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| 10 | This is when a crewmember, executive or even the creator for a show makes an appearance in a part that would ordinarily be cast with a professional actor -- or the crewmember ''is'' also an actor. This may start out as a CreatorCameo, with their original "extra" part becoming an AscendedExtra. |
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| 12 | It is ''extremely'' common for productions to have the same people do multiple jobs to cut costs, particularly if the production has NoBudget: |
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| 14 | * Foreign-language dubs to have voice actors who are also the dub's producer, ADR director or scriptwriters. This is both because their skill sets feed into each other (it's easier to write dialogue that [[LipLock matches lip flaps]] if you're used to reading it, and vice-versa) and as a cost-saving measure -- most dubs are non-union and relatively low-budget, so it pays to keep staffing small. |
| 15 | * In Western animation the production pipeline requires voice acting to be done before any actual animation can be created. This can result in the possibility of a crewmember becoming a PermanentPlaceholder should everyone become attached to the "scratch track" or the intended voice actor is a no-show. |
| 16 | * In the early era of voice acting in video games, the much smaller budgets of the time often made this trope the only option. |
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| 18 | See also DirectedByCastMember. Not to be confused with DarthWiki/FallenCreator. Or GodInHumanForm. Or AuthorGuestSpot, though both involve authors interacting with the world they're working on in some way or another. |
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| 21 | !!Examples: |
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| 24 | [[folder:Advertising]] |
| 25 | * Tom Carvel, the founder of the Carvel ice cream franchise, was the announcer of his company's local radio and TV advertisements from 1955 to his death in 1990. |
| 26 | * Not long after taking the top job at Chrysler in 1979 after a 25-year career at Ford, Lee Iacocca began appearing in a series of "if you can find a better car, buy it" ads that reached pre-internet MemeticMutation status in the early '80s. |
| 27 | * From 1989 until his death in 2002, Dave Thomas appeared in over 800 commercials for Wendy's, the restaurant franchise he founded. |
| 28 | * Dick Sittig created the "Jack Box" TV ad campaign for Jack in the Box and was the voice of the character from 1994 until 2015 when Jack in the Box hired a different ad agency. |
| 29 | * When the scheduled voice talent for the 1964 western ''Gunfighters of Casa Grande'' failed to show up to record the announcement for the trailer, it fell to one of the sound engineers and recordists to fill in so they had at least ''something'' to show MGM, the film's producers. That sound engineer? Creator/DonLaFontaine, who would later make a career out of voicing trailers. |
| 30 | * Sy Sperling, founder and president of the Hair Club for Men, was another '80s pre-internet MemeticMutation thanks to his ubiquity, his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuRLGdGnqSU monotone delivery]], and his catchphrase closer. |
| 31 | -->'''Sy Sperling:''' And remember, I'm not only the Hair Club president, ''(holds up picture of himself, bald)'' but I'm also a client. |
| 32 | * Orville Redenbacher, the bow-tied popcorn entrepreneur, made his company and product famous in a long series of TV ads. |
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| 34 | |
| 35 | [[folder:Animation]] |
| 36 | * ''Animation/AditDanSopoJarwo'': |
| 37 | ** Creative director and writer Eki N.F. voiced Jarwo and Kang Ujang. |
| 38 | ** Creative director Freddy Ninda voices Baba Chang from season 2 onwards. |
| 39 | * ''Animation/AdventuresOfTurtleTaido'': Program creator Muyiwa Kayode is credited as one of the voice actors, with the person's character being [[UnspecifiedRoleCredit unspecified]] as with everyone else who does voice work for the show. |
| 40 | * ''Animation/BoBoiBoy'': Nizam Razak, the director of Season 1 and the founder of the series' production company Animonsta Studios, voices Papa Zola, Bago Go, Wak Baga Ga, and the Burgerman [[MultipleLanguagesSameVoiceActor in both Malaysian and English]]. |
| 41 | [[/folder]] |
| 42 | |
| 43 | [[folder:Anime]] |
| 44 | * This was very common during the earlier days of anime before it became relevant in the global market. Due to a smaller staff size and most work being put toward translation, some higher ups would take it upon themselves to voice characters and some voice actors would also do some of the lower-level work in the dubbing process. |
| 45 | ** Perhaps the greatest example of the above is Creator/ChristopherSabat, one of the heads of Creator/{{Funimation}} during its early days in the late 90s. For the dub of ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', despite being the casting director, line producer, ADR director and translator of the original Japanese script, he lent his voice for iconic characters like Yamcha, Vegeta, Piccolo, and multiple extras, and went on on to voice characters in future Funimation-led dubs as well as direct them. |
| 46 | * Before his passing on October 13, 2013, children's book author Creator/TakashiYanase (creator of the ''Literature/{{Anpanman}}'' franchise) provided the voice of [[AuthorAvatar "Yanase Rabbit"]] who was a recurring character in the ''Anpanman'' anime and other spin-off material. After his death, Ken Shiroyama [[CharacterOutlivesActor became the current voice of Yanase Rabbit.]] |
| 47 | * ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Dave Guerrie, a post-production coordinator, voiced several characters throughout the show, most notably Machinedramon. |
| 48 | * In ''Anime/{{FLCL}}'', Creator/HideakiAnno, one of the co-founders of Creator/StudioGainax and creator of ''Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion'', provides the voice of Naota's pet cat in the Japanese version. |
| 49 | * In ''Anime/HisCooolSehaGirls'', Center-sensei is voiced by Creator/YujiNaka, a former developer for Creator/{{Sega}} who helped to create the ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'' games on the [[Platform/SegaGenesis Genesis]]. |
| 50 | * Jalen K. Cassell is an African-American voice director, translator, and writer who's done more of his current work for the ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' English dub, and has voiced two characters so far: [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureStardustCrusaders Vanilla]] [[MonsterOfTheWeek Ice]] and [[Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable Okuyasu]] [[{{Deuteragonist}} Nijimura]]. |
| 51 | * Carl Macek did the voiceover for the opening narration of the first English dub of ''Anime/NadiaTheSecretOfBlueWater''. [[note]]Produced by Creator/StreamlinePictures and only covering the first third of the series. The redub, done by Creator/ADVFilms, is complete and has an old woman doing the narration (odd since the Japanese narrator is male).[[/note]] This was also infamous as a case of VoiceoverTranslation. |
| 52 | * In the 2005 anime short ''Mr. Pinoko's Forest Adventures'', Rumiko Tezuka (eldest daughter of Creator/OsamuTezuka) provided the voice of Manga/{{Unico}} for the short film. |
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| 55 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 56 | * An artistic example occurs in ''ComicBook/StrikeforceMorituri''. The second Commander of the Morituri, Yuri Pogorelich, is modeled after writer Peter Gillis. Even when the series changed writers, Pogorelich remained in that role. |
| 57 | [[/folder]] |
| 58 | |
| 59 | [[folder:Film -- Animation]] |
| 60 | !!Multiple: |
| 61 | * Legendary animator Bud Luckey (who among other things, designed [[Franchise/ToyStory Woody]]) voiced the Jackalope in ''WesternAnimation/{{Boundin}}'', Agent Rick Dicker in ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1'', Chuckles the Clown in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'', and Eeyore in ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011''. |
| 62 | * Creator/{{Pixar}} crewmember Bob Peterson has voiced [[WesternAnimation/MonstersInc Roz]], [[Franchise/FindingNemo Mr. Ray]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Up}} both Dug and Alpha]]. |
| 63 | * Creator/JoeRanft voiced [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory1 Lenny]], [[WesternAnimation/ABugsLife Heimlich]], [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Wheezy]], [[WesternAnimation/FindingNemo Jacques]], and [[WesternAnimation/Cars1 Red]]. |
| 64 | * Production designer Lou Romano voiced [[WesternAnimation/{{Ratatouille}} Linguini]], [[WesternAnimation/Cars1 Snotrod]], [[WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles1 Bernie Kropp]], and [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 The Amoeba Boys]] (in Craig [=McCracken=]'s original pilot), among others. |
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| 66 | !!Specific films: |
| 67 | * Storyboard artist Mark Walton was originally asked to voice Rhino the hamster in ''WesternAnimation/{{Bolt}}'' as a stand-in until an actor could be found and cast in the role. However, the directors enjoyed Walton's performance so much that they decided to give him the part, to Walton's extreme joy and ecstasy. |
| 68 | * Dan Molina, editor of ''WesternAnimation/ChickenLittle'', performed the "voice" of [[MobileFishBowl Fish Out of Water]] by vocalizing through a tube into a water cooler tank full of water. |
| 69 | * In ''WesternAnimation/DaffyDucksQuackbusters'' animator Mark Kausler provided the voice of Egghead for his cameo. |
| 70 | * The voice of Hognob the boar in ''WesternAnimation/EarlyMan'' is voiced by director Creator/NickPark. |
| 71 | * Editor, director, and solo animator Ladd Ehlinger Jr. also voices the lead character "A Square" in the 2007 animated adaption of ''Literature/{{Flatland}}''. |
| 72 | * Story artist and animator Stephen John Anderson played a bit role in ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen|2013}}'' as Kai, adviser to the Arendelle royal family. He later reprised his role in the [[WesternAnimation/FrozenII 2019 sequel]]. |
| 73 | * Director Cory Edwards voiced hyperactive squirrel photographer Twitchy in ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}''. |
| 74 | * Creator/BlueSkyStudios founder and exec producer Chris Wedge voices Scrat in the ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' franchise. Likewise, story artist and producer Karen Disher voiced his female counterpart Scratte. |
| 75 | * In ''Franchise/TheIncredibles,'' Brad Bird wound up voicing Edna Mode. He originally planned to cast Lily Tomlin, but she said he did it perfectly himself when demonstrating what she should sound like. |
| 76 | * Creator/ChrisSanders as Stitch in ''WesternAnimation/LiloAndStitch'' and [[Franchise/LiloAndStitch the franchise that grew out of it]] (except in [[Anime/{{Stitch}} East]] [[Animation/StitchAndAi Asia]]), even after leaving Disney. He's also the voice of Belt in ''WesternAnimation/TheCroods''. |
| 77 | * Tom [=McGrath=], director and writer on the ''Franchise/{{Madagascar}}'' films, voices Skipper the penguin, a role he reprised on the TV [[SpinOff spin-off]] ''WesternAnimation/ThePenguinsOfMadagascar''. Private and Kowalski were also voiced by crew members Christopher Knights and Chris Miller respectively (though only for the movies). Along with [=McGrath=], they've done multiple roles in other [=DreamWorks=] movies. |
| 78 | * ''WesternAnimation/MeetTheRobinsons'' director Steve Anderson voiced Bowler Hat Guy, Grandpa Bud and [[CrossdressingVoices Cousin Tallulah]]. |
| 79 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'': Composer Danny Elfman voices Barrel and the Clown, and also is Jack Skellington's singing voice. |
