Dwayne Hill

Dwayne Hill
Born (1966-06-05) June 5, 1966
Port Credit, Ontario, Canada
Occupation Voice Actor
Years active 1997–present
Awards Gemini (Best ensemble 2009)

Dwayne Hill (born June 5, 1966) is a Canadian voice actor. In 2009 he was nominated for two Gemini awards,[1] one in the solo category for Grossology, the other, which he won, was for best ensemble in Atomic Betty. Overall, he has voiced over 20 animated series, playing hundreds of voices as well as voicing over 100 commercials each year. One of his most recent roles is Cat in the PBS's newest animated series Peg + Cat which was nominated for an Emmy Award among the best performances in animated series.[2]

Career

His biggest on-camera roles include playing coach Carr in Mean Girls, "The Safety of Objects" which premiered at the 2001 Toronto International Film Festival, and The Truth About the Head, which won 3 awards at the 2003 Cannes film festival including the Kodak short film award.[3] Dwayne has appeared in over 100 commercials, including the Bud Light spot "Mr. Silent Killer gas passer" for the Real Men of Genius campaign, which won a Gold Clio in Cannes. From 1997-2003, Hill played "Mr. Voiceman", the off-camera announcer on the YTV game show Uh Oh!. In the Disney Junior series Henry Hugglemonster, he was the voice of Captain Hollander (uncredited). For that character, he had to speak in a Danish accent.

References

  1. ↑ "List of Gemini nominees and winners".
  2. ↑ "Daytime Emmy Awards 2014: Complete list of winners and nominees". Los Angeles Times. May 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ "List of award winners at the 2003 Cannes film festival".

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