Please answer the following question: Facts: - instrument: vocals , bass guitar , french horn - years active: 1988 -lrb- voice over -rrb- 2006 -- present -lrb- counselor -rrb- -- 2002 -lrb- singer -rrb- 1984 -- present - birth name: barry straus carl - origin: los angeles , california , u.s. - genre: a cappella , classical - birth date: 20 april 1950 - name: barry carl - background: solo_singer - label: south amerigo records , rentrak records , j-bird records , forlife mountain records productions , inc. , shakariki records , - birth place: portland , oregon , u.s. - associated acts: rockapella - occupation: performer , bodyworker , singer , voice-over artist , marriage counselor Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of barry carl .
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barry strauss carl -lrb- born april 20 , 1950 -rrb- is an american musician and voice-over actor best known as the bass of the a cappella vocal band rockapella while the group was house band on the pbs children 's geography game show '' where in the world is carmen sandiego ? ''-lrb- 1991 -- 1996 -rrb- .he was a member of rockapella from 1988 until he left the group in 2002 .carl is known for his signature deep voice , which he used during his years with rockapella to create an almost instrumental sounding bass .as a voice-over artist he has done hundreds of television and radio commercials for such companies as taco bell , charmin , mounds/almond joy , doritos , and volkswagen ; promos for syfy , comedy central , nickelodeon , the discovery channel , and pbs ; theatrical trailers ; industrial narrations ; books on tape ; public service announcements ; internet commercials ; and voices for animated characters in anime , video games , and commercials .