The voice behind Pokémon's Ash Ketchum was only 18 when she was cast
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Though Sarah Natochenny always wanted to be an actor — she did theater and learned on-camera acting as a teenager — voiceover was never part of the plan.
Though Sarah Natochenny always wanted to be an actor — she did theater and learned on-camera acting as a teenager — voiceover was never part of the plan.
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The voice behind Pokémon's Ash Ketchum was only 18 when she was cast
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