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.

Rob "Pinky" Paulsen interview

Rob Paulsen may be the nicest man on planet Earth. I think you'll hear that in his words and feel it in how genuinely he delivers those words. Rob is the voice of a wide variety of cartoon characters ranging from Pinky (as in "and the Brain"), Yakko Warner (Animaniacs), Raphael and Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), Hadji (Johnny Quest), and many more.


On March 26th, 2012 he called to talk toons, working for Steven Spielberg, the current Ninja Turtles controversy, and his experience with one of my favorite directors: Brian DePalma. It was an honor.

"Batman" Kevin Conroy interview

Kevin Conroy has logged more hours as the Dark Knight than any other actor. He phoned from the Batcave on March 26th, 2012 to talk about 20 years of Batman the animated series, the video-game Arkham City, and how he cuts loose between takes.

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!

Aisha Tyler interview

A few days ago, I had the pleasure of talking to screen actress, voice-over artist, comedian and author Aisha Tyler. We talked about all that stuff, plus her passion for games and comic-books. Check it out on my radio blog.
Dan Roberts: Aisha Tyler gets nerdy with me.

New gig: video tutorial

This week I auditioned and landed a gig for Reel World Mornings, a new service for radio morning shows. The video is already posted! Talk about quick turnaround. Sometimes that's how it happens.

There are three versions of the tutorial, depending on station format. It's the identical copy, so you may enjoying hearing each actor's take on the same material. I'm the little guy in the cowboy hat.

To hear the tutorials, click this link. Go to "overview" and then "introduction."

Incidentally, they asked for a subtle twang (not too thick or exaggerated). Then they asked for even less twang! I was starting at, I felt, a +1 on the twang scale, so how would I pull back from that? Well, I tend to drop my g's when doing this dialect, so I added them back in. Bingo! Hit the sweet spot and got the job. Hang on to that trick, it may help you in the future.

Best,

Dan

The Bob Rivers Show interviews Dan

I'm expanding my creative horizons by doing a night-time radio show on Seattle's KJR-FM. This morning the Bob Rivers Show invited me to sit in with them to discuss cartoons, babies, geekdom, and the new gig. Seth Thompson captured the whole thing on video, which you can watch below.