Dave Pratt - Versatile, personable. Characters a specialty.

Versatile, personable. Characters a specialty.

• Dave Pratt is registered with Voice123 since Sep 16, 2005.
• Dave Pratt started his/her voice over career in 1985.
• Currently Dave Pratt is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Dave Pratt was last active on Voice123 158 days ago

Voice Description

I consider myself an "Everyman". Versatility is my strength. Characters are my strongest point. Celebrity voices include Louis Armstrong, Muhammed Ali,Humphrey Bogart,Lloyd Bridges,James Cagney,Johnny Carson,Walter Cronkite,Rodney Dangerfield,Jimmy Durante,Gilbert Gottfried,
Cary Grant,Alfred Hitchcock,Robin Leach, Jay Leno,Groucho Marx,Jackie Mason,Elvis Presley,
Joan Rivers,Andy Rooney,Arnold Schwartzenegger,
Jerry Seinfeld, Rod Serling,Sly Stallone,James Stewart,Ed Sullivan,John Wayne,Mae West and Robin Williams. Cartoon/Character voices include Augie Doggie,Batman & Robin,The Bunker family,
Kirk/Spock/McCoy/Scotty,Cookie Monster,Church Lady (Dana Carvey),C-3PO/R2D2/Darth Vader/Yoda, Dracula,Dr. Frankenstein & Igor,Elmer Fudd,Bugs & Daffy,Mickey & Goofy,Kermit & Miss Piggy,Mr. Magoo,Gomer Pyle,Ralph Kramden & Ed Norton,
Popeye,Porky Pig,Maxwell Smart,Snagglepuss,Yogi & Boo Boo,Norman Bates,Inspector Clouseau,Tom Bodett(Motel 6),Lt. Columbo and Dirty Harry.
Regionalisms (accents, not actual languages)
include Australian,Chinese,UK,French,German,
Irish,Jamaican,Indian and Hillbilly. Other voice types I do are Female,M/F young child,and M/F senior citizen. I am strong and steady throughout long narrations and industrials. In a nutshell, I can fulfill your vocal needs in many different ways with many different reads. So,why aren't we talking yet?

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Child
• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male
• Senior Male

Language(s) of Which I Am a Native Speaker:

• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Training, business presentations, sales, and web sites
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Adult content
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer radio ad production services
• I have a music library and can add music to any project
• I can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

Hammonton, New Jersey, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

German, Swedish, Hillbilly, French, Indian. I will attempt any dialect upon hearing it once, and usually nail it! Try me!

My Voice Experience

My claim to fame, thus far, has been my voice-over in Season Five of the Sopranos, in an episode where Tony and the boys are in Atlantic City, New Jersey! As the fly-by over the skyline takes place, I say "Atlantic City loves its Oldies on Oldies 98.3!". I also had fun recording the English Butler voice on Roger Clemens' home security system. In recent months, I've been hired for the roles of Mickey Mouse, Arnold Schwartzenegger, Goofy, Bugs Bunny, Fred Flintstone and Kermit & Miss Piggy, as well as multiple characters in video games from Marine Drill Sargeant to Disco Guy to 60's Hippie. I've also been Yoda in a Trump Plaza training video, a dog in a dog food commercial, a cockroach in an exterminator spot...you name it, I have probably become it at one time or another! Keep the fun challenges coming!

My Training

Informal training included the shower, the morning announcements in high school, and Shop-Rite super market. My formal training was in NYC in 1988 with the iconic Ruth Franklin, one of the best in the biz! (I hope she sees this). She taught me the art of speaking with inflection and feeling rather than just being "Announcer Boy". At broadcasting school, also in '88, Hope Noah taught me helpful voice exercises. It was tough getting the little sweat pants on my tongue! I have been an on-air DJ for 17 years now in Atlantic City, currently doing middays on Cat Country 107.3 (on the web at Catcountry1073.com) and I love it! In addition to my voicover work, I also DJ weddings on weekends, besides answering plenty of auditions for Voice123! If it needs voicin', I'm there!

My Studio Equipment

Radio station grade equipment. Radio Systems mixing board, Electro-Voice RE20 microphone, Adobe Audition software.

Additional Skills

In addition to lending my voice to a project, I am also available to lend creative and/or conceptual ideas. I have written radio ad copy, as well as promotional campaigns, interview scripts, and short comedy vignettes for the radio show. No one-trick ponies in this barn!