In this episode of The Game of Nerds Podcast, we sit down with amazingly talented Joel Gibbs. He is known as the man of 1000 voices. Technically it's 783, but who's counting? Joel has been doing voice acting since the '70s in the Philadelphia area. I was beyond honored that he sat down to chat with me. This man's resume is astounding. He is not only a talented voice actor, but he's also been a director, radio, and podcast host, to name a few. We first talk about what we've been recently obsessing on. Joel jumps right in by talking about all the fun characters he's been getting to do recently. I finally got to watch the new Tom and Jerry movie that at the time was just released on HBO Max. I'm still unimpressed as when I first saw the trailer. He talks about how ventriloquist Paul Winchell, and Hanna-Barbera era cartoons like Tom and Jerry, were really the inspiration behind his love for voice acting. He loved doing the voices of different characters and entertaining people with them. His first paying job was doing an Ed Sullivan-type voice for a car or shoe commercial. It wasn't until a few later that he realized voice acting was going to be his career when he mastered Don Vito Corleone, aka The Godfather. While it took him a while to be known as the "go-to guy" for voiceovers on the East Coast, his talent was a huge driving force in his success. His most favorite jobs were head shop commercials in Atlantic City doing the perfect impressions of Cheech and Chong.

Learn More About Our Guest:
Joel Gibbs
Website: www.voicesbyjoel.com