| 80 | * In ''WesternAnimation/RalphBreaksTheInternet'', co-screenwriter Pamela Ribon voices [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Snow White]]. Her lines were initially recorded as placeholder dialogue but these were [[PermanentPlaceholder deemed good enough]] to make it to the final cut. |
| 81 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheRescuers'', story artist Larry Clemmons voices Gramps the turtle. |
| 82 | * ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'': Generally, while the important characters like Shrek, Donkey and Fiona are voiced by big-name celebrities, supporting/minor characters are voiced by in-studio staff instead. |
| 83 | ** Director/Writer Conrad Vernon voices the Gingerbread Man. |
| 84 | ** Writer Cody Cameron voices Pinocchio and the Three Little Pigs. |
| 85 | ** Editor Christopher Knights voices the Three Blind Mice and Thelonious. |
| 86 | ** Director Chris Miller voices the Magic Mirror and Geppetto. |
| 87 | ** Producer Aron Warner voices the Big Bad Wolf. |
| 88 | ** Walt Dohrn, head of story on ''WesternAnimation/ShrekForeverAfter'', was cast as Rumplestiltskin after everyone fell in love with the voice he came up for him when doing the readbacks on the recording sessions. Unlike the other ''Shrek'' examples, Rumplestiltskin has a pretty major role as the BigBad. |
| 89 | * Brian Nissen, who wrote the screenplay for ''WesternAnimation/TheSwanPrincess'', also narrated the film's prologue. He became TheOtherDarrin playing Prince Derek in the third film too. |
| 90 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitansGoToTheMovies'', storyboard artists Joey Cappabianca and Dave Stone voice Plastic Man and Ace Morgan respectively. |
| 91 | * Longtime animator and storyboard writer Ralph Wright was the very first voice for [[TheEeyore Eeyore]] in Disney's ''[[WesternAnimation/TheManyAdventuresOfWinnieThePooh Winnie the Pooh]]'' series. |
| 92 | * ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': |
| 93 | ** Director John Lasseter and co-director Lee Unkrich provide the voices of the Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots in Al's office. |
| 94 | ** Writer Andrew Stanton voices Emperor Zurg. |
| 95 | * ''WesternAnimation/WallE'': |
| 96 | ** Pixar assistant producer Elissa Knight became the voice of EVE. |
| 97 | ** Due to the overlap of sound effects/sound design and dialogue in the film, sound designer Creator/BenBurtt voices WALL-E, M-O and a lot of the other robots. |
| 98 | * In ''WesternAnimation/WreckItRalph'', Sour Bill and Zangief are both voiced by director Creator/RichMoore. |
| 99 | * Several characters from ''WesternAnimation/{{Zootopia}}'' are voiced by the crew; storyboard artist Raymond Persei voices Flash the sloth and Officer Higgins (a hippo), co-writer Phil Johnston voices Gideon Grey, co-director Rich Moore voices Doug the ram and Larry the wolf, co-director Byron Howard and co-writer Jared Bush voice Judy's annoying neighbors. (Byron Howard also voices Travis, a weasel in Judy's youth.) Film editor Fabienne Rawley voices the newscaster [[TheDanza Fabienne Growley]] and the female elephant customer at Jumbeaux's, and artist David Thibodeau voices Gary the wolf. |
| 100 | [[/folder]] |
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| 102 | [[folder:Film -- Live-Action]] |
| 103 | * Creator/UweBoll read out the OpeningScroll of the ''Film/{{Alone in the Dark|2005}}'' movie. |
| 104 | * Creator/BritMarling stars as Rhoda Williams in ''Film/AnotherEarth'', which she also wrote and produced. |
| 105 | * The Chinese film ''Assembly'' had an American special effects director. He plays an American tank commander the main characters meet during the Korean War. |
| 106 | * ''Film/BlackPatch'' was written by Leo Gordon, who also plays the supporting role of Hank Danner. |
| 107 | * Creator/MelGibson didn't originally intend to play William Wallace in ''Film/{{Braveheart}}'', but wound up doing it anyway. |
| 108 | * ''Film/Cinderella1997'' cast Executive Producer Music/WhitneyHouston as the fairy godmother. She originally landed the part of Cinderella, but outgrew the role by the time ABC greenlit the film. |
| 109 | * In ''Film/CitizenKane'', director Creator/OrsonWelles plays the titular role of Charlie Kane. When Kane is shown as a kid, Buddy Swan played him. |
| 110 | * Creator/KevinSmith cast himself as Silent Bob in ''Film/{{Clerks}}'' after realizing he couldn't memorize Randal's (who he had written for himself to play) lines, displacing the friend who was supposed to play the character, simply so that if the film's production bankrupted him at least he'd have solid evidence he'd made a movie. He's in it for all of maybe ten minutes of footage and doesn't even do anything until the end. That changed drastically in Smith's [[Film/TheViewAskewniverse later work]]. Silent Bob's one and only line of dialogue in the film wasn't even meant for him, either. It was originally meant to be spoken by Jay, but Jason Mewes (a heavy drug-user at the time) was unable to properly deliver the line and Smith took it upon himself. Since this line was more or less the moral of the story, Silent Bob became the sort of sage-like figure he is in later films, remaining quiet only until he has something important to say. |
| 111 | * Creator/StephenKing played Jordy Verrill in ''Film/{{Creepshow}}'', a meatier role than his usual CreatorCameo. |
| 112 | * Director Mick Garris provided most of the voices of the Crites in ''Film/{{Critters}} 2'' because he couldn't afford Creator/FrankWelker. |
| 113 | * In ''Film/CryBloodApache'', director Jack Starrett also plays the sadistic Deacon; one of the gang of murderous gold hunters. |
| 114 | * ''Film/DeadtimeStoriesVolume1'': Jeff Monahan, who directed the "Valley of the Shadow" segment, plays the protagonist Jack in the segment "Wet". |
| 115 | * Fittingly, the director of ''Film/TheDisasterArtist'', Creator/JamesFranco, plays Creator/TommyWiseau. |
| 116 | * Creator/SharltoCopley only intended to produce ''Film/{{District 9}}'' and had no plans of acting in the film (at the time, Copley had no interest in acting). Director Neill Blomkamp ended up casting him as Wikus since he fit the role the best. |
| 117 | * Creator/BritMarling stars as Sarah in ''Film/TheEast'', which she also wrote and produced. |
| 118 | * ''Literature/{{Eloise}}'' illustrator Hilary Knight made a cameo appearance as a street artist in ''Eloise at the Plaza''. |
| 119 | * Brad Harris, who plays Brian Redford, was also associate producer of ''Film/TheFreakmaker''. |
| 120 | * In ''Film/GangOfRoses'', director Jean-Claude [=LaMarre=] was going to cast a different actor to play Babyface Malone, Chas's LoveInterest, but couldn't find one in time so he decided to play the role himself. |
| 121 | * Jonathan Lisecki, the director of ''Film/{{Gayby}}'', plays the secondary character Nelson in that same film. |
| 122 | * Creator/HaroldRamis as Egon in ''Film/{{Ghostbusters|1984}}''. He never wanted to ''play'' the part, but he was the only one who really made anyone go, "Okay, that's Egon." This carried over into ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' -- Creator/MauriceLaMarche was specifically asked not to impersonate Harold Ramis, but he realized that nothing else sounded right. |
| 123 | * Creator/DanSchneider played the manager Mr. Bailey in ''Film/GoodBurger''. |
| 124 | * In ''Film/HangmansCurse'', Creator/FrankPeretti appears as Dr. Algernon Wheeling, a scientist who helps the Springfields. |
| 125 | * Creator/JoshRadnor stars as Sam Wexler in ''Film/{{Happythankyoumoreplease}}'', which he also wrote and directed. |
| 126 | * ''Film/HollowTriumph'': Star Creator/PaulHenreid was also producer, and became the uncredited director after Steve Sekely was removed from the picture for creative differences. |
| 127 | * Director Creator/JonFavreau plays Tony Stark's long-suffering chauffeur Harold "Happy" Hogan in the first two ''Film/IronMan1'' [[Film/IronMan2 films]]. He reprised the role for [[Film/IronMan3 the third film]] despite passing the torch as director. He would also appear as Hogan in other ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' movies, including ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and the first [[Film/SpiderManHomecoming three]] ''[[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome Spider-Man]]'' [[Film/SpiderManNoWayHome films]]. |
| 128 | * Although Creator/JohnLandis often makes cameo appearances in his films, his large role in ''Film/IntoTheNight'' came about through necessity: the Persian actors playing the rest of the four bad guys were unfamiliar with the slapstick tradition, and Landis found it easier to direct them through it if he led by example. |
| 129 | * Adila Bendimerad co-directed ''Film/TheLastQueen'' and played the main role in it. |
| 130 | * ''Film/{{Let There Be Light|2017}}'' director Creator/KevinSorbo also serves as the film's lead actor with his role as Dr. Sol Harkens. |
| 131 | * Creator/JoshRadnor stars as Jesse Fischer in ''Film/LiberalArts'', which he wrote, produced, and directed. |
| 132 | * In the film adaptations of Creator/AstridLindgren's books, Astrid would often step in and narrate the stories, reading selected quotes from her original books. |
| 133 | * The director of ''Film/MetalGearSolidPhilanthropy'' never intended to play Solid Snake himself, but no other suitable actor could be found. |
| 134 | * ''Film/{{MFA}}'': Writer and producer Leah [=McKendrick=] plays Noelle's neighbour and friend Skye, and producer Mike Manning plays Jeremiah, the second rapist murdered by Noelle. |
| 135 | * For the movie ''Film/OldFashioned'', director Rik Swartzwelder played the lead role of Clay, and co-producer Nini Hadjis also stars in the movie as Lisa, the fiance of Clay's best friend David. |
| 136 | * ''Film/{{Pistolera}}'': Star Romina Di Lella not only plays the protagonist, she also wrote the script, produced, and [[DoItYourselfThemeTune sung the theme song]]. Director Creator/DamianChapa also co-stars as Pistolera's cousin Rico. |
| 137 | * Creator/KirkDouglas produced, directed and starred in ''Film/Posse1975''. |
| 138 | * Creator/MNightShyamalan's role as Dev Raman in his directorial debut, ''Film/PrayingWithAnger'', marks his first (and so far only) performance in a lead role. |
| 139 | * In ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', the pilot of the Flying Wing is played by producer Frank Marshall. Marshall took on the role of the pilot when the stuntman who was to play the part became ill. Having been asked by director Creator/StevenSpielberg to take the part, Marshall thought that the Flying Wing sequence would be easy to film, but ultimately he had to spend about three days sat at the Wing's cockpit in a jumpsuit when it was over 140ºF in arid Tozeur, Tunisia. |
| 140 | * In ''Film/RampageCapitalPunishment'', Creator/UweBoll plays Andy the producer in an uncredited role. |
| 141 | * When Creator/MichaelDouglas began producing ''Film/RomancingTheStone'', he didn't plan to play the male lead. The part was offered to Creator/SylvesterStallone and Creator/ChristopherReeve before Douglas finally decided to play the role himself. |
| 142 | * In ''Film/TheChristmasThatAlmostWasnt'', the Italian director Rossano Brazzi plays the antagonist, Phineas T. Prune. |
| 143 | * ''Rocky Horror'' creator Creator/RichardOBrien played Riff Raff in ''Film/TheRockyHorrorPictureShow'' and Cosmo in its sequel, ''Film/ShockTreatment''. |
| 144 | * ''Film/TheRoom2003'' |
| 145 | ** In addition to writing, directing, and producing the movie, Creator/TommyWiseau stars as Johnny, the film's main character. |
| 146 | ** Creator/GregSestero wasn't originally planned to play Mark and simply worked behind the scenes as Tommy's BeleagueredAssistant. Tommy really wanted Greg to play Mark despite the latter's refusal and the fact they had already cast an actor named "Dan" to play the role. Ultimately, Greg was persuaded to take on the role and Dan was let go. |
| 147 | * In ''Film/SeasonOfMiracles'', Rafer's dad is played by Rusty Whitener, who wrote the screenplay and the original novel. |
