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Epic Voice Actors Photo Gallery at LIFE
Discover 17 visages responsible for creating the voices we all know so well, courtesy of the Epic Voice Actor collection at LIFE.com.

The Life and Career of a Famous Voiceover Artist
One of the most well known voice over artists was a man named Don LaFontaine. During his career, LaFontaine recorded more than 5,000 movie trailers as well as hundreds of thousands of video game trailers, television advertisements, and network promotions.

Don LaFontaine : The Legend Lives No More
Don LaFontaine, husband, father, grandfather, and hero passed away September 1, 2008 in the afternoon at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the age of 68.

Don LaFontaine Lab Fundraiser Fills Hearts and Building Plans
The voice over industry paid tribute to the legacy of Don LaFontaine at the home of Ann and Joe Cipriano in Los Angeles on September 2, 2009.

Don LaFontaine's Legacy Lives On
To commemorate this day, I'd like to reflect on what has happened over the course of this year and also share some wonderful news about a project that is being worked on in his honor.

Who Are The Voices Behind Commercials
A list of the most famous stars who have served as voice actors for commercial advertisements including John Goodman, Julia Roberts, Kelsey Grammar and Queen Latifah.

Who Voices The New Lexus Ads?
Toyota chooses accomplished Hollywood actors James Sloyan and James Remar to voice television commercials for their luxury automobile brand, Lexus.

Who Are The Voices on Family Guy?
Seth MacFarlane, Seth Green, and Mike Henry comprise the male voice talent that provides most of the masculine voices for The Family Guy.

Who Are The Voices in Disney's Finding Nemo?
Disney's 2003 animated feature Finding Nemo had many famous actors voice the major roles in the film including Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Willem Dafoe, John Ratzenberger and Andrew Stanton.

Who Are The Voices in Madagascar and Madagascar 2?
The original voice over actors for the main characters in Madagascar also lend their celebrity voices to Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, along with some new cast members.

Who Are The Voices in The Tale of Despereaux?
The Tale of Despereaux is a movie about three accidental heroes a mouse who is unlike all the other mice.

Who Are The Voices in the movie Bolt?
Bolt is an animated film from Walt Disney Animation Studios. A little dog named Bolt and a girl named Penny are the stars of a hit television series called Bolt.

Who Plays The Voices in Horton Hears a Who?
Horton, played by Jim Carrey, is an elephant who hears a voice crying for help coming from a speck of dust. Even though Horton can't see who the voices belong to, he talks to them.

Who Did The Voices in The Incredibles?
The Incredibles movie is centered on a superhero dad, Mr. Incredible, voiced-over by Craig T. Nelson and the super heroine mom, Elastigirl, voiced by Holly Hunter.

Who Are The Celebrities in Disney Pixar's Cars?
Many of Hollywood's biggest stars lent their celebrity voices to the project. The movie tells the story of Lightning McQueen, a breakout rookie race car star.

Winners at the 2009 Audies in NYC
The Audies is the annual awards ceremony, hosted by the Audio Publishers Association, that honors people in the audiobook industry for their achievements in a variety of categories, representing the cream of the crop in every genre.

From Mickey Mouse to Porky Pig, Character Voice Caretakers
Meet a few caretakers who were chosen to pick up where one of their colleagues left off, preserving each character as an individual with great awe and reverence.

Star Trek Voices Play Red Hot Role in Film's Success
In this article, we're going to look very closely at how voice has been used in Star Trek, specifically at how J.J. Abram's film uses voice, and also reflect on how voices from previous series have figured prominently in the shaping of today's crew.

Ben Burtt and Sound Design for Wall-E
Wall-E, while short on dialogue, is filled with incredible sound design courtesy of 4-time Academy award winner Ben Burtt, also known as "The Father of Modern Sound Design".

Paul Harvey Tribute; Off To Finish The Rest of the Story
This beautiful tribute "Heaven Needed a Hero" was produced by Kipp Kelly in honour of the late Paul Harvey (1918-2009), an American broadcasting pioneer and radio legend.

Blog Posts

3 Voice Overs That Meant Something To Me in Los Angeles
Don't you find it refreshing when you can recognize not only a voice but also who it belongs to?

How Jack Benny's Estate Sanctioned a Voice Over Demo
Is it possible to legally perform character voice impressions of celebrities who have died and feature them on a voice over demo that you've uploaded to the Internet for promotional purposes?

