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Borrowed Time: What Bobby Darin Taught Me About Swinging Anyway
A kid told he would not see 16 became a Grammy winner, an Oscar nominee and a cautionary tale. What Bobby Darin teaches us about making the thing anyway.
Everything you loved as a kid… was RESEARCH!
What a Muppets panel at D23 accidentally explained about my entire career... and about a Crow T. Robot audition I had been preparing for since high school.
Back To School, Back To Growth: What Pre-K4 Taught Me About Chasing Excellence in Voiceover
My son's first day of Pre-K4 reminded me why the best voice actors never stop growing. Here's what chasing excellence (not perfection) actually looks like.
Everyone Wants to Be a Voice in a Game. It's Not About the Voice Anymore.
I've been working in video games since 2006. Back then, my job was straightforward: come in, voice a stack of NPCs, go home. Then this thing called mocap came along — and it was my PUPPETRY background that got me in the door. Here's what's changed since, why it matters, and why "I want to be a voice in a game" isn't quite the right ambition anymore.
Mel Brooks at 100 — A Love Letter From a Kid Who Grew Up on His Films
Today is a HOLY DAY for anyone who has ever laughed at a movie. Mel Brooks turns 100. I wrote him a love letter. It got personal. It got a little mushy. I'm not sorry.
What Toy Story Teaches Voice Actors About Adaptability
Toy Story 5 hits theaters this weekend — 30 years after the original changed animation forever. And it's the perfect moment to talk about the one skill that's carried voice actors through three decades of evolving animation technology. Hint: it's not a voice. It's adaptability.
Pick a Lane: Why Every New Voice Actor Needs to Focus Before They Diversify
I say this in almost every coaching session with a new voice actor. Usually about ten minutes in, after they've told me they want to do commercial AND animation AND audiobooks AND video games AND e-learning AND promo AND... "Pick a lane." Here's what I mean — and why it's actually the most exciting advice I give.
Luck Has Nothing to Do With It: How Voice Actors Create Their Own Success
The Roman philosopher Seneca said it over two thousand years ago and it has never been more true: "Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity." In voice acting, we call lucky people "working voice actors." And I'm going to tell you exactly what separates them from everyone else — because it has nothing to do with luck.