Steven French

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Steve French
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Steven French
Occupation(s)Actor, voice-over artist, television announcer
Years active2009–present
Website www.stevefrenchvo.com

Steven "Steve" French is an American actor, television announcer and film and television voice-over actor. French is the recipient of a Drama Desk Award for the musical In Transit; [1] and known for his voice-over work in such television shows as Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and announcer for Match Game with host Alec Baldwin, along with film The Guardian Brothers . He has appeared on- and off-Broadway. Since 2021, he hosts the weekly podcast version of the television series Unsolved Mysteries . [2] [3] [4]

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Career

French first appeared on stage in Barton Bishop’s “Still the River Runs,” at Center Stage Zootopia Theater Company, in New York City. [5] He then went on to appear as a black jack dealer on the television soap opera All My Children .

In 2013, French appeared in an episode on The Michael J. Fox Show . He later went on to provide voice-over credits for such films as The Guardian Brothers , and two episodes on the television series Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt with Ellie Kemper.

After winning a Drama Desk Award, [6] French became the host for the ‘’Broadway Inspirational Voices’’ podcast; [7] along with the television announcer for the new revived "Match Game" starring Alec Baldwin [8] He also voiced promos for Major League Baseball on ESPN.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2009 All My Children Black Jack DealerEpisode: "#1. 10256"
2013 The Michael J. Fox Show Hockey DadEpisode: "Hobbies"
2016–2021 Match Game Announcer64 episodes
2016 Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Documentary narrator / Bunny and Kitty Announcer2 episodes; uncredited
2017 Odd Mom Out News anchor (voice)Episode "Homo Erectus"; uncredited
2018 Maniac Koala (voice)Episode: "Windmills"; uncredited
2022 Girls5eva P.B.A.G. AnnouncerEpisode: "B.P.E."; uncredited

Film

YearTitleRole
2011 All God's Creatures Sam
2015 The Final Girls Bloodbath Trailer VO (voice)
2018 Radium Girls Radio Announcer

Video games

YearTitleVoice roleNotes
2018 World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Highmountain Tauren / Undead Drust MonsterUncredited
2021 The Elder Scrolls Online Mehrunes Dagon

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