Stephen King: Audiobooks Are The Written Word's Acid Test
Novelist Stephen King is no stranger to audiobooks, in fact, he even has an audiobook archive on his website detailing all of his books that have been narrated. Recently, King shared his thoughts about the relevance of audiobooks from a reading standpoint.

Casey Kasem Retires! A Top 10 List for a Top 10 Man
With his first broadcast counting down the hits on July 4th, 1970 to his surprise retirement announcement live on the show on July 4th, 2009, Kasem has been part of American culture and has legendary status, the last of the great radio kings such as Alan Freed and Wolfman Jack.

The Last Lecture: An Interview with Narrator Erik Singer
Randy Pausch stepped in front of an audience of 400 people at Carnegie Mellon University to deliver a last lecture called "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams." With slides of his CT scans beaming out to the audience, Randy told his audience about the cancer that is devouring his pancreas and that will claim his life in a matter of months.

Spotlight on Katherine Kellgren, Audie Award-Winning Narrator
Katherine Kellgren, though classically trained, sophisticated and sonorous, narrates stories from the depths of her soul, combining talent and skill with pure passion infused by a love of the spoken word, uplifted by her father's devoted ears.

Hollywood's New Triple Threat? Acting, Looks, and Voice?
With song and dance stepping to the side, and new variables coming into play, one has to ask: Is the new triple threat acting ability, looks and voice?

Voyages of Star Trek Computer Voice Majel Barrett Roddenberry
If you are a diehard Trekkie, you probably know that Star Trek's creator, the late Gene Roddenberry, chose his wife as the voice of the omnipresent computer helping the crew to navigate the final frontier where no man had gone before on the Starship Enterprise.

Gwyneth Paltrow Narrates "Brown Bear & Friends"
Mother and actress, Gwyneth Paltrow had a great time narrating this modern classic in a collection of recordings called "Brown Bear & Friends" (Macmillan Audio 2008) penned by Bill Martin Jr. with illustrations by Eric Carle.

Batman's Voice : An Exploration of Bruce Wayne's Vocal Alter-Ego
Have you ever wondered how Batman got his voice? Discover some interesting things about Batman, the Caped Crusader's voices over the years, and draw some parallels in this fascinating article.

Kathleen Herles, Original Voice of Dora
For ten years, Kathleen Herles was the voice of Dora the Explorer, one of the most famous voices on television.

Grammy Awards Announcer Heather Halley
If you watched the Grammy awards this year, you heard the voice of Heather Halley, a voice that has received numerous compliments from people inside and outside of the voice over industry.

Pat Fraley and Brad Garrett to Co-Present at the Annie Awards
Pat Fraley and Brad Garrett will be co-presenting awards at the Annies this year, hosted by Tom Kenny, the voice of SpongeBob.

Global Warming : The Signs and the Science Narrated by Alanis Morissette
Today we'll explore the voice over performance of presenter Alanis Morissette, Canadian musician and concerned environmentalist.

Hillary Huber Talks About Announcing at the People's Choice Awards
Hillary Huber says that narrating the People's Choice Awards was an exhilarating experience. "It's fun to be part of such a huge production."

Andy Serkis Judges Best Gollum on Richard and Judy Show
There were two other impressionists. Dougie, who entered Britain's Got Talent with his Gollum impression, and Hilary, who has done work as a Gollum 'look-a-like'! It's always fun to meet other people that are as strange as me.

Interview with Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Josh Keaton
Josh Keaton says "I've been voice acting off and on since I was a kid. I had roles in shows like the "Back to the Future" animated series, and "Peter Pan and the Pirates." I briefly stepped back from voice over to focus on other aspects of my career, but have made it a primary focus in the last few years."

Celebrity Interview with Growling Voice of The Incredible Hulk, J.D. Hall
For those of you who are familiar with Marvel's Hulking protagonist Bruce Banner or are looking forward to seeing "The Incredible Hulk", I've got a treat for you!

Prince Caspian Voice Cast and Voice Acting Review
Based on C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia : Prince Caspian, this action-packed movie from Disney is tops at the box office and boasts a great voice cast as well.

Interview with the Voice of Dilbert Dan Roberts
Dilbert and his fellow comic strip buddies hit the animated scene on the official Dilbert.com website, enjoying coverage from Reuters and now an exclusive interview with Dan Roberts, the voice of Dilbert, at Voices.com.

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