| 148 | * Star Creator/VincentCassel also co-produced the film ''Film/{{Sheitan}}''. |
| 149 | * Robert [=McGinley=], the producer, director, and writer of ''Film/ShredderOrpheus'', plays Orpheus. He'd considered "real actors" before being convinced to do the role himself, as he'd done in a short film that acted as a precursor to the finished movie. |
| 150 | * ''Film/SixGunSavior'': Creator/MartinKove who plays The Mentor, was also associate producer. And Lorraine Ziff, who plays Zaretha, is also credited as script editor. |
| 151 | * Creator/BritMarling plays AmbiguouslyEvil tritagonist Maggie in ''Film/SoundOfMyVoice'', which she also wrote and produced. |
| 152 | * Skywalker Sound editor Creator/MatthewWood provides the voice of many characters in ''Franchise/StarWars'' starting with the prequels, most notably the battle droids and General Grievous. |
| 153 | * Melvin Van Peebles played the main role in ''Film/SweetSweetbacksBaadasssssSong'', mainly because any actors who had the skill set necessary and were willing to star for what little Van Peebles could offer requested Sweetback have more lines written (Sweetback only had six lines in the entire film). Production was so tight Van Peebles even ended up doing his own stuntwork and even contracted gonorrhea filming one of the film's unsimulated sex scenes. |
| 154 | * ''Film/TalesFromTheHood'': Director and writer Creator/RustyCundieff plays Richard Garvey, the caring teacher and supporting protagonist in the "Boys Do Get Bruised" segment of the film. |
| 155 | %%* Creator/QuentinTarantino in almost every film he's ever done. |
| 156 | * In ''Film/TenDeadMen'', producer Phil Hobden also plays Stone: one of the ten men protagonist Ryan is out to kill. Additionally, Hobden did his own driving in the scene where Stone is competing in a motor race. |
| 157 | * In ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndTheMagicRailroad'', the steam engine Lady was voiced by director Britt Allcroft. |
| 158 | * ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' director Creator/TaikaWaititi appears as not one, but two characters - Korg, the RockMonster gladiator that Thor meets on Sakaar, and the motion capture for Surtur, the fire skeleton destined to bring about Ragnarok. |
| 159 | * Director Creator/DavidArquette also plays Muff in the ''Film/TheTripper'' (his directorial debut). |
| 160 | * Disney storyman Winston Hibler became the narrator of the studio's ''True Life Adventure'' series of nature films. |
| 161 | * ''Film/WhatWeDoInTheShadows'' was directed and written by Creator/TaikaWaititi and Creator/JemaineClement, who also play the main roles of Viago and Vladislav. |
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| 164 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 165 | * Throughout ''Series/ArrestedDevelopment'', Executive Producer Creator/RonHoward served as the narrator. He appeared as himself in the final episode of the original run (to whom one of the characters pitches the idea of the show itself). He has a recurring role (as a fictionalized version of himself) in the post-resurrection fourth season. |
| 166 | * The ''Series/BarneyAndFriends'' episode "The Treasure of Rainbow Beard" featured the at-the-time head writer Stephen White as the titular pirate. |
| 167 | * Executive Producer William Dozier was the LemonyNarrator in ''Series/Batman1966''. |
| 168 | * ''Series/TheBear'': Executive Producer Matty Matheson has a recurring role as the restaurant's handyman Fak. |
| 169 | * ''Series/BobHeartsAbishola'': Series co-creator and writer Gina Yashere portrays Abishola's friend Kemi. |
| 170 | * Edward [=McGinty=], the main historical consultant for ''Series/BoardwalkEmpire'', plays the quiet and unassuming ward boss Al Boyd. Early in development, [=McGinty=] was chatting with series creator Terrence Winter when Winter looked him in the eye and said: "You know, with that face you should play one of the ward bosses." |
| 171 | * Star-Burns of ''Series/{{Community}}'' is played by Dino Stamatopoulos, a writer and consulting producer for the show. The role originated as a simple cameo role with Dino playing him to avoid the expense of hiring another actor, but the writers loved the character enough to make him into a recurring role. |
| 172 | * Creator/GoNagai, the creator of ''Manga/CuteyHoney'', played the part of Honey's father/builder Dr. Kisaragi in a DVD-exclusive epilogue for ''LiveActionTV/CuteyHoneyTheLive''. |
| 173 | * Executive producer Creator/HenryWinkler plays the protagonist in two episodes of ''Series/DeadMansGun'', appearing as Leo Sunshine in "The Imposter" and as Phineas Newman in "Hangman". |
| 174 | * Creator/CarlReiner first played Alan Brady on ''Series/TheDickVanDykeShow'' as just a voice cameo, then with his face hidden, until finally he became the center of an episode ("Coast to Coast Big Mouth") and was fully seen. Reiner played several one-time-only and bit parts during the series as well. |
| 175 | * In ''Series/DoctorWho'': |
| 176 | ** Actor and scriptwriter Glyn Jones wrote "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS2E7TheSpaceMuseum The Space Museum]]" (1965) and acted in one of the main guest roles in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS12E3TheSontaranExperiment The Sontaran Experiment]]" (1975). |
| 177 | ** Creator/MarkGatiss, well-known for doing this, has acted in a couple of 21st-century episodes as well as writing a larger number. His biggest roles were as the eponymous Professor Lazarus in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E6TheLazarusExperiment The Lazarus Experiment]]", and as a British army officer in the finale of Creator/StevenMoffat's term as producer and Creator/PeterCapaldi's as the Doctor, "[[Recap/DoctorWho2017CSTwiceUponATime Twice Upon A Time]]". He also made an uncredited cameo as the voice of a fighter pilot in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E3VictoryOfTheDaleks Victory of the Daleks]]" (which he wrote) and "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E7AGoodManGoesToWar A Good Man Goes to War]]", and played the role of Gantok in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E13TheWeddingOfRiverSong The Wedding of River Song]]" under the pseudonym of "Rondo Haxton". Prior to the revival, he had played a version of the Doctor in a non-continuity BBC parody sketch, "The Web of Caves", and other characters in several Expanded Universe audio dramas, most notably an alternate-timeline version of the Master in the Big Finish {{Elseworld}} drama ''Sympathy for the Devil''. |
| 178 | ** "Twice Upon a Time" features Mark Gatiss ''and'' fellow ''Who'' scriptwriter Toby Whithouse (in a much smaller role) - as soldiers on opposite sides of a war. Moffat himself jokingly wondered what that represents. |
| 179 | * ''Series/{{Double Dare|1986}}'' |
| 180 | ** To wrap up the 1990 ''Family season'', an "Old Timers" episode was taped with various people associated with Double Dare playing the game. Then-Nickelodeon president Geraldine Laybourne, executive producer Geoffrey Darby, art director Byron Taylor and co-creator Bob Mittenthal played against production manager Lauren Gray, original director Dana Calderwood, stage assistant Robin Russo (née Marella) and announcer Harvey. The episode wasn't meant for broadcast, but a segment where the crew members carried Marc into the Sundae Slide's landing pod was included in the ''Double Dare: Super Sloppiest Moments'' video. Darby uploaded the episode to his [=YouTube=] account in 2015. |
| 181 | ** For the 2018 revival, Marc Summers handled announcing duties. |
| 182 | * ''Series/{{Ezel}}'': Casting director Rabia Sultan Düzenli plays a young Rabia Karaeski, Ramiz's wife, in the second season of the series. It appears to be her only on-screen role to date, as she has since become a prominent casting director in the Turkish television industry. |
| 183 | * Byron Allen, creator of the syndicated game show ''Series/FunnyYouShouldAsk'', is often one of the panelists. Jodi Miller, head content producer, also appears on the panel from time to time. |
| 184 | * Creator/ChuckBarris served as host of his own show, ''Series/TheGongShow''. His original plan was to have John Barbour (later of Real People fame) host, but Barbour took the show too seriously to fit the wacky talent show premise. |
| 185 | * In ''Series/HankZipzer'', music teacher Mr. Rock is played by Creator/HenryWinkler, who also wrote the book series upon which the series is based. |
| 186 | * Jerry Paris, director of many an episode of ''Series/HappyDays'', can occasionally be seen in a bit part such as a photographer taking pictures in "Fonzie Loves Pinky Part 3." |
| 187 | * Averted in ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''[='=]s episodes about the production staff of the TV show: the staff are played by the regular cast (Creator/BruceCampbell is Robert Tapert, Hudson Leick is producer Liz Friedman, Kevin Smith is head writer Jerry Patrick Brown, Michael Hirst is writer Paul Robert Coyle, Ted Raimi is the Kurtzman half of Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, Creator/GinaTorres is casting director Beth Hymson-Ayer...). |
| 188 | * Brent Butt, although he is a professional actor, did not intend to star in ''Series/{{Hiccups}}''. |
| 189 | * Sean Whitesell, a writer for ''Series/HomicideLifeOnTheStreet'' and ''Series/{{Oz}}'', played recurring characters in both. |
| 190 | * Originally only a writer for ''Series/HorribleHistories'', Larry Rickard was given the role of hyperactive MotorMouth newscaster Bob Hale because the male actors in the original troupe couldn't handle the three-minute monologues on top of the rest of their lines. Rickard eventually became part of the main troupe and they all went on to write and act in ''Series/{{Yonderland}}''. |
| 191 | * ''Series/JamAndJerusalem'': Co-writer Jennifer Saunders plays the supporting role of Caroline Martin. |
| 192 | * ''Series/TheKidsInTheHall'' |
| 193 | ** Jeffrey Berman, a producer, appears in many skits as a background character, purely to save money on hiring extras. He was immortalized as the 'sixth' member in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFj7KGyfDB8 this skit.]] The punchline [[spoiler:that he appeared in more skits than an actual member of the cast could conceivably be true.]] |
| 194 | ** And Paul Bellini, a writer, became a recurring character. (He never spoke until after the credits rolled on the series finale.) |
| 195 | * Michael Landon in ''Series/LittleHouseOnThePrairie'' did not originally intend to both direct and lead in the role of Pa. |
| 196 | * Mark also filled in as a panelist one time during the 70s run of ''Series/MatchGame'', as Charles Nelson Reilly was late (allegedly "getting his hair nailed on", according to Gene Rayburn). |
| 197 | * In ''Series/TheMandalorian'', showrunner Creator/JonFavreau voices fellow Mandalorian Paz Vizsla. Three of the first-season episode directors Creator/DaveFiloni, Deborah Chow, and Rick Famuyiwa play some X-Wing pilots. And Creator/TaikaWaititi directs the Season 1 finale in addition to voicing IG-11. |
| 198 | * ''Series/MimpiMetropolitan'': Assistant director Kiki Adrian has a recurring role as ''[[SoapWithinAShow Ada Azab Dalam Cerita]]'' assistant director (and later, main director) Akbar. |
| 199 | * ''Series/MysteryScienceTheater3000'': |
| 200 | ** When Joel Hodgson left he was replaced by the show's head writer, Michael J. Nelson. ''[=MST3K=]'' was built on this trope. Major and minor characters alike were all played by members of the production staff (because many of them had performing experience and it saved money). You can practically count on one hand the number of times someone appeared that didn't already work for the series in some capacity. |
| 201 | ** There were also a few times when their families showed up as extras, like the pancake breakfast in ''Film/QuestOfTheDeltaKnights''. |
| 202 | * Creator/BritMarling stars as Prairie Johnson, the eponymous ''Series/TheOA'', which she also wrote and produced. |
| 203 | * ''Series/OddSquad'': |
