Dana Snyder
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| Born | November 14, 1973 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Las Vegas High School |
| Alma mater | Webster University |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Agent | Natanya Rose, Patrick Welborn |
| Home town | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Spouse | Christine Snyder (2005-present) |
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| http://eyeofthesnyder.com/ | |
Dana Snyder (born November 14, 1973) is an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for playing Master Shake on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force show, and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters,[1] both part of Cartoon Network's Adult Swim franchise.
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[edit] Early life
Dana Snyder was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania[2] on November 14, 1973 and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] He credits Don Rickles, Rip Taylor and Phil Silvers as childhood influences.[4] Snyder graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1992[5] and graduated with a BFA from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, Missouri in 1996.[6][7]
[edit] Career
[edit] Voice acting
Snyder was hired to voice Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force / Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1,[8] without auditioning, based solely on his speaking voice during a phone call to Dave Willis.[9] Snyder also provided the voice of Gazpacho on Chowder, Todd and Benny Lee on the G4TV show Code Monkeys, "The Alchemist" on The Venture Bros., and Granny Cuyler on Squidbillies[10]. He also lent a guest voice as Leonard in The Penguins of Madagascar and plays a teacher named "Mr. Baldwin" on the Disney series Fish Hooks.[11][12] He played Alistair in Open Season 3.[13][14] Snyder provided the voices of Sam as well as Cold Fusion Reactor Dad on the web series Suicide by Side.[15][16] He also narrated the Adult Swim web series "Sipes Stories" that he co-produced with Andy Sipes.[17]
[edit] Stage acting
On April 15, 2010 Snyder and Dave Willis went on a multi-city[18] tour titled Dave & Dana: Stars of Aqua Teen!.[19][20][21] In June 2010 Snyder appeared as Max Bialystock in the Lyceum Theatre's production of Mel Brooks' The Producers in Arrow Rock, Missouri.[22] In February and March 2011 Snyder again played Max Bialystock in The Producers at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach Florida.[23] Snyder has also appeared in the Lyceum Theatre 2011 productions of Run For Your Wife,[24] Damn Yankees and The Sound of Music[25] and has appeared in other United States regional theaters including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and The Cleveland Playhouse.[26] He was also a guest performer during several performances of the Atlanta based burlesque revue "Dames Aflame" in 2010 and 2012.[27]
[edit] Film and television
Snyder has made guest appearances on ER,[28] Brothers and Sisters[29], and Gary Unmarried.[30][31] He appeared in the Cartoon Network live action shows Saul of the Molemen[32][33] and The Young Person's Guide to History.[34]
[edit] Podcast
Snyder co-hosts the Ken P.D. Snydecast with Ken "Plumey" Plume, which is a free podcast produced out of Plume's Fred Entertainment[35] The first episode of the show appeared on the internet on January 11, 2006.[36] The show was initially produced out of IGN[37] and is produced out of Fred Entertainment.[38] The show originally followed a "weekly" episode distribution [39] but has been more sporadic in later years.[40] In addition to Snyder and Plume, guests have included Doc Hammer, Paul Sabourin and Jay Wade Edwards.[41]
[edit] Personal life
He married Christine "Sweety" Snyder (née Ciccone) in August 2005.[42] His wife has made several appearances on his podcast. He also has one brother.
