Dana Snyder

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Dana Snyder
Born November 14, 1973 (1973-11-14) (age 38)
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)
Website
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
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
2010 Open Season 3 Alistair Voice Actor, Movie
Direct-to-video
2010 Suicide by Side Sam Voice Actor
Animated Series
2010 Robotomy Dreadnot
Thunderbyte
Voice Actor
Animated Series
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
2007–2008 Code Monkeys Todd
Benny
Voice Actor
Animated Series
2007 Brothers & Sisters Office Worker Actor
TV series
1 episode
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Master Shake Voice Actor
Video Game
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Master Shake Voice actor
Animated Film
2007 Saul of the Mole Men Kiko
Strata Operator 2
Benjamin Franklin
Actor
TV series
2007 ER Paranoid Man Actor
TV Series (1 episode)
2007 Dante's Inferno Ulyssess, Strom Thurmond Voice actor
Film
2006–2007 Come On Over Dr. FullOvit Voice Actor
TV Series
2006 Minoriteam Dr. Wang
additional voices
Voice Actor
Animated Series
2006–present The Venture Bros. The Alchemist
The President
Voice Actor
Animated series
2006 Robot Chicken Master Shake
Other characters
Voice Actor
Animated Series
2005–present Squidbillies Granny Cuyler Voice Actor
Animated Series
2005 What Were You Thinking Greg Actor
Film
2004 Side Effects Larry Actor
Film
2001 Sealab 2021 Master Shake Voice Actor (1 episode)
Animated Series
2000–present Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 Master Shake
Additional voices
Voice Actor
Animated Series

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
  2. ^ http://www.mcall.com/community/guide/community/all-community-faug18,0,6632269.htmlstory
  3. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/12/20070412-085635-1137r/?page=all
  4. ^ http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2007/apr/12/20070412-085635-1137r/
  5. ^ http://www.lvhsaa.com/SNYDER,%20DANA%20-%20BIO.pdf
  6. ^ http://www.tv.com/shows/code-monkeys/cast/
  7. ^ http://www.metacritic.com/person/dana-snyder?filter-options=tv&sort_options=date&num_items=30
  8. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news.aspx?id=20060330cartoon02
  9. ^ http://www.teenhollywood.com/2007/04/13/aqua-teen-hunger-force-is-a-movie
  10. ^ http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=10033
  11. ^ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/18/the-best145worst-musical/
  12. ^ http://www.paleycenter.org/disney-channel-fish-hooks/
  13. ^ http://www.movieinsider.com/m8085/open-season-3/
  14. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/open_season_3/
  15. ^ http://www.bite.ca/comedian/dana-snyder/
  16. ^ http://suicidebyside.com/?page_id=2
  17. ^ http://blogs.laweekly.com/stylecouncil/2010/06/dana_snyder_andy_sipes_web_ser.php
  18. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/adult-swim-takes-aqua-teen-hunger-force-squidbilli.html
  19. ^ http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/news/a214214/aqua-teen-kicks-off-live-tour.html
  20. ^ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2010/04/catching-up-with-dave-willis-and-dana-snyder-of-aq.html
  21. ^ http://chicagomaroon.com/2009/11/13/if-you-want-some-aqua-teen-lakeshore-will-give-it-to-ya/
  22. ^ http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1638883.html
  23. ^ http://www.tcpalm.com/news/2011/feb/18/the-best145worst-musical/
  24. ^ http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1745246.html
  25. ^ http://www.lyceumtheatre.org/news.php?id=91
  26. ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
  27. ^ http://www.damesaflame.com/index.php?id=24
  28. ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2007-04-14/features/3736277_1_aqua-teen-hunger-force-voice-actors-movie
  29. ^ http://www.riversidetheatre.com/cast_The-Producers.php
  30. ^ http://www.thefutoncritic.com/listings/20100114cbs03/
  31. ^ http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1193012/Dana-Snyder
  32. ^ http://loveallife.com/c558276i150/art130874
  33. ^ http://articles.mcall.com/2007-04-14/features/3736277_1_aqua-teen-hunger-force-voice-actors-movie
  34. ^ http://www.adultswim.com/shows/young-persons-guide-to-history/index.html
  35. ^ Ken P.D. Snydecast » FRED Entertainment
  36. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
  37. ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/701/701559p1.html
  38. ^ http://movies.ign.com/articles/701/701559p1.html
  39. ^ http://www.viaway.com/Navigation/Channels.aspx?id=420&pid=32643
  40. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
  41. ^ http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ken-p.d.-snydecast-fred-entertainment/id271138799
  42. ^ http://www.genealogybuff.com/ma/ma-duxbury-marrs.htm

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