| 204 | ** Mark De Angelis, a writer on the series and the showrunner for Season 3, had two roles in the franchise -- one was a tourist in New York City that Omar and Orla help in the episode "Sample of New York", and the other was of a different tourist in New York City (or at least just his head) in the ''WebVideo/{{OddTube}}'' episode "Oddness in NYC". |
| 205 | ** Eric Toth, a writer for Season 3, plays Gerrard, an eccentric gift shop owner, in "Three Portals Down". |
| 206 | * ''Series/TheOfficeUS'': |
| 207 | ** Phyllis is played by [[TheDanza Phyllis Smith]], who originally worked on the show as a casting assistant. Creator/KenKwapis, director of the pilot, was impressed with how she interacted with actors during the casting read-throughs and decided to add her to the ensemble. |
| 208 | ** Writer and producer Creator/MichaelSchur has a secondary role as Dwight's weird cousin and farm assistant Mose Schrute. |
| 209 | ** Writer Creator/MindyKaling only got the role of Kelly Kapoor because a scene required Michael to be slapped by a minority. |
| 210 | * ''Series/PersonOfInterest'' creator Creator/JonathanNolan provides a computerized voice for [[AIIsACrapshoot Samaritan]] a few times in the show's last few episodes. |
| 211 | * Richard Osman, in his role as an executive for Endemol UK, made such a good impression when he pitched ''Series/{{Pointless}}'' to Creator/TheBBC that they suggested he take on the role of co-host himself. So he did. |
| 212 | * Because it is filmed on a fast turnaround and a small budget, ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' does this practice multiple times. Producer Doug Sloan voiced Prince Gasket in ''Series/PowerRangersZeo'' and was Kimberly's Uncle Steve in one episode; he also played Tyler Steele in the ''Cybertron'' pitch-reel (that would later evolve into ''Series/VRTroopers''). In a by-proxy example, one frequent example is stunt coordinator Koichi Sakamoto's wife, who was the A-Squad Pink Ranger in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD'' and a woman with a baby carriage in ''Series/PowerRangersRPM''. Sakamoto himself played an alien warrior that fights alongside Bulk and Skull in a ''Zeo'' episode. |
| 213 | * Producer Bill Carruthers was the voice of the Whammy in ''Series/PressYourLuck''. |
| 214 | * The "Zeke's Blues" episode of ''[[Creator/GerryAnderson The Protectors]]'' originally had Tony Curtis in mind to play the guest role of Harry Rule's friend, nightclub pianist Zeke Daley -- but Shane Rimmer, who wrote the episode (though better known as an actor, he also scripted episodes of Anderson shows), wound up playing Zeke instead. |
| 215 | * In ''Series/QuantumLeap'', creator Creator/DonaldPBellisario played the guy Sam leaped into in "A Portrait For Troian." Writer/producer/wife of Bellisario Deborah Pratt plays title character Troian (who is named for their daughter[[note]] (she does appear in an episode, but not this one)[[/note]] -- Bellisario co-wrote this one as well) in the episode and voices both the Project Quantum Leap AI Ziggy and does the OpeningNarration from mid-Season 2 on. |
| 216 | * Creator/StephenJCannell, as well as creating ''Series/{{Renegade}}'' and writing several episodes, played the BigBad, DirtyCop Lt. Donald "Dutch" Dickerson. |
| 217 | * Lorenzo Music was just a writer before he was asked to lend his unique voice to the unseen doorman Carlton in ''Series/{{Rhoda}}''. He then became a well-known voice actor, most notably as the voice of ''Franchise/{{Garfield}}''. |
| 218 | * Esben Storm, writer/director/script-editor on ''Series/RoundTheTwist'', played the recurring character Mr Snapper. |
| 219 | * ''Series/RussianDoll'': Natasha Lyonne co-created and stars in the series. |
| 220 | * Creator/BillLawrence appeared as the incredibly cynical justice of the peace who marries Lady and the Janitor in the ''Series/{{Scrubs}}'' episode "My Soul on Fire, Part I." |
| 221 | ** Writer, [[LongList supervising producer, co-producer, co-executive producer, story editor, and executive story editor]] Mike Schwartz appears as reoccurring character Loyd the Delivery Guy. |
| 222 | * As the show went on, Creator/LarryDavid made more and more appearances in bit parts in ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', perhaps most notably as the voice of George Steinbrenner. |
| 223 | * When ''Series/SesameStreet'' began, writer Matt Robinson had major input in creating the character of Gordon. When the producers couldn't find any actor they liked for the role in auditions, they talked a reluctant Robinson into taking the job. He wound up playing Gordon for the first three seasons. A later {{retcon}} established Gordon's last name as [[ShoutOut Robinson]]. Matt Robinson also created and voiced the {{Muppet}} character Roosevelt Franklin. |
| 224 | * ''Series/{{Sherlock}}'': Creator/MarkGatiss's cameo as [[spoiler:Mycroft Holmes]] in the first episode is half MythologyGag and half CreatorCameo. As of the second season opener, "A Scandal in Belgravia", he ascended from cameo to major recurring character. |
| 225 | * Creator/KurtSutter played a recurring character in ''Series/SonsOfAnarchy'', an incarcerated member of the club called "Big" Otto Delaney. |
| 226 | * ''Series/StargateSG1'''s recurring MauveShirt and ButtMonkey Sergeant Siler is played by Dan Shea, the show's stunt coordinator and Richard Dean Anderson's stunt double. |
| 227 | * Creator/GeneRoddenberry had an uncredited voice cameo in [[Recap/StarTrekS1E2CharlieX an episode]] of ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'', as the Enterprise Mess Officer (the ship's chef). |
| 228 | * ''Series/ToTellTheTruth'' had creator Creator/MarkGoodson fill in as host twice: once for Bud Collyer in 1967, and once for Creator/AlexTrebek in 1990. |
| 229 | * Show creator Creator/RodSerling was always the narrator of ''Series/{{The Twilight Zone|1959}}'', but in the final episode of Season 1, he appeared on-screen for the first time. It was intended as a one-time gag, but it was such a hit that he appeared at the beginning of all subsequent episodes (while continuing to do closing narrations). He could have appeared in season one ''before'' the season one finale; when "A Nice Place To Visit" was in pre-production, the episode's writer Charles Beaumont suggested that Serling play the role of the main character. (Serling decided against it.) |
| 230 | * ''Series/TrueJacksonVP'': Resident ButtMonkey Kopelman is portrayed by Executive Producer and writer Dan Kopelman. |
| 231 | * ''Series/TwinPeaks'': |
| 232 | ** When a set dresser accidentally got stuck in the set and appears in a reflection in a key scene, Creator/DavidLynch decided to cast the man as the BigBad of the show, BOB. |
| 233 | ** Lynch himself plays Bureau Chief Gordon Cole, first as a voice over the phone and then making several trips to Twin Peaks in person. He becomes one of the main characters in the third season, ''Twin Peaks: The Return''. |
| 234 | * Originally, Creator/TinaFey did not plan to star in ''Series/ThirtyRock''. As things turned out, Fey ended up playing Liz Lemon, who was basically a somewhat exaggerated version of her. |
| 235 | * ''Series/UnbreakableKimmySchmidt'': Co-creator Tina Fey appears as "Marcia" in the final two episodes of season one and has a recurring role as a crazy psychiatrist in the rest of the series. |
| 236 | * In Season 2 of ''Series/{{Underground}}'', Executive Producer John Legend was cast as Fredrick Douglass. |
| 237 | * ''World Events'', [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness the first and only]] live-action documentary series by Creator/WorldEventsProductions, was narrated by company co-founder and future ''Anime/{{Voltron}}'' creator Peter Keefe. |
| 238 | * ''Series/XenaWarriorPrincess the Xena Scrolls'': 1940, the umpteenth grand-children of the Heroes do an Franchise/IndianaJones and get the Scrolls with the story of Xena; 1990, young Joxer finds the Scrolls in Grandpa's attic and pitches the story to '''real''' Robert Tapert the producer. |
| 239 | * Tom Braidwood was cast as Frohike while serving as an assistant director on ''Series/TheXFiles''. Allegedly the casting director said, "We need someone slimy--like Braidwood." (He also portrayed him in the spin-off ''Series/TheLoneGunmen''.) |
| 240 | * ''Series/YoungAndHungry'' executive producer Music/AshleyTisdale guested in the episode "Young and Lesbian." |
| 241 | * Creator/TheComedyNetwork series ''Butch Patterson: Private Dick'' had creator Greg Lawrence not only write, produce and direct the entire series, but also play the debauched title character. |
| 242 | [[/folder]] |
| 243 | |
| 244 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 245 | * The infamous "Music/{{Friday}}" by Music/RebeccaBlack features a [[AWildRapperAppears rap break]] by Patrice Wilson, co-founder of ARK Music Factory, the studio behind the single. |
| 246 | * In the Music/NineInchNails video for "Starfuckers, Inc.", the prostitute that accompanies Trent Reznor at the rundown amusement park is revealed in the end to be the video's director Music/MarilynManson. |
| 247 | * Creator/RobertJohnMuttLange sang most of the backing vocals on the albums he produced for Music/ShaniaTwain, his then-wife. |
| 248 | * ''Music/KidsPraise'': Ernie Rettino plays Psalty the Singing Songbook, while his real-life wife Debby Kerner plays both Charity Churchmouse and Psaltina (Psalty's in-universe wife). |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Pinball]] |
| 252 | * Played with in Jersey Jack Pinball's ''Pinball/TheWizardOfOz;'' many of the playfield toys were sculpted by Creator/DennisNordman, a renown pinball designer in his own right. In this case, he was leveraging his hobby of building miniature dollhouses. |
| 253 | * For a more normal example, Creator/SteveRitchie often voices whatever has the most lines in his own tables if that role isn't already established. Examples include: |
| 254 | ** All the speech in ''Pinball/{{Firepower}}''. |
| 255 | ** The Black Knight in every ''Pinball/BlackKnight'' game. |
| 256 | ** He and Creator/LarryDeMar respectively voice Car 502 and Dispatch in ''Pinball/HighSpeed'' and ''The Getaway: High Speed II''. |
| 257 | ** General Yagov in ''Pinball/F14Tomcat''. (His brother [[Creator/MarkRitchie Mark]] played Hitman.) |
| 258 | ** The male announcer in ''Pinball/{{Rollergames}}''. |
| 259 | ** Skull from ''Pinball/NoFearDangerousSports''. (Creator/GregFreres also voices the announcer.) |
| 260 | ** The announcer in ''Pinball/{{ACDC}}''. |
| 261 | * In ''Pinball/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', Admiral Biagi (who informs the player about the Borg menace) is voiced by and modeled after Carl Biagi, who developed the mechanics for the game. |
| 262 | * For ''Pinball/StarWarsEpisodeI'', backglass artist Kevin O'Connor plays Darth Maul via motion capture, while designer Creator/JohnPopadiuk plays Qui-Gon Jinn. |
| 263 | [[/folder]] |
| 264 | |
| 265 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 266 | * In ''[[Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Hexagonal Phase]]'', the Voice of the Book is John Lloyd, who co-wrote two episodes of the Primary Phase and was associate producer of [[Series/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1981 the TV series]]. |
| 267 | * [[http://yo1radio.co.uk YO1 Radio in York, England]] has its directors Chris Marsden, Dave Parker and Wayne Chadwick both presenting shows; Chris does drivetime 2pm-6pm weekdays and Dave Parker presents the late show weekdays and Sundays 1-4pm, and Wayne Chadwick presents a Saturday show. But this is [[JustifiedTrope justified]] as the station is a small, online-only venture that expanded onto FM. |
| 268 | * Most of the episodes of ''Radio/TheMenFromTheMinistry'' were co-by John Graham, who also played most of the side-characters such as Lord Stilton and Mr. Crawley. |
| 269 | * ''The Train at Platform 4'' was written by Steve Punt and Hugh Dennis, who frequently appeared as rail passengers. |
| 270 | [[/folder]] |
| 271 | |
| 272 | [[folder:Theatre]] |
