Taylor Abrahamse

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Taylor Abrahamse
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Abrahamse in 2015
Born
Taylor Lawrence Abrahamse

(1991-05-07) May 7, 1991 (age 34)
Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • musician
Years active1993–present

Taylor Lawrence Abrahamse (born May 7, 1991) is a Canadian voice actor, most known for his [a] music, Fangbone! , The Stanley Dynamic , Doc , D.N. Ace , and Norman Picklestripes .

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Life and career

After begging his parents for an agent at the age of six, he began landing numerous commercials in television and radio, as well as print. Soon, this transitioned over into supporting TV movie and series roles, including Jimmy Osmond in the ABC biopic Inside the Osmonds , and Elliott in PAX TV's Doc , a series starring Billy Ray Cyrus for which Taylor was nominated for a Young Actor's Award for "Best Performance In A Supporting Role". Taylor also played Cinco, in the Ross Petty pantomime Snow White & The Group Of Seven, acting and singing alongside Canadian Idols including Ryan Malcolm and Billy Klippert, and Glass Tiger frontman Alan Frew.

As a teenager, Taylor was a Top 40 finalist on Canadian Idol .[ citation needed ] After a spontaneous performance at a music conference, Taylor was discovered by Jimi Hendrix producer Eddie Kramer.[ citation needed ] That album, produced by Kramer with additional production by Taylor, was released in 2020. The lead single "I Won't Put Up With It", features a music video largely edited and directed by Taylor along with other projects. On the strength of the album, Taylor opened for "Hawksley Workman" won the Kerrville Newfolk Songwriting Contest, and has since toured various times through the US and Canada.

Taylor voices the lead character in the self-titled series Fangbone! (Disney XD), which began airing in 2016, and has a theme song written by Taylor and performed by Peter Driemanis of July Talk. Taylor voiced Luke Stanley in YTV's The Stanley Dynamic (Nelvana/Amaze), which lasted for two seasons. [2]

Other voice roles include Luis in The Future Is Wild (Discovery Kids), Yuki in Beyblade: Metal Fury (Cartoon Network), and Jonas in Bob! The Slob (Teletoon), in addition to supporting roles in series such as The Cat In The Hat, Total Dramarama and Looped!. Since 2019, he and Bryn McAuley voice the gophers in Norman Picklestripes (Universal Kids) alongside Dwayne Hill as the main character.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Canada: A People's HistoryMaurice Stanley1 Episode
1998 Power Play Andy Simpson2 Episodes
2000Inside The OsmondsJimmy OsmondABC Movie Of The Week
2001Crossing The LineSupporting RoleMovie Of The Week
2001 Hedwig & The Angry Inch Singing BoyFeature Film
2001–2004 Doc EliottPAX TV
2006RunawaySupporting RoleCW Network
2006Hockey: A People's HistoryYoung Gordie Howe1 Episode
2007–2008 The Future Is Wild Luis Calabasas (Lead)26 Episodes/Other Media
2012–13 Beyblade: Metal Fury Yuki (Lead)/Others39 Episodes
2014BeyraiderzAtsushi (Guest Lead)/Others3 Episodes
2014Gus From Space!Gus (Lead)In-house pilot
2015–17 The Stanley Dynamic Luke Stanley (Lead)52x22 Episodes/Other Media
2015–2017Super Planet DolanVarious Characters10 Webisodes/12+ Songs
2015Bob The Slob!Jonas (Lead)4 episodes
2016–17 George Of The Jungle Cuspid (Supporting)/Others14 Episodes/Other Media
2014–17 Fangbone! Fangbone (Lead)/Others52 Episodes/Pilot/Other Media/Theme Song Writer
2016Looped!Mel (Guest Lead)/Others2 episodes
2017 3 Amigonauts Nosh/Alien Trucker2 Episodes
2019The Cat In The Hat Knows A Lot About That!Tagaloop1 Episode (Guest Lead)
2019LootbagZander (lead)In-house pilot
2020Intergalactic Funk KnightsBattlecat (lead)In-house pilot
2018–20 Top Wing Rocco/Chomps12 episodes, recurring roles. Chomps in season 1, then Rocco in season 2.
2020 Total Dramarama Wendel1 episode (Guest star)
2019–2020Treehouse Toon BopsVarious charactersVarious shorts
2019–2021 D.N. Ace Huxley Plunderman/Others70 episodes/other media. Main voice role, supporting roles Ezekiel Plunderman & Cobratot
2019–2020 Norman Picklestripes Gopher 1Recurring role 50 episodes with Bryn McAuley as a gopher 2. Frequent background harmonies as well.
2021–2022 Super Wish Various charactersAlso, songwriter and producer for "The Very Best Gift" and "Apple Dance"
2023Super Why's Comic Book AdventuresOutta Space4 episodes
2023–present Bakugan Battle Brawlers Pen-G/Lil' Jasper/Function/various othersVarious episodes
2024 Blue's Clues & You! Upcoming character1 episode

Notes

  1. Abrahamse identifies as genderfluid and uses both he/him and she/her pronouns. [1] This article uses he/him for consistency.

References

  1. "Taylor Abrahamse" . Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  2. Greg David (January 24, 2017). "The Stanley Dynamic Returns to YTV With New Season Beginning February 27". TV, Eh?. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06. Retrieved May 13, 2017.