Michael Colasurdo

Impressions: (Family Guy) Peter Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Cleveland Brown, Mort Goldman, Glen Quagmire, Joe Swanson,(South Park) Eric Cartman, Mr. Hankey, Jimmy Valmour, Timmy, (Doug) Doug Funnie, Roger Klotz, Mr. Dink, (The Muppets) Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Sam Eagle, Bean Bunny, Fozzie Bear, (The Little Mermaid)Sebastian, (Disney Characters) Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Marty Funkhouser, (Chapelle's Show) Clayton Bigsby, Tyrone Biggims, (The Office), Kevin Malone (Da Ali G Show) Ali G, Borat, Mrs. Doubtfire, Ace Ventura, Beetlejuice, (Planet of the Apes) Dr. Zira, Dr. Zaius, George Taylor, Charles Bronson, (Midnight Cowboy/Dustin Hoffman) Ratso, (Glen Gary Glen Ross/Al Pacino) Ricky Roma, (Scarface/Al Pacino), Tony Montana, (Casino/Joe Pesci) Nicky Santoro, (The Godfather/Marlon Brando), Don Vito Corleone, (Snatch) Brick Top, Mickey O'Neil, Vinny (Reservior Dogs) Mr. Pink, Joe Cabot, (A Clockwork Orange) Alexander Delarge, (Dr. Strangelove) General Ripper, (Steven King's IT) Pennywise the Clown. Character voices: Larry Lisp (talks with a lisp), Detention monitor (ex-cop who now monitors detention), Whiney friend (always complains with a high pitch whine), Annoying customer rep (service person who can never be of assistance when needed), Joe Advice (always gives the traditional advice you are not in the mood to hear), Bad Coach (coach who always has the wrong strategy/talks with a silly voice), Slow/fast talker (always starts a sentence really slow but ends very fast), DJ Dude (radio host with deep voice who's catch phrase is "let's stick to to the man!"), Condescending Boss (always talks in very condescending and passive aggressive manor), Bitter Employee (high pitch bitter employee always complaining about management), Always hungry employee (older gentleman with scraggly smoker voice - always needs to reference the next meal he will be eating), Never in a rush guy (lazy and laid back), Pathetic teacher (jovial but too happy and doesn't realize he is usually the butt of the joke), Jovial movie director (always upbeat and overly complimentary to everyone in order to get the shots needed for his films), Annoying old man (constantly needs a favor that doesn't sound terrible at first but always is), Responsible neighbor (father type who always wants to teach the neighborhood kids responsibility), Angry Dad (Body builder Dad who's always angry that son isn't at football or wrestling practice), Angry Mom (starts off sentence normally and always ends in yelling), Hunter Andy (Red neck who brags about his success during hunting season), Always "caught up in a meeting guy" (employee's catch phrase whose reason for being late is always "I got caught up in a meeting!" Dr. Creepy (deep creepy voice - host of a radio show that people call in to discuss the topic of creepy), Hanna (80 year old woman with NJ accent who had a one wonder in the 60's. Now she is a wash-up and appears on commercials still singing her song "you can do better! you can do better!") Old guy always ends sentence with "there", Elderly lady baseball fan (old woman who's son almost played minor league baseball and still talks about the game at random and socially awkward times)

I've done voice over work for several internal corporate videos for Merck. One story in particular comes to mind that expresses my talent as an impressionist and a character VO artist. Merck was producing a celebratory video about their success in manufacturing. The video was shown to kick off a 3 day conference at a hotel in Jersey City. The video started off with a "Real World" parody. The VO artist that was hired to come do the reading was unable to make it on time. They asked me if I could step in and do my best impression of the VO artist. The voice was one of an older gentleman with a thick north jersey accent. I used my judgment and did a bit of the impression and some of my own creative liberty. Eventually the VO artist did arrive and when they played both back - the VO artist they hired, and me doing the impression of him - they went with my read for the final. Bachelor of Arts in Communication at Centenary College Self promoted, produced, edited my voice reel: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxeZooeq4uY I have access to a professional VO booth and can send files via e-mail. I'm a permalance producer/editor at Merck. I've been involved in writing, shooting, producing, and editing internal videos for almost 6 years. Skilled in: MS Office Avid Media Composer Adobe Premiere Pro Final Cut Pro After Effects My character voices/impressions are a talent that does not have a large home at Merck. I'm trying to branch out and find more clients to grow further as a VO artist.