Tex Brashear (born 2 January 1955) is a
voice actor, who after a career in
radio in
Texas,
Arizona and
Los Angeles, made the transition into voice acting. Known as "The Man of 1000 Voices" (although he actually does more than 3000), Brashear has been heard in thousands of
cartoons, radio and
television commercials, and has narrated many nature and historical films. His
basso profundo voice has been heard in countless movie trailers through the years. His comedic singing has even been featured on
The Doctor Demento Show. He has also voiced and produced comedy bits for
The Howard Stern Show and
The Rush Limbaugh program. Winner of 102
Addy Awards, he is also credited with discovering and developing the technique of
reverse breathing, a vocal technique used by voice actors to help sustain their long breaths. It is somewhat related to
circular breathing. In addition to voice acting, he has also served as
casting director and
dialect coach for many films, both American and foreign, and has contributed many research papers on the history of the American Southwest.
Category:1955 births
Category:Living people
Category:American voice actors