Jim Christine - Guy next door, characters - Jim Christine at Voice123

Guy next door, characters

• Jim Christine is registered with Voice123 since May 12, 2009.
• Jim Christine started his/her voice over career in 2009.
• Currently Jim Christine is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0
• Jim Christine was last active on Voice123 152 days ago

Voice Description

Unknown - Click here to ask Jim Christine

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• 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
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Gardner, Kansas, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

British, French, German, US South ("Country"), California "Surfer Dude", elderly men, Jewish, Bronx, and characters such as "Gollum" and Patrick the star fish.

My Voice Experience

Unknown - Click here to ask Jim Christine

My Training

I'm currently completing coursework from the Columbia School of Broadcasting.

When I was in college, I worked on the radio stations. One was a closed loop broadcasting into the student union, and the other was a 10 watt station broadcasting to the neighborhood surrounding the university.

Both shows were middle of the road, but I also did commercials, PSAs, and produced the news and weather from the news wires.

My Studio Equipment

PC Using Audacity

Additional Skills

I was born in Chicago and have fond memories of listening to the likes of WLS's Larry Lujack and Brant Miller, WGN greats like Wally Phillips, Bob Collins, Roy Leonard, and Carl Greyson, and commercial powerhouses Dick Orkin and Christine Coyle.

But for nearly 30 years I've been working in the IT industry. While I'm very good at what I do, it's not my passion.

At the end of my last college radio show, I announced that I was changing my major from communications to computer science. I had to give up my shows. After I signed off, I got a phone call from someone who had been listening to my show all year. She mentioned that she really liked it and was sorry that I had to go.

I enjoyed my radio work, but had to decide between (at that time) a certain or uncertain future. Well, IT was secure for a long time, but its not all that secure now.

Call it a "mid-life crisis" or something else; my passion is entertaining. After years of working in a profession where my creativity was taken for granted, I'm now looking for something where it can be appreciated.

I'm embarking on this new phase in my life, and I'm looking forward to my "big break". I've also joined a local improv comedy group, The Argon Ship. So far its a great ride.