Victoria Callihan

Victoria Callihan is a lead character in *Life With a Voice Actor,* a segment of *It's All Been Done Radio Hour*. She is the put-upon wife of Ben, finding his personality and talent tiresome, but appreciating the things his income buys her. She doesn't get along well with others. She enjoys shopping, interior design, and large hats. She intended her bathroom trim to be mauve. She goes by Victoria, not Vicky, and never, ever Vic. She considers it crass to talk about the show-within-a-show while its filming them.

**First appearance:** *Life With a Voice Actor* #0.01 "The Callihans"

**Number of appearances:** 4 (as of February 2021)

**Actor:** Kristin Green

## **Marriage**

Victoria fell in love with Ben Callihan at a Hollywood party. He approached her while she was having a drink and just started talking. He made her smile, and she never smiles.

But what was entertaining at first soured over time. As the series starts, they've been married for eight years and she never smiles at him any more, long past finding him funny. She isn't even sure what his real voice sounds like. She makes him work for praise and affection ("The Callihans"). She does like the money, her renovated kitchen being featured on the cover of a magazine. She is bored in her marriage, or so she says.

When Ben is given an opportunity to audition to star in a movie by Fact Broke Studios, Victoria assumes he will get the part and counts on the one million dollar paycheck to redo her bathroom (separate from Ben's), which she pays the maid extra to clean ("The Big Audition"). But he doesn't make as much as part of an ensemble, the role he eventually gets

Ben and Victoria are in couple's counseling for a number of incidents. One time, Ben knew Victoria was stressed with renovation work, so sent her to a day spa and had the exterior of their house painted crocodile while she was gone. She did not approve. Ben thinks the counseling is working for them; it is unknown what Victoria thinks.

In a group therapy session with their cast mates, Ben says he likes that Victoria knows what she wants, and Victoria says that she likes he knows that. She also admits Ben is a very talented actor, even if he doesn't make her laugh any more because he does it too much, but his earnings prove everyone else still enjoys it. She reluctantly tells him she loves him, but it is unknown if she wanted to say that or if the producer asked her to, as Terry La Fontaine later claims ("The Bathroom Remodel").

Victoria tells Emily she won't leave Ben because she doesn't have her own income (not counting what she's paid for the show-within-a-show) and her bathroom remodel isn't finished ("Loyalty").

## **Friendships**

Victoria and Ben were friendly with Emily and Logan Cooper prior to the reality series, having hung out with them a week before the first episode is filmed. Victoria doesn't think Emily is talented, judging Emily by the fact that she doesn't have a job. It is unlikely Victoria knew Terry La Fontaine, as she mispronounces his name the first time it is brought up.

Victoria reluctantly agrees to meet Emily and Terry for lunch, thinking he's a shrew and she is vexing. She arrives first, wearing a big hat, and gets a vodka-based beverage. She is unhappy when the table Emily reserved is outside, preferring to sit indoors. Terry and Victoria kind of hit it off, trading barbs, and she admires that he sabotaged Jerry. Victoria declines food, saying she's drinking her lunch, and soon becomes drunk. Victoria brags that Ben will win the audition their three spouses are at. When their spouses show up, Victoria is furious that Emily is hired over Ben, but calms when she learns Emily's film is cancelled and Ben is offered a TV show. Emily has a bit of a meltdown ("The Big Audition").

Victoria is afraid of Emily after the meltdown, thinking she should be in a mental institution, and so when Emily comes to her house and paints her bathroom the wrong color, Victoria doesn't say anything other than to compliment her straight brush strokes. Also, Victoria can't be too choosy, because Ben isn't making as much as she'd hoped and the production has supplied the construction materials. Victoria and Terry don't help Emily, watching her work and gossiping, as Victoria doesn't do manual labor. Victoria's omission is eventually exposed to Emily, but Victoria tries to avoid talking about it. Later, in group therapy, Victoria offers to call her uncle, who is running for reelection in the Senate, to see if he'll hire Emily to help with his campaign so that Emily will have something to do besides think of ways to kill her. At the same session, Terry says Victoria has an alcohol problem and an unhealthy love of oversized hats ("The Bathroom Remodel").

Victoria thinks Terry is a nightmare, but still considers him a friend. She plots to hook Terry up with another voice actor after Jerry La Fontaine leaves Terry so that Terry won't be kicked off the show. Victorian says spouses are for support (though says sometimes Ben is too supportive, like a bra you want to rip off after a long day) but friends are to interfere and help you whether you want to be helped or not. She knows a few actors who might be desperate or weak-willed enough for Terry ("Loyalty").