Andre Stojka
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Andre Stojka is an American
voice actor
. He is best known for his role as Owl in Winnie-the-Pooh
projects beginning with The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, inheriting the role from Hal Smith
. He was also the voice of the horse Starlite in all of the animated Rainbow Brite
productions. Other roles include the druid from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and the King in the Cinderella
sequels. He also voiced the "Grim Creaper" in "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School"
His career started in 1967, not as a voice actor, but as associate producer to an episode of the television western The Virginian
.
Starting in September 2009, Stojka took over the role of John Avery Whitaker on the Christian radio series Adventures in Odyssey
. This role was previously voiced by Hal Smith
and Paul Herlinger
.
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voice actor
Voice acting
Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters and radio and audio dramas and comedy, as well as doing voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides.Performers are called...
. He is best known for his role as Owl in Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh
Winnie-the-Pooh, also called Pooh Bear, is a fictional anthropomorphic bear created by A. A. Milne. The first collection of stories about the character was the book Winnie-the-Pooh , and this was followed by The House at Pooh Corner...
projects beginning with The New Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh, inheriting the role from Hal Smith
Hal Smith (actor)
Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
. He was also the voice of the horse Starlite in all of the animated Rainbow Brite
Rainbow Brite
Rainbow Brite was a character franchise introduced by Hallmark Cards in 1983, with the animated television series starting the following year....
productions. Other roles include the druid from The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy and the King in the Cinderella
Cinderella
"Cinderella; or, The Little Glass Slipper" is a folk tale embodying a myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. Thousands of variants are known throughout the world. The title character is a young woman living in unfortunate circumstances that are suddenly changed to remarkable fortune...
sequels. He also voiced the "Grim Creaper" in "Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School"
His career started in 1967, not as a voice actor, but as associate producer to an episode of the television western The Virginian
The Virginian (TV series)
The Virginian is an American Western television series starring James Drury and Doug McClure, which aired on NBC from 1962 to 1971 for a total of 249 episodes. Filmed in color, The Virginian became television's first 90-minute western series...
.
Starting in September 2009, Stojka took over the role of John Avery Whitaker on the Christian radio series Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey
Adventures in Odyssey , or simply Odyssey, is an Evangelical Christian-themed radio drama/comedy series created by Focus on the Family in 1987. The show's daily audience averages around 1.2 million within North America. The Odyssey series also includes several spin-off items, including a home-video...
. This role was previously voiced by Hal Smith
Hal Smith (actor)
Harold John "Hal" Smith was an American character actor and voice actor. Smith is best known as Otis Campbell, the town drunk on The Andy Griffith Show, and was the voice of many characters on various animated cartoon shorts...
and Paul Herlinger
Paul Herlinger
Paul Herlinger was an American voice actor, best known for his role as John Avery "Whit" Whittaker on the radio drama, Adventures in Odyssey . He began in that role soon after Hal Smith died in 1994, and has also voiced Whit on the Adventures in Odyssey video series and Adventures in Odyssey video...
.