Voice acting makes an important contribution to many films, television
productions and advertisements in the United States. Voice acting is
needed in animated film or when the character represented does not
appear visually in the action; when the actor playing the part is
unable or unwilling to speak in it; when a character breaks into song,
with a singer's voice substituted; or when a boy's voice part is
spoken by a Woman or by a Girl or by a Man or a Boy with a
high-pitched or low-keyed voice.Formerly, promotion of films did not
usually feature their voice actors. However, since the prominently
billed voice role of Robin Williams in the 1992 film Aladdin, films
have frequently been marketed with well-known names as voice actors,
billed as stars in their own right, and often receiving coaching by
specialist voice actors.In television and radio commercials and movie
trailers, voice actors are often recruited through voice acting
agencies. Billy West, Frank Welker, Ernie Anderson, Dan Castellaneta,
Don LaFontaine, Jim Cummings, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bergman, Tara Strong,
Kath Soucie, Fred Tatasciore, Phil LaMarr, James Earl Jones, Rob
Rackstraw, Joe Alaskey, Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, Mel Blanc, June Foray
and others have made careers in this field.For live action production,
voice acting often involves reading the parts of computer programs
(Douglas Rain; Majel Barrett), radio dispatchers (Shaaron Claridge),
or characters who never actually appear on screen but who give
instructions by telephone (John Forsythe in Charlie's Angels), or
mailed recording (Bob Johnson in Mission: Impossible). "Stunt double"
voice actors are sometimes employed; if a voice actor or actress loses
his or her voice, someone who sounds similar can step in. For example,
when Jeremy Irons' vocal cords became strained during the recording of
The Lion King song "Be Prepared", Jim Cummings was called in to finish
the song.
productions and advertisements in the United States. Voice acting is
needed in animated film or when the character represented does not
appear visually in the action; when the actor playing the part is
unable or unwilling to speak in it; when a character breaks into song,
with a singer's voice substituted; or when a boy's voice part is
spoken by a Woman or by a Girl or by a Man or a Boy with a
high-pitched or low-keyed voice.Formerly, promotion of films did not
usually feature their voice actors. However, since the prominently
billed voice role of Robin Williams in the 1992 film Aladdin, films
have frequently been marketed with well-known names as voice actors,
billed as stars in their own right, and often receiving coaching by
specialist voice actors.In television and radio commercials and movie
trailers, voice actors are often recruited through voice acting
agencies. Billy West, Frank Welker, Ernie Anderson, Dan Castellaneta,
Don LaFontaine, Jim Cummings, Tony Anselmo, Jeff Bergman, Tara Strong,
Kath Soucie, Fred Tatasciore, Phil LaMarr, James Earl Jones, Rob
Rackstraw, Joe Alaskey, Tom Kenny, Rob Paulsen, Mel Blanc, June Foray
and others have made careers in this field.For live action production,
voice acting often involves reading the parts of computer programs
(Douglas Rain; Majel Barrett), radio dispatchers (Shaaron Claridge),
or characters who never actually appear on screen but who give
instructions by telephone (John Forsythe in Charlie's Angels), or
mailed recording (Bob Johnson in Mission: Impossible). "Stunt double"
voice actors are sometimes employed; if a voice actor or actress loses
his or her voice, someone who sounds similar can step in. For example,
when Jeremy Irons' vocal cords became strained during the recording of
The Lion King song "Be Prepared", Jim Cummings was called in to finish
the song.
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