Think You Know "Fiddler On The Roof?" Watch this . . .

Bob "Porky Pig" Bergen Sings "New York, New York"

I am not certain if Leah Ann Civoli or Patrick Sweeney shot this at VoiceLympics 2009, but here is Bob Bergen, the voice of "Porky Pig" singing "New York, New York."
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Real or Fake: Answering Machine Message for Maroochydore High School in Queensland, Australia

The following is purported to be an answering machine message on the phone system at Maroochydore High School in Queensland, Australia. Real or fake, it certainly speaks to issues schools, parents, and students need to face.

Bob Bergen Takes His Act On The Road, Again!

Bob Bergen is taking his one-pig, er . . . his one-MAN-show, "So, Here's The Deal" to Chicago where he'll be performing at "IO Theaters Del Close Theater" on October 2nd. It's the tender story of how a nice Jewish kid from Cincinnati moves to Hollywood and becomes the worlds most famous stuttering pig (among other characters.)

I now seen three versions of Bob's show and found it hilarious. He's honed and expanded the show each time. Ask him how the captain of the Norwegian Pearl became part of his show on Deb Munro's VoiceLympic Cruise. For a taste of Bob as Porky Pig, Tweety Pie, Sylvester Jr. and others, watch the trailer:

Spongebob Squarepants Does The Classics!

What happens when the cast of "Spongebob Squarepants" dubs their voices to classic films like "Casablanca," "Singing in the Rain," and "The Godfather?" Watch and find out.

Pat Fraley- Triple Coaching Lesson

Here are three lessons from the actors actor and the voice coaches coach: the Legendary, Pat Fraley. Enjoy as you learn. You can't fail to do both when Pat is the teacher.

Debbie Munro: Being Believeable While Understand Your Client's Needs

Voice Coach/Actor, Debbie Munro, talks about "Understanding Your Client's Needs and Being Believable". In this podcast, Deb shows why you should care about your clients as if their projects were your own. She conveys acting methods to be believable, and how your passion can come through in your read. Deb want voice actors to connect to their characters and their copy effectively and achieve success for themselves and their clients.

Marc Cashman: Practice Makes Perfect

In this example, voice coach Marc Cashman addresses the importance and value of practicing the craft of voice acting. He talks about developing an enjoyable practice regime. His gives examples of how artists, Joshua Bell and Wynton Marsalis, pushed themselves to practice regularly and how you can make use of their procedures.

Ed Cunningham on making a Voice-Over Demo

You've decided it's time. You've honed your craft, studied other voice actors, and you're ready to have your demo produced. Here are some tips from voice-over actor and demo reel producer, Ed Cunningham, as he talks about how an actor should prep for a voice-over demo recording session.This is a 3-part BackStage "Short Cuts" video series.

Oddity from Disney - "A Symposium on Popular Songs"

Professor Ludwig von Drake (voiced by Paul Frees) gives a concert of songs he "wrote" from Rag Time, through the Roaring '20's, and ending in the early '60's. While von Drake's segments are cel animation, the songs are portrayed in stop-motion paper cut-out animation, unusual for Disney. The singers are Skip Farrell, Paul Frees, Billy Storm, and Gloria Wood. Words and music by Richard M. & Robert B. Sherman, arranged and conducted by Camarata.





At 4min 23sec, the Professor introduces "Puppy Love Is Here to Stay" performed by Jackie Babylon and his Babylonians.

In reality, the song was performed by Billy Storm,originally released as Buena Vista 403, circa September 1962 seen and heard here from the Walt Disney Production, "Symposium on Popular Songs", released 19 December 1962. Bill Justice did the stop-motion animation. Enjoy!