Shawn Gianella

Accents include: broken Italian/English, Hampshire English, Northern Ireland Brogue, Indian, Bostonian, NY Jewish/Yiddish, NY working class Metro, Carolianian, Deep South not incl New Orleans. Impersonations include: John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Bill Clinton, Clint Eastwood, Ronald Reagan, JFK.

Several commercial VO castings since June 2010 and forward. I am presently taking Voice Over lessons with Bryant Falk at Abacus Audio in NYC. I am a Tenor range Singer both back up and soloist. My genre includes the Crooners from the 40's and forward. Including performers from the 50's to present day Pop. I have had voice and speech training with a female coach commencing in 2009. I have also been training with a Vocal and Singing Coach starting in Spring 2010. In my acting pursuits, I have had commercial, film and episodic experience. And I have taken direction from several in projects. A long list of workshops and training pertaining to Meisner and Method. Included are 3 acting coaches over the past 5 years. Access to studio on the West Side of Manhattan which can lay in effects and music. I have been in the Engineering field(Electrical/Mechanical)and can relate to most technical applications and dialogue. I am ex military and have a commanding voice when applied. I do have perfect pitch vocally.