| 273 | * In the stage adaptation of Music/GreenDay's ''Music/AmericanIdiot'', singer/songwriter Billie Joe played St. Jimmy in some Broadway shows. |
| 274 | * Author {{Creator/Peter Fenton}} originated the role of Evan Daigle in his own play, ''{{Theatre/Abandon All Hope}}''. |
| 275 | * ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'': Creator/LinManuelMiranda wrote the play (plus its award-winning songs) and, in the original Broadway production, played the lead role: Alexander Hamilton. |
| 276 | ** His earlier play, ''Theatre/InTheHeights'', was similar: he both wrote the music/lyrics and played the lead role of Usnavi during the original Broadway run. |
| 277 | * Music/{{Sting}} stepped into the cast of his musical ''The Last Ship'' for a time. |
| 278 | * When Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse wrote ''Life With Father'', they intended the title role to be played by a famous actor. Howard Lindsay wound up playing Father, alongside his RealLife wife, Dorothy Stickney. |
| 279 | * In 1939, Creator/OttoPreminger, then blacklisted in Hollywood, was directing the play ''Theatre/MarginForError''. When, during rehearsals, the actor playing the German Consul, Rudolf Forster, was recalled to his home country, Preminger, who hadn't acted since he was nineteen, agreed to step into the part after his line readings impressed Clare Boothe Luce. This led to the TypeCasting that restarted his Hollywood career. |
| 280 | * Emanuel Schikaneder, the librettist of Theatre/TheMagicFlute, originally played the role of Papageno. |
| 281 | * In-universe in ''Film/TheProducers'' (the ScreenToStageAdaptation and 2005 movie). The writer of ''Springtime for Hitler'' takes objection to an auditioner's version of a song and gets up on stage to do it right. He's cast as Hitler on the spot. When he's injured shortly before the play opens, the director steps in to play the role. |
| 282 | * Some of the later stage adaptations of the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series feature its creator, Oji Hiroi, as one of the theater workers. |
| 283 | * Creator/WilliamShakespeare is known to have played various minor roles in his own plays; he started his career as an actor and continued to be a member of the company after becoming a playwright and part-owner. In most cases the specific roles he played are unknown, but tradition holds that he played the Ghost in ''Theatre/{{Hamlet}}'' and Adam in ''Theatre/AsYouLikeIt''; internal textual evidence suggests he probably played the Chorus in ''Theatre/HenryV''. [[http://shakespeareauthorship.com/shaxicon.html Some scholars]] have made attempts to figure out possible others based on computer analysis of the plays' vocabulary. |
| 284 | * ''Theatre/SpringAwakening'': For the 2015 American Sign Language revival, Andy Mientus (who pitched the concept to the director, Michael Arden) co-directed the show with Arden for the workshop version, but left to do ''Theatre/LesMiserables''. When Hanschen's actor (Joey Haro) landed a movie deal, Mientus stepped in for him as he had already played Hanschen in the original national tour. Mientus ended up playing the role for the rest of the revival's Los Angeles run and eventually reprised the role on Broadway as well. |
| 285 | * ''{{Theatre/Waitress}}'': Composer and lyricist {{Music/Sara Bareilles}} played the leading role of Jenna for a stint on Broadway. |
| 286 | [[/folder]] |
| 287 | |
| 288 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 289 | * Since the voice-acting needed for the first four installments of the ''Franchise/AceAttorney'' series was limited to shouted one-or-two-word phrases, most of the recorded voice clips are provided by members of the development or localization teams. They started hiring professionals once the voice-acting became more extensive in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneyDualDestinies Dual Destinies]]''. |
| 290 | * ''Videogame/BioShock'' director Ken Levine lends his voice to the Circus of Values and Dollar Bill vending machines. Other staff members have small voice roles too - another vending machine, El Ammo Bandito, is done by artist Mauricio Tejerina. |
| 291 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Blasto}}'', the BigBad, Bosc, is voiced by the game's assistant producer, Dan Mueller. |
| 292 | * In ''VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle'' has Casey Lee Williams, the primary vocalist for the ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' soundtrack, do the VoiceGrunting for the otherwise [[TheSpeechless mute]] Neopolitan. |
| 293 | * Randy Pitchford, president of Creator/GearboxSoftware, voices Crazy Earl in the ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' games. |
| 294 | * Creator/BrianBloom is the writer of ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyInfiniteWarfare.'' He voiced and provided performance capture for the {{player character}} Nick Reyes, and the character's appearance is modeled on him. Prior to this, Bloom voiced numerous extra soldiers in the franchise. He currently wrote ''VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfare2019'' and ''[[VideoGame/CallOfDutyModernWarfareII Modern Warfare II]]'' while continuing his voice roles. |
| 295 | * ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquer'': |
| 296 | ** Joseph D. Kucan, director of the live-action scenes in the series, also stars as iconic villain Kane. He descends a step further in one of the cutscenes for ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert Red Alert]]'', playing the role of an Allied Spy assassinating a Soviet sentry (played by Frank Klepacki). In fact, the ''Tiberian Dawn'' cast was made up of Westwood staffers who otherwise had no previous acting experience, with Klepacki being the only one with a theatrical background. |
| 297 | ** ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerTiberianDawn Tiberian Dawn]]'' featured Eric Gooch, one of Westwood's graphic designers, as Seth, Kane's second in command -- he even animated his own death scene. |
| 298 | ** ''[[VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert Red Alert]]'' had the Announcer voiced by Martin Alper -- President of Virgin Interactive Entertainment, the game's publisher. |
| 299 | * ''VideoGame/{{Deltarune}}'': According to the June 2023 edition of his bimonthly newsletter, director Creator/TobyFox also provided the voices of Queen and Tasque Manager in Chapter 2. |
| 300 | * In addition to providing voice direction, Creator/PatrickSeitz voiced Jeritza [[spoiler:(also known as the Death Knight)]] and King Lambert in ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThreeHouses''. |
| 301 | * The first three ''Franchise/FiveNightsAtFreddys'' games had their creator, Creator/ScottCawthon, voice the "Phone Guy", who acts as an instructor for the player. |
| 302 | * Former ''VideoGame/GranblueFantasy'' producer Koichi Haruta now voices the wind Primarch Raphael. |
| 303 | * Creator/DaisukeIshiwatari, the creator of the ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear'' saga, voiced the main character (and his AuthorAvatar) Sol Badguy up through ''Accent Core (Plus)'', where in the game's Story Mode, he was [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]] by Creator/JojiNakata. [[note]]''Accent Core'' also provided an option to switch Sol's battle voice to that of Nakata, though Ishiwatari's voice work was set as the default.[[/note]] This is because Ishiwatari himself felt it would be better if a professional handled the role, though this didn't stop him from portraying Freed in another Creator/ArcSystemWorks project, ''VideoGame/BattleFantasia'', as well as lending his voice to later ''Guilty Gear'' installments (albeit in minor roles with minimal dialogue). Ditto with Toshimichi Mori, the director of ''Franchise/BlazBlue'', though he voices Paracelsus, also from ''Guilty Gear''. |
| 304 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': |
| 305 | ** Darren Korb, Creator/SupergiantGames' music composer, also voices Zagreus and Skelly. He became a PermanentPlaceholder for both characters after the development team realized they liked his scratch voices better than any of the actors who auditioned for them. |
| 306 | ** Greg Kasavin, the game's director and writer, also voices Hypnos. |
| 307 | * ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'': |
| 308 | ** Joseph Staten, one of the lead writers for all the Creator/{{Bungie}}-made games, also helped voice the [[{{Mooks}} Grunts]] during his tenure, plus the Superintendent in ''VideoGame/Halo3ODST''. After joining Creator/ThreeFourThreeIndustries to help lead the development of ''VideoGame/HaloInfinite'', he would once again contribute his vocal talents by voicing Glibnub the Propaganda Grunt. Even during his time away from the franchise, he briefly returned to voice the Grunt Dimkee Hotay for ''VideoGame/Halo5Guardians''. |
| 309 | ** In ''VideoGame/HaloWars2'', Yapyap THE DESTROYER is voiced by Creator/ThreeFourThreeIndustries's Narrative Director Nick Ardizzone. |
| 310 | * During the production of ''VideoGame/HellbladeSenuasSacrifice'', the team's video editor Melina Juergens was used as a stand-in for the protagonist Senua while they perfected their motion capture techniques. [[PermanentPlaceholder She did such a good job that she was eventually permanently cast as Senua.]] |
| 311 | * ''VideoGame/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream'' has Creator/HarlanEllison, the author of [[Literature/IHaveNoMouthAndIMustScream the original short story]] the game is based on, voicing AM the genocidal supercomputer. [[LargeHam It's clear]] that Ellison [[ChewingTheScenery enjoyed the role.]] |
| 312 | * Creator/MasahiroSakurai provides the voice of [[Franchise/{{Kirby}} King Dedede]] in both ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' and the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series. A former employee of Creator/HALLaboratory, Sakurai was directly responsible for the creation of both series. |
| 313 | ** Similarly, Shinya Kumazaki (general director of the series starting with ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'') voices King Dedede in the newer ''Kirby'' games ever since ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''. |
| 314 | * The Negativitron in ''VideoGame/LittleBigPlanet 2'' is voiced by Jeremy Mayne, one of the game's musicians. Similarly, the character of Sean Brawn in the Platform/PlayStationVita version is voiced by writer and story director Dave Mervik. |
| 315 | * In ''VideoGame/{{OFF}}'', Enoch's "[[VoiceGrunting voice]]" is done by the creator, Mortis Ghost. |
| 316 | * Creator/HideoKojima voiced God in ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid 4|GunsOfThePatriots}}'' and [[AsHimself himself]] in ''VideoGame/{{Metal Gear Solid V|ThePhantomPain}}''. |
| 317 | * Ed Boon, one of the masterminds behind ''Franchise/MortalKombat'', provided the voice work for Scorpion in all of the games up through ''VideoGame/MortalKombatArmageddon'' -- Boon later explained that [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1992 the original]] had [[NoBudget so little resources]] that hiring voice actors was out of question, and by [[VideoGame/MortalKombatII the sequel]] he also voiced Jax, Kano and the FunnyBruceLeeNoises of Liu Kang. Even after being [[TheOtherDarrin Darrin'd]], he continues to provide Scorpion's iconic catchphrase: "'''''GET OVER HERE!!!'''''" |
| 318 | * Creator/KeijiInafune, original creator of Franchise/MegaMan, head of Comcept, and developer for the ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'' series, appears throughout said series as various superweapons, including a melee weapon, a KillSat, and a CoolAirship. |
| 319 | * Every single voice in ''VideoGame/TheNeverhood'' is provided by the staff. Character designer Creator/DougTenNapel voices Bil, Hoborg and Klogg, co-writer Mark Lorenzen voices Willie and animator Ed Schofield is Klaymen. |
