Dana Snyder

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Dana Snyder
Dana Snyder 2020.jpg
Snyder in 2020
Born
Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Other namesCarmine Decenzo
EducationLas Vegas High School
Alma materWebster University (BFA)
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present
Spouse(s)
Christine Snyder
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(m. 2005)​
Children1

Dana Snyder is an American actor. He is known for voicing Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Granny Cuyler on Squidbillies, and Baby Ball on Ballmastrz: 9009, as well as other Adult Swim properties. He also appears in animation for younger audiences, voicing Dr. Colosso on Nickelodeon's comedy series The Thundermans, and Gazpacho on Cartoon Network's animated series Chowder.[1]

Early life[]

Snyder was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania[2] and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada.[3] He credits Don Rickles, Rip Taylor, and Phil Silvers as childhood influences.[4] Snyder graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1992[5] and he graduated with a BFA from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University, Missouri, in 1996.[6][7]

Career[]

Voice acting[]

Snyder was hired to voice Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force,[8] auditioning during a phone call to Dave Willis.[9] Snyder provided the voice of Gazpacho on Chowder, Todd and Benny Lee on the G4TV show Code Monkeys, "The Alchemist" on The Venture Bros., and Granny Cuyler on Squidbillies.[10] He voices Leonard the Koala in The Penguins of Madagascar and plays a teacher named "Mr. Baldwin" on the Disney series Fish Hooks.[11][12]

He played Alistair in Open Season 3.[13][14]

Snyder provided the voices of Sam as well as Cold Fusion Reactor Dad on the web series Suicide by Side.[15][16] He narrated the Adult Swim web series Sipes Stories that he co-produced with Andy Sipes. He has starred on Adventure Time as the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving from the episode "Little Dude" in the fifth season. He played the voice of Belcitane within the White Knight Chronicles, and the White Knight Chronicles II.[17] He also shows up in the web series "Bravest Warriors" in season 2 episode 6.[18]

He voices the recurring character McSweats in the Disney XD animated series Pickle and Peanut. Snyder played Dr. Colosso on Nickelodeon's comedy The Thundermans from 2013 to 2018 where he voiced his rabbit form and portrayed his human form. He also played as Graballa the Hutt on the Disney XD animated series Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures.

In 2021, Snyder worked on The Patrick Star Show as Patrick Star's grandfather GrandPat Star.

Stage acting[]

On April 15, 2010, Snyder and Dave Willis went on a multi-city[19] tour called Dave & Dana: Stars of Aqua Teen!.[20][21][22] In June 2010, he appeared as Max Bialystock in the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's production of Mel Brooks' The Producers in Arrow Rock, Missouri.[23] In February and March 2011, he again played Max Bialystock in The Producers at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida.[11] Snyder has also been seen in the Lyceum Theatre 2011 productions of Run For Your Wife,[24] Damn Yankees, and The Sound of Music[25] and has worked at several other United States regional theaters, including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and Cleveland Play House.[1] Snyder was also a guest performer during several performances of the Atlanta-based burlesque revue "Dames Aflame" in 2010 and 2012.[26]

Film and television[]

Snyder has made guest appearances on ER,[27] Brothers and Sisters,[1] and Gary Unmarried.[28][29] Snyder also appeared in Saul of the Mole Men,[27][30] The Young Person's Guide to History[31], and Your Pretty Face is Going to Hell. He guest appeared on the Christian live action television show Come On Over.

Podcasts[]

Snyder co-hosted the Ken P.D. Snydecast with Ken "Plumey" Plume, which was a free podcast. The first episode of the show appeared on the internet on January 11, 2006, with the last episode appearing September 18, 2017.[32] The show was initially produced out of IGN[33] and was produced out of Fred Entertainment before its finale in 2017.[33] In addition to Snyder and Plume, guests have included Doc Hammer, Paul Sabourin, and Jay Wade Edwards.[32] In late 2013, Dana began co-hosting the podcast Drunk on Disney[34] with Guy Hutchinson.[35] Since 2018, Snyder started hosting Dino and Dana's Safe Space Starring Spencer and Tish with Dino Stamatopoulos, Spencer Crittenden and Tish Burns. Occasional guests include Jeff B. Davis and Cassandra Church. As of January 2021, Dino and Dana’s Safe Space no longer stars Spencer or Tish and exclusively streams on Patreon. Podcast regulars now include Lisa Corrao (comedian), and duo, Bob and Ron (of Chicago’s own Bob and Ron’s Record Club).

