Wow Marco,

That's a question for a crystal ball, and I sure wish I had one. But I can tell you that there's no easy way to become a professional voice actor.

It takes training, practice, money, practice, dedication, practice, determination, practice and... did I mention practice?

Remember, voice acting, though it's an anonymous part of show business, is still show business. Therefore, it goes without saying, that the competition is fierce. You say your strong side is cartoon voices, but you have no voiceover experience. You need to know that the actors (and I do mean
actors) who are working in this field are consummate at improvisation.

They have scores of different characters in their voice bag of tricks. They're able to mix, match, meld and augment these voices instantly, upon a director's request. If this is the route you'd like to pursue, you should seek out a voice acting course that specializes in animation.

But since you don't have any real acting background, I suggest getting a solid foundation first in commercial voice acting, then branch out into a specialty field once you have confidence in your acting.

Sincerely,

Marc

MARC CASHMAN creates and produces copy and music advertising for radio and television. Winner of over 150 advertising awards, he also instructs voice acting of all levels through his classes, The Cashman Cache of Voice-Acting Techniques in Los Angeles, CA.

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