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Arturo Dirzo
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Los Angeles, California, US
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ARTURO works full time as a voice talent and is available for fast turnaround of your project at anytime
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ARTURO, a Los Angeles voice talent with 28+ years of experience, and provides a perfect sound for all your voice talent needs. He has a warm, resonant, sincere baritone voice. ARTURO is accomplished at relaxed, conversational, believable soft sell attitudes such as friendly, calm, soothing, sentimental, folksy, story telling, caring, trustworthy regular guy next door and down to earth like Morgan Freeman. ARTURO can do romantic, sexy, sensual and sophisticated or luxurious, rich, expensive and snooty like James Sloyan of Lexus or Jon Hamm of Mercedes.
ARTURO can also perform strong professional hard sell attitudes such as serious, newsy, authoritative, confident, energetic, in control, enthusiastic and convincing. And an authentic, down to earth, down home, good old boy read like Sam Elliott, and Jeff Bridges. ARTURO is also adept at the new edgy attitudes such as argumentative, manipulative, toying, non-chalant, flippant, sarcastic, wry, bored, monotonous, obnoxious, monotone, deadpan, casual and smartass like Samuel L Jackson .
ARTURO can also do dramatic reads such as movie trailer (Don LaFontaine ), tv promo, audiobook over the top Shakespearean actor, or natural regular guy on the street testimonial reads. In addition to this ARTURO performs a wide variety of character attitudes like big announcer parody, nfl films ( John Facenda ), professor (Patrick Stewart,), psychiatrist, sinister, evil villain, super hero (Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth) , hip, geek, nerd, jock, ladies man, best man, loyal friend, silly, goofy, jolly, naive, innocent, wild, zany, wacky, kooky, nutty, quirky, funny and humorous. ARTURO is an excellent, professional, experienced, well-rounded but directable voice actor and can interpret the emotional subtleties in copy and words and connect emotionally with the listeners and target audience.
When you request an emotion in ARTURO's voice for a certain line, certain phrase or certain word ARTURO can produce that emotion as well as subtle variations of it. Some examples might be angry, happy, sad, disappointed, satisfied, confused, relieved, concerned, intrigued, excited, worried, gullible, surprised and more complex emotions such as exasperated, jealous, envious, optimistic, seething, dejected, existentialist, brooding, hopeful, amazed and astounded and of course nonplussed.
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ARTURO is experienced in reading a variety of corporate industrial copy from dramatic and romantic to straight forward and how to guides and ARTURO can phrase bullets and outline points well using his voice to clearly lead the listener through the logic of a presentation. ARTURO is excellent at pronouncing and understanding medical, chemical, legal, technical and electronic terms.
ARTURO can do a a variety of accents and dialects including British R.P., Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Australian, U.S. Southern (Appalachian and Plantation Drawl), New York, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Boston, Western Cowboy and Old Miner, California Surfer Stoner, French, German, Italian, Hungarian, Swedish, Norwegian, Russian, Spanish, Hawaiian, Mexican, etc. (just ask).
ARTURO can do these accents with different pitches and resonances and vocal quirks to create a wide variety of believable, entertaining characters with interesting personalities. ARTURO can do a wide variety of character voices with age ranges from 3 to 103 with many resonances and speech quirks.
ARTURO can do celebrity impressions and impersonations including classics like Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, John Wayne, Peter Lorre, Jimmy Stewart, Boris Karloff, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and modern stars such as Sylveter Sly Stallone, Joe Pesci, Sean Connery, Arnold Swartzenegger, Clint Eastwood, Bill Clinton, Nixon, William Shatner, Christopher Walken, Tim Allen and many more.
ARTURO can also do real and simulated historical characters such as George Washington, King Arthur, Napoleon, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, Ross Perot, George Bush and Bill Clinton. And of course the ubiquitous Don LaFontaine.
ARTURO is a great choice for radio plays, radio and tv commercials, promos, trailers, corporate industrial narration, documentaries, telephone IVR and on hold, animation and character voices, impressions and impersonations, audiobooks and books on tape, training videos, internet and podcast presentations.
