Phil Snyder

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Phil Snyder
Snyder in 1997
Born
Philip Charles Snyder

(1953-02-06) February 6, 1953 (age 71)
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • stand-up comedian
  • author
  • animator
  • musician
  • singer-songwriter
  • director
  • screenwriter
  • producer
Years active1974–present
AgentTisherman Gilbert Motley Drozdoski[1]
Children3
WebsiteOfficial website

Philip Charles Snyder (born February 6, 1953)[2] is an American university professor, voice actor, stand-up comedian, author, animator, musician, singer-songwriter, director, screenwriter and producer.

Career[edit]

He was born the sixth child in a family of ten children. He began to demonstrate his love for, and natural skills in entertainment, especially impressions, at an early age. Snyder moved to Los Angeles, California, in 1974 to pursue a career in show business. After a few false starts, he became a regular paid performer at The Comedy Store. He began pursuing a career in voice-overs for animated cartoons and commercials. In 1996, Snyder had his first guest role in an animated TV series as Newt Gingrich and "Bob" in an episode of Steven Spielberg's Pinky and the Brain. The episode title was "The Pink Candidate".

In 1998, Snyder starred in his first feature film as Mr. Toad in the American version of Martin Gates's The Wind in the Willows.[a] Snyder also played the villain, Thaddeus J. Pinchworm, in The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald, which was animated by Klasky Csupo.

In May 2010, Snyder began to voice the Disney character, Jiminy Cricket. His first appearance as him was in the popular video game series, Kingdom Hearts.[3] He took over the role from Eddie Carroll, who died in April 2010.

He is also the voice of the Mattel Toys interactive talking toy, "Stinky the Garbage Truck," which made its debut in 2010.

Snyder began teaching at the University of Houston in their College of Technology's Digital Media Program in 2013, and won their Teaching Excellence Award in 2015.[4]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Wind in Willows Mr. Toad Voice
2001, 2003 The Wacky Adventures of Ronald McDonald Thaddeus J. Pinchworm, Stiles Voice, direct-to-video series[2][1]
2002 The Creation Adventure Team: Six Short Days, One Big Adventure Proto Voice, direct-to-video
2003 The Creation Adventure Team: A Jurassic Ark Mystery Proto
2014 The Elements Club: Lord of Flawless Strength Various voices Direct-to-video

Television[edit]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Pinky and the Brain Bob Voice, episode: "The Pink Candidate"[1]

Video games[edit]

Year Title Voice role Notes
1997 Popeye and the Quest for the Woolly Mammoth Swee Pea [2]
1998 Popeye & the Sunken Treasure Swee Pea
2008 Tom Clancy's EndWar Additional voices
2011 Kingdom Hearts Coded Jiminy Cricket [1]
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Jiminy Cricket [1]
2015 The Elements Club: Unity Match Additional voices
2017 Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue Jiminy Cricket (archive footage)

Theme parks[edit]

Year Title Voice role Notes
2003 Health Royale Slim Pick-It [1]

Commercials and promos[edit]

  • Disney Christmas Ad: Jiminy Cricket (Disney Home Video)
  • Stinky Garbage Truck Ad: Stinky (Young & Rubicam/Mattel)
  • Tropicana Orange Juice: Orange (Pepsico/Element 79)
  • 7-Eleven Stores: Cartoon Man (Richards Group/PBS)
  • Popeye’s Chicken: Popeye, Olive, Whimpy (Hill, Holiday Altschiller)
  • Premier Parks: Popeye, Olive, Bluto (Ackerman McQueen)
  • Toys ‘r’ Us: Tough Guy, Crazy Guy (Wells Rich Greene)
  • Blockbuster Video: Octopus (Bernstein-Rein)

Television and episodic webisodes[edit]

  • Ad It Up: Just Ad Milk (Pilot): Writer/Producer/Director (KAZAP Corp.)
  • The Numbears: All Roles (8 Million YouTube Views) (KAZAP Corp.)
  • 24—online Animated: George Mason (Imagine Ent.)
  • Something So Right: Hector the Stuttering Parrot (Universal/NBC)

Radio, commercials, and talk shows[edit]

  • Discover Card: Elf (Shine Adv/DG Entertainment)
  • Quik Trip: Dad (Richards Group)
  • Jc Penney: Crazy Announcer (Ackerman McQueen)
  • Boatman’s Bank: 3rd Little Pig (TBWA Kerlick Switzer)
  • Infincom Copiers: Dudley Doo-Right, Snidley (Moses Anshell)
  • Rick Dees Top 40: Featured (Syndicated)

Comedy clubs and live concerts[edit]

  • Comedy Stores of Hollywood, Las Vegas, La Jolla, & Universal City, Atlantis Hotel in Atlantic City (Jeff Kutash's "Superstars & Stripes") Also regular at Ice House, Laff Stop, Igby’s, Coconuts, Laugh Factory, and Los Angeles area comedy clubs. Toured with World Champion gymnast, Kurt Thomas's "Gymnastics America" as MC/Host.

Education[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ The version of The Wind in the Willows which starred Phil Snyder as Mr. Toad was originally produced in the UK by M.G.P. Productions, with Rik Mayall in the role.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Phil Snyder". Voice Chasers. Retrieved September 11, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Phil Snyder - 11 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 10, 2010. Retrieved May 30, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Phil Snyder - University of Houston". uh.edu.

External links[edit]

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