Voice actors who have crossed paths with Phil Vischer, Mike Nawrocki and Lisa Pautz
The VeggieTales voice actors are in a casting circle of their own since they started working together in Lombard, Illinois, then Franklin, Tennessee on July 19, 2004, and they were not really seeking to become professional actors working with other American voice actors. Most of the other voice actors are some of their friends from church or other staff members of Big Idea, like Dan Anderson, Jim Poole, Charolette Ann Volkman, and Tim Hodge. However, they have had a handful of professional voice actors from Vancouver and Los Angeles work in some of their videos, LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures and The VeggieTales Show. I still wish I could get Lisa Vischer in the same cartoon cast as Rob Paulsen and Tress MacNeille from In The House, or Yuri Lowenthal, Laura Gerow and Cam Clarke from The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything. Rob Paulsen voiced Finnegan J. Beet from Beauty and the Beet shortly before that, but Lisa Vischer was not in it.
I always liked to believe that Phil, Mike and Lisa are the trinity of VeggieTales show runners. Two creators and a songwriter, also voicing the three leads. Phil and Mike have voiced VeggieTales characters in all 48 episodes, but since Lisa has only been in 34 episodes (and 2 where Junior is heard and seen in archived songs), that limits who has been with all three of them a bit more. Unlike most lists like this; it is not just professional actors with three or more other voice roles who act outside VeggieTales that need to be counted; anybody who has 3 acting credits period or voiced at least 3 different roles between 3 different VeggieTales videos can be included in this list.
I always liked to believe that Phil, Mike and Lisa are the trinity of VeggieTales show runners. Two creators and a songwriter, also voicing the three leads. Phil and Mike have voiced VeggieTales characters in all 48 episodes, but since Lisa has only been in 34 episodes (and 2 where Junior is heard and seen in archived songs), that limits who has been with all three of them a bit more. Unlike most lists like this; it is not just professional actors with three or more other voice roles who act outside VeggieTales that need to be counted; anybody who has 3 acting credits period or voiced at least 3 different roles between 3 different VeggieTales videos can be included in this list.
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G. Bock is known for VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999), LarryBoy and Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002).in Where's God When I'm S-Scared?- Actor
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Dan Anderson was born on 25 January 1954 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is an actor, known for Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002), VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999) and VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas (2002). He has been married to Nancy Conn Anderson since 8 March 1980. They have three children.in Where's God When I'm S-Scared?- Music Department
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Jeff Morrow is an accomplished singer, vocal producer, voice-over artist, arranger, voice coach and contractor. He is the vocal producer and vocal coach for the NBC television series Ordinary Joe, he was previously the vocal producer for the Fox TV hit show Empire (seasons 2 - 6), and has toured with Aretha Franklin and Stevie Wonder. Jeff has also worked with many other artists including India Arie, Mario, Tisha Campbell - Martin, Cassie, Janelle Monae, Michael Bolton, David Banner, Celine Dion, Valerie Simpson, Carol King, Ramsey Lewis, Jay Z, and Ruben Studdard.
Jeff's motion picture and television credits include Dances With Wolves, Hoodlums, My Best Friend's Wedding, Unconditional Love, Just Visiting and Jordan Peele's soon to be released Lovecraft Country, as well as playing himself on the season 2 finale of Empire. Jeff's jingle and voice-over work have been featured in over 6,500 television and radio commercials, including: Friday's, Ford, Toyota, Kraft Lunchables, McDonald's, AT&T, ComEd, Jewel, Kellogg's and Nintendo. His character voices include "Dig'em" & "Tony the Tiger" for Kellogg's, "The Jolly Green Giant" and "Palmy" on VeggieTales.
Under his production company, NuVoice Productions, Jeff works as a commercial music producer for Toyota and McDonalds. He also coaches his team of writers and producers on the intricacies of music production for television and radio. Recently, he and his team have written for Empire and Toyota Corolla. Additionally, Jeff mentors singers, writers and producers. Several of Jeff's students have appeared on national broadcast episodes of Empire, American Idol, The Voice and The Glee Project.in God Wants Me To Forgive Them?- Animation Department
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Chris Olsen was born on 10 September 1970. He is a director and producer, known for Butterfly (2008), Beneath the White City Lights (2012) and Fancy (2010).in Are You My Neighbor?- Actor
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Jim Poole is an actor, director, voiceover artist, filmmaker and ensemble member of Steep Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. His best known performance is lending his voice to Scooter the Carrot in Big Idea's Christian computer generated imagery direct-to-video/direct-to-DVD series VeggieTales (1993). He formerly served as the artistic director of a large church in Chicago. A native of Chicago, Jim graduated from Wheaton College and has worked with a number of theatrical, improvisational and sketch comedy groups, directing and producing creative content. His brother, Garry Poole, is an award-winning author and evangelism coach at the Institute at Cherry Hills Community Church in Colorado.in Are You My Neighbor?- Actress
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Kristin Blegen is known for VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999), VeggieTales (1993) and Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002).in Rack, Shack and Benny- Actress
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Shelby Morimoto is known for Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002), VeggieTales: Larry-Boy and the Rumor Weed (1999) and VeggieTales: The Toy That Saved Christmas (1996). She was previously married to Thomas Morimoto.in The Toy That Saved Christmas- Tim Gregory is known for VeggieTales: Larry-Boy! & the Fib from Outer Space! (1997), Life Sentence (2004) and Betaville (2001).in The Fib From Outer Space!
