Robert Bailey

I do not specialize in any dialects, characterizations, or impersonations however, I have no accent whatsoever. Being born and raised in Los Angeles helped me in that regard. My diction, enunciation, and command of the English language is solid and above average. I can draw on some natural and trained acting ability to use whatever is needed in regards to jobs where a slight accent or certain dialect might be needed. I consider myself a quick study that way.

To date I have dome some voiceover work on videos for websites. I was a professional musician for 15 years working as a drummer. I attended the Lee Strasberg Theatre Institute in Hollywood for a year and do have some acting skills. I taught tap dancing at the Ebsen Dancing School in Pacific Palisades, California. I did some lead singing when I was in the music business. My fifteen minutes of fame came when I was the drummer for The Hues Corporation of "Rock the Boat" fame. I am currently working as a webmaster and know how to edit video. My business partner and I do have a YouTube channel that shows some of the editing work we have done for various integrated marketing and web-related projects. I now have a studio in my home and also have access to professional state of the art studios at my disposal. I know how to use audio editing programs and use them in the videos I edit for various websites and the demos I have included on my profile page. I have worked as a Musician, Extra, Actor, Private Detective, Dance Instructor, and now a Webmaster. I have a very good handle on computing skills. People say I should write a book about my life growing up and my career. The title I have in mind is “Hard Knocks and Dirty Socks”. Maybe someday I can include author to my list of career moves. I grew up in Pacific Palisades, CA and there were a lot of people in the business living there. They were a live bunch I can tell you that! I had to move out of LA for my sanity and to escape the smog. Now, the trick is what to do with all of that life seasoning and training? I have always wanted to give voiceover work a serious whirl professionally. My family, friends, and business associates seem to think I have the voice and have been pressing me to get serious about it. This is my attempt to do just that and see where it takes me. You might say I am doing this for my father and our family tradition. My grandparents were actors, my father was an actor, and now I think I will toss my hat in the ring. I think it would be great to carry on the family tradition and make a decent buck doing it. The bottom line? (In addition, I am borrowing this from Annie Hall) I thought I would close this part of my profile with an old joke. You know, this guy goes to a psychiatrist and says, 'Doc, my brother's crazy, he thinks he's a chicken,' and the doctor says, 'well why don't you turn him in?' And the guy says, 'I would, but I need the eggs.' Well, I guess that's pretty much how I feel about taking chances in life. You know, they're totally irrational, crazy, and absurd but I guess I keep doing it...because...like most of us I need the eggs… So that’s all the news that’s fit to print for now and I pray I can pass some auditions along the way...