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{{Quote|I've voiced a lot of interactive games. Half-Life is uncommonly well-written. Barney is a hoot, and I sympathize with him, but G-Man's got such great lines.|Michael Shapiro|Half-Life 2 Raising the Bar}}
'''Michael David Shapiro'''http//explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2b841907b4 The Shadows of Bob and Zelda (1999) on BFI Film Forever is a voice actor for the Half-Life and Portal universe|''Half-Life'' series. With Harry S. Robins, Shapiro is one of the few voice actors who has done voice acting for all of the ''Half-Life'' games.
==Work for the ''Half-Life'' series==
===''Half-Life'' and its expansions===
*Black Mesa security guards (both Barney and Otis NPCs)
*The G-Man
*Nihilanth (verified in its speech sounds and by changing the speed of its grunting sounds)
*HECU soldiers (when they actually chat together) (with Harry S. Robins) (''Half-Life'')
*Black Mesa scientists (with Harry S. Robins)
*Male Black Ops (with Harry S. Robins) (''Opposing Force'')
===''Half-Life 2'' and its episodes===
*Barney Calhoun
*The G-Man
==Trivia==
In early 2005, Shapiro was asked to perform voice work in the third-party game ''Black Mesa (video game)|Black Mesa''. Although he showed interest in it, he declined due to being too busy at the time.http//wiki.blackmesasource.com/History_of_the_Mod History of the Mod on ''Black Mesa'' Wiki
==Gallery==
FileMichael Shapiro headshot.jpg|Shapiro in the 90s.
FileMikeshapiroglobal.jpg|Shapiro in c. 2008.
FileMikeshapirofacebook.jpg|Shapiro on Facebook.
==References==
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==External links==
*http//mikeshapiro.com/index.html Personal website
*{{IMDb|url=name/nm0788587}}
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CategoryHalf-Life Opposing Force
CategoryHalf-Life Blue Shift
CategoryHalf-Life Decay
CategoryHalf-Life 2
CategoryHalf-Life 2 Episode One
CategoryHalf-Life 2 Episode Two
CategoryResistance voice actors
CategoryScientist voice actors
CategoryHECU voice actors
CategoryBlack Ops voice actors