VO Buzz Weekly

Chuck and Stacey J. continue talking with super talented bilingual voice

actor Christian Lanz who shares specifics about his home recording

studio and the gear he uses from Sennheiser, Avalon and Apogee and

describes his experiences as the Live Announcer for the 2015 Daytime

Emmys and TV Land Awards.

Christian explains how he masters the

cadence and nuances to voice double celebrities like Antonio Banderas

and Ricardo Montalban and encourages people to study the industry

regularly to stay on top of the trends in Daytime and Primetime

television. He offers great advice about being yourself and not copying

other people and why having both a Talent Agent and a Manager has helped

his career in a big way.

Christian talks about playing the

mutated villains, Fishface and Xever, in the Teenage Mutant Ninja

Turtles series and what he feels are his strengths as an actor. He

offers some of the most valuable lessons he has learned from being in

the voiceover industry and how he approaches auditions and maintains

objectivity about the copy. The thoughtful IF Question reveals

Christian’s paternal side and wonderfully optimistic spirit.

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This week Chuck and Stacey welcome Christian Lanz, bilingual voice actor

in promos, commercials, animation and video games who explains the

influence the Hispanic population has on the entertainment industry at

large.

Born in Mexico City, Christian talks about the way

television helped him learn English as a child and the fearless life

choice he would make in order to pursue an acting career in Hollywood.

Christian

shares the challenges he overcame while starting out which included

living in his car, working as an extra and how his first opportunity to

work in voiceover changed his life. He talks about why his favorite

career moment to date is working with animation icon, Frank Welker, the

voice of Fred on Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated.

He offers his

approach for delivery of copy with “non-announcer, conversational” specs

and the major differences he finds between the General and Hispanic

markets. Christian gives sage advice about being truthful as a voice

actor and showing confidence.

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Chuck and Stacey welcome versatile voice actor, Chris Fries, from

network promos, commercials, TV Narration and video games who shares his

inspiring story of persistence against all odds to work full-time in

the voiceover industry.

Chris talks about his beginnings in

radio, a career in government, then a series of fortuitous events

including a meeting with veteran VO pro, Scott Rummell, that would

change the course of his life. Undeterred by any obstacles, Chris talks

about his time working as a county jailor and shares the challenges and

setbacks he encountered while getting started that would prove to be

blessings in disguise.

He talks about his experience recording

his demo with Chuck Duran of Demos That Rock and offers advice to people

starting out in the VO business. Chris reflects on the moment he felt

he had gotten his big break in the VO industry and how his life

experiences gave him an affinity for doing video games like the Call of

Duty franchise with Gary Oldham and Kiefer Sutherland.

Chris

shares some of his current projects like Dead End Express on Nat Geo,

The Briefcase on CBS, ACE Hardware and Hyundai commercials and network

promos. He talks about his audition process, his strengths as a voice

actor and the value he has found from working with top coaches Joyce

Castellanos, Jodi Gottlieb, Marice Tobias and Huck Liggett.

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Chuck and Stacey’s chat continues with TV child star and animation super

talent, Lara Jill Miller who offers wisdom to people wanting to work in

animation that have a real passion for it. She reflects on some of the

coolest and most challenging roles she has done and what sacrifices she

chooses to make to take care of her voice.

Lara Jill shares

what she has learned over the many of working in show business and how

she stays at the top of her game, always practicing and working to be

her best.

She answers what have been the keys to her success and

what her strengths are as an actor. The episode closes with an IF

question that reminds her of the kindness of strangers when she needed

it most.

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Chuck and Stacey welcome Lara Jill Miller, child star from the TV sitcom

Gimme A Break and animation mega-talent known for her work in Henry

Hugglemonster, Doc McStuffins, SciGirls, Wow, Wow Wubbzy and the Life

and Times of Juniper Lee.

Lara Jill shares how her performing

career began at a local dinner theatre in Pennsylvania then on to

Broadway alongside Dick Van Dyke in Music Man. She talks about how she

landed the role of Samantha in Gimme A Break for seven years working

opposite entertainment icon, Nell Carter.

After a hiatus to

graduate from NYU and Fordham Law School, she left the legal field and

headed back to Los Angeles and got cast in Digimon and Clifford’s Puppy

Days. We find out more about Lara Jill’s current projects as Lambie in

Doc McStuffins, Henry in Henry Hugglemonster, SciGirls and a new series

for Nickelodeon.

