What is Sam Marin?
{{Infobox actor | name = Sam Marin | image = Sam Marin (24469727211).jpg | caption = Marin in 2016 | birth_name = Samuel David Marin | birth_date = | birth_place = | education = [[CalArts]] | occupation = [[Voice actor]]; [[animator]]; [[storyboard artist]] | years_active = | notable_works = [[Regular Show]]; [[Adventure Time]]; [[Gravity Falls]] }} '''Samuel David Marin''' is an American voice actor and animator. He is mostly known for his work on the animated series [[Regular Show]] as the voices of the characters Benson, Pops, and Muscle Man, and many other additional roles.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Marin (visual voices guide) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Sam-Marin/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=Behind The Voice Actors |language=en-US}}</ref> == Early Life and Career == Sam Marin was born on March 14th,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Marin|first=Sam|date=March 5th, 2021|title=Thank you for the early birthday messages, but my birthday is not until March 14th|url=https://x.com/_sammarin/status/1367946880949260290|access-date=January 4th, 2025|website=Twitter}}</ref> 1984 in [[Rochester, Michigan]]. He moved to California in 2002 to major in character animation at [[CalArts]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sam Marin |url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2936993/bio |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=IMDb}}</ref> He met fellow animator [[J. G. Quintel|J.G. Quintel]], who was in the same class as him, and the two became friends. Marin would help Quintel on his student films, such as ''The Naive Man from Lolliland'' and ''2 in the AM PM'', and voiced characters in the films. This would have started his career in voice acting.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sims |first=Chris SimsChris |title=J.G. Quintel Is Not A Bird: The 'Regular Show' Roundtable [SDCC] |url=https://comicsalliance.com/regular-show-jg-quintel-sean-szeles-mike-roth-interview-sdcc-2012/ |access-date=2022-03-28 |website=ComicsAlliance |language=en}}</ref> Marin later graduated fr