Steve Mackall

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Steve Mackall
Born
Stephen James Mackall

(1959-12-09) December 9, 1959 (age 64)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupation(s)Voice actor, voice-over announcer, comedian, director, screenwriter, songwriter
Years active1980s–present
Website www.stevemackall.com

Stephen James "Steve" Mackall (born December 9, 1959) is a Canadian-American voice actor, voice-over announcer, comedian, director, screenwriter and songwriter. [1] He was known as the voice of NBC's Must See TV, [1] and performed the voice of the lead character Marsupilami in both the Disney animated television series Raw Toonage (1992) and Marsupilami (1993). [2]

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Background

Mackall graduated from Padua Franciscan High School and Ohio University. [3] After having won a trip to Los Angeles as first prize in a 1986 HBO comedy contest in Washington D.C., [3] he decided to leave Washington and live in Los Angeles, working as a copywriter while pursuing his comedy career. [1] [3] He began doing voice-over work in commercials in 1989. [1] Representative samples of his commercial work include being the voice of the cereal box for General Mills' 1993 Fingos promotion campaign, [4] and products and companies including CompUSA and Froot Loops, as well as being voice-over announcer for NBC, The WB, ABC Kids, and Fox Kids Network. [3]

He is also recognized as the voice of Hyperman in the Adventures of Hyperman CD-ROM game released in 1995 which was followed by the Hyperion Animation/CBS Television Series, The Adventures of Hyperman , that aired from November 4, 1995 to August 10, 1996. [5] [6]

Filmography

Television voice

Film voice

Screenwriter

Theater

Recognition

Los Angeles Times writes that "Mackall is one of a small group of Hollywood artists who have achieved a faceless fame..." "probably best known as the voice of NBC's Must See TV", [1] and Cleveland Plain Dealer wrote that he was "valued as an artist who can improvise voices for anything from animals to inanimate objects." [3]

Of Mackall's one man show, Wherever I Go, There we Are. LA Weekly wrote that his "wealth of experience as a voiceover artist and comedy scribe manifests itself in his artfully layered, near flawlessly timed and often funny solo act." They noted that his personal enthusiasm connected with the audience in a manner that reminded of Will Rogers. [8] In their review, Backstage West wrote that when recounting the nine stories which made up his performance, "Mackall is a strong performer" whose "speaking ability commands the attention and carries the audience through captivating and well-detailed portraits of near-otherworldly scapes." [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Morin, Monte (December 26, 1997). "A Voice For All Seasons". Los Angeles Times .
  2. ↑ "Steve Mackall". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2012. Archived from the original on November 3, 2012. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Feran, Tom (July 10, 2001). "Parma Native has A Voice to Remember". Cleveland Plain Dealer .
  4. ↑ Elliott, Stuart (August 2, 1993). "THE MEDIA BUSINESS: Advertising; General Mills Tries to Position Cereal Beyond the Breakfast Table. (page 2)". The New York Times . Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  5. ↑ Moore, Scott (September 10, 1995). "Old, New and Out of the Blue". Washington Post . Archived from the original on January 31, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2012.
  6. ↑ "The Adventures of Hyperman". Hyperion Pictures . Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  7. ↑ Rooney, David (October 17, 2002). "Avenging Angelo". Variety .
  8. 1 2 3 Crogan, Jim (August 14–20, 1998). "stage review: Wherever I Go, There We Are". LA Weekly .
  9. ↑ Neil, Ken (July 30, 1998). "theater review: Wherever I Go, There We Are". Backstage West .
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