Dana Snyder
Encyclopedia
Dana Snyder is an American
actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for playing Master Shake
on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
show, and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, both part of Cartoon Network
's Adult Swim
franchise.
, Pennsylvania
on November 14, 1973 and grew up in Las Vegas
, Nevada
. He credits Don Rickles
, Rip Taylor
and Phil Silvers
as childhood influences. Snyder graduated from Las Vegas High School
in 1992 and graduated with a BFA
from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
, Missouri
in 1996.
on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
/ Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, without auditioning, based solely on his speaking voice during a phone call to Dave Willis
. Snyder also provided the voice of Gazpacho
on Chowder
, Todd and Benny Lee on the G4TV
show Code Monkeys
, "The Alchemist" on The Venture Bros.
, and Granny Cuyler on Squidbillies
. He also lent a guest voice as Leonard in The Penguins of Madagascar
and plays a teacher named "Mr. Baldwin" on the Disney series Fish Hooks
.
He played Alister the Argentinean Camelid
in the 2011 film Open Season 3
.
Snyder has provided the voice of Sam in the web series Suicide by Side He also narrated the Adult Swim web series "Sipes Stories" that he co-produced with Andy Sipes.
went on a multi-city tour entitled "Dave & Dana: Stars of Aqua Teen!".
In June 2010 Snyder appeared as Max Bialystock in the Lyceum Theatre's production of Mel Brooks
' The Producers
in Arrow Rock, Missouri
.
In February and March 2011 Snyder again played Max Bialystock in The Producers at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach Florida.
Snyder has also appeared in the Lyceum Theatre 2011 productions of Run For Your Wife
, Damn Yankees
and The Sound of Music
and has appeared in other United States regional theaters including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and The Cleveland Playhouse.
He was also a guest performer during several performances of the Atlanta based burlesque
revue "Dames Aflame" in 2010.
, Brothers and Sisters
& Gary Unmarried
.\
He appeared in the Cartoon Network live action shows Saul of the Molemen and The Young Person's Guide to History
.
produced out of Plume's Fred Entertainment
The first episode of the show appeared on the internet on January 11, 2006. The show was initially produced out of IGN
and is produced out of Fred Entertainment.
The show originally followed a "weekly" episode distribution but has been more sporadic in later years.
In addition to Snyder and Plume, guests have included Doc Hammer
, Paul Sabourin and Jay Wade Edwards
.
. He also has one brother.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for playing Master Shake
Master Shake
Master Shake is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
on the Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
show, and the film Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, both part of Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network (United States)
Cartoon Network is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting which primarily airs animated programming. The channel was launched on October 1, 1992 after Turner purchased the animation studio Hanna-Barbera Productions in 1991...
's Adult Swim
Adult Swim
Adult Swim is an adult-oriented Cable network that shares channel space with Cartoon Network from 9:00 pm until 6:00 am ET/PT in the United States, and broadcasts in countries such as Australia and New Zealand...
franchise.
Early life
Dana Snyder was born in AllentownAllentown
Allentown may refer to several places in the United States:*Allentown, Arizona, an abandoned town in Apache County*Allentown, California, now called Toadtown, California*Allentown, Georgia, town in Wilkinson County...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
on November 14, 1973 and grew up in Las Vegas
Las Vegas metropolitan area
The Las Vegas Valley is the heart of the Las Vegas-Paradise, NV MSA also known as the Las Vegas–Paradise–Henderson MSA which includes all of Clark County, Nevada, and is a metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Valley is defined by the Las Vegas Valley landform, a ...
, Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
. He credits Don Rickles
Don Rickles
Donald Jay "Don" Rickles is an American stand-up comedian and actor. A frequent guest on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Rickles has acted in comedic and dramatic roles, but is best known as an insult comic....
, Rip Taylor
Rip Taylor
Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor, Jr. is an American actor and comedian.-Early life:Taylor was born in Washington, D.C., the son of Elizabeth, a waitress, and Charles Elmer Taylor, Sr., a musician. As a young man, Taylor served in the Korean War while in the U.S...
and Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers
Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah." He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S...
as childhood influences. Snyder graduated from Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas High School
Las Vegas High School is a public high school in unincorporated Sunrise Manor, Nevada, United States, and a part of the Clark County School District. It is the oldest high school in Las Vegas, originally opening in 1931 on what was originally the outskirts of town...
in 1992 and graduated with a BFA
BFA
BFA may refer to:*Burkina Faso *Bachelor of Fine Arts*Bahamas Football Association*Back From Ashes, a rock metal band from Phoenix, Arizona*Banco de Fomento Angola, an Angolan bank*Barbados Football Association...
from the Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University
Webster University
Webster University is an American non-profit private university with its main campus in Webster Groves, a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri. Webster University is accredited by The Higher Learning Commission and is a member of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools...
, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
in 1996.
Voice Acting
Snyder was hired to voice Master ShakeMaster Shake
Master Shake is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011...
on Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force
Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada...
/ Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, without auditioning, based solely on his speaking voice during a phone call to Dave Willis
Dave Willis
David "Dave" Willis is an American voice actor, writer, and producer mostly known as one of the creators, writers, directors, and actors of the adult humored animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force....
. Snyder also provided the voice of Gazpacho
Gazpacho
Gazpacho is a cold Spanish/Portuguese tomato-based raw vegetable soup, originating in the southern region of Andalucía. Gazpacho is widely consumed throughout Spain, neighboring Portugal and parts of Latin America...
on Chowder
Chowder (TV series)
Chowder is an American animated television series which ran from November 2, 2007 to August 7, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The series was created by C. H...
, Todd and Benny Lee on the G4TV
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
show Code Monkeys
Code Monkeys
Code Monkeys is an American animated television program created by Adam de la Peña. Set in the early 1980s, it follows the adventures of fictional video game company GameaVision....
, "The Alchemist" on The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros.
The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their...
, and Granny Cuyler on Squidbillies
Squidbillies
Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian region of North Carolina's mountains. The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network and...
. He also lent a guest voice as Leonard in The Penguins of Madagascar
The Penguins of Madagascar
The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort...
and plays a teacher named "Mr. Baldwin" on the Disney series Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks
Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes have been ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam...
.
He played Alister the Argentinean Camelid
Camelid
Camelids are members of the biological family Camelidae, the only living family in the suborder Tylopoda. Dromedaries, Bactrian Camels, llamas, alpacas, vicuñas, and guanacos are in this group....
in the 2011 film Open Season 3
Open Season 3
Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron...
.
Snyder has provided the voice of Sam in the web series Suicide by Side He also narrated the Adult Swim web series "Sipes Stories" that he co-produced with Andy Sipes.
Stage Acting
On April 15, 2010 Snyder and Dave WillisDave Willis
David "Dave" Willis is an American voice actor, writer, and producer mostly known as one of the creators, writers, directors, and actors of the adult humored animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force....
went on a multi-city tour entitled "Dave & Dana: Stars of Aqua Teen!".
In June 2010 Snyder appeared as Max Bialystock in the Lyceum Theatre's production of Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is an American film director, screenwriter, composer, lyricist, comedian, actor and producer. He is best known as a creator of broad film farces and comic parodies. He began his career as a stand-up comic and as a writer for the early TV variety show Your Show of Shows...
' The Producers
The Producers (musical)
The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich...
in Arrow Rock, Missouri
Missouri
Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It...
.
In February and March 2011 Snyder again played Max Bialystock in The Producers at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach Florida.
Snyder has also appeared in the Lyceum Theatre 2011 productions of Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife
Run For Your Wife is an adult comedy play by Ray Cooney.-Plot:The story of London cab driver John Smith, with two wives, two lives and a very precise schedule for juggling them both...
, Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is a musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop and music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., during a time when the New York Yankees dominated Major League...
and The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music
The Sound of Music is a musical by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the memoir of Maria von Trapp, The Story of the Trapp Family Singers...
and has appeared in other United States regional theaters including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and The Cleveland Playhouse.
He was also a guest performer during several performances of the Atlanta based burlesque
Burlesque
Burlesque is a literary, dramatic or musical work intended to cause laughter by caricaturing the manner or spirit of serious works, or by ludicrous treatment of their subjects...
revue "Dames Aflame" in 2010.
Film and Television
Snyder has made Guest appearances on E.R.ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters
Brothers and Sisters may refer to:* Brothers & Sisters , an American television series* Brothers and Sisters , an American sitcom* "Brothers & Sisters" , episode of Family Guy...
& Gary Unmarried
Gary Unmarried
Gary Unmarried was an American sitcom created by Ed Yeager, which ran on CBS from September 24, 2008 to March 17, 2010. The series focuses on a recently divorced couple sharing custody of their kids while starting new relationships...