| 320 | * Several members of Overkill Software, the developers behind ''VideoGame/PAYDAYTheHeist'' and ''VideoGame/PAYDAY2'', have lent their voices for several characters. Sound and music composer Simon Viklund voices Bain, co-producer Ulf Andersson voices Wolf, and lead producer Almir Listo voices several minor characters like the Taxman and Vlad's drunken brother-in-law. |
| 321 | * Masamitsu "Moo" Niitani, president of Creator/{{Compile}}, voiced Satan in the early ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' games (and {{cosplay}}ed him too). |
| 322 | * Very common in games by ''Creator/{{Rare}}'', with a recent video from ''Rare Replay'' showing that most of the voices for ''VideoGame/BanjoKazooie'', ''VideoGame/PerfectDark'', ''VideoGame/KillerInstinct'' and ''VideoGame/VivaPinata'' were done by the game designers, composers, programmers and studio heads for the company. This is especially notable with ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'', where not only did Chris Seavor direct, design and write for the game, but he also voiced every single male character in it except the Great Mighty Poo. |
| 323 | * Oji Hiroi, creator of the ''VideoGame/SakuraWars'' series ([[SelfAdaptation and the writer of its manga adaptation]]), provides the voice for Ōkubo Nagayasu in ''VideoGame/SakuraWars4FallInLoveMaidens''. |
| 324 | * In the original ''VideoGame/StarCraft'' game, a large number of units were played by Blizzard staff members. The most prominent of these was former company vice-president Bill Roper (who played Fenix, Zasz and the Goliath), but it included company co-founder Allen Adham (Dark Templar), composer Jason Hayes (arbiter, firebat, probe and overlord), vice president of creative development Chris Metzen (ghost, battlecruiser and marine) and composer Glenn Stafford (zergling,SCV, scout, Wraith, and carrier). |
| 325 | * Creator/CrypticStudios has used its own team members to voice characters at least twice in ''VideoGame/StarTrekOnline''. Captain James Kurland, CO of Deep Space 9 and the USS ''Defiant'', is voiced by Jeremy Randall, one of the programmers, and Lieutenant Kyona, tactical officer of the USS ''Enterprise''-F, is voiced by lead writer Christine Thompson. |
| 326 | * In the first ''VideoGame/StreetsOfRage'', composer Creator/YuzoKoshiro provided the voice of all the characters, heroes and foes. Even the females used a hi-pitched recording of his own voice. |
| 327 | * Creator/HidekiKamiya provided the voices of Six Machine in ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'', Onigiri in ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', and extended CreatorCameo Wonder-Director in ''VideoGame/TheWonderful101''. And while he didn't otherwise work on the game in a creative role, he also voiced Godot in ''[[VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorney Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations]]''. |
| 328 | * In the Japanese dub of ''VideoGame/WarioWareGold'', Joe is voiced by the series' character designer Ko Takeuchi. |
| 329 | * The creator of the indie platformer ''VideoGame/WillYouSnail'', Jonas Tyroller, voices the game's AI antagonist, Squid. |
| 330 | * From ''VideoGame/YoshisStory'' onward, composer Kazumi Totaka has supplied the voice of the titular dinosaur. |
| 331 | [[/folder]] |
| 332 | |
| 333 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 334 | * ''WebAnimation/TheAmazingDigitalCircus'' creator Creator/{{Gooseworx}} voices Caine's assistant Bubble. |
| 335 | * ''WebAnimation/BravestWarriors'' has writer Breehn Burns voice several characters, notably the Emotion Lord. |
| 336 | * ''WebAnimation/{{Bugbo}}'' creator bensilly voices the titular character. |
| 337 | * ''WebAnimation/DeathBattle'': Writer and lead researcher Liam Swan voices Popeye in season 8 finale "Saitama vs. Popeye". |
| 338 | * ''WebAnimation/HomestarRunner'' creators Matt and Mike Chapman voice a majority of the show's cast, including Strong Bad and the title character. |
| 339 | * ''WebAnimation/MakingFiends'': |
| 340 | ** Creator Amy Winfrey voices Charlotte in both the original web cartoon and the TV series. |
| 341 | ** The same goes for character designer Aglaia Mortcheva, who voices Charlotte's "best friend" Vendetta. |
| 342 | ** Producer Dave Wasson and writer Peter Merryman voice numerous side characters in the TV series. |
| 343 | * Even when ''Webanimation/RedVsBlue'' started getting actors in its voice cast, there is still a trend to mostly go with Creator/RoosterTeeth's staff, like The Chorus Trilogy having animator Shane Newville as Freckles, and producer Gray G. Haddock as both Locus and Doyle. |
| 344 | * ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'': |
| 345 | ** Series creator Creator/MontyOum was the original voice for Lie Ren, prior to his passing (with his brother taking on the role afterwards). He had originally planned to voice Professor Ozpin until he realised his voice didn't suit the character, and was planning to voice Qrow in the character's Volume 3 debut before having the fatal allergic reaction that took his life. |
| 346 | ** Series writer Miles Luna provides the voice of Jaune Arc and the barking sounds for Ruby's pet corgi Zwei, though his role as the latter is [[TheOtherDarrin done by a different actor]] in the spin-off ''WebAnimation/RWBYChibi''. |
| 347 | ** Creator/RoosterTeeth Animation head Gray G. Haddock voices Roman Torchwick, a secondary antagonist throughout the first three volumes. |
| 348 | ** Series producer and co-director Kerry Shawcross also serves as the voice of Team SSSN member Neptune Vasilias. |
| 349 | ** Kathleen Zuelch, the supervising producer for the first volume, originally voiced Glynda Goodwitch. However, she left the show following a [[CreatorBreakdown drunken Twitter rant]] against the show's other cast members. |
| 350 | ** As for Ruby's family, her father Taiyang Xiao Long is voiced by Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns, while her half-sister Yang Xiao Long is voiced by RT's expo and social media manager Barbara Dunkelman. |
| 351 | ** Penny Polendina is voiced by modeler Taylor [=McNee=]. |
| 352 | ** Even if from season 3 onward the cast is mostly professional voice actors, there is still the occasional Rooster Teeth employee in a minor role, like producer Jamie Smith as Jaune's sister-in-law Terra-Cotta Arc. |
| 353 | * Creators Matt and Mike Chapman voice a majority of the show's cast in their second web series ''WebAnimation/TwoMoreEggs''. |
| 354 | * In Creator/TimBurton's web series ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_O4KMr9a4P0&list=PLD32623A42D51C234 The World of Stainboy]]'', background artist and animator Will Amato voices the title character's father. |
| 355 | * in WebAnimation/WolfSongTheMovie co writer ItsBeastlyTime voices both Cobalt and Lightning. Incidentally they are both the number two of their respective packs |
| 356 | [[/folder]] |
| 357 | |
| 358 | [[folder:Website]] |
| 359 | * Besides writing for and coding ''Website/NobodyHere'', Jogchem Niemandsverdriet also plays his silhouetted self in all of the stories. |
| 360 | [[/folder]] |
| 361 | |
| 362 | [[folder:Web Video]] |
| 363 | * ''WebVideo/DougFunnieInAdultLife'': Nando Rodrigues and Agnaldo D'Araujo, the co-directors of the fan film, also play the roles of Doug and Mr. Dink, respectively. |
| 364 | * ''WebVideo/EconomyWatch'': Creator/DavidJohnson plays a fictionalized version of himself. |
| 365 | * ''WebVideo/WormwoodInstitute'' has an InUniverse example. The male host also writes the scripts for each week's news bulletin. |
| 366 | [[/folder]] |
| 367 | |
| 368 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 369 | * In adult animated sitcoms, it's very common to have writers do supporting/minor voice roles. |
| 370 | * The practice of series creators voicing main characters is common for Creator/CartoonNetwork original series. In the [=2010s=] alone, there was Creator/PendletonWard as [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Lumpy Space Princess]], J.G. Quintel as [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai and Hi-Five Ghost]] (replacing Creator/JeffBennett in the latter role) and later [[WesternAnimation/CloseEnough Josh]], Creator/PeterBrowngardt as [[WesternAnimation/SecretMountainFortAwesome Festro and Dingle]] and WesternAnimation/UncleGrandpa, Skyler Page initially as WesternAnimation/{{Clarence}} [[TheOtherDarrin until head writer Spencer Rothbell inherited the role]] [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor due to misconduct]], Kyle A. Carrozza as [[WebAnimation/MightyMagiswords Prohyas Warrior and recurring characters such as Grup the Dragon and Old Man Oldman]], Creator/IanJonesQuartey as [[WesternAnimation/OKKOLetsBeHeroes Radicles and Darrell]], George Gendi as WesternAnimation/{{Apple|AndOnion}}, Julia Pott as [[WesternAnimation/SummerCampIsland Susie McCallister]], Diego Molano as WesternAnimation/{{Victor|AndValentino}}, Parker Simmons as WesternAnimation/{{Mao Mao|HeroesOfPureHeart}}, Alan Ituriel as [[WesternAnimation/VillainousCartoonNetwork Black Hat]], and Myke Chilian as [[WesternAnimation/TigNSeek Tiggy]]. |
| 371 | ** Also in ''Adventure Time'', storyboard artist Kent Osborne voices Joshua the Dog and a few minor characters. |
| 372 | ** Creator/ThuropVanOrman, creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack'', had to [[PermanentPlaceholder fill in as the voice of Flapjack]] when the actor originally cast for the role, Creator/PaulReubens, failed to show. Two of the show's writers, Kent Osborne and Jackie Buscarino, also voiced Thomas Hatch and Sally Syrup, respectively. |
| 373 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/TheAmazingWorldOfGumball'', series director Mic Graves voices Banana Joe and his parents. Likewise, series creator Benjamin Bocquelet performs the wails, screams, and laughter for the character Sussie while storyboard artist Aurelie Charbonnier performs Sussie with her chin and (as of season 5) provides her voice. |
| 374 | ** In ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', creator Creator/JohnRDilworth provides the noises of the Weremole and the voices of King Ramses and Velvet Vic. Also, animator Tim Chi Ly voices Di Lung. |
| 375 | ** ''WesternAnimation/CraigOfTheCreek'' creators Matt Burnett and Ben Levin voice two of the three Elders of the Creek (and the third is voiced by Zachary Steel, their friend and previous collaborator). The three are characters [[{{Transplant}} from a previous short film]] the duo made, ''IM IN UR MANGER KILLING UR SAVIOR'', voice actors included. Burnett and Levin also voice two of three Junior Forest Scouts, Boris and Tony, respectively. |
| 376 | ** ''Regular Show'' additionally features storyboard artist Minty Lewis as Eileen, whilst fellow board artists Sean Szeles, Toby Jones and Andres Salaff provided voices for several one-shot characters. |
| 377 | ** On ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'', storyboard artist Lamar Abrams provides the voice of various characters, notably Buck Dewey. In addition, producer Jackie Buscarino voices Sour Cream and Onion's mom, Vidalia. |
| 378 | * In the Dutch and Germans version of ''WesternAnimation/AlfredJKwak'', series creator Herman Van Veen provided the voice of Johan Sebastian (Alfred's deceased father), Professor Paljas, and the Pierrot who appeared in episode 46. In addition, Van Veen would be heard singing all the songs written for the show during it's run (notably the intro and outro music). |
| 379 | * On ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', writer Sherri Stoner voices Slappy Squirrel, while Paul Rugg voices Mr. Director. |
| 380 | * ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'' co-creator Dave Willis portrays both Meatwad and Carl, as well as several other tertiary characters. He later admitted playing Meatwad had seeped into his everyday life: when he comes [[CutenessProximity across something incredibly cute]], he'll ''start'' with BabyTalk, but ''end'' up doing Meatwad's mangled SimpletonVoice. |
