Tim RussellRadio Personality & Voice Actor AFTRA/SAG
Radio personality and voice actor, Tim Russell is at home in front of a microphone. (Photo: Martin Thomas) “Impressions and voices are where [Tim] Russell has made his mark as a radio personality. He does just about anyone you can imagine…’A Prairie Home Companion’ remains his favorite gig. He’s been with Garrison Keillor’s radio variety show since 1994.” - Jeffrey Pieters, “From Dubuque to ‘A Prairie Home Companion,’ he’s left Lasting Impressions” Listen to Minneapolis radio personality and voice actor, Tim Russell’s voice-over demo of commercial radio and television and sketches from A Prairie Home Companion. To Book or Audition:
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BioProfessional Radio & Voice CreditsTim Russell is a well-known Minneapolis radio personality and voice actor (AFTRA/SAG). Using his many character voices, Tim has voiced award-winning (CLIO) radio and television commercials since 1975. He's noted for his versatility, comic timing and variety of announcer and character voice styles. As an actor on A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor, a nationally known public radio show heard weekly by over four million listeners, Tim has performed celebrity voices from presidents (Bush, Kerry) to celebrity governors (Ventura, Scwarzenegger) to dozens of regular characters in the show's popular comedy sketches. Tim is the voice behind Dusty from Lives of the Cowboys, Fred Farell, and all of the "Famous Celebrities" to name a few. Tim’s character voices for A Prairie Home Companion have made his voice and comedy acting nationally recognized. Tim Russell is heard weekday mornings from 5-9 a.m. as entertainment editor on 830 WCCO Radio. He's been voted "Best Radio Host" by Mpls / St. Paul Magazine and "Outstanding Broadcast Personality" by the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. Tim has worked at WCCO radio stations in Minneapolis for over thirty years. To learn how Tim Russell got his start as a radio personality and voice actor, read his Career History. "Tim Russell is well-known among writers, producers and engineers of commercial audio as one of the finest voice actors in the nation. I have had the pleasure of working with Tim for over 20 years, and have yet to see him get frustrated or impatient with any client. When I first met Tim, he was mostly known for his world-class impressions. Later he became known as a voice talent who could do great character voices, as well as a huge variety of announcer styles. His longevity in a fickle advertising business is a credit to his talent and professionalism." - Doug Dixon, President, Cookhouse Recording Studios, Inc. FilmA Prairie Home Companion - "Al, the Stage Manager" - Greenstreet Films, Inc. - Nominated for Best Ensemble Cast, 2006 Gotham Awards Little Big League - "Sports Reporter" - Castle Rock Detective Fiction (Sundance Selection) - "Max" - Ten Ten Films Radio BroadcastA Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor - Character Voice Actor - 1992 to present Voice RecordingsA Prairie Home Companion Movie Soundtrack - 2006 A Prairie Home Companion: It’s Only a Show - CD Dusty and Lefty: The Lives of the Cowboys - CD The Adventures of Guy Noir, Radio Private Eye with Garrison Keillor - A Prairie Home Companion CD - 2005 Grammy Nominee 30th Broadcast Season Celebration - A Prairie Home Companion DVD / CD Commercial Radio - A Prairie Home Companion CD - 2003 Grammy Nominee Pretty Good Bits - A Prairie Home Companion CD A Prairie Home Companion 25th Anniversary Collection - 1999 Grammy Nominee Garrison Keillor's Comedy Theater - 1997 Grammy Nominee / 1996 Listen Up Award - Best Humor Prairie Home Comedy - A Prairie Home Companion CD A Few More Pretty Good Jokes - A Prairie Home Companion CD Pretty Good Jokes - A Prairie Home Companion CD Definitely Above Average - A Prairie Home Companion CD A Prairie Home Christmas - A Prairie Home Companion CD Horrors! - A Prairie Home Companion CD Star Wars Books - Multiple Character Voices - Lucasfilm Tim Russell's Comedy Christmas Carol - Writer / Producer / Voice Actor (40 Character Voices) |
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