Philip Stephen Hendrie (born September 1, 1952) is an American radio
personality, actor, and voiceover artist. He is widely known for his
voiceover talent throughout the radio and film industry. He came to
prominence in the 1990s hosting The Phil Hendrie Show, a radio talk
show where he portrayed both himself as a calm, rational host while
simultaneously portraying any of several outrageous and offensive
characters who would engage in debates with Hendrie and callers to the
show.Hendrie has also done acting, notably a recurring role on the
drama The Unit and as multiple characters on the animated comedies
Futurama, Rick and Morty and King of the Hill.Hendrie was born and
raised in Arcadia, California. In 1958 when Hendrie was five years
old, his family took a road trip to visit relatives in Toronto,
Canada. They listened to the radio the whole way. He knew then he
wanted to work in radio one day. He was one of four children in an
upper-middle-class Catholic family and an altar boy at Arcadia's Holy
Angels Church.Hendrie's father was a salesman who came to Los Angeles
in 1950 after serving in the Canadian army during World War II. When
Hendrie was 12 years old, listening to radio was his escape. He was a
huge fan of the Top 40 D.J. "Emperor" Bob Hudson and once rode his
bike to radio station KRLA in Pasadena to meet him.
personality, actor, and voiceover artist. He is widely known for his
voiceover talent throughout the radio and film industry. He came to
prominence in the 1990s hosting The Phil Hendrie Show, a radio talk
show where he portrayed both himself as a calm, rational host while
simultaneously portraying any of several outrageous and offensive
characters who would engage in debates with Hendrie and callers to the
show.Hendrie has also done acting, notably a recurring role on the
drama The Unit and as multiple characters on the animated comedies
Futurama, Rick and Morty and King of the Hill.Hendrie was born and
raised in Arcadia, California. In 1958 when Hendrie was five years
old, his family took a road trip to visit relatives in Toronto,
Canada. They listened to the radio the whole way. He knew then he
wanted to work in radio one day. He was one of four children in an
upper-middle-class Catholic family and an altar boy at Arcadia's Holy
Angels Church.Hendrie's father was a salesman who came to Los Angeles
in 1950 after serving in the Canadian army during World War II. When
Hendrie was 12 years old, listening to radio was his escape. He was a
huge fan of the Top 40 D.J. "Emperor" Bob Hudson and once rode his
bike to radio station KRLA in Pasadena to meet him.
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