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Languages
English (North American), English
Accents
Australian, Austrian, British, England - London (Cockney, Estuary, East End), England - Received Pronunciation (RP, BBC), England - South East (Oxford, Sussex), French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Indian (India), Irish, Italian, Mediterranean, Mexican, North American, Pakistani, Russian, Scottish (Standard Scottish English), Spanish, US Appalachia, US General American (GenAm), US Midwest (Chicago, Great Lakes), US New England (Boston, Providence), US New York (New Jersey, Bronx, Brooklyn), US South (Deep South, Dixie, Delta), US South West (Texas), US Upper Midwest (Fargo, Minnesota), US West Coast (California, Portland), US Western
Ages
Toodler, Child, Teen, Young Adult, Adult, Middle Aged, Senior
Special Skills
Audiobooks, Business, Cartoons, Documentaries, Educational, Internet, Movie Trailers, Podcasting, Radio, Telephone, Television, Videogames, Radio Plays, PSA,
Experience
Film
Production Role Company/director
Pet Rituals Background AFI/Casey Modderno
Interrogation: The Series Detective Your Studio Productions
Full Frontal Calvin D.A.F.T/Billy Hollander
Safeway Employee Training Cashier Safeway Corporation
Theatre in the United Kingdom
Play Role Company/Director
Witches Promise Captain of the guards Birmingham Rep/Peter Cann
Marriage of Bette and Boo Boo Old Rep/Vik Sivalingam
3 Birds Alighting on a Field Yoyo BSA/Benet Catty
Doll’s House Torvald Helmer BSA/Lise Olson
Broken Levees Ensemble BSA/Debra Stych
Much Ado About Nothing Benedic BSA/David Vann
Theatre in the United States
Play Role Company/Director
Romeo and Juliet Friar Lawrence Pipeline Players/Emilio Rodriguez
Midsummer’s Night Dream Demetrius Arclight Rep/David Koppel
3 Musketeers Musketeer City Lights Theatre/Jeff Bracco
Tell it Slant Benjamin Newton Pearl Theater/Sharmon Hilfinger
House on Mango St Ensemble Teatro Vision/Wilma Bonett
The Jungle Book Rudyard Kipling Foothill TC/Tom Gough
War of the Worlds Announcer KFJC Radio/Tracy Ward
Drag of Dating Aaron Foothill TC/Lauren Mack
De Donde Mauricio Foothill Drama Dept./Tom Gough
Training
Foothill Theatre Conservatory 06-08 UC Irvine 09-11 Birmingham School of Acting 11-12
Tom Gough -Acting/Outdoor voice/Mask Don Hill - Showbizz David Vann-Shakespeare/Restoration
Janis Bergmann- /Makeup/Directing Adrian Alita-Acting for Camera Lou Papillon-Organic Movement
Bubba Gong-Dance Robert Cohen-Acting Alex Taylor-Voice
Bruce McLeod-Theatre Production Luke Cantarella-Scenic Design Lise Olson-Acting
Kent Nicholson-Dramatic Lit Stephen Barker-Theatre History Dominic Marsh. Singing
Linguist with Conduit Language Specialists.
Event Supervisor for Eastridge Workforce Solutions. Responsibilities include representing Eastridge Workforce Solutions, its ideals, and its high industry standards, to the various clients we service (IBM, Blizzard Entertainment, YouTube, Comicon, etc.) , ensuring the highest satisfaction experience for customer service, managing crews of between 10 and 40 brand ambassadors distributed over extensive event campuses, enforcing the work ethic expectations of EWS and its very exclusive and demanding VIP clientele while also ensuring safe and fair working conditions including maintaining accurate timesheets of all employees and submitting the corresponding documentation for all hours worked, meals and breaks, as well as the client’s and my own evaluations of each employee to the HR Department.
Member of the Committee of Stage Designers at UC Irvine
Construction and demolition crew, and proxy to the crew supervisor in times of absence, for the UC Irvine theatre production department.
Assistant Stage Manager and crew supervisor at City Lights Theatre Company April-June 2009 for the production of Stop Kiss
Build and demolition crew with Thrust Scenic Design for the Summer 2009 Los Gatos Shakespeare Festival
Stage Manager and Assistant Director for Foothill College Theatre Conservatory September-December 2008 for the production of The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
Intern at City Lights Theatre Company September 2008-June 2009. Responsibilities included but were not limited to Archives manager and administrator, Box Office sales associate, PR rep, Assistant to the Artistic Director, Marketing Assistant, Research Committee for (Phone hidden) season, Build/demolition crew, House Manager, Proxy to Artistic Director in absence of senior staff, Concessions sales representative, Stage Manager, Actor, Assist with fundraiser and VIP events, etc.
Stage Manager for the Foothill College Theatre Conservatory one act festival series April-June 2008
Member of the Foothill College Student Government Executive Board as representative for the Arts Department January 2008-June 2009
Co-founder of the first theatrical resource library at Foothill College January 2008
Co-founder and Vice President of “A Theatre Arts Club” at Foothill College
Artistic Director of my own theatre company “The High Noon Ensemble” September 2007-June 2008 during which time I wrote, directed and produced several of my own works in addition to managing the whole company.
Props Manager and Stage Crew for the production of Carousel for the Foothill Musical Theater Department April 2007
House Manager for the production of Under Milk Wood for the Foothill Theater Department June 2006
Deck Crew for the Foothill Drama Department from 2006 to 2010
Honors/Awards:
Certified in hand to hand and sword combat by the British Academy of Stage and Screen Combat
Graduated with honorable mention in the Dean’s list for Claire Trevor School of the Arts UC Irvine Summer 2011
Member of the UC Irvine chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success at University of California Irvine
White Star Scholarship award from the FIJI Chapter at the University of California Irvine
Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Arts Foothill College June 2008
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Service Description
I run my own studio so my recordings are top quality and I thoroughly understand all things computer such as uploading, file conversion, sample formats, sample rates, AIFF, WAV, MP3, bit rates, etc. And I understand audio such as phone patch, ambient sound, signal to noise ratio, headroom, compression, limiting, normalizing, mic technique, proximity effect, CDs etc. So you get excellent recordings and the files like you want them when you want them.
Payment Terms
Hire ARTURO for voice-over work. Payment is made through voices.com SurePay, an escrow service that guarantees your work is done to your satisfaction. Send payment securely by Visa, Mastercard or PayPal through voices.com then download your files from the website.
Next Steps
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Vocal Characteristics
Languages
Voice Ages
Accents
Categories
Studio
Turnaround Time
One day, sooner when needed
Microphone
Newmann TLM103, AKG404, Sennheiser416
Computer & Software
PC, Softtools, Audacity
Special Equipment
Phone patch
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Payment is managed through our SurePay™ payment protection service:
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