Melina Paez

British, French, Brooklyn. Able to pick up common dialects with a little practice. Impressions: Olive Oyl, Darth Vader, Yoda, crowing rooster, chicken, cat/kitten/purring meowing.

My background is primarily in sketch comedy and radio (commercial and non-commercial). I've performed ADR for a Facebook Games and State Farm, very quickly to the client's delight. 89.1fm WIDR, Kalamazoo, MI - WMU. 1994-1998 - DJ/Engineer Second City (Chicago - Conservatory Program, Improv) Players Workshop of Second City (Chicago, levels 1-4) Manhattan Comedy School (NYC, Stand-Up, Linda Smith, booker for Carolines) Mac desktop and Apogee MIC 96K mic. Previously: radio DJ (commercial & non-commercial), had a stint at an industrial record label, independent talent booker (punk, goth, alt, new wave, industrial bands), promotional field rep for Love and Rockets’ 1999 Lift Tour, volunteer photographer at Cinefamily and Kingswell skateshop, stage manager, film production coordinator, 2nd AD, Second City Chicago graduate, worked in advertising from receptionist to office manager to assistant account executive, etc. And a bomb went off on my plane in 1986. I grew up in Michigan, have lived in Chicago, New York and currently, Los Angeles. In my free time, I like to read, knit, learn random stuff, learn guitar, create, do photography, headshot photography, occasionally perform stand-up, go to shows.