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes | ||||||||
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| 2012 | Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil | Voice Actor, Animated Series | |||||||||
| 2012 | Death Fighter | Master Shake | Voice Actor, Movie Filming | ||||||||
| 2011 | Transformers: Prime | Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2010 | Open Season 3 | Alistair | Voice Actor, Movie Direct-to-video |
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| 2010 | Suicide by Side | Sam | Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2010 | Robotomy | Dreadnot Thunderbyte |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Mr. Baldwin Bud |
Voice Actor, Animated Series | ||||||||
| 2010 | MAD | Ben Franklin, The Watcher, Rango, Frosty the Snowman, various | Animated Series | ||||||||
| 2010–2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar | Leonard | Voice Actor, Animated Series (2 episodes) | ||||||||
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles | Belcitane | Voice Actor, Video Game | ||||||||
| 2009–present | B.O.B. Show | Billy | Voice Actor, Animated Series | ||||||||
| 2008 | Young Person's Guide to History | Benjamin Franklin | Actor, TV special | ||||||||
| 2008 | The Boondocks | White Man | Voice Actor Animated Series (1 episode)\ |
2008 | Cartoonstitute] [Danger Planet Game Machine] | Voice over role Animated Pilot]] | 2007–2010 | Chowder | Gazpacho | Voice Actor Animated Series 48 episodes |
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| 2007–2008 | Code Monkeys | Todd Benny |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Office Worker | Actor TV series 1 episode |
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| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am | Master Shake | Voice Actor Video Game |
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| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Master Shake | Voice actor Animated Film |
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| 2007 | Saul of the Mole Men | Kiko Strata Operator 2 Benjamin Franklin |
Actor TV series |
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| 2007 | ER | Paranoid Man | Actor TV Series (1 episode) |
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| 2007 | Dante's Inferno | Ulyssess, Strom Thurmond | Voice actor Film |
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| 2006–2007 | Come On Over | Dr. FullOvit | Voice Actor TV Series |
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| 2006 | Minoriteam | Dr. Wang additional voices |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2006–present | The Venture Bros. | The Alchemist The President |
Voice Actor Animated series |
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| 2006 | Robot Chicken | Master Shake Other characters |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2005–present | Squidbillies | Granny Cuyler | Voice Actor Animated Series |
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| 2005 | What Were You Thinking | Greg | Actor Film |
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| 2004 | Side Effects | Larry | Actor Film |
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| 2001 | Sealab 2021 | Master Shake | Voice Actor (1 episode) Animated Series |
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| 2000–present | Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 | Master Shake Additional voices |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
- ^ http://www.mcall.com/community/guide/community/all-community-faug18,0,6632269.htmlstory
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/12/20070412-085635-1137r/?page=all
- ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/12/20070412-085635-1137r/
- ^ http://www.lvhsaa.com/SNYDER,%20DANA%20-%20BIO.pdf
- ^ http://www.tv.com/shows/code-monkeys/cast/
- ^ http://www.metacritic.com/person/dana-snyder?filter-options=tv&sort_options=date&num_items=30
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060330cartoon02
- ^ http://www.teenhollywood.com/2007/04/13/aqua-teen-hunger-force-is-a-movie
- ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10033
- ^ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/18/the-best145worst-musical/
- ^ http://www.paleycenter.org/disney-channel-fish-hooks/
- ^ http://www.movieinsider.com/m8085/open-season-3/
- ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/open_season_3/
- ^ http://www.bite.ca/comedian/dana-snyder/
- ^ http://suicidebyside.com/?page_id=2
- ^ http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2010/06/dana_snyder_andy_sipes_web_ser.php
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/adult-swim-takes-aqua-teen-hunger-force-squidbilli.html
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a214214/aqua-teen-kicks-off-live-tour.html
- ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/catching-up-with-dave-willis-and-dana-snyder-of-aq.html
- ^ http://chicagomaroon.com/2009/11/13/if-you-want-some-aqua-teen-lakeshore-will-give-it-to-ya/
- ^ http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1638883.html
- ^ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/18/the-best145worst-musical/
- ^ http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1745246.html
- ^ http://www.lyceumtheatre.org/news.php?id=91
- ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
- ^ http://www.damesaflame.com/index.php?id=24
- ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2007-04-14/features/3736277_1_aqua-teen-hunger-force-voice-actors-movie
- ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
- ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20100114cbs03/
- ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1193012/Dana-Snyder
- ^ http://loveallife.com/c558276i150/art130874
- ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2007-04-14/features/3736277_1_aqua-teen-hunger-force-voice-actors-movie
- ^ http://www.adultswim.com/shows/young-persons-guide-to-history/index.html
- ^ Ken P.D. Snydecast » FRED Entertainment
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
- ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/701/701559p1.html
- ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/701/701559p1.html
- ^ http://www.viaway.com/Navigation/Channels.aspx?id=420&pid=32643
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
- ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
- ^ http://www.genealogybuff.com/ma/ma-duxbury-marrs.htm
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Dana Snyder at the Internet Movie Database
- Dana Snyder at the Notable Names Database
- Dana Snyder at Fanpop.com
- Dana Snyder interview, February 24, 2006
- Dana Snyder interview on The Swimcast: parts One and Two
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