From: synth@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim)
Subject: BIO SHEET - tidbits on your favorite voice actors & staff
Date: Thu, 05 Nov 92 18:38:27 GMT
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The alt.tv.tiny-toon BIO SHEET (or: Things That Wouldn't Fit in the FAQ)
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SHERRI STONER has a major claim to fame by being the character reference 
model for Ariel in the Disney film THE LITTLE MERMAID and Belle in BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST.  She is also an actress, having appeared in "Little House"
and "Murder, She Wrote".  You can also catch her in REFORM SCHOOL GIRLS
as the newcomer whose stuffed bunny (!) gets torched.

FRANK WELKER has been a voiceover artist for many years.  You can find
his name in the credits of afternoon Disney shows, old 70's Filmation
cartoons, scores of animated films, and even live-action movies, providing
animal noises and sound effects.  (Would you believe the "Spock Screams"
in STAR TREK III?)  See the FAQ list for more detailed information.

TRESS MACNEILLE has been in the biz for years, acting bit parts on various
TV shows and providing voiceover talent for scores of cartoons.  She also
provided the voice of Lucy for Weird Al Yankovic's single "Ricky".  Currently
you can hear her as Gadget on "Rescue Rangers" and as Irma on TMNT.

DANNY COOKSEY is a actor by trade, notably appearing as a regular in the
80's sitcom "Diff'rent Strokes", and more recently as John Connor's pal
in the movie TERMINATOR 2.  He can be currently seen in the Nickelodeon
series "Salute Your Shorts".

GAIL MATTHIUS had a stint as a Not Ready for Prime Time Player ("Saturday
Night Live") in the early 80's.

DON MESSICK is one of the original Hanna-Barbera voice actors, providing the
voices for scores of H-B characters along with the late Daws Butler.  Don is
responsible for the voice of BooBoo Bear and Scooby Doo.

CREE SUMMER can be seen currently on NBC's "A Different World" as Freddie.

JOE ALASKEY is an actor, comedian and impressionist, having appeared on
"Late Night With David Letterman", in the movie LUCKY STIFF, and as a
regular on the series "Out Of This World".  He does a searing William
Shatner impersonation.

JUNE FORAY is something of a legend for being the voice of Rocky The Flying
Squirrel.  You can learn about her on the Rocky & Bullwinkle PBS special that
is rerun periodically.  She also does a commercial for Nick at Nite ("If the
woman who does Rocky the Flying Squirrel can watch Nick at Nite, then why
can't you?") 

JIM CUMMINGS regularly performs the voice of Taz on "Taz-Mania", as well as
the Shredder on TMNT.  He performed "The Iodizer", a spoof of Shredder, in
the short "Slugfest."

ROB PAULSEN performs many voices on "Taz-Mania", and performs at least one
of the turtles (Michaelangelo?) on TMNT. 

JON KASSIR also does the voice of the inimitable Cryptkeeper on HBO's
"Tales from the Crypt".

KATH SOUCI has been doing a lot of voice work lately.  Besides Fifi and
Sneezer on TTA, she does work on Nickelodeon's "Rugrats" (Phil, Lil, and
Betty) and other cartoons.

--

(The following was taken from Comics Scene Magazine #15, October 1990,
"New Toons on the Block", written by Bob Miller) 

Jean MacCurdy

	Jean MacCurdy's experience in children's television began with NBC in
1974, as an executive in children's programming.  In 1979, she joined Warner
Bros. as Director of Animation Programming, where she worked with Friz Freleng
to compile three "Assemblage" features, THE LOONEY LOONEY LOONEY BUGS BUNNY
MOVIE, DAFFY DUCK'S FANTASTIC ISLAND and 1001 RABBIT TALES.  From 1983 to 1986,
she worked at Hanna-Barbera as a vice president, joined Marvel Productions in
1987 supervising FRAGGLE ROCK, MUPPET BABIES and the X-MEN pilot, and then in
1989 she rejoined Warner Bros. Animation as vice-president and general manager.

Tom Ruegger

	Ruegger had written cartoons extensively for Filmation, including FLASH
GORDON, BLACKSTAR, THE LONE RANGER and TARZAN, and he developed (with Arthur
Nadel) HE-MAN AND THE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE.  From 1982 to 1988, he worked at
Hanna-Barbera as producer, story editor, writer and programming executive, on
such series as POUND PUPPIES, YOGI'S TREASURE HUNT and A PUP NAMED SCOOBY DOO.

Paul Dini

	[Paul Dini has] written episodes of HE MAN, SCOOBY DOO and POUND
PUPPIES, and story-edited THE EWOKS/DROIDS ADVENTURE HOUR for Lucasfilm and
the new BEANY AND CECIL for DIC.

Ken Boyer:  from Disney.  [Worked on] WINNIE THE POOH, RESCUE RANGERS

Kent Butterworth:  THE SIMPSONS, MIGHTY MOUSE

Eddie Fitzgerald:  MIGHTY MOUSE, FLASH GORDON

Rich Arons:  BEANY AND CECIL

Art Vitello:  GUMMI BEARS, SLIMER

Art Leonardi:  original Warners animator ...

Alfred Gimeno:  from Hanna-Barbera.


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