I Know That Voice

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I Know That Voice
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Film poster
Directed byLawrence Shapiro [1]
Written by
Produced by
  • John DiMaggio [1]
  • Tommy Reid
Narrated byJohn DiMaggio
CinematographyRyo Rex
Edited byBrandon Sonnier
Music by Transcenders
Distributed by GoDigital
Release dates
  • January 7, 2014 (2014-01-07)(US)
Running time
95 minutes [1]
Country United States
LanguageEnglish
Lawrence Shapiro, director; Tommy Reid, producer; and John DiMaggio, producer and narrator at the 2014 Annie Awards 41st Annie Awards, Lawrence Shapiro, Tommy Reid, and John DiMaggio.jpg
Lawrence Shapiro, director; Tommy Reid, producer; and John DiMaggio, producer and narrator at the 2014 Annie Awards

I Know That Voice is a documentary film about American voice acting. It premiered on November 6, 2013, at Grauman's Egyptian Theatre. [2] The documentary was narrated by John DiMaggio, [1] the voice of Bender on Futurama and Jake on Adventure Time , and stars DiMaggio and many other voice actors, including Billy West, Tara Strong, Tom Kenny, Grey DeLisle, June Foray, Rob Paulsen, Rachael MacFarlane, Mark Hamill, Ed Asner, Robin Atkin Downes, and Pamela Adlon. [3] [4]

Contents

Cast

The following voice actors, directors and staff were interviewed in the documentary:

Production

DiMaggio noted that he had logged 150 interviews and over 160 hours of film. [5]

Documentary series

A documentary series with the same title is being developed with segments featuring different voice actors. It was planned to be released in 2020 but it fell through. It will continue to work through the interviews from the film. [5]

Accolades

Director Lawrence Shapiro won the Certificate of Merit at the 42nd Annie Awards.

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