Rebecca Forstadt
VOICE OVER AND ANIME ACTOR
SAG / AFTRA
It’s hard to believe that Rebecca Forstadt has been a voice over actor for over 30 years, because her voice still sounds like a kid. This is very convenient when telephone solicitors call. All she has to do is say, “Sorry, my Mommy is busy right now.”
Rebecca has voiced radio, TV Commercials, background voices for film, but is particularly infamous for her portrayal of hundreds of anime characters. She fell into the anime genre because she happened to be quite good at dubbing. This is a skill that not all actors can do very well. Once she started she never stopped.
Rebecca is best known for playing the part of Lynn Minmei in the cartoon series Robotech. She has played every type of character imaginable from a zombie to a cockroach. However, her specialty is little girl’s voices. Her voice timber is extremely natural as opposed to sounding like a squeak toy. She is often asked to replace children’s voices in film who either have an accent or weren’t available to do ADR. The advantage of using Rebecca in these roles is that she doesn’t require a studio teacher and is potty trained.
Rebecca has fans all over the world and is occasionally invited to appear at anime conventions. Although, she is not on the convention circuit, because seriously, she has a life, she enjoys those mini vacations and would gladly take trips to Paris, Australia, Rome or London. Surprisingly she very much enjoyed visiting Columbus Ohio. Who knew?
If you are a fan, you are welcome to join Rebecca’s Facebook group. Rebecca is a Facebook junkie. She is also more than happy to give actors tips on how to break into the voice over field.
Step 1: It really helps to be an actor
Step 2: If you live in Podunk, it might be harder than if you lived in Los Angeles.
Step 3: Keep your day job. It is much more fun if you have money to eat with.
Follow Rebecca on Twitter @rebeccaforstadt
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