Morris O'Kelly

Voice Description

Competent in dramatic presentation or melodic augmentation. Accomplished singer (tenor or baritone) with a voice conducive to late night commercial radio or general product advertisements.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• 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
• IVR, voicemail, phone systems, and on-hold messages
• Audiobooks
• Documentaries
• Podcasts
• Songs

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

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My Union Affiliations and Memberships

None

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I have ISDN in my studio
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

None

My Home Base

Los Angeles, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

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My Voice Experience

Morris W. O’Kelly would probably tell you his inability to just shut up served as the foundation to his writing and radio career. Armed with crayons, liquid paper and indefatigable determination, he sequestered himself at Kinkos and faxed the nationally syndicated Jim Rome radio show daily. Under the nom de plum of ‘Dark Gable,’ he offered his irrelevant and irreverent opinions on sports, entertainment and culinary etiquette. To which Jim replied back:

“Please stop faxing me you semi-comical freak.”

- Jim Rome (11.20.95)

With that ringing endorsement, Morris matriculated to email and published occasional Op/Ed pieces in the Los Angeles Times and entertainment periodicals. It was from one scathing film review in the L.A. Times that a bitter filmmaker responded back, “YOU try to write a screenplay (you) a-hole”…and so he did.

Four of them.

Professionally, Morris was named a 2003 Guy Hanks/Marvin Miller (Bill Cosby) Screenwriting Fellow and 2002 Writers’ Digest Honorable Mention in two different categories. In addition, was named one of 25 ‘Superbachelors’ for 1999 by Ebony Magazine for his community work and contributions. These days, he produces the Tavis Smiley Show on Public Radio International, ghostwrites the American Top-40 w/ Ryan Seacrest website (www.at40.com) and is a featured columnist with Urban Network Magazine and the entertainment website Electronic Urban Report
His body of entertainment work has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, USAToday, L.A. Daily News, Indianapolis Recorder, Hits Magazine and dozens of other reputable news and entertainment outlets.

On a personal level, Morris is an accomplished musician, competent on some 10 musical instruments. Word on the street is that he sings in the shower and various Karaoke bars in and around the city. Best of all, he’s been accused of having average hygiene and marginal morals and values. When he grows up he would like to be 6’1”…that or a fireman. Seeing as he's 36 and still 5'9”, the fireman option is becoming more and more viable. Keep hope alive.

Kum Ba Ya.

My Training

Can play 10 instruments. BSBA in marketing and music from Georgetown University. A career in the entertainment industry ranging from classical music, to Hip-Hop, to radio.

My Studio Equipment

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Additional Skills

Specifics: Writer and producer for Tavis Smiley Radi o Show * Former associate producer for Ryan Seacrest's American Top-40 * Former associate producer for Jim Rome radio show

Payment Methods Accepted

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Online Payments Via PayPal

Contact Information

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