shawn michael howard - Real, Hip/cool, Dramatic, Comedic, Fun

Real, Hip/cool, Dramatic, Comedic, Fun

• shawn michael howard is registered with Voice123 since Feb 26, 2011.
• shawn michael howard started his/her voice over career in 1990.
• Currently shawn michael howard is a Premium subscriber.
• Auditions and proposals submitted through Voice123 during the past six months: 2
• shawn michael howard was last active on Voice123 105 days ago

Voice Description

Warm, Charming, Likable, Hip, Smart, Cool, Articulate, Funny, & Very Real.

Very Strong Actor w/ excellent comedic timing.

Flexible, universal appeal for upscale or urban demographic.
Great Singer!

Many fun Accents, Dialects.

Voice Genders and "Ages" I Can Perform

• Young Adult Male
• Middle Age 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
• Songs
• Others (on-camera, infomercials, live announcers, spokespersons)

Jobs I Am Willing to Take (Union-wise)

• Non-Union Jobs

• Jobs for ACTRA (Canada) signatories

• Jobs for AFTRA (US) signatories

• Jobs for British Equity signatories

• Jobs for SAG (US) signatories

• Jobs for Union des Artistes (Canada) signatories

My Union Affiliations and Memberships

• AFTRA (US)

• SAG (US)

My Recording and Delivery Capabilities

• I will go to any designated studio in my area
• I have ISDN in my studio
• I have Phone Patch in my studio
• I have Source Connect in my studio
• I can record and then deliver the audio files via Email
• I can record and then upload the audio files via FTP
• I can record and then deliver the files by regular mail

Pre-, Post- and Production Services I Offer

• I offer copywriting services
• I offer translation services
• I can deliver edited and finished voice tracks
• I offer voice direction services

My Home Base

Los Angeles, California, United States

Accents, Impersonations, Characters and Dialects

Russian, German, Spanish, Cockney, British, South African, Jamaican, Urban East Coast, NYC, New Jersey, Brooklyn. Naturally sounds like Spike Lee.
Dramatic delivery and sound that evokes a young Morgan Freeman.

My Voice Experience

An Accomplished Actor, and star of many Films & Network TV Shows.

Animation Credits include - American Dad, Family Guy, Robot Chicken, & The PJ's as series regular, Smokey "the crackhead" opposite Eddie Murphy.

20+ year veteran Actor & Voice Over Artist, Studied acting at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.

Promo, Animation, Commercial Characters (TV&Radio), Announcer, Narrator, Video Games, Internet Radio, Industrial

CLIENTS - NEW 2011 Bunderberg Rum Ad Campaign (Voice of Saturday) - LEO BURNETT Australia

Dr.Pepper (RED FUSION AD CAMPAIGN), Mc Donald's (Bobble Head Pirate Voice), Nestle (Babe Ruth), Mattel (Hot Wheels), Taco Bell, FOX FAMILY CHANNEL PROMO Voice, BIG TEN NETWORK PROMO, SRIXON Golf Balls (talking animated golf ball), Nike, Taco Bell, Toyota - SCION , VH-1 Pepsi SMASH SUPER BOWL BASH (announcer), Walmart, AT&T, Verizon, PETCO, Bud Light, Comcast, AAA Washington, LOST (video game), AARP, Guaranteed Bank, Anderson Erickson Dairy, Volkswagen, Wal-Mart Stores, Popeye's Chicken & Biscuits, American Beverage Association, Advocacy, Farmer's Insurance

My Training

New York University 1992
BFA - Acting

Circle in the Square Studio

(applicable training)

VOICE (Kristen Linklater Technique)
3 years under instruction of Pat Mullen

SPEECH, ACCENTS & DIALECTS - Edith Skinner approach (3 years under instruction of
Jon Sperry)