.\
He appeared in the Cartoon Network live action shows Saul of the Molemen and The Young Person's Guide to History
Young Person's Guide to History
Young Person's Guide to History is a two part television special produced by Funny Garbage, the creators of Saul of the Mole Men, and features most of the same actors and creative team...
.
Podcast
Snyder co-hosts the Ken P.D. Snydecast with Ken "Plumey" Plume, which is a free podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
produced out of Plume's Fred Entertainment
The first episode of the show appeared on the internet on January 11, 2006. The show was initially produced out of IGN
IGN
IGN is an entertainment website that focuses on video games, films, music and other media. IGN's main website comprises several specialty sites or "channels", each occupying a subdomain and covering a specific area of entertainment...
and is produced out of Fred Entertainment.
The show originally followed a "weekly" episode distribution but has been more sporadic in later years.
In addition to Snyder and Plume, guests have included Doc Hammer
Doc Hammer
Eric A. "Doc" Hammer is an American musician, actor, film and television writer, voice actor, and painter. He performed in the gothic rock bands Requiem in White from 1985 to 1995 and Mors Syphilitica from 1995 to 2002, both with his then-wife Lisa Hammer...
, Paul Sabourin and Jay Wade Edwards
Jay Wade Edwards
Jay Wade Edwards is an American film director and editor. Edwards’ filmmaking career began when he wrote, directed, and edited three short science fiction films—Mountain of Terror Day of Dread , Project: Tiki Puka Puka , and Esta Noche We Ride! —known collectively as The Monster Trilogy...
.
Personal life
He married Christine "Sweety" Snyder (née Ciccone) in August 2005. His wife has made several appearances on his podcastPodcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. He also has one brother.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Other notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Death Fighter | Master Shake | Voice Actor, Movie Filming |
| 2011 | Transformers: Prime Transformers: Prime Transformers: Prime, also known as Transformers: Prime –The Animated Series, is an American computer-animated television series based on the Transformers toy franchise by Hasbro. It airs on the The Hub in the United States... |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
|
| 2010 | Open Season 3 Open Season 3 Open Season 3 is an American 2010 computer-animated direct-to-video comedy film, the sequel to Open Season 2 and Open Season, and the third installment in the Open Season franchise. It is directed by Cody Cameron... |
Alistair | Voice Actor, Movie Direct-to-video |
| 2010 | Suicide by Side | Sam | Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2010 | Robotomy Robotomy Robotomy is a Cartoon Network American animated television series created by Michael Buckley and Joe Deasy, directed by Christy Karacas , voice directed by Michael Sinterniklaas, and produced by World Leaders Entertainment. The series was developed after a long series of unaccepted ideas, and... |
Dreadnot Thunderbyte |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks Fish Hooks Fish Hooks is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones. Twenty-one episodes have been ordered for the first season. It premiered on September 24, 2010. An 11-minute preview was shown on September 3, 2010, following the Disney Channel Original Movie, Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam... |
Mr. Baldwin Bud |
Voice Actor, Animated Series |
| 2010 | MAD Mad (TV series) MAD is an American animated sketch comedy series created by Kevin Shinick and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Based upon the magazine of the same name, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities and other media using various types of... |
Ben Franklin, The Watcher, Rango Rango (2011 film) Rango is a 2011 American computer-animated Western Comedy film directed by Gore Verbinski and produced by Graham King. In the film, a chameleon named Rango accidentally ends up in the town of Dirt, an outpost that is in desperate need of a new sheriff... , various |
Animated Series |
| 2010–2011 | The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar The Penguins of Madagascar is an American CGI animated television series airing on Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from the DreamWorks Animation animated film Madagascar: The penguins Skipper , Kowalski , Private , and Rico ; the lemurs King Julien , Maurice , and Mort... |
Leonard | Voice Actor, Animated Series (2 episodes) |
| 2010 | White Knight Chronicles | Belcitane | Voice Actor, Video Game |
| 2009–present | B.O.B. Show | Billy | Voice Actor, Animated Series |
| 2008 | Young Person's Guide to History Young Person's Guide to History Young Person's Guide to History is a two part television special produced by Funny Garbage, the creators of Saul of the Mole Men, and features most of the same actors and creative team... |
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin Dr. Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat... |
Actor, TV special |
