Episode 122 – From Child Actor to Voice Actor – Connor Quinn
Welcome to The Voiceover Gurus podcast! In part one of this two part episode, Linda had the pleasure of chatting with Connor Quinn, a gifted voiceover actor who started his career at just six years old. With 50 years of experience under his belt, his stories are truly captivating and inspiring for anyone learning about the business.
About Connor:
Connor’s familiar, multi-award winning voices have been heard
introducing some of the most loved movies of all time—as well as radio and TV commercials, cartoons and video games.
His career began at the age of 6, doing on-camera work in Hollywood for hundreds of TV commercials (JELL-O, Coca-Cola, McDonald's among others) as a child actor, as well as appearances on such loved television shows as Little House on the Prairie, Sesame Street.
He transitioned behind the microphone in his teens, voicing many projects for Disney, NBC and getting to train with some of the legends of voice-overs. Including Daws Butler, Corey Burton and Hal Douglas.
2023 marks Connor's 36th year in voice overs. Over the years he has voiced tens of thousands of commercials. His voice is regularly heard on the Howard Stern Show, his voice characterizations have been used for The Walking Dead, Star Trek as well as voicing characters for Disney’s classic video game, Kingdom Hearts. He is the iconic voice, that some of the world’s most trusted brands have turned to, including Visaa, Sandals Resorts, Crayola, Dollywood, Pandora, and The History Channel, among many others.
Please visit Connors website: www.voxguy.com
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Ep 80 - The Reality Behind Making A Good Demo
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Ep 78 - The Evolution Of A Voiceover Career
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Ep 74 - Let's Talk About Promos
Ep 73 - Chatting with V123 CEO Rolf Veldman
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Ep 67 - Should you do a Video demo?
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