The TO VO Podcast

Todays guest is the incredibly talented, James Hartnett.James is an actor, writer, and stand-up comedian who you might know as Ollie Allen in Ollie's Pack, as well as Steve in New Eden or from his work on Bit Playas, The Boys, True Dating Stories, Baroness Von Sketch Show, Cupcake & Dino: General Services, Hot Doug, Gary and His Demons, Kody Kapow, The Beaverton, and so much more!I absolutely loved chatting with James and I can’t wait to share our chat with you! So without further ad...

Todays guest is agent extraordinaire, Melanie Liatsis! Melanie is an incredibly kind and driven person, which makes her a dream to work with as an agent. How do I know? Well, she’s actually my agent over at premier artists! Melanies’ years of experience in casting and unflappable positive attitude are all essential parts of what makes her such an amazing agent and I can’t wait for you to hear her wisdom for yourself! So without further ado, Melanie Liatsis!

This weeks guest is an absolute legend in the world of animation and commercial voice over. It’s two time ACTRA Award nominee, Ron Rubin!If you’ve been engaging in any animation in the last 3 decades or so, there’s a solid chance that you’ve heard the wildly versatile, Ron Rubin. In his truly prolific 30 plus years as an actor, Ron has voiced characters for iconic properties like: Care Bears, Sailor Moon, X-Men, Rupert the Bear, Franklin, The Avengers, Beetlejuice, and much much much mor...

This weeks guest is actor and anime expert, Anthony Sardinha.You may know Anthony from his work in cartoons like Paw Patrol, or Totally Spies! Maybe you know Anthony from video games like A Hat in Time, or Lost in Random! OR MAYBE, you recognize Anthony from of his abridged anime like, Dragon Ball Z Abridged or Final Fantasy 7: Machinabriged.Anthony is a passionate and charismatic actor and I can’t wait to share our chat with you!

This weeks guest is actor and director, Richard M. Dumont.If you’re a fan of video games, you may already be familiar with Richard’s work, he’s lent his voice to characters in Farcry 4 and pretty much all of the Assassins Creed games, including, Assassins Creed 2. Brotherhood, Valhalla, Origins, Liberation, and Rouge remastered.Richard is also a master of dubbing and has been both acting in and directing dubbing projects for many many years! Chances are, if you’ve watched something that’s bee...

This weeks guest is a true legend in the VoiceOver business, it’s Mamma VoiceOver herself, Julie Lemieux!A five-time ACTRA Award nominee, and two time winner, Julie has also been nominated twice for a Canadian Screen Award and won in 2016 for her performance as Dawn Dingledash in Numb Chucks.She has worked on over 100 animated series and feature films and is one of Canada’s most versatile and highly regarded voice performers.Julie has voiced a range of iconic characters in animated series and...

This weeks guest is two time ACTRA Toronto Award Nominee, Ana Sani!You many know Ana as Piper from Mysticons, Cleo from Ollies Pack, Veronica from Bakugon: Battle Planet, Izzy Moonbow from My Little Pony, or as the one and only Strawberry Shortcake in Strawberry Shortcake: Berry in the big city.Ana is incredibly kind, funny and as you’ll soon hear, a blast to chat with! So without further ado!Ana Sani!

Todays guest is the amazing Krystal Meadows. Krystal is a Gemini Nominated Voice Actor whose voiced lead and recurring characters on multiple animated series like World of Quest, Grossology, Dententionaire and many more.Krystal is also an amazing VO coach. Coaching beginners, working actors, kids and adults, from Toronto, Vancouver, NYC and LA.As you’ll soon hear, Krystals bubbly personality and immense passion for this business are incredibly infectious. It was my pleasure talk to Krystal an...

Todays guest is the enormously talented Gemini award nominee, Ellen Dubin!You may know Ellen from her series lead role as Jeri on the Leo award-winning supernatural drama series, The Collector. Her role as the Tupperware loving mom in cult classic Napoleon Dynamite or from one of her many other on camera roles in things like Marry Kills people, the listener, The dead zone, and many more. And if you’re a gamer, chances are, you probably know Ellen from one of your favourite games. Y...

Todays guest is the incredible Darryl Hogan. Darryl is truly a jack of all trades and a master of more than you’d think! Darryl has worked as a voice director, audio engineer, agent, demo producer and much more in his 20 plus years in the VO biz. I'm super excited to share our chat with you! So without further ado. The incredible Darryl Hogan!