Rodney Saulsberry

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Rodney Saulsberry
Rodney Photo at the Americana in Glendale, CA.jpg
Saulsberry in Glendale, California
Occupation(s)Voice-over artist, actor, vocalist, announcer, author
Years active1979present
SpouseHelen Montgomery (m. 1980)
Children1

Rodney Saulsberry is an American voice-over performer, actor, vocalist, announcer and author, known for his voice work on commercials (Twix, Zatarain's), his three books You Can Bank on Your Voice, Step Up to the Mic, Rodney Saulsberry's Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups, the host of the popular podcast Success Talks With Rodney Saulsberry and the voice of Robbie Robertson in the 1994 animated TV series Spider-Man . [1] [2]

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Saulsberry's first R&B album Rodney Saulsberry produced two Billboard-charting singles, "I Wonder" and "Look Whatcha Done Now".

Career

As an actor, Saulsberry's films include The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Tango & Cash (1989), and the animated feature The Invincible Iron Man (2007). His voice work includes audiobooks and numerous film trailers ( How Stella Got Her Groove Back , Finding Forrester , Crooklyn ). He narrated the documentary Ax Handle Saturday: 50 Years Later (2010), Michael Jackson: Life of a Superstar (2009), Andy Bobrow's mockumentary The Old Negro Space Program (2004), a satire on Ken Burns' Baseball (1994), and the Marvin Gaye E! True Hollywood Story (1998). [3] Currently, Rodney is the radio announcer voice for the New Orleans Pelicans Basketball Team 2012 Season.

Upscale Magazine regarded Saulsberry as "a voice to be reckoned with", while Black Enterprise magazine labeled him "the voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration". [4]

On television, he has been seen in various guest-star roles, including the recurring role of Anthony Walker on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) Law & Order: LA (2010) Taxi (1978), M*A*S*H (1972), Gimme a Break! (1981), 227 (1985), The A-Team (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Without a Trace (2002) and Monk (2002). He was a series regular in the role of Jeff Johnson on Capitol (1982). [5]

Saulsberry, who has composed original music for several productions, created the film, television and commercial music placement website, Tomdor Music, in the fall of 2011. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 Look Who's Talking Now! Dogs (voice) [7]
2003 The Animatrix Chyron (voice)Segment: "Matriculated" [7]
2006 The Invincible Iron Man Jim Rhodes (voice)Direct-to-video [7]
2011 The Little Engine That Could Freight Train, Bud (voice)Direct-to-video [7]

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Skeleton Warriors Additional voices11 episodes
1994–1997 Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Ufwapo, Galoth, Hal, Stagehand (voice)5 episodes [7]
1994–1998 Spider-Man Robbie Robertson, additional voices31 episodes [7]
1999–2007 Xyber 9: New Dawn Willy (voice)5 episodes
2002 Rugrats Security Guard, Harry Halibut (voice)Episode: "The Age of Aquarium" [7]
2003 Static Shock Philip Rollins / Sparky (voice)Episode: "Blast from the Past" [7]
2003The Electric PiperMr. Jones (voice)Television film [7]
2006 Avatar: The Last Airbender Additional voicesEpisode: "The Drill"
2006 Minoriteam Fasto (voice)7 episodes
2024 Dee & Friends in Oz Ozzie (voice)8 episodes [7]

Video games

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002 Star Trek: Starfleet Command III Klingon Officer
2006 Driver: Parallel Lines Bishop
2007 CSI: Hard Evidence Everett Bower, Eddie Tillis [7]
2009 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra Heavy Duty [7]
2009 Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game Richard Webber
2011 SOCOM 4 U.S. Navy SEALs Wells
2022 The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners – Chapter 2: Retribution Sonny

Public appearances

Saulsberry has performed on the television variety show Soul Train and was the announcer for the 34th NAACP Image Awards and the 2003 Essence Awards. He was a guest presenter at the first annual Voice 2007 in Las Vegas and a featured speaker and panelist for two consecutive years at Voice Coaches Expo in Schenectady, New York. He has taught his voice-over workshop in various locations around the country that include, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He has also been a guest lecturer for the Theatre Department at Western Michigan University, California State University, Northridge and the Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem. Saulsberry has appeared at several book-signing events, including Borders and Barnes and Noble, and he is a regular featured panelist and workshop instructor for the SAG Foundation in support of the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab. Rodney was a guest on the web series VO Buzz Weekly where he performed his motivational R&B single, "Miracles" from his album, "Better Than Before." [8]

Discography

Awards

In 2011, Saulsberry received a nomination from the 42nd NAACP Image Awards committee in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role of Anthony on The Bold and the Beautiful.

In 2012, Saulsberry received a second nomination from the 44th NAACP Image Awards committee in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role of Anthony on "The Bold and the Beautiful".

Saulsberry played the lead role in the Academy Award-winning short film Violet (1981).

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References

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  5. TV/film credits.[ dead link ]
  6. Tomdor
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Rodney Saulsberry (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 12, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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