| 381 | * Creator Adam Reed voices main character [[EnsembleDarkhorse Ray Gillette]] in ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}''. This was circumstance: he was originally intended to be a minor character and Adam Reed was hired for cost-cutting reasons, but as time went by his role grew. Ray isn't in the show's credits because of this. |
| 382 | * Creator/TexAvery voiced multiple characters in his cartoons some examples include Willoughby the dog from "Of Foxes and Hounds" and "The Crackpot Quail"; Junior of "George and Junior"; the bulldog in "Bad Luck Blackie"; Lenny from "Lonesome Lenny"; and he even filled in for Bill Thompson as Droopy in a couple of cartoons. |
| 383 | * Creator/BruceTimm did some placeholder work as the leader of the Jokerz gang in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' while the production team looked for a professional voice actor to play the part. Then he learned they [[PermanentPlaceholder used his voice in the final product]] because he did such a good job. |
| 384 | * Creator/MikeJudge, who voices the title characters of both his shows ''WesternAnimation/BeavisAndButtHead'' and ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill'' as well as several other characters in each. |
| 385 | ** Also on ''King of the Hill'', Dale Gribble was voiced by one of the show’s writers, the late Johnny Hardwick. |
| 386 | * On ''WesternAnimation/BigCityGreens'', [[http://variety.com/gallery/10-animators-to-watch-2018-variety/#!4/chris-and-shane-houghton series co-creator]] Chris Houghton voices Cricket, while his brother Shane, the other creator, voices various minor characters. Kiki is voiced by series director Monica Ray. |
| 387 | * Creator/AaronSpringer is the creator and voice of the title character in ''WesternAnimation/BillyDilleysSuperDuperSubterraneanSummer''. It was almost a case of CrossDressingVoices, as Jessica [=McKenna=] was originally set to be the voice of Billy, but backed out due to other commitments. Recurring character Tony is voiced by storyboard artist Kenny Pittenger. |
| 388 | * The eponymous dog from ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues'' was voiced by Traci Paige Johnson, one of the show's creators. |
| 389 | ** Series composers Nick Balaban and Michael Rubin voiced Mr. Salt and Mailbox, respectively. |
| 390 | ** Mrs. Pepper was voiced by series coordidating producer, Penelope Jewkes, in the first season. |
| 391 | ** Episode coordinator Koyalee Chanda voiced Magenta. |
| 392 | ** Scripting coordinator Adam Peltzman [[CrossDressingVoices voiced Green Puppy]]. |
| 393 | * ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg voices the minor recurring character Charley Witherspoon, an anthropomorphic frog. |
| 394 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheBoondocks'' creator Aaron [=McGruder=] voiced a younger version of Robert Freeman in a few flashbacks. Also, co-producer Carl Jones voiced the recurring character Thugnificent. |
| 395 | * ''WesternAnimation/CampLazlo'': Writer Steve Little voices Chip and Skip. |
| 396 | * In ''WesternAnimation/{{Centaurworld}}'', series creator, producer and director Megan Nicole Dong voices Glendale and Kale. |
| 397 | * C.H. Greenblatt was also featured on ''WesternAnimation/{{Chowder}}'' as a puppet version of himself, as well as the voice of the adult Chowder in the finale. |
| 398 | * A couple of Disney animators lent their voices to the WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: Milt Kahl voiced the title character of "Ferdinand the Bull" as a calf, and Fred Moore and Ward Kimball voiced their caricatures from "WesternAnimation/TheNiftyNineties." |
| 399 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TheDreamstone'', production manager Stuart Lock provided the voice of main character Rufus. |
| 400 | * Chris Nee, the creator of ''WesternAnimation/DocMcStuffins'', voices Emmy and Alma's mom. |
| 401 | * The current voice of WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck is Disney animator Creator/TonyAnselmo, who learned how to do the voice from the original VA himself, Clarence "Ducky" Nash. |
| 402 | * On ''WesternAnimation/DougUnplugs'', Princess Woofingham is voiced by series co-creator Aliki Theofilopoulos Grafft. |
| 403 | * On ''WesternAnimation/DuncanVille'', series co-creator Amy Poehler provides the voices for Duncan and Annie. |
| 404 | * On ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'', Creator/SethMacFarlane voices [[ManOfAThousandVoices Peter, Brian, Stewie]], ''[[ManOfAThousandVoices and]]'' [[ManOfAThousandVoices Quagmire]]. He also voices Stan Smith and Roger in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'', as well as Tim the Bear in ''WesternAnimation/TheClevelandShow'' (though only for the first two seasons; in the show's final seasons the role went to voice actor Creator/JessHarnell due to [=MacFarlane=] being occupied with his work on ''Film/{{Ted}}''). |
| 405 | ** It's very common to have writers do voice roles (whether supporting or minor) for MacFarlane's shows. The most prominent examples are John Viener, Danny Smith, Alec Sulkin, Chris Sheridan, Steve Callaghan, Mark Hentemann (who also served as an example of this for the two short-lived shows he created, ''3 South'' and ''{{WesternAnimation/Bordertown}})'', Mike Barker (in which he stopped doing voice roles after leaving American Dad! during the ChannelHop to TBS), Matt McKenna, Erik Durbin, Nicole Shabtai (who became the current voice of Snot's mother), and Aseem Batra. |
| 406 | * On ''WesternAnimation/FancyNancy'', Nancy's Uncle Pete is voiced by supervising director Jamie Mitchell. |
| 407 | * Creator/{{Filmation}} founder Lou Scheimer would voice characters on several shows from said studio, mainly for budget reasons. |
| 408 | * The crew of ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'' were having trouble finding a voice actor who could capture the manic breaks-out-into-Creator/JerryLewis-impressions-goes-off-on-fourth-wall-tangents-in-the-middle-of-a-fight voice of the title character. Finally, they just gave it to series writer Creator/PaulRugg. Fellow writer John P. [=McCann=] voiced Douglas Douglas, Dexter's father. |
| 409 | * ''WesternAnimation/FutureWorm'' creator Ryan Quincy voices Robo-Carp and Andy's dad. |
| 410 | * The original voice of Jon Arbuckle in the ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldSpecials'' was provided by Thom Huge, an employee of Paws, Inc. with [[OneBookAuthor no other voice acting credits to his name]]. Huge was a fraternity brother of Jim Davis, and Davis had always seen him as the voice of Jon. He subsequently joined Paws to voice Jon and other characters, as well as provide support on other projects (in particular, ''ComicStrip/USAcres''). |
| 411 | * On ''WesternAnimation/GetBlake'', series story editor Derek Dressler voices Blake's dad. |
| 412 | * ''WesternAnimation/GlitchTechs'' co-creator Dan Milano voices Ally and BITT. |
| 413 | * WesternAnimation/{{Goofy}}'s memorable voice came courtesy of Disney storyman Pinto Colvig. Colvig also did WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup, and both Grumpy and Sleepy on ''WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs''. He later did similar voices for other studios and was even the original Bozo the Clown. |
| 414 | * ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': |
| 415 | ** Creator Creator/AlexHirsch voices regular characters Grunkle Stan, Soos, and Bill Cipher, as well as Old Man [=McGucket=], Quentin Trembley, and several incidentals. |
| 416 | ** Mabel's rival (and later friend), Pacifica Northwest, was voiced by production assistant Jackie Buscarino. |
| 417 | ** Storyboard artist Niki Yang voiced Mabel's second friend Candy in the show. |
| 418 | ** Animator Sam Marin voiced [[WordSalad Celestabellebethabelle]] in the episode "The Last Mabelcorn". |
| 419 | ** Writer [[Creator/TheBrothersChaps Matt Chapman]] appears in the show as the voice of Mermando, Soos' grandmother Abuelita, and a few members of the boy band Sev'ral Timez. |
| 420 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' and ''WesternAnimation/EvilConCarne''[[note]]Both of which originally aired together as "Grim and Evil".[[/note]] had creator Maxwell Atoms voice recurring characters Jeff the Spider and Cod Commando. Writer C.H. Greenblatt voiced recurring character Fred Fredburger (who debuted in "Keeper of the Reaper", which Greenblatt has writing credit for). |
| 421 | * ''WesternAnimation/HarveyBeaks'': Dade and Jeremy are both voiced by creator C.H. Greenblatt. Storyboard artist Andres Salaff voices [[CrossdressingVoices Princess]] while production supervisor Nick Sumida voices several minor characters, notably [[CrossdressingVoices Randl's mother, Kathy]], and Mikey. |
| 422 | * Steve Viksten, voice of Oskar Kokoshka on ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'', also wrote a whopping one-third of the show's 187 episodes. Arnold's parents were also voiced by the show creator (Craig Bartlett, who voiced Brainy as well) and one of the writers (Antoinette Stella). |
| 423 | * Professor Caraway in ''WesternAnimation/HighGuardianSpice'' is voiced by series creator Raye Rodriguez. |
| 424 | * Creator/IanJamesCorlett voices recurring characters in both of his own animated series - King Louis in ''WesternAnimation/YvonOfTheYukon'' and Odbald in ''WesternAnimation/BeingIan''. |
| 425 | * Creator/TimBurton voices the title character in his ([[LostEpisode currently lost]]) first film ''The Island of Doctor Agor''. |
| 426 | * ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'': Stephen Holman, the creator of the ''Life With Loopy'' segments, also played Charlie Chicken, the Fang Fairy, Hank Hankerman, and various other minor characters in the series. |
| 427 | ** ''Life With Loopy'' animation director Josephine T. Huang voiced Stacey, Snow-Lady, and Raquel. |
| 428 | * In the original French dub of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', series creator Remi Chapotot voices Stumpy, Quack Quack, and Eugly. |
| 429 | * Due to having NoBudget, ''WesternAnimation/KevinSpencer'' had creator Greg Lawrence voice Kevin's father Percy, every other male member of the Spencer family and the narrator. Rick Kaulbars and David Elver, the only two other writers the show ever had, also voiced various minor characters. |
| 430 | * * ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfVoxMachina'' is based on the original ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'' campaign. The players, who all helped shape the original storyline, return to voice their player characters. Dungeon Master Matt Mercer resumes voicing several of his original villains. Players Sam Riegel and Travis Willingham also [[WrittenByCastMember scripted some of the episodes themselves]], as documented by the [[https://m.imdb.com/title/tt11247158/fullcredits/writer Internet Movie Database.]] |
| 431 | * In ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunesCartoons'' , Beaky Buzzard is voiced by Michael Ruocco, a director/storyboard artist for the series. |
| 432 | * Crossing over with TheDanza, but in ''WesternAnimation/TheLoudHouse'' episode "Really Loud Music", Michelle and Doug, the judges for America's Next Hitmaker, are voiced by the show's composers Michelle Lewis and Doug Rockwell. |
| 433 | * While ''WesternAnimation/MarvelsSpiderMan'' has the Hulk voiced by Fred Tatasciore, his human persona, Bruce Banner, is voiced by the initial showrunner for the series, Kevin Shinick. Likewise, Marvel staff member Joe Quesada voices Joe the coffee shop employee. |
| 434 | * One of the oldest and most iconic examples is Creator/WaltDisney as the original voice of WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse. In fact, until Chris Diamantopoulos for the [[WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse2013 Paul Rudish series]], the mouse has always been voiced by non-professional voice actors: |
| 435 | ** When Walt retired from voicing Mickey, he gave the job to Jimmy [=MacDonald=], head of the studio's sound effects department. Jimmy also voiced such characters as WesternAnimation/ChipAndDale, WesternAnimation/HumphreyTheBear, Jaq and Gus from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cinderella}}'', and the Dormouse from ''WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland''. |
