Mark Blankenship - guy next door - Mark Blankenship at Voice123

guy next door

• Mark Blankenship is registered with Voice123 since Mar 10, 2009.
• Mark Blankenship started his/her voice over career in 2002.
• Currently Mark Blankenship is a Standard subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 0

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Voice Description

Commercials and promos -- energetic and fun OR wry and knowing.

Presentations and phone systems -- smooth and inviting

Narrations -- friendly and bright

Character work -- kid-friendly, excited, wry

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Teenage Boy
• Young Adult 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

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

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services

My Home Base

New York City, New York, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Accents/Dialects -- High-class Southern, trashy Southern, redneck, white trash, African-American, sassy, urban, valley girl, valley guy, valley dude, skater dude, stoner, frat dude, cockney, cockney British, classy British, sophisticated British, dork, nerd, dweeb, geek, robot, excitable dog, Butch German Lady, Effete German Man

Impersonations -- Tim Gunn, MovieFone Guy

My Voice Experience

My professional voice career started by accident: In 2002, I happened to be sitting next to a fax machine at the theater where I worked when a fax came in that the Turner South Network was having an open call for the voice of Dooley, the Southern Movie Hound.

Dooley was a loyal (if dimwitted) dog who loved watching movies and talking about them. Convinced my own experience around dumb-but-lovable Southern mutts gave me the skills I needed, I went in for the job... and booked it.

I was the title character of "The Southern Movie Hound" for all 23 episodes. My character, Dooley, was featured in interstitials for classic 80s films. The series aired on Turner South from 2002-2003.

Since then, I have done online narration for The New York Times and performed original rap songs for The Critical Condition, a pop culture criticism website that I founded.

My Training

I have taken several voiceover classes and workshops with Peter Rofe.

I have a B.A. in theater studies from Emory University and an M.F.A. in Dramaturgy and Dramatic Criticism from Yale School of Drama.

Plus, I've got five years' experience as an arts critic and journalist for papers like The New York Times and Variety, which means I've interviewed hundreds of people. I've also spoken on many panels about theater journalism.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

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Payment Methods Accepted

• Credit cards
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in my local currency
• Personal checks, cashier's checks, or money orders in any currency
• Wire transfers