You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery, episode number 140.

Welcome to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast with Crispin Freeman.

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

If you'd like to know more about me, feel free to check up my personal website at www.crispinfreeman.com.

Welcome to the first part of my interview with the incredible Fred Tadishore. Fred's body of work is enormous. At the time of this interview, he has almost 700 credits listed on his resume at the Internet Movie Database. The character he is probably most famous for playing is The Incredible Hulk, whom he is

voiced in numerous animated incarnations.

Some of Fred's other familiar characters include Seren Arterius in the Mass Effect series

of games, Master Shifu in the animated TV series Kung Fu Panda, Legends of Awesomeness, Zeratul

in the Starcraft franchise, and one of my personal favorites,

Soldier 76, in the game Overwatch. Fred is well known for his creature voices, especially the

large screaming ones. In addition, because of Fred's vocal flexibility, he's also a good utility player,

meaning that he can play many different parts when a show or a game requires it.

However, it was his standout solo performance as Soldier 76 in Overwatch that really got my attention.

I was so impressed with the sensitivity and vulnerability he brought to that character.

I just knew I had to bring him on the podcast.

In this first episode, we talk about how Fred broke into voice acting.

He had a pretty unique journey.

When he was young, he not only spent time recording himself doing funny voices, but he was

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