Phil Lollar | |
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Born | Klamath Falls, Oregon, U.S. | August 6, 1959
Spouse | Leslie Lollar |
Children | 1 |
Phil Lollar (born August 6, 1959), is an American voice actor, director, producer, and writer for the Focus on the Family radio/ audio drama, Adventures in Odyssey . He is one of the show's creators, and provided the voice for several characters on the show, including Odyssey Times editor Dale Jacobs. He was also a writer/ director/ producer/ voice actor for Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show! , the Little Dogs on the Prairie videos, Roma Donny’s ‘’Little Angels’’ videos, and co-created Big Idea's 3-2-1 Penguins! series. [1] He was script supervisor for Paws and Tales [1] and released his own series, Iliad House, in 2016.
Phil started his performing career at the age of five. He won numerous acting awards in high school, and studied music, screenwriting, and directing in college. Phil then worked with Focus on the Family, co-creating the Adventures in Odyssey series, and writing more than 250 episodes and directing almost 400. Phil also co-developed the hit comedy series Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show! as well as the animated video series Little Dogs on the Prairie. Phil also served as a writer and consultant for the Emmy nominated television series, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss . He also voiced Mr. Small, Mr. Strong, and Mr. Lazy on the US version of The Mr. Men Show , as well as serving as the show’s casting director.
Lollar lives in Arizona with his wife Leslie. They have a son. [1]
This is a list of books or other written works by Phil Lollar. [2]
Authored by Phil Lollar
(available only in hardback featuring deckle pages) Note: Eight books were planned for the series.
Authored by Phil Lollar & Dave Arnold
(available only in hardback)
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