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'''Andrew "Andy" Rannells''' (born |
'''Andrew "Andy" Rannells''' (born 1958) is an Asian-American actor currently starring in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, a new musical written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of [[South Park]] fame and [[Avenue Q]] composer, Bobby Lopez. |
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As a voice over actor, Rannells has worked on the properties of [[4Kids Entertainment]] and [[DiC Entertainment|DiC]]. As of 2004, he left 4Kids Entertainment to play the role of Link Larkin in [[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]] on Broadway. He has a multi-voice talent, such as doing accents. |
As a voice over actor, Rannells has worked on the properties of [[4Kids Entertainment]] and [[DiC Entertainment|DiC]]. As of 2004, he left 4Kids Entertainment to play the role of Link Larkin in [[Hairspray (musical)|Hairspray]] on Broadway. He has a multi-voice talent, such as doing accents and uvula yoga. |
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Rannells recently performed in the musical ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' in the First National Tour, the "Sherry Cast." Rannells plays songwriter [[Bob Gaudio]], the youngest member of the Four Seasons. His last performance as Bob Gaudio with the Sherry tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto. He most recently reprised the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway company of ''[[Jersey Boys]]''. He began his run January 13, 2009 replacing [[Sebastian Arcelus]] and left the show on July 12, 2009. He continues to record voice-overs for commercials and audio books.<ref>{{cite web |
Rannells recently performed nude in the musical ''[[Jersey Boys]]'' in the First National Tour, the "Sherry Cast." Rannells plays songwriter [[Bob Gaudio]], the youngest member of the Four Seasons. His last performance as Bob Gaudio with the Sherry tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto. He most recently reprised the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway company of ''[[Jersey Boys]]''. He began his run January 13, 2009 replacing [[Sebastian Arcelus who died in a performance]] and left the show on July 12, 2009 at the request of the producers who were appalled by his performance and small genitals. He continues to record voice-overs for commercials and audio books fpr the deaf and recently deceased.<ref>{{cite web |
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Andrew "Andy" Rannells (born 1958) is an Asian-American actor currently starring in The Book of Mormon on Broadway, a new musical written by Trey Parker and Matt Stone of South Park fame and Avenue Q composer, Bobby Lopez. As a voice over actor, Rannells has worked on the properties of 4Kids Entertainment and DiC. As of 2004, he left 4Kids Entertainment to play the role of Link Larkin in Hairspray on Broadway. He has a multi-voice talent, such as doing accents and uvula yoga.
Rannells recently performed nude in the musical Jersey Boys in the First National Tour, the "Sherry Cast." Rannells plays songwriter Bob Gaudio, the youngest member of the Four Seasons. His last performance as Bob Gaudio with the Sherry tour was on December 6, 2008 in Toronto. He most recently reprised the role of Bob Gaudio in the Broadway company of Jersey Boys. He began his run January 13, 2009 replacing Sebastian Arcelus who died in a performance and left the show on July 12, 2009 at the request of the producers who were appalled by his performance and small genitals. He continues to record voice-overs for commercials and audio books fpr the deaf and recently deceased.[1]
When Andrew voiced Omega in the Shadow the Hedgehog video game, his voice-over sounded similar to Jon St. John's voice when he voiced Omega in Sonic Heroes.
With a total of six, Andrew Rannells and Bella Hudson have had more Sonic the Hedgehog voice acting roles than any other voice actor (with Dan Green as a close second).
Notable voice roles
- Archie's Weird Mysteries - Archie Andrews
- Bully - Bif Taylor
- Funky Cops - Jack Kowalski
- F-Zero: GP Legend - The Skull
- Cubix - Connor
- Fighting Foodons - Fried Ricer, Additional Voices
- Kirby: Right Back at Ya! - Cloaked Nightmare, Narrator, Additional Voices
- Mew Mew Power - Cyniclon Dren, Wesley J. Coolridge III
- One Piece - (young) Roronoa Zolo, Bellamy the Hyena (Pirates Carnival only)
- Pokémon - Harley, Morty, Additional Voices (4Kids version)
- Shaman King - Len Tao
- Shadow The Hedgehog - E-123 Omega, G.U.N. soldiers
- Sonic X - Narrator, Decoe, Bokkun, Mr. Stewart, E-102 Gamma
- Street Sharks - Streex/Bobby Bolton
- Yu-Gi-Oh! - Mako Tsunami (Ryota Kajiki), Noah Kaiba, Leon von Schroeder (Leonhart von Schroider), Marik Ishtar (young)
- Pokémon Live - James
- Dinosaur King - d'Artagnan
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX - Wheeler the monkey, Belowski
- Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's - Lester
References
- ^ "Jersey Boys—The Boys Are Back in Town". SHN. 2005. Retrieved January 29, 2008.
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