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Strider
03-14-2005, 06:48 PM
We're talking TV, movies, music, whatever. Who would you say has the most recognizable voice in the entertainment industry? Note that it doesn't have to be in a good way, either. You could say James Earl Jones, Gilbert Gottfried, or the dude who says "BRILLIANT!" in every single Guinness commercial.

kikimm
03-14-2005, 06:55 PM
Gilbert Gottfried does have an easily recognizable voice. Ugh. Robin Williams and James Woods as well; or maybe it's just me. Whoopi Goldberg and Ellen Degeneres as well.

Hm.


:D

Chris
03-14-2005, 09:21 PM
For me the most recognizable voices are:

http://www.celebritypicturesarchive.com/pics/f/fran-drescher/fran-drescher.jpg
Fran Drescher.

...And

http://www.vh1.com/shared/media/images/sn_legacy/addict/images/Bassey,_Shirley/sm-bassey2.gif
Shirley Bassey.

Skogs
03-14-2005, 09:31 PM
Tom Waits.

http://image.allmusic.com/00/amg/pic200/drp000/p068/p06814d3i0d.jpg

Who else sounds like they gargle with Jack Daniels and gravel?

The Captain
03-14-2005, 11:35 PM
I'll go with Billy Crudup, the fellow who does the Mastercard commercial voiceovers, though perhaps I'm bias since I've met him several times.

In the end though, I think the MOST recognizable TV voice would probably be one of if not all of the following: Ed McMahon, Mike Wallace, Larry King, or Johnny Carson.

As for music, it's Sinatra hands down.

Film, probably James Earl Jones as Darth Vader alone makes him an iconic voice yet he's also done so much more work on top of that.

Take care all.

RSL
03-14-2005, 11:55 PM
Robin Leach.

Behold the Void
03-15-2005, 12:00 AM
Robin Williams is pretty noticable.

I realize he's not technically alive anymore, but Louis Armstrong has one of the most distinctive voices I've ever heard.

Del Murder
03-15-2005, 03:20 AM
John Madden.

Ichimonji
03-15-2005, 05:36 AM
Rodney Dangerfield.

-N-
03-15-2005, 06:46 AM
Uh, how about Don LaFontaine, the narrating voice behind nearly every movie trailer?

Zell's Fists of Fury
03-15-2005, 08:55 AM
Welcome to Moviephone!

The Captain
03-15-2005, 10:55 PM
Kramer?


Take care all.

XxSephirothxX
03-15-2005, 11:03 PM
Gilbert Gottfried.

Crazy the Clown
03-15-2005, 11:47 PM
Rodney Dangerfield.

A legend in the world of acting. He will be missed.

These are some of the most recognizable voices to me.

-Billy West. (Ren & Stimpy, Futurama's Fry, and he even does the voice of Larry Fine of the Three Stooges in some instances.)
-Tara Strong.(Perhaps the busiest little lady in voice-acting, today. FFX's Rikku, PPG's Bubbles, Batman's Batgirl, and my personal favorite, Drawn Together's Princess Clara/Toot Braunstein.)
-Scott McNeil. (The original DBZ Piccolo, X-Men Evolution's Wolverine, and Jetfire from the Transformers.)
-John DiMaggio. (Futurama's Bender, Spawn-Armageddon's Redeemer, and FFX's Wakka/Kimahri.)

Masamune·1600
03-16-2005, 09:42 PM
It's March. Therefore, it's Dick Vitale.