performing in local theater at the age of six. He was cast in the touring production of Les Misérables at the age of 11, and performed in The Sound of Music three years later. He also had television roles on Guiding Light and Another World as a teenager, but opted to pursue a career onstage over screen acting as he preferred the live feedback of a theater audience. He joined the Upright Citizens Brigade shortly after graduating from college.

Career

Personal life

Riegel lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Vietnamese-American cinematographer Quyen Tran, and their two children.

On September 11, 2001, Riegel and Tran witnessed the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center. They were caught in the dust cloud formed by the collapse of the South Tower, but eventually escaped to Battery Park, where they witnessed the collapse of the North Tower; Riegel captured video footage that has since been featured in several documentaries. Shortly after the events, they moved to California when Tran was accepted to UCLA.

In July 2024, Riegel revealed that he had been diagnosed with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer earlier in the year and was recovering after undergoing six weeks of radiation therapy and surgery to remove his tonsils alongside parts of his tongue and soft palate, leaving him with a seven-inch scar across his throat.

Filmography

Anime

Animation

Films

Video games

Documentary

Web series

Audio books

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