Jim Dailakis

Voice Description

Greetings,

Thank you for the opportunity.

I feel that I am capable of doing whatever is required. I'm very good with accents and impersonations. I'm a trained actor as well as a successful touring international and professional comedian so this definitely helps in conveying feelings necessary for voiceover.

My voice can be warm and deep for narrations, sexy and fun for commercials, smooth and professional for presentations and completely authoritative when required. I'm very good with impressions and can sound very animated as well as very sexy and commanding.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age Male

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

• English - Australian / NZ
• English - British
• English - North American

I Offer my Services for these Recording Purposes

• Commercials
• Promos
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Videogames
• Documentaries
• TV shows and movies
• Movie and game trailers
• Podcasts
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

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 can add special effects to any project

My Home Base

New York, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

ACCENTS: Australian, Australian heavy, American, New York, Southern. British: this includes Liverpool, The Beatles, London, and well spoken British, Scottish, Cuban.

IMPERSONATIONS: Most of the Warner Bros. characters which includes Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Granny.

Other cartoon characters include Popeye, Miss Piggy and others that I've created myself such as Captain Olie and Bertram Blowfort and Sir Lobster.



I can even sound convincingly like a woman.

My Voice Experience

ACCENTS: Australian, Australian heavy, American, New York, Southern. British: this includes Liverpool, impersonating all of The Beatles, London, and well spoken British, Scottish, Cuban.

IMPERSONATIONS: Most of the Warner Bros. characters which includes Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Granny.
Other cartoon characters include Popeye, Miss Piggy and others that I've created myself such as Captain Olie and Bertram Blowfort.

I can even sound convincingly like a woman.

I started as a DJ in Australia. From there I became a radio announcer at a radio station where I was involved with copywriting, editing, performing and producing commercials.

I've taken several voiceover courses over the years. Actually, too many to mention. I was accepted into Mount Lawley Technical College in Australia in 1981 where I studied voiceover, radio announcing, copywriting, news reading and media.

I worked for a company called United Stations. I was the talent that they used to convincingly to call radio stations pretending to be somebody else who is either upset, totally in love, crazy, from a different country, from a different city or whatever was required. I still work for them on occasion.

My recordings over the years involved a lot of characterization, animation and yes, even serious and commanding voiceovers such as the national TV Lufthansa Airline commercial where I was the voice of one of the executives.

I'm now involved actively with screenplay writing... one of my projects already has a distribution deal.

In a short span of time I can mimic just about anybody!

My Training

I studied acting at the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in New York City for three years and continue to hone my craft with private acting coaches.

I started as a DJ in Australia. From there I became a radio announcer at a radio station where I was involved with copywriting, editing, performing and producing commercials.

I've taken several voiceover courses over the years. Actually, too many to mention. I was accepted into Mount Lawley Technical College in Australia in 1981 where I studied voiceover, radio announcing, copywriting, news reading and media. I managed to land a job in radio before the course was even up!

I'm also a touring professional international standup comedian and spend most of my time touring across the United States. My act is like a variety show... impressions, accents, stories... everything!

My Studio Equipment

I do most of my recordings through my computer. I have Adobe Audition voice editing software and I have a Snowball Microphone.

I have also worked with Sony Sound Forge

I am able to edit and add special effects to the commercials as well.

I am free to travel into New York City and perform the voiceover audition at a studio should that be required.

Additional Skills

Professional Standup Comedian.
Professional Actor.
Professional Writer with three projects in the work including one which already has a distribution deal from a reputable distributor.
Martial Artist.
Computer Geek.
Personal Trainer.
Yoga Enthusiast.
Dialect Coach in Australia.

Payment Methods Accepted

• PayPal
• Credit cards

Contact Information

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