Michael Dobson
Birth Name:
Michael Richard Dobson
Birth Place:
London, England, United Kingdom
Profession
Actor
Fast Facts
- Was a finalist to win Best Male Voice in the 2009 Voicey Awards
- Won a Lotus Award every year from 2005-2008, including three straight for Best Radio Commercial
- While completing high school in Ontario, he taught a Theatre Arts class for two years in an after school program for middle school children
- While studying at the University of Victoria in Canada, he performed in several productions for The Beacon Hill Theatre Company
- Quote: "Voice acting just the title itself is a little misleading․ It's not about creating voices, it's about creating characters․ And it's about picturing who these people are․"
- When he moved to British Columbia to study Performing Arts at the University of Victoria in 1979, he became a regular voice actor for several local ads on TV and radio stations
- Later in his life, he worked with the children's theatre company, The Performers for Literacy, to promote literacy amongst young people
Awards
- 2016BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film:Nominated
- 2017BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series:Nominated
- 2018BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short:Nominated
- 2018BTVA Special/DVD Voice Acting Award - Best Male Vocal Performance in a TV Special/Direct-to-DVD Title or Short in a Supporting Role:Nominated