Died of complications from pneumonia in November 2014.
He and German voice actor Eberhard Prüter voiced Squidward from 'SpongeBob SquarePants' and Ducky from 'NCIS' in their respective languages. Eerily, Prüter and Naya died within less than a month of each other.
His hobby was reading.
Voiced Ferman Flaxseed in the Japanese dub of 'Animaniacs'.