Desperate Housewives narrator Brenda Strong

This blurry photograph is, in fact, Desperate Housewives' Brenda Strong and myself. I guess it doesn't really matter if you can see either of us clearly, since we are both better known by our voices.

Below is a great behind-the-scenes video of Brenda at work on DH, which ended it's 8 year run this year.

You can see Brenda acting on-camera all summer in TNT's reboot of Dallas.

The Voices of 95-7 KJR

A quick shout-out to my voice actor friends and long-distance co-workers Ann DeWig and Larry Davis. I had a hand in picking their voices for our station (I fell on the floor and threw a tantrum until I got my way). They sound great! Do you agree?

Maurice LaMarche interview

Cartoon fans know Maurice LaMarche as the Orson Welles inspired voice of scheming mouse 'the Brain' (on Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain). He also breathes life into Kellogg's Fruit Loops pitchman Toucan Sam! And it's very possible that he convinced some of you to splurge for a Lexus.


On March 29th, 2012 he called me to discuss his experiences on Matt Groening's Futurama, Tim Burton's Ed Wood, and his early career doing stand-up comedy with Rodney Dangerfield and Sam Kinison. We cover a lot of topics and LaMarche busts out a variety of character voices. He is a gentleman. He is an inspiration. Enjoy!



Parts of this interview aired on 95-7 KJR as a lead-up to the 10th Annual Emerald City Comicon, where LaMarche was appearing (and celebrating a birthday). The interview is presented here in it's entirety for the first time.

Billy West interview

Last week I had the chance to talk with Billy West about Futurama, his time with Howard Stern, Ren and Stimpy, and more. He's funny (as you would expect), disarmingly honest on some topics, and gave elegant advice on how to stand out from your competition. This interview took place on March 30th, 2012. Billy was in Seattle for the 10th Annual Emerald City Comicon.

Dave Coulier interview (audio)

I had the opportunity to interview comedian, voice-actor and Full House alumni Dave Coulier on March 23rd, 2012. Dave does a ton of impressions, plus shares stories about Jim Henson, Frank Welker, and others.
My favorite story from the interview is how his prep-school principal nurtured his creativity. It has a heartwarming ending. Enjoy!

Animate yourself with Dilbert and me!

Some of the most fun I have behind the microphone is voicing Dilbert and his pointy-haired-boss for Scott Adams website. It’s the last thing I ever thought I’d be doing in my life, and I’ll keep doing it for as long as they’ll have me!

In a strange twist, you can now you see yourself (or one of your friends) in one of these Dilbert cartoons… and hear my voice, or one of my cast-mate’s voices, coming out of your mouth. I told you it was strange. But it’s cheap, easy and fun as well as a good way to kill time on the computer.

image courtesy Peanuts Worldwide

Check it out at http://www.pixfusion.com/

Tell ‘em Danbert sent you.

Oh! And if you create one, shoot it my way. I’d love to see it! In fact, “You show me yours and I’ll show you mine.” Ah heck, I’ll go first. Click here.


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FREE! Comic Books for Actors

When I was a kid, I loved book-and-records; especially those Power Records releases that included a comic book, with a fully produced drama. Music, sound effects, and voice actors told the stories of Spiderman, Superman, and other childhood heroes.

My favorite of these was an adaptation of Planet of the Apes. I had the whole thing memorized.

My dad loves to tell the story of our long car rides and how I would keep myself entertained in the back-seat by re-enacting the entire Planet of the Apes script-sound effects and all! This was pre-in car DVD, pre-iPod. We kids had to have a little more ingenuity in those days! Looking back, this was my first experience as a voice-actor.

A Tale of Two Bosses

A couple of weekends ago Larry Miller was performing stand-up at the Parlor Live, a killer comedy club in Bellevue, Washington. Bellevue is a suburb of Seattle, but they’d probably string me up by their money belts if they heard me say that.