You're listening to Voice Acting Mastery episode number 151.

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.

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

I'm really excited to share with you the first part of my interview with the Emmy Award-winning

voice actress and accomplished comedian Miley Flanagan.

Miley has performed in theater, stand-up comedy, television sitcoms, feature films, and numerous

voice acting roles.

She's probably most famous for voicing the character of Naruto in the long-running

anime franchise of the same name. She won an Emmy for her performance in the animated show

Jakers The Adventures of Pigley Winks. You may also recognize her as Principal Perry in the Disney

X-D show Lab Rats, as well as her many other roles in shows like Grey's Anatomy,

The Mindy Project, and Modern Family.

Miley is one of those rare actresses who work just as often in voiceover as she does on camera,

and I wanted to share with you her unique perspective on the industry.

I'm actually fascinated by Miley's approach to voice acting because it's so different from my own.

If you've listened to early episodes of this podcast, you know that I attended a lot of acting

schools in my youth. I took theater classes in high school, college, and even went to graduate

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