074 - Rodney Saulsberry Interview

Published: Dec. 4, 2017, 8 a.m.

Rodney Saulsberry\xa0is the voice of choice for behind-the scenes narration. This Detroit native and University of Michigan Graduate, is one of the premier voice-over talents in the country. He is also a published author with three bestselling books,\xa0You Can Bank on Your Voice,\xa0Step Up to the Mic\xa0and his latest release,\xa0Rodney Saulsberry's Tongue Twisters and Vocal Warm-Ups.

Saulsberry\u2019s distinctive announcer voice is literally everywhere. He has announced promos for the ABC hit\xa0Dancing With The Stars\xa0and the ABC critically acclaimed\xa0Charlie Brown Christmas Special. He announced the\xa034th NAACP Image Awardsand the\xa0Essence Awards\xa0specials on FOX Television and voiced promos for the\xa0Grammy Awards\xa0and\xa0Country Music Awards\xa0for CBS.\xa0Rodney can be heard currently announcing promos for the CW Network in primetime.

As one of the top trailer voices in the business, Rodney\u2019s voice has promoted many favorites:\xa0Red Tails,\xa0Tupac Resurrection,\xa0How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Friday After Next, Drumline, Undercover Brother, The Best Man, Dumb & Dumberer, Finding Forrester, Soul Food, Crooklyn,\xa0and many more.\xa0Black Enterprise Magazine\xa0called Saulsberry \u201cThe voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration.\u201d

What do\xa0Zatarain's,\xa0Instant Tax Service,\xa0Twix, Toyota Camry, Honda Accord, Verizon, White Castle, 7UP, Burger King, SBC, and\xa0Nestle Crunch\xa0all have in common? Saulsberry has been a voice-over commercial pitchman for all of these products and many others on television and radio. He can also be heard reading audio books, as well as narrating\xa0E! Entertainments, True Hollywood Story, about Motown R&B singer, Marvin Gaye. His imaging voice has represented NFL Films and several NBA Basketball teams that include the Los Angeles Clippers, Indiana Pacers and the New Orleans Pelicans. For the past eight years Rodney has been the voice of the stock trading website\xa0Interactive Brokers TWS Tours.


Animation is another strong suit for this versatile voice actor. Saulsberry is the voice of\xa0Joe Robbie Robertson\xa0on the hit cartoon series\xa0Spider-Man\xa0and\xa0James Rhodey Rhodes\xa0in the animated feature film,\xa0The Invincible Iron Man.

Rodney's acting credits include guest star appearances on Monk, Without a Trace, Law & Order: LA and Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman. He currently stars as\xa0Anthony\xa0a street musician and former homeless man on the Daytime Drama\xa0The Bold and the Beautiful.

In 2013 and 2011, Saulsberry received an NAACP Image Award nomination in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role on\xa0The Bold and the Beautiful.

Saulsberry is also a gifted singer who has lent his melodious baritone singing voice to a jubilant ensemble of background singers on a spirited recording of \u201cHakuna Matata\u201d on The Lion King movie soundtrack. He continued his animation musical journey by singing When You Believe and Playing With the Big Boys on The Prince of Egypt soundtrack. As a soloist, he has recorded two Rhythm and Blues albums that have resulted in two Billboard charting singles, I Wonder and Look Whatcha Done Now.

Recently, Saulsberry wrote and composed the song\xa0Miracles, which aired on The Bold and the Beautiful on January 13, 2011 and is available for purchase on\xa0iTunes.\xa0 He continues to get his musical compositions featured in television and movie soundtracks. To hear more and learn more about his song placements, visit his music placement website at:\xa0Tomdor Music.com


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