Phil Snyder

Phil Snyder
Born Philip Charles Snyder
(1953-02-06) February 6, 1953
Ellensburg, Washington, U.S.
Occupation Actor, voice actor, university professor, bible teacher, writer, producer, comedian
Years active 1987–2014
Children 3

Philip Charles "Phil" Snyder (born February 6, 1953) is an American actor, voice actor, university professor, bible teacher, writer, producer and comedian. 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.

Career

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.[lower-alpha 1] 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 classic Disney character, Jiminy Cricket. His first appearance as him was in the popular video game series, Kingdom Hearts.[1] 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.

He retired from voice acting in 2014.

Filmography

Television commercials and promos

Feature films

Television and episodic webisodes

Radio, commercials, and talk shows

Video games

Year Title Voice role
2008 Tom Clancy's EndWar Voice
2008 Kingdom Hearts Coded Jiminy Cricket
2012 Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance Jiminy Cricket

Comedy clubs and live concerts

Education

Notes

  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

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