About
Training/Education
Smith has been a student of vocal and verbal communication and expression since he was a lad, when he first became fascinated by entertainment and broadcasting history. He listened to his short-wave, imitated voices from the TV and radio, amassed all manner of recordings and rummaged through his father's comedy collections to find Stan Freberg, Bob & Ray and Nichols & May.
During his college-radio days, Smith also managed to earn a degree in English and mass communication. He has formally studied drama, speech and religion. After years of working in radio and print, he now performs and markets his voice-overs full-time, while continuing to take workshops whenever he can.
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Smith has studied voice acting with — and learned from — some of the best in the business, including:
- Carol Bacall
- Stuart Culpepper
- Huck Liggett
- James Mandell
- Paul Armbruster
- Julie Amato
- Ed Grover
Other vocal influences include:
- Ken Nordine
- Bill St. James
- Gary Owens
- Don Pardo
- David McCullough
- Orson Welles
- Harlan Saperstein
- John O'Hurley
- Brian Blessed
- Jim Sloyan
- John Leader
- Corey Burton
- George Lowe
- Tom Baker
- Will Lyman
- Paul Frees
- Hal Douglas
- Andy Geller
- Edward Everett Horton
- Henry Strozier
- Firesign Theatre
- his parents
(who met at WSB Radio)
