Ep 39: The Voice of Silk, Marc Silk!
(Insert dramatic movie trailer voice) In a world all about pinball, one man joins the Loserkids to talk about his sweet voice acting on the latest Stern game, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You won't want to miss the action, the star studded cast, and the laughs on this amazing episode. Guest starring the one and only Marc Silk. (End scene)
Kineticist’s take
Voice actor Mark Silk discusses his career and how he came to voice TMNT pinball.
Synopsis
Mark Silk, a prolific British voice actor known for work on cartoons, films, and games, discusses his career path from radio production to voice performance, and his transition into pinball voice work on the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles machine. The episode covers Silk's influences (Mel Blanc, Jim Henson, Frank Oz), his self-taught approach to voice acting, and how his pinball hobby naturally intersected with his professional skills through relationships built at pinball expos.
Entities
- Flipping Out Pinball· company
- Flyland Designs· company
- Lit Frames· company
- Pinball Expo Chicago· event
- Bob the Builder· game
- Chicken Run· game
- Danger Mouse· game
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball· game
- Thunderbirds Are Go· game
- This Week in Pinball· media
- Don LaFontaine· person
- Dwight Sullivan· person
- Frank Oz· person
- Greg Bone· person
- Jim Henson· person
- Josh Roop· person
- Ken Cromwell· person
- Mark Silk· person
- Mel Blanc· person
- Scott Larson· person