She shows gratitude for her supportive family

and being able to stay on the straight and narrow path while growing up

in show business. Lara Jill talks about her approach to auditioning and

bringing characters to life as well as what she thinks she is great at

and what is not in her acting wheelhouse.

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Chuck and Stacey continue the hilarious and uplifting roller coaster ride with animation genius, John DiMaggio, who shares where he finds inspiration for creating characters and what he loves about doing panels and making appearances at conventions.

He celebrates his talented wife, actress Kate Miller, as well as what he feels are his strengths as an actor. He talks about his approach to working with other talent and what misconceptions celebrities may have about doing voice over work.

He answers why he feels he gets hired for jobs and shares his passion for cooking which includes a spontaneous performance of the famous Adventure Time, “Bacon Pancakes” song and discussion of the Alicia Keys remix that went viral on YouTube. CLICK HERE to watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUYSG...

John shares advice he has gotten along the way that has helped him in his life and talks about current projects like the Gears of War Trilogy and Adventure Time. He reveals what he would do if he weren’t an actor and the IF question answer includes icons like Walt Disney and Andrea Romano.

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Chuck and Stacey welcome voice acting phenom, John DiMaggio to the show. Adored for his roles in Futurama, Adventure Time, Gears of War and Agents of S.M.A.S.H., John talks about the hit VO documentary he produced, I KNOW THAT VOICE, available on Netflix and iTunes.

He shares what inspired him to make the film that came out in 2014 and also takes us back to how his career started in NYC including doing stand up as the duo Red Johnny and the Round Guy. Upon moving to Los Angeles 1996 to do the TV series Chicago Hope, he explains how booking the role of Bender on Futurama in 1999 was a career game changer for him.

Find out where he got the inspiration for the voice of Bender and how he is able to perform stellar impressions like Tracy Morgan and Johnny Carson. John shares his approach to auditioning, his philosophy about his career which includes plowing through rejection and never giving up.

The episode closes with John offering gratitude for his long-time voice over and on-camera agents and recalling a Twitter encounter he had surrounding his movie, I KNOW THAT VOICE.

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Chuck and Stacey shine a spotlight on voice actor, Alanna Bryant, the

winner of the spontaneous VO Buzz Weekly Giveaway at VO Atlanta 2015.

Via Skype from Atlanta, Alanna shares the story of the way voice over

came into her life in elementary school and the training she later

received from teachers like Noelle Romano and Jay Snyder from Edge

Studio in New York.

As a singer/songwriter, Alanna talks about

the kinds of voice over work she has done and what is was like to hear

herself for the first time in a radio commercial. She offers advice to

those wanting to pursue voice over and shares some of her long-term

career goals that include TV narration and animation.

She speaks

to how she balances working her hectic day job in TV/Film Production

while trying to pursue her voice over career and how valuable it was for

her to attend VO Atlanta 2015.

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Chuck and Stacey J. finish their conversation with the Emmy and Annie

winning creator of MAD the Animated Series, Kevin Shinick who talks

about how he keeps all the aspects of his career in balance as well as

great advice for turning what you love to do into a career by utilizing

resources available to you.

Kevin reveals some of his current

projects like the Robot Chicken DC Comics Special, the Scooby Doo and

KISS: Rock n’ Roll Mystery movie, a panel with KISS at ComicCon 2015 and

some on-camera TV work.

He speaks to his approach for writing

shows that are appropriate for kids and adults while still being true to

his vision. We find out how the answering machine helped develop his

voice talents and what he loves about his life.

Kevin reflects on

what he feels are the keys to his success and explains more wisdom he

received from mentor, Tony Randall. The episode closes with a funny Gene

Simmons story, the IF question pertaining to fashion and some of

Kevin’s celebrity likenesses.

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Chuck and Stacey J. welcome Emmy and Annie winning writer, producer,

director and actor, Kevin Shinick to the show. Kevin shares how his

performing career began in college then lead to acting alongside Laura

Linney, Ethan Hawke and Tyne Daley on Broadway.

After moving to

Los Angeles, he started working with friend and Robot Chicken colleague,

Seth Green. Kevin offers great advice for doing what you love and

taking control of what you want to do with your career.

As the

former host of Where In Time is Carmen Sandiego, Kevin shares his

philosophy on auditioning and how working on the other side of the glass

has been invaluable to him as an actor. He speaks to how he feels when

actors adlib in a script and the importance of building professional

relationships.

Kevin talks about how MAD the Animated series

came about and gives great advice to people creating their own content.

He shares life lessons given to him by Tony Randall and his college

professor and why he makes the most of every moment.

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