Phil Snyder

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Phil Snyder
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Snyder in 1997
Born
Philip Charles Snyder

(1953-02-06) February 6, 1953 (age 72)
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • stand-up comedian
  • author
  • animator
  • musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1974–present
AgentTisherman Gilbert Motley Drozdoski [1]
Children3
Website Official website

Philip Charles Snyder (born February 6, 1953) [2] is an American university professor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, animator, musician, singer-songwriter, director, screenwriter and producer.

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Career

He was born the sixth child in a family of ten children. He began to demonstrate his love for, and natural skills in entertainment, especially impressions, at an early age. Snyder moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1974 to pursue a career in show business. After a few false starts, he became a regular paid performer at The Comedy Store. He began pursuing a career in voice-overs for animated cartoons and commercials. In 1996, Snyder had his first guest role in an animated TV series as Newt Gingrich and "Bob" in an episode of Steven Spielberg's Pinky and the Brain . The episode title was "The Pink Candidate".

In 1998, Snyder starred in his first feature film as Mr. Toad in the American version of Martin Gates's The Wind in the Willows . [a] Snyder also played the villain, Thaddeus J. Pinchworm, in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald , which was animated by Klasky Csupo.

In May 2010, Snyder began to voice the Disney character, Jiminy Cricket. His first appearance as him was in the popular video game series, Kingdom Hearts. [3] He took over the role from Eddie Carroll, who died in April 2010.

He is also the voice of the Mattel Toys interactive talking toy, "Stinky the Garbage Truck," which made its debut in 2010.

Snyder began teaching at the University of Houston in their College of Technology's Digital Media Program in 2013, and won their Teaching Excellence Award in 2015. [4]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995The Wind in WillowsMr. ToadVoice
2001, 2003 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald Thaddeus J. Pinchworm, StilesVoice, direct-to-video series [2] [1]
2002The Creation Adventure Team: Six Short Days, One Big AdventureProtoVoice, direct-to-video
2003The Creation Adventure Team: A Jurassic Ark MysteryProto
2014The Elements Club: Lord of Flawless StrengthVarious voicesDirect-to-video

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996 Pinky and the Brain BobVoice, episode: "The Pink Candidate" [1]

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
1997Popeye and the Quest for the Woolly MammothSwee Pea [2]
1998Popeye & the Sunken TreasureSwee Pea
2008 Tom Clancy's EndWar Additional voices
2011 Kingdom Hearts Re:coded Jiminy Cricket [1]
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Jiminy Cricket [1]
2015The Elements Club: Unity MatchAdditional voices
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Jiminy Cricket (archive footage)

Theme parks

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2003Health RoyaleSlim Pick-It [1]

Commercials and promos

Television and episodic webisodes

Radio, commercials, and talk shows

Comedy clubs and live concerts

Education

Notes

  1. ↑ The version of The Wind in the Willows which starred Phil Snyder as Mr. Toad was originally produced in the UK by M.G.P. Productions, with Rik Mayall in the role.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Phil Snyder". Voice Chasers. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Phil Snyder - 11 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Phil Snyder - University of Houston". uh.edu.
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