| 2008 | The Boondocks The Boondocks (TV series) The Boondocks is an American animated series created by Aaron McGruder on Cartoon Network's late night programing block, Adult Swim, based on McGruder's comic strip of the same name... |
White Man | Voice Actor Animated Series (1 episode) |
| 2007–2010 | Chowder Chowder (TV series) Chowder is an American animated television series which ran from November 2, 2007 to August 7, 2010 on Cartoon Network. The series was created by C. H... |
Gazpacho | Voice Actor Animated Series 48 episodes |
| 2007–2008 | Code Monkeys Code Monkeys Code Monkeys is an American animated television program created by Adam de la Peña. Set in the early 1980s, it follows the adventures of fictional video game company GameaVision.... |
Todd Benny |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2007 | Brothers & Sisters | Office Worker | Actor TV series 1 episode |
| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am Aqua Teen Hunger Force Zombie Ninja Pro-Am is a PlayStation 2 game based on the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Teen Hunger Force. It is a hybrid kart racing/fighting/golf game that takes place on some of New Jersey's golf courses.... |
Master Shake | Voice Actor Video Game |
| 2007 | Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters | Master Shake | Voice actor Animated Film |
| 2007 | Saul of the Mole Men | Kiko Strata Operator 2 Benjamin Franklin |
Actor TV series |
| 2007 | ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
Paranoid Man | Actor TV Series (1 episode) |
| 2007 | Dante's Inferno Dante's Inferno (2007 film) Dante's Inferno is a 2007 comedy film performed with hand-drawn paper puppets on a toy theater stage. The film was adapted from the book "Dante's Inferno" by Sandow Birk and Marcus Sanders , which is a modern update of the canticle Inferno from Dante Alighieri's epic poem The Divine Comedy... |
Ulyssess, Strom Thurmond | Voice actor Film |
| 2006–2007 | Come On Over Come on Over (TV series) Come on Over is a children's television series produced by the Grand Rapids Children's Museum in association with Enthusiastic Productions. The series was created by Joel Schoon Tanis, and is executive produced by Tanis, Patrick W. Ziegler, and Teresa L. Thome of the Museum... |
Dr. FullOvit | Voice Actor TV Series |
| 2006 | Minoriteam Minoriteam Minoriteam is an animated television series on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. The pilot episode premiered on November 6, 2005... |
Dr. Wang additional voices |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2006–present | The Venture Bros. The Venture Bros. The Venture Bros. is an American animated television series that premiered on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim on February 16, 2003. The series mixes action and comedy together while it chronicles the adventures of the Venture family: well-meaning but incompetent teenagers Hank and Dean Venture; their... |
The Alchemist The President |
Voice Actor Animated series |
| 2006 | Robot Chicken Robot Chicken Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created and executive produced by Seth Green and Matthew Senreich along with co-head writers Douglas Goldstein and Tom Root. Green provides many voices for the show... |
Master Shake Other characters |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2005–present | Squidbillies Squidbillies Squidbillies is an animated television series about the Cuylers, an impoverished family of anthropomorphic hillbilly squids living in the Appalachian region of North Carolina's mountains. The show is produced by Williams Street Studios for the Adult Swim programming block of Cartoon Network and... |
Granny Cuyler | Voice Actor Animated Series |
| 2005 | What Were You Thinking | Greg | Actor Film |
| 2004 | Side Effects Side Effects (film) Side Effects is a romantic comedy about the pharmaceutical industry starring Katherine Heigl as Karly Hert, a pharmaceutical "detailer", who becomes disillusioned with the lack of ethics in the pharmaceutical industry and has tough choices to make. Also starring Lucian McAfee, Dorian DeMichele,... |
Larry | Actor Film |
| 2001 | Sealab 2021 Sealab 2021 Sealab 2021 is an American animated television series. It was shown on Cartoon Network's adult-oriented programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on November 23, 2000 and the final episode aired on April 25, 2005... |
Master Shake | Voice Actor (1 episode) Animated Series |
| 2000–present | Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 Aqua Teen Hunger Force Aqua Teen Hunger Force , retitled Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1 in 2011, is an American animated television series on Cartoon Network late night programing block, Adult Swim, as well as Teletoon's Teletoon at Night block and later G4 Canada's ADd block in Canada... |
Master Shake Master Shake Master Shake is a fictional character on the Adult Swim animated television series, Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1, which was originally titled Aqua Teen Hunger Force since its premiere in 2000 until 2011... Additional voices |
Voice Actor Animated Series |
External links
- Dana Snyder at Fanpop.com
- Dana Snyder interview, February 24, 2006
- Dana Snyder interview on The Swimcast: parts One and Two