IIT: voice actors with great range but are stuck doing the same voice

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His range is so under appreciated. Ron from Gurren Lagann, to Grunt in Mass Effect. yet everyone knows him as the guy that gets paid to talk into the microphone.

>>86398689

Yeah Blum really deserves to be at the top of this thread. Kenny gets pigeonholed a lot but he also gets a lot of work where he gets to shine. The main thing is how long he's going to be on screen. If he's doing less prominent characters chances are you're going to have a hard time recognizing him. Tom Kenny a lot of work. A LOT of work. You've probably watched more than a few shows and not even realized Tom Kenny was in them. Hell I didn't realize he was the guy in Smashing Pumpkins Tonight Tonight video until a few weeks ago.

Blum on the other hand has done a few things and not been recognizable but 90% of the time they just want his regular low growl.

To a lesser extent John DiMaggio is the same way. He's got a bit less range than Blum but he can still do more than just Bender or Jake.

>>86398689
I was about to say, I call this "the Steve Blum problem"

>>86397907
Nearly all VA's unfortunately.

>>86397907
Kevin Michael Richardson

>>86398892
It's called typecasting.

>>86399526
this. 3rd best joker imo. behind hamill and dimaggio

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>>86399526
Came here to post this.

It upsets me when I see /co/mrades give him shit.

>>86399526
I was pretty surprised when I learned he did the Uncle's voice in Dave the Barbarian. He's fantastic.

>>86397907
Go watch Shakes the Clown sometime.

>>86399628
It's to the point where I legitimately do not recognize him when he actually uses his range. Everybody wants his normal voice.

>Demongo
Would never have guessed in a million years.

>>86398880
DiMaggio has many voices but is always recognizable

>>86400971
what does a 1992 movie has to do with being stuck with the same voice atm?

>>86401222
A chance to see Tom Kenny in an interesting role?

>>86397907
Tim Curry voiced Auntie Whispers in Over the Garden Wall. I would have never guessed this, based on how vastly different the voice he uses for her sounds. I certainly don't blame anyone for hiring Tim Curry to just play Tim Curry, though, I'm just genuinely surprised he's able to do something unrecognizable when he's always so distinctly him.

...I'm hoping this was because he has more range than expected, anyway. He could just sound so different on account of his stroke.

>WoW gets hold of Jim Cummings
>has him use the same voice for everything with slightly different accents

>>86402934
As I understand it his 'speed' has suffered somewhat, but scripted voiceacting is still something he can do just fine, it just wears him out much faster.

>>86398892
This is really apparent in The Old Republic. No thanks to that game, I'm now tired of Steve Blum being used for just about 99% of the NPCs in that game (thankfully, he only shows up once in the recent expansion) and instantly tune out anything he's on or in. A shame, because he really is talented, but I think it's time they let other up and coming voice actors give him a break.

>>86398689
Don't forget Guilmon. Just found that out recently after all these years.

>>86398689
>The voice of Guilmon was also the voice of Green Goblin and Spike

It's a shame he doesn't get to show off his range more often.

>>86399526
I can't fucking stand hearing him now. He's got range, but he has the same voice for absolutely everything. Instantly takes me out of whatever he's in.

>>86397907
Jon Hfucking Benjamin
every now and then youd see archer doing a funny voice and i feel that is just jon struggling against his shackles

>>86404489
All I heard from him was Coach McGuirk.