ANIMAL PLANET
Television Segment Writing, Voice Over

Animal Planet’s mission is to keep the childhood joy and wonder of animals alive by bringing people up close in every way.

What if I told you I was at a party being my dorky self, doing voices for inanimate objects, and a producer who happened to be at that party called me the next day and hired me to write and voice a project for Animal Planet?

After calling around to see if “Steve” was legit, I found myself hired to work on a segment called Animal Talk that same week. I met Steve (confirmed) at a studio where we watched hours of animal and insect footage until we found scenes that looked like a peacock was performing a monologue or two beetles were having a row. Then we sat down, laughed our asses off, and wrote their dialogue. We stood up, walked 10 feet, and popped into a booth to record the animal voices. Push repeat.

From there, Steve hired me to be a writer and performer for his science-based sketch comedy pilot. In one scene I was filmed in a giant warehouse walking down an aisle smashing old computer equipment, without gloves on. When I finished I looked at the crew and their faces were frozen in shock. I had a gaping, wide-open wound on my hand and there was blood everywhere — which was not in the script. I was high on adrenaline and didn’t feel it. I was rushed me to the hospital where I was stitched up by a doctor who also (unrelated) taught me about intermittent fasting.