You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 96.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

Voiceactingmastery.com is your place to learn both the skills and the mindset you need to become a professional voice actor, even if you're just getting started.

In each episode of this podcast, you'll discover valuable tips, tricks, and insider information

to help you portray characters in animation, video games, and beyond.

And now here's your host, voice actor Crispin Freeman.

Hi there, my name is Crispin Freeman, and I'll be your guide through the world of voice acting.

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This is the fourth part of my interview with the amazing Phil Lamar.

Phil has played major roles in such animated shows as Futurama, Justice League, Star Wars,

and Samurai Jack.

In the last episode, Phil shared with us the experience from his childhood that inspired him to become an actor.

That fascination has fueled his pursuit of an acting career ever since.

In this episode, Phil talks with me about his experiences working as an African-American actor in Hollywood.

There are unique challenges that any minority actor has to face when trying

to build a career in the entertainment industry. In order to give this topic the attention it deserves,

I've decided to dedicate this entire episode to the subject. No matter what your ethnic background may be,

exploring issues of minority casting and producer expectations can be incredibly helpful in charting your own acting career.

And now the feature segment.

So I wanted to talk to you explicitly, if you don't mind, about this notion of being a minority

actor in the world of Hollywood, which is so white heterosexual male in terms of its view,

in terms of its character types, in terms of its story, in terms of what's important to it.

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