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The San Luis Obispo Tribune interviews voice actor Kerrigan Mahan on talking his way out of a traffic ticket, Robotech (his first voice gig), celebrity voice matching, and why Team Knight Rider failed. Here’s an excerpt with Mahan discussing how he was replaced as the voice of Goldar for the Power Rangers movie: Power Rangers” [...]
Jim Cummings talks with The Catholic Review about attending Catholic schools during his childhood and his work as a voice actor. Here are some highlights: – Jim was a “relentless mimic” from grade school through high school and was often reprimanded for it: “I’d be doing dolphin sounds in the background. Sister Mary Agnes would [...]
IFC.com has an interesting piece highlighting 12 films which have been “controlled, manipulated, and sometimes illuminated by unreliable narrators.” Be warned, though, that if you have not seen some of the films mentioned, you click the link above at your own risk as they do contain spoilers. I was surprised to see that the psychological [...]
A press release from Shoot Online announces that a new original, comedy web series “Captain Alpha Male” (about the adventures of a “middle management superhero”) will feature the final on-camera appearance of the late Don LaFontaine. The premiere episode of the web-exclusive series includes Don’s performance and will air on on CaptainAlphaMale.com starting Thursday, July [...]
Vox Daily contributor Adam Caplan reminisces about Working With Don LaFontaine, A Master of Brevity. Previous news: 4.13.2009 — Voice-Over Documentaries in Production 3.31.2009 — VAs on DVD: Don LaFontaine Celebration of Life Tribute
In the interview I linked earlier on “movie trailer voices” there’s mention of a documentary on Don LaFontaine called The Voice Gods of Hollywood from Texas producer Jeff Keels. After a little research, I found a tentative release date of June 20, 2011 listed on IMDb.com, along with a more detailed talent list that includes [...]
From voice artist Paul Pape, via Voiceover Universe: A man that many people feel was the greatest voiceover talent in history passed away on September 1, 2008. Just eight days after his death at the age of 68, a “Celebration of Life Tribute” was held in Don LaFontaine’s honor at the Writer’s Guild Theater in [...]
Voices.com has announced the winners of their 3rd Annual “Voicey Awards.” Of note is the “Lifetime Achievement Award” for Don Morrow. Although lesser recognized than the late Don LaFontaine, Morrow (the “other” Don) has been just as prominent in the art of movie trailer voice-overs. Visit Vox Daily to see the complete list of winners. [...]