Personal life[]

He married Christine "Sweety" Snyder (née Ciccone) in August 2005. They have one daughter born in June 2014.

Filmography[]

Film[]

List of voice performances in feature films
Year Title Role Notes
2007 Dante's Inferno Ulysses, Strom Thurmond
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Master Shake
2010 Open Season 3 Alistair Direct-to-video
2011 A Letter to Momo Kawa English dub
2015 Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts The Penguin Direct-to-video
2015 Hell and Back Garthog
2016 Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants The Penguin Direct-to-video
2018 Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost Skip Taylor Direct-to-video

Television[]

List of voice performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
2000–2015 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Master Shake Main role
2001 Sealab 2021 Master Shake Episode: "Murphy Murph & the Feng Shui Bunch"
2005–present Squidbillies Granny Cuyler 85 episodes
2006 Minoriteam Dr. Wang 20 episodes
2006 Robot Chicken Master Shake, Twinkie the Kid, Various Voices 4 episodes
2006–2007 Come On Over Dr. FullOvit 3 episodes
2006–2018 The Venture Bros. The Alchemist, The President Recurring role
2007 Saul of the Mole Men Kiko, Strata Operator, Benjamin Franklin 20 episodes
2007–2008 Code Monkeys Todd, Benny 24 episodes
2007–2010 Chowder Gazpacho 48 episodes
2010 Robotomy Dreadnot, Thunderbyte 10 episodes
2010–2013 Mad Various voices 29 episodes
2010–2011 The Penguins of Madagascar Leonard 4 episodes
2010–2014 Fish Hooks Mr. Baldwin, Bud 31 episodes
2012 Superjail! Prison Pee Dee 5 episodes
2012–2015 Adventure Time Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving, The Train 5 episodes
2013, 2015 Bob's Burgers Pud, Sheldon 2 episodes
2013–2018 The Thundermans Dr. Colosso Recurring role
2014 The Haunted Hathaways Dr. Colosso Episode: "The Haunted Thundermans"
2014 Bravest Warriors The Thing, Puppet Characters Episode: "The Puppetyville Horror"
2015 DC Super Friends The Penguin 7 episodes
2015–2018 Pickle and Peanut McSweats 9 episodes
2016 Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures Graballa the Hutt 8 episodes
2016 Harvey Beaks Blargus Episode: "Technoscare"
2016–2018 Justice League Action Plastic Man, The Penguin 7 episodes
2017–2019 OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes Doctor Greyman 7 episodes
2017 Welcome to the Wayne Wendell Recurring role
2018–present Ballmastrz: 9009 Baby Ball Main role
2018 Dallas & Robo Fat Paul Main cast
2018–present Paradise PD Stanley Hopson, Dusty Marlow 10 episodes
2018 12 oz. Mouse Buzby Episode: "Invictus"
2019 Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart Medatatin' Melvin Episode: "Flyaway"
2020 ThunderCats Roar Vultureman, The Berbils, Ram Bam 18 episodes
2021 The Patrick Star Show GrandPat Star Main role
2021 The Ghost and Molly McGee Scratch Main role[36]
2021 Jellystone! Snagglepuss Recurring role

Video games[]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Master Shake
2010 White Knight Chronicles Belcitane, additional voices[37]
2012 Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two Gremlin Jamface

Live-action[]

List of acting performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
2007 ER Paranoid Man Episode: "Lights Out"
2007 Brothers & Sisters Office Worker Episode: "Home Front"
2008 Young Person's Guide to History Benjamin Franklin Television special
2013–present Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell Lucas, Troy 13 episodes
2016 Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn Dr. Colosso 1 episode
2016 Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything Mr. Funkus 3 episodes

Other[]

Year Title Role Notes
2007 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters Master Shake Writer, performer: "Nude Love", & Voice Actor
2009 G4 Presents Comic-Con '09 Live Belcitane Performer: "Nature's Bounty" and "Yellowcake"

References[]

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  17. ^ Dana Snyder and Andy Sipes to Launch Web Series on AdultSwim.com – Los Angeles – Arts – Public Spectacle Archived 2010-10-28 at the Wayback Machine
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  35. ^ "ACPN". Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  36. ^ https://twitter.com/DisneyTVA/status/1309161019227463680/photo/1
  37. ^ "Dana Snyder (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 28 July 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.CS1 maint: postscript (link)

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