Christopher Smith

Non-American: Italian, Russian, German, Australian, British (Midlands English, Cockney, Estuary, Received Pronunciation, Scottish English, Irish English), Spanish (Castilian Spanish, Argentinian Spanish, Mexican Spanish, Central American (Spanish), Polish, Indian and Middle Eastern. American: Southern American, Southern Appalachian, Philadelphian, Bostonian, Surfer, Midwest ("Fargo"), New Yorker (Italian & Older Jewish male affect), Jersey Shore, Pittsburgh "Yinzer." Impressions/Parodies: George Bush, Matthew McConnaughey, Barack Obama, Sam Elliott (Dodge Ram), Sylvester Stallone (Rocky), Arnold Schwarzenegger, Marlon Brando (Godfather), Bobcat Goldthwaite, Burgess Meredith, Tommy Chong, Antonio Banderas, Dick Vitale, Andy Reid

I've recorded voice over commercials for 97.5 the Fanatic, Chickie's and Pete's, and ToxicNetwork.net, all of which are out of Philadelphia, Pa. I've also recorded radio commercials for ClamDiggers Night Club out of Scranton, Pa. I have done narrations of presentations and was hired for an audio book (undistributed). I have nearly a decade of experience as an educator and I am well versed in adult learning theory and understand the importance of tone and inflection for training recordings. Bachelor's Degree: English Literature (Holy Family University) Studied accents and dialogues under Dr. Malcom Bowes and Ed Simpson at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. I am also a full time comedian that utilizes impressions/accents/dialects in my routine. I have access to multiple studios as well as a home studio. Requests for specific equipment available upon request dependent upon the studio used. I have written and starred in a sixty minute comedy DVD that I wrote and performed myself. I am also the host of the "Tattooed & Educated" podcast and have nearly two years experience creating radio spots for an internet radio station. I have nearly six years of consulting and sales experience; as well as nearly a decade of classroom teaching and training experience. I am competent in conversational Spanish as I studied in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.