| 436 | ** Upon his retirement, [=MacDonald=] passed the role to one of his trainees, Creator/WayneAllwine, who voiced Mickey until his death in 2009, where the role went to Hallmark Cards illustrator Bret Iwan. |
| 437 | ** In the Latin American Spanish dub, Mickey and Goofy were first voiced by dubbing pioneer Creator/EdmundoSantos, who was basically Walt Disney's main representative in Mexico and later Latin America in general. Santos is remembered for sounding ''strikingly'' similar to their original voices when dubbing the characters, so he was chosen by Walt himself to dub them. |
| 438 | * ''WesternAnimation/MiddlemostPost'': Series creator John Trabbic and developer/showrunner Dave H. Johnson provided various voices on the show. |
| 439 | * ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyB'' is co-created by Creator/AmyPoehler, who voices series protagonist Bessie Higgenbottom. |
| 440 | * Screenwriter Mike Kiss voices major characters on two shows he worked for - those being Mister Smarty Smarts, the BigBadWannabe of ''WesternAnimation/{{Spliced}}'', and Twinkle-Stick, the mentor of the eponymous character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fangbone}}''. |
| 441 | * ''WesternAnimation/MoonGirlAndDevilDinosaur2023'' has co-developer and executive producer Creator/LaurenceFishburne as the voice of The Beyonder. |
| 442 | * ''WesternAnimation/MoralOrel'' creator Dino Stamatopoulos does several voices throughout the show, such as Mr. Creepler, Clay's father as a middle-aged man, the kid whose name no one knows, Mr. Armature, etc. |
| 443 | * Bill Melendez, director on the various ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'' specials, also provided Snoopy's growls and laughing along with Woodstock's chirping. |
| 444 | * On ''WesternAnimation/MrsMungersClass'', ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'' executive producer Peter Hastings voices Mrs. Munger. |
| 445 | * On ''WesternAnimation/MuppetBabies2018'', Kermit, Beaker, Rowlf, Waldorf, and Chef are voiced by the show's supervising director, Matt Danner. |
| 446 | * ''WesternAnimation/OnyxEquinox'' was created by Sofia Alexander and she voices K'i'ik, Meque, and Nelli. |
| 447 | * Dana Terrace, creator of ''WesternAnimation/TheOwlHouse'', voices several characters in the show, such as recurring extra Tiny Nose, and Severine, one of the Emperor's Coven scouts from "[[Recap/TheOwlHouseS2E18LabyrinthRunners Labyrinth Runners]]". She also voices the younger version of major character King, as well as his "squeak of rage". |
| 448 | * ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' creators Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh both voice the major characters of the show's recurring B plot; Heinz Doofenshmirtz and Major Monogram, respectively. Additionally, writer/storyboard artist Aliki Theofopolous Grafft voices Mandy. |
| 449 | * In their next show, ''WesternAnimation/MiloMurphysLaw'', Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh respectively voice the recurring time-travelers Vinnie Dakota and Balthazar Cavendish. We also have story editor Scott Peterson as the voice of Scott the Undergrounder. |
| 450 | * The ''ComicStrip/{{Pogo}}'' special "The Pogo Special Birthday Special" contains two examples ''Creator/ChuckJones'' who directed the special voiced Porky Pine, Bun Rab, and Basil Butterfly and Walt Kelly the creator of the strip voiced P.T. Bridgeport, Albert, and Howland Owl. |
| 451 | * Jack Mercer was an animator at Creator/FleischerStudios when he was asked to replace the original voice actor for ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} the Sailor. He ended up doing the official voice of the character for the next fifty years, as well as voice other iconic characters, such as WesternAnimation/FelixTheCat. |
| 452 | * The 2016 reboot of ''WesternAnimation/{{The Powerpuff Girls|2016}}'' featured head writer Haley Mancini voicing Princess Morbucks, replacing Creator/JenniferHale. Co-writer Jake Goldman is the voice of Blossom's love interest, Jared. |
| 453 | * Harland Williams created ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'', and voices the main characters' owner Bob. Likewise, staff writer Jessica Carleton voiced a flight stewardess in "Bob Loves Mona". |
| 454 | * Creator Kevin Gillis provided the voice of Ranger Dan in the fourth ''[[WesternAnimation/TheRaccoons Raccoons]]'' special, ''The Raccoons: Let's Dance!''. Lisa Raccoon was also voiced by Lisa Lougheed, who was the lead singer of the end theme and the various other vocal pieces in the show proper. |
| 455 | * For the first season of ''WesternAnimation/{{Recess}}'', series writer Jeff Wright voiced Hank the janitor. Paul Dooley took over in season two. |
| 456 | * Creator/JohnKricfalusi voiced Ren on the first season and most of the second in ''WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow'' until Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} [[RoleEndingMisdemeanor fired him]] for late (as well as controversial) work. He reprised the role in ''WesternAnimation/RenAndStimpyAdultPartyCartoon''. |
| 457 | * ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty'' co-creator Creator/JustinRoiland voices both of the title characters as well as additional voices until the sixth season. There's also the other co-creator and writer Creator/DanHarmon, who voices Birdperson and numerous minor roles. |
| 458 | * Happens on ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' all the time. Matt and Seth regularly appear as themselves, writers (especially Tom Root and Breckin Meyer) regularly voice characters and occasionally themselves. They even got Creator/AdultSwim execs Mike Lazzo and Keith Crofford to appear as themselves a couple of times. |
| 459 | * ''WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife'': |
| 460 | ** Doug Lawrence also voiced Filburt, which he was a writer on before working on ''[=SpongeBob=]''. He got the role by sneaking in an anonymous audition tape which was so impressive that Joe Murray failed to recognize one of his staff as the voice! |
| 461 | ** Joe Murray himself voices Ed Bighead's son Ralph (later Rachel), who refuses to join his father at "Conglom-O" [[CastingGag in order to pursue a career as a cartoonist]]. |
| 462 | * The Angry Scientist on ''WesternAnimation/SheepInTheBigCity'' was voiced by creator Mo Willems. Writer Joey Mazzarino also voiced some minor characters such as General Specific's cousin General Outrageous. |
| 463 | * On ''WesternAnimation/SheRaAndThePrincessesOfPower'', Spinerella is voiced by series showrunner Noelle Stevenson. |
| 464 | * On ''WesternAnimation/ShimmerAndShine'' , Zeta's sister Gigi is voiced by series creator Farnaz Esnaashari-Charmatz. |
| 465 | * For the first couple of seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'', Creator/MattGroening provided the noise for Maggie's sucking sound on her pacifier; he made an appearance as himself in a later episode. |
| 466 | * Creator/HarveyFierstein, author of the picture book ''Literature/TheSissyDuckling'', provided the voice of Elmer the Duckling in the 1999 Creator/{{HBO}} TV Special. |
| 467 | * Eric Rogers, the showrunner for ''WesternAnimation/SkylandersAcademy'' , voices VideoGame/CrashBandicoot. Apparently, [[PermanentPlaceholder he just did scratch vocals for the character]], and the higher-ups were so impressed that he was cast for the role proper. He did get replaced by Rhys Darby after leaving the show in season 3. |
| 468 | * The main characters in ''WesternAnimation/SmilingFriends'', Pim and Charlie, and voiced by the show's creators Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel (who voices Charlie in his everyday normal voice). According on an interview, the upside to this is that it makes recording new lines for the show or changing the script very quick and inexpensive. |
| 469 | * Bill Freiberger, executive producer and showrunner of ''WesternAnimation/SonicBoom'', is the voice of Comedy Chimp, Lady Walrus and a few other minor characters. |
| 470 | * Creator/TreyParkerAndMattStone do more than half the voices in ''WesternAnimation/SouthPark'', including a few incidental female characters. |
| 471 | * On ''WesternAnimation/SplashAndBubbles'', creator John Tartaglia voices Splash. |
| 472 | * On ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': |
| 473 | ** Series creator Stephen Hillenburg was the original voice of Potty the Parrot. Executive producer Paul Tibbitt eventually took over after Hillenburg left the series and was replaced by Lawrence as of season 10 after Tibbitt's departure. |
| 474 | ** Series writer Doug Lawrence (better known as Mr. Lawrence) provides the voice of the villainous Plankton. Stephen Hillenburg had created Plankton as a potential villain for the show in 1997 but later feared that Plankton's plans would get repetitive and decided he would be better off as a one-time character. Doug Lawrence loved the character and used both his writing skills and his voice to prove that Plankton could work as a major antagonist. If it weren't for Lawrence's dual role as both the voice and writer for Plankton, his character would likely never have become a major player in the show. |
| 475 | * In ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', the creator Daron Nefcy voices recurring minor characters Sabrina and [=StarFan13=]. |
| 476 | * As the credits of the final episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels'', reveals, series co-creator Creator/DaveFiloni plays [[spoiler:Chopper.]] |
| 477 | * ''WesternAnimation/SummerMemories'': Series creator Adam Yaniv voices protagonist Jason's best friend Ronnie. |
| 478 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TamagotchiVideoAdventures'', director Dan Kuenster co-hosts the "How to Draw Tamagotchi" segment. |
| 479 | * The voice of Bong in ''WesternAnimation/TinyPlanets'' is provided by series composer Kim Goody. |
| 480 | * William Hanna provided the vocal effects and the speaking voices for ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'', as well as other animals, in a few shorts. |
| 481 | * On ''WesternAnimation/TotalDrama'', series writer Laurie Elliott provides the voice of Jo. Additionally, in the spinoff ''WesternAnimation/TotalDramaPresentsTheRidonculousRace'', host Don is voiced by the spinoff's executive producer and series developer, Creator/TerryMcGurrin (who also voices Chris [=McLean=] in the 2023 ''Total Drama'' reboot, which he works on as a writer and executive producer). |
| 482 | * On ''WesternAnimation/TucaAndBertie'', executive producers Creator/TiffanyHaddish and Creator/AliWong both voice the titular characters, respectively. |
| 483 | * The creators of ''WesternAnimation/VeggieTales'', Phil Vischer and Mike Nawrocki, voiced numerous characters in the franchise from 1993 to 2022. |
| 484 | * Doc Hammer and Jackson Publick provide voices for a number of characters in ''WesternAnimation/TheVentureBrothers''. Almost all of the ThoseTwoGuys pairs are them: 21 and 24, Pete and Billy, Doe and Cardholder, et al. |
| 485 | * ''WesternAnimation/WelcomeToTheWayne'' creator Billy Lopez voices Ollie Timbers, one of the main characters. |
| 486 | * For several years, one of WesternAnimation/WoodyWoodpecker's [[TheOtherDarrin voice actors]] was co-creator Ben Hardaway. He was also voiced by Creator/WalterLantz's [[CrossdressingVoices wife]] Grace Stafford for a period. Lantz had actually refused to let Stafford voice Woody, but she snuck an anonymous voice recording for tryouts, which Lantz ended up accepting without realization of who it was. |
| 487 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Young Justice|2010}}'' has two examples: |
| 488 | ** Series co-creator Creator/GregWeisman voices Lucas Carr, and in Season 3, the Ultra Humanite. |
| 489 | ** Series writer Creator/NicoleDubuc voices Iris Allen-West. |
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