Voice of Solidus Snake, John Cygan Dies at 63

By Alex Osborn

Voice actor John Cygan, known for his role as Solidus Snake in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty, has died. He was 63.

Cygan passed away on Saturday, May 13, after battling cancer, Jonn Wasser of the Atlas Talent Agency confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter.

In addition to voicing Solidus Snake in Metal Gear Solid 2, Cygan starred as Lt. Paulie Pentangeli in ABC series The Commish. Michael Chiklis, who played police commissioner Tony Scali in the aforementioned crime drama shared a few words about Cygan on Twitter:

Via Michael Chiklis on Twitter

Cygan’s voice acting career also spans a wide array of animated films, including Monsters University, Toy Story 3, Cars, WALL-E, Up, Inside Out, and many more. In addition to Metal Gear Solid 2, Cygan was a voice actor for several other video games as well, including Broken Age, Grandia II and Spec Ops: The Line.

Cygan is survived by his wife Cathy and children Jack and Annie.

Alex Osborn is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter and subscribe to his YouTube channel.