Sirenetta Leoni Inside Voiceover—Information + Insights On Voice Acting

Is there some very well-known industry bigwig that you've long admired, but have no real hope of ever meeting, other than in your wildest fantasies? This post by unknown LA actor, Ben Blair, takes you step-by-step through the process of how he was able to turn his fantasy of getting a meeting with a well-known TV director into reality, by using Twitter (yes, Twitter) in a smart, creative way. Find out how he did it. You may be inspired to try it on your own...and if you do, let us know whether you get any results.
(Note: It's a long post, but worth reading IMHO.)

The Actors Voice - POV: Ben Blair Archives: "In December, I had the fortunate opportunity to spend a day shadowing Joe Russo, director and executive producer of NBC's Community. And I got this opportunity because I tweeted that I wanted to meet him. WHAT? Yes, you read that right. Here's how it went down...
RT @marciliroff: If u haven't read this yet...u should!"

A well-deserved homage to the great voice actors behind many of the most beloved characters in the classic Disney films many of us grew up with, like "Jungle Book," "Sleeping Beauty" and "Winnie the Pooh." In fact, it's impossible to think of "Pooh" without hearing Sterling Holloway's voice, which is why I probably would have put him in the #1 on my list, even though the amazing Verna Felton has always been one of my favorite character actors.

Btw with much being made of celebrities vs. non-celebrities in animation films nowadays, it should be noted that many of these character actors, like Pat Buttram, and Felton and Holloway, were as well-known for their as on-camera work. And the incomparable Phil Harris was actually best known as a band leader, who seemed to be more at home hanging out with his Rat Pack buddies, like Dean Martin, than the Mouse!