Voice Description

Primary Language

English (North American)

Languages

English, English (North American), English (British), English (Irish), English (Scottish), English (South African)

Accents

Greek, Russian, German, French, Spanish, Irish, Southern, Western, New York,and a ton of others. Gilbert has taught dialects.

Ages

Young Adult, Middle Aged, Senior

Credentials

Education

Holding degrees in computer sciences and business management and having a background in business, means that J.S. Gilbert will work as a problem solver to determine the best methods for handling a project.

Large, medium and small businesses have trusted J.S. with mission critical work.

This background, combined with over 25 years of improv acting and training and legitimate theater training, along with one of the most comprehensive understandings of vocal mechanics and dialog recording and production means you get someone who is highly qualified, versatile and familiar with varied situations and problems.

Providing cost effective solutions tailored to the needs of the client is the cornerstone of J.S. Gilbert's work ethic. The client is king and he will do whatever it takes to have the project achieve and surpass its goals.

Unlike individuals who may just be entering the field with little training or many with strictly broadcast experience, you get the satisfation of hiring a dedicated voice actor who both continues to practice his craft diligently and who embraces every opportunity he is given.

If you have ever played a video game, watched a t.v. commercial, listened to radio, called a major business voice mail system, watched a corporate training video, then you have heard J.S. Gilbert's work.

A simple Google search will yield hundreds of references to J.S.'s work. If your project is important, then you really shouldn't take chances. Especially if time, budget and quality are a concern.

It's more than just the fact that nobody ever got into trouble for hiring J.S., it's that many projects are truly enhanced when you hire J.S.

Let him prove to you that these are not idle boasts, but promises that he will dedicate himself whole-heartedly to you and your project.

Associations

SAG, AFTRA, Financial Core, Non-Union

Experience

20+ years

Clients have included McDonald's, Intel, Clorox, St. Vincent de Paul, Random House, Harper Audio McMillan, Goodby Silverstein, DDB, BBDO, Crispin Porter, Sony, Electronic Arts, Houghton Mifflin, California Lottery, Coca Cola, Hallmark, History Channel, Discovery Channel, Getty Museum, American Medical Association, Cisco, Autodesk, Apple Computer, Genentech, DIsney/ Pixar, Houghton Mifflin, General Electric, Virginia Lottery, PG & E, Con Edison, Chevron, 3M, Xerox, Sprint, Viacom, Sun Microsystems, CIsco Systems, Qwest, PepsiCo, Merck, Lowes Drugs, Johnson & Johnson, General Foods, Hormel, Harrah's, Hewlett Packard, Google, Yahoo, Franklin Templeton, Intel, FedEx and many others.

Impersonations include JACK BENNY & ROCHESTER, HUMPHREY BOGART, MARLON BRANDO, ARCHIE from ALL IN THE FAMILY, MASON ADAMS, CHARLTON HESTON, SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN, MORGAN FREEMAN, ISSAC HAYES, JAMES CAGNEY, TRUMAN CAPOTE, JOHNNY CARSON, JOHNNY CASH, BARNEY THE DINOSAUR,
CHEECH & CHONG, JACQUES COUSTEAU, ANDREW DICE CLAY, PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON, WALTER CRONKITE, BILL COSBY, RODNEY DANGERFIELD, CLINT EASTWOOD, GORDON ELLIOTT, W.C. FIELDS, LEWIS BLACK, PAUL FREES, ELMER FUDD, ALLAN FUNT, CLARK GABLE, JACKIE GLEASON, GOOFY, DONALD DUCK, GLIBERT GOTTFRIED,PETER LORRE, SYDNEY GREENSTREET, FORREST GUMP,
BUDDY HACKETT, PAUL HARVEY, GEOFFREY HOLDER, JAMES EARL JONES, DARTH VADER, JOHN HOUSEMAN, BORIS KARLOFF,
CASEY KASEM, THE KENNEDYS: President John F. Kennedy, Senator Robert Kennedy, Senator Ted Kennedy, KERMIT THE FROG, DR. HENRY KISSINGER, BURT LANCASTER, CHARACTERS FROM THE SIMPSONS, CHARACTERS FROM SOUTH PARK, ROBIN LEACH, BELA LUGOSI, GROUCHO MARX, JACKIE MASON, JAMES MASON,
JOHNNY MATHIS, WAYNE NEWTON, JACK NICHOLSON, PRESIDENT RICHARD M. NIXON, PRESIDENT RONAL REAGAN, GARY OWENS, JOHN O'HURLEY, GEN. GEORGE S. PATTON JR.,
H. ROSS PEROT, CAPT. JEAN LUC PICARD, WILLIAM SHATNER, POPEYE, TONY THE TIGER
THURL RAVENSCROFT (movie voice), RICKY RICARDO, EDWARD G. ROBINSON, ROCKY & BULLWINKLE, ANDY ROONEY, PRESIDENT FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT, CARL SAGAN, ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER, SNAGGLE PUSS,
SYLVESTER STALLONE, JACKIE STEWART,
JIMMY STEWART, ED SULLIVAN, SYLVESTER THE CAT, GEORGE TAKEI, JOHN WAYNE, ED WYNN,
MARTIN YAN, AND OTHERS.

I can often impersonate a voice if I am given audio samples and a few hours to a day to practice.

Years of Experience

More than 16 years

Detailed Service Description

One of the few individuals who can claim that he is both a traditionally trained actor, trained recording engineer, trained director an audio/ video producer and a writer. What you get when you hire J.S. Gilbert is someone who brings far more to the table than just a highly versatile voice,

For over 20 years, J.S has been working full time for commercial, video games, telephony, audio book publishing, internet, corporate and broadcast clients. But his vocal range allows him to deliver convincing voices from late 20's to senior citizen.

If you Google J.S. Gilbert, you will find hundreds of pages that reference his work as a voice actor, engineer, producer, writer and director.

J.S. sits on numerous boards and regularly participates in policy and decision making programs that affect the advertising and gaming industries.

Oddly enough, you will not pay more for J.S. than if you had hired a less experienced talent. And remember "nobody ever got into trouble for hiring J.S. Gilbert".

So why go with an unproven talent who may or may not know what you need and how to deliver? Perhaps not the cheapest, J.S. Gilbert is infinitely affordable and a true professional amidst a sea of often untrained and inexperienced choices.

Payment Terms

Terms are negotiable. Established businesses are generally given 30 days net billing. Checks, Paypal, Surepay