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Kurt Heinecke is known for VeggieTales: Very Silly Songs (1997), Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) and VeggieTales: The Ballad of Little Joe (2003).in The Toy That Saved Christmas- in Madame Blueberry
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John Wahba's film making career began in Cairo, Egypt, where he was born and raised. He worked as a one-man crew shooting, editing, directing and producing various projects. In 1998 he crossed the big ocean to join Big Idea Productions then located in Chicago, Illinois. There he fell in love with CG animation and quickly became the chief editor for the direct to video hits, "VeggieTales" and "3-2-1 Penguins," as well as VeggieTales first feature film, Jonah. In 2003 John joined DNA Productions in Irving, Texas, where he worked on "Jimmy Neutron," the Nickelodeon TV show, and The Ant Bully, Warner Bros feature film. John's latest feature film was Universal's "The Pirates Who Don't Do Anything" John lives now in beautiful Franklin, TN where he continues to work on various animated narratives.in The Rumor Weed- in King George and the Ducky
- Pamela Thomas is known for VeggieTales: Lyle, the Kindly Viking (2001), VeggieTales: Esther, the Girl Who Became Queen (2000) and VeggieTales (1993).in Lyle the Kindly Viking
- Matthew Hodge is known for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009), VeggieTales: Lyle, the Kindly Viking (2001) and VeggieTales: The Star of Christmas (2002).in Lyle the Kindly Viking
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Tim Hodge stumbled upon his dad's 8mm camera in the 7th grade and spent all summer making animated films with clay, sticks and anything else he could find. His live action films usually starred his younger sisters. After attending ORU in Tulsa, he got his first job in animation at the now defunct Willming-Reams Animation studio in San Antonio, Texas, where he drew animated television commercials for seven years. It was also during this time that he continued his art education at the San Antonio Art Institute. Eventually, Tim applied to Disney Feature Animation located at the DIsney/MGM Studios theme park in Florida. It was in the year 2000 that he took his family and moved north to Illinois to join the studios of Big Idea Productions and started working in computer animation. Hodge's directorial debut at Big Idea, "Lyle the Kindly Viking" won the Best Direct To Video Animated Release at the 2001 World Animation Celebration. He was also nominated for Best Vocal Perfomance in 2003 for his role as Khalil in "Jonah: A Veggietales Movie". He currently lives in Franklin, Tennessee with his family where he continues to write and direct for Big Idea.in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie- Animation Department
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Ron Smith is known for I Am Legend (2007), The Amazing Spider-Man (2012) and Spies in Disguise (2019).in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie- Editor
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Stephen Hullfish has been an editor since 1983. He moved to Chicago 1985 where he worked on sports, comedy and cooking shows for SportsChannel and The Travel Channel. In 1992 he started working on Avid and was hired at Del Hall Video, where he primarily edited "The Oprah Winfrey Show," "Investigative Reports," "The New Explorers" and "Cold Cases." In 1997 he was named an Avid Master Editor. In 2002 he started working for VeggieTales as an editor and producer and in 2004 began freelancing as a feature film editor, cutting films like "Overcomer," Courageous," "War Room," "Champion," "My Brother's Keeper" and "Clinton Inc." His Art of the Cut podcast and interview series started in 2014. He has interviewed over 300 editors including nearly every Oscar winner of the last 30 years.in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie- Additional Crew
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Buddy Lewis is known for Chicken Little (2005), Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie (2002) and LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures (2002). He has been married to Jennifer Lynn Lewis since 10 August 1990. They have two children.in Jonah: A VeggieTales Movie- Lee Marshall was born on 28 November 1949 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor, known for WCW Thunder (1998), WCW Monday Nitro (1995) and WCW Saturday Night (1985). He was married to Judie. He died on 26 April 2014 in Santa Monica, California, USA.in LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures
Dedicated to the loving memory of Lee Marshall (November 28, 1949-April 26, 2014). You were an excellent LarryBoy narrator and I am very sorry that you did not get to see the final two VeggieTales videos. At least you got to see 48 of them. - Actor
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Marc Otis Graue is an American voice actor and demo producer who is known for voicing Mr. Zurkon from Ratchet & Clank, Mario, Luigi and Bowser from Hotel Mario, Bok Choy from LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures, a pirate in the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, himself in Lake Bell's In A World and the orcs in World of Warcraft.in LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures- Animation Department
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Larry Whitaker was born on 31 July 1969 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. He is a director, known for Con Air (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998) and Space Jam (1996).in LarryBoy: The Cartoon Adventures- Animation Department
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Keith Lango is known for The Wingfeather Saga (2022), The Ant Bully (2006) and Open Season 2 (2008).in An Easter Carol- Actress
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Rachael Pitts is known for VeggieTales: Sheerluck Holmes and the Golden Ruler (2006), VeggieTales: Gideon Tuba Warrior (2006) and VeggieTales: An Easter Carol (2004).in An Easter Carol- Actress
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Rebecca Jean Smallbone was born on July 26, 1977 in Sydney, Australia to Helen and David Smallbone. She is the oldest of seven children--five boys and two girls. At age 13 she was the lead vocalist at her Christian school. That year, Carman asked her to open shows during his Australian tour, and she also recorded her first album, "Refresh My Heart." The next year, David Smallbone was offered a job in America and the whole family packed up to move with him; unfortunately, the job soon fell through. With no money to return to Australia, the family began to do odd jobs together, such as cleaning houses. Through the next two years, they lived on not much more than prayer. Someone gave them keys to a van; someone else paid the bills for the youngest Smallbone, Libby, to be born in a hospital.
At 16, Rebecca was given a record deal and began a career that has lasted 11 years so far. Beginning in 1994 with her self-titled debut, Rebecca St. James has impacted thousands of teens and even adults to live radically for God.in An Easter Carol- Actor
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Greg Whalen is known for Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy (2004), VeggieTales: Sumo of the Opera (2004) and Beetle Bailey (1990).in Sumo of the Opera