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Dave Fennoy
Born
David Henderson Fennoy

(1952-01-20) January 20, 1952 (age 72)
Silver Spring, Maryland, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationVoice actor
Years active1990–present
Known forThe Walking Dead as Lee Everett
Minecraft: Story Mode as Gabriel the Warrior
SpouseMonique Fennoy
ChildrenMichelle Fennoy

David Henderson "Dave" Fennoy (born January 20, 1952) is an American voice actor.[1] He is best known for several titles such as The Walking Dead, Prototype and The Wolf Among Us. He has appeared in several video games and television shows.

Early life

Fennoy was born in Silver Spring, Maryland and then moved to Cleveland, Ohio.[2] He was a child actor the Karamu House in Cleveland, Ohio.[3] In his senior year of high school he was president of the theater club and directed as well as performed in several plays, before attending Macalester College in St Paul Minnesota as a theater major.[3]

Career

Fennoy started as a DJ in the San Francisco bay area when he first became interested in voiceover work.[citation needed] He created a demo tape, which was seen by Joan Spangler, a talent agent in San Francisco, who signed him.[citation needed] He booked his first audition, a spot for the California Lottery; however, after quick success, things slowed down to a near halt.[citation needed] He began taking voiceover classes to remedy the situation.[citation needed] In 1989, an agent by the name of Leigh Gilbert invited Fennoy to sign with her agency in Los Angeles.[citation needed] He turned the offer down, as he was the morning DJ at local radio station KSOL at the time.[citation needed]

In February 1990, the radio station fired Fennoy, so he contacted Gilbert and moved to Los Angeles.[citation needed] Once there, he quickly found himself voicing commercials, television promos, and cartoons. One of his first jobs was as the voice of RoboCop in a telephonic RoboCop game.[4] In 1990, he voiced his first character in an animated series, Dick Scott in New Kids on the Block. The following year, he voiced Bo Jackson in ProStars, and later did many additional characters on Sonic the Hedgehog. In 2008, Fennoy began doing the five second voice-overs in the beginning of Hulu video clips. ("The following program is brought to you with limited commercial interruption by...")[5]

One of his most notable roles, if not the most notable, has been that of Lee Everett in The Walking Dead by Telltale Games and Gabriel the Warrior in Minecraft: Story Mode.

Personal life

Fennoy lives with his wife, Monique. The two had a daughter named Michelle. He used to lend his voice to radio until it was suggested to him by a colleague that he should attempt to pursue work as a voice actor. Fennoy describes it as "an experience". He has since made a homemade voice acting studio in the basement of his house[citation needed]

Filmography

Animation

Film

Video games

Television

References

  1. ^ "Dave Fennoy". The New York Times.
  2. ^ http://alternativemagazineonline.co.uk/2012/05/14/interview-in-conversation-with-dave-fennoy-lee-everett-the-walking-dead-the-game/
  3. ^ a b "The Walking Dead Interviews: Dave Fennoy as Lee Everett". The Walking Dead Interviews. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  4. ^ "Voice Recognition - A Midlife Gamer Interview with Dave Fennoy". Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ^ Chacha.com
  6. ^ "Road to Knowhere". Guardians of the Galaxy. Season 1. Episode 1. September 26, 2015. Disney XD.
  7. ^ "Moon Madness". Mixels. Season 2. Episode 1. March 9, 2015. Cartoon Network.
  8. ^ "A Quest for the Lost Mixamajig". Mixels. Season 2. Episode 2. September 26, 2015. Cartoon Network.
  9. ^ "A Very Genie Halloweenie". Shimmer and Shine. Season 1. Episode 8. October 23, 2015. Nick Jr.
  10. ^ "Overloaded, Part 1". Transformers: Robots in Disguise. Season 2. Episode 1. February 20, 2016. Cartoon Network.
  11. ^ Project Sylpheed closing credits
  12. ^ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.
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