Dino Andrade
Encyclopedia
Dino Andrade is an American veteran voice actor in video games and animated projects. He manages dual careers as both a voice actor and the Creator/Owner Operator of the geek dating/community website SoulGeek.com.
parents on September 16th, 1963 at Norton Air Force Base
Hospital, in San Bernardino, California
. He is the first-born son of Jose Roberto Andrade and Gloria Esther (Mendez) Andrade. His father was serving in the United States Air Force
at the time of Dino’s birth. The family immediately relocated to McGuire Air Force Base
in New Jersey
where Dino spent the first five years of his life before his father left the armed services and the family returned to California
. Andrade has one sister, Sabrina, born, six years later to the day, on September 16th, 1969. Dino admits that his love of all things sci-fi, horror, and fantasy
is life-long and in his blood. He has even been quoted saying, "I was that guy in acting class that, while everyone was reading Mamet and O'Neill
, I was reading Batman comics", thus attributing his love of animation
and graphic
storytelling to making his career in voice acting the natural choice for him.
on stage and doing comedy improv, having been trained at the Groundlings
by actors Mindy Sterling
& Julia Sweeney
. His official start in Voice Over came when he drove a friend and fellow actor to an audition to do some background looping on the 1985
feature film
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - starring then unknowns Sarah Jessica Parker
and Helen Hunt
. He was asked if he would like to audition as well and was hired for the film. From this endeavor, he was recommended to director Steve Miner
who was doing post-production on the Horror
/Comedy
House
starring William Katt
, George Wendt
and Richard Moll
. Though not credited in the final release of the film, Andrade was hired to do the creature sounds of the demons that kidnap a child William Katt
’s character has to rescue. He continued in voice acting
and acting
in general until the early 90’s when he left acting to pursue independent filmmaking
. Around 2002, Andrade returned to acting with a focus on voice acting training. He has been in voice acting ever since.
(1961–1999) of South Park
fame until her struggle with chronic Manic Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder led to her suicide
. Andrade has become active in raising mental health
awareness and plans to launch the Mary Kay Bergman Project, a mental health outreach program for artists and entertainers.
Bergman has an interest in science-fiction, horror, fantasy
and animation
. He was inspired to create SoulGeek.com - a geek
dating and community website. The site was launched in July 2007.
Andrade has a passion for symphonic film scores and is an avid baseball
fan, supporting the Los Angeles Dodgers
.
Early life
Andrade was born to HispanicHispanic
Hispanic is a term that originally denoted a relationship to Hispania, which is to say the Iberian Peninsula: Andorra, Gibraltar, Portugal and Spain. During the Modern Era, Hispanic sometimes takes on a more limited meaning, particularly in the United States, where the term means a person of ...
parents on September 16th, 1963 at Norton Air Force Base
Norton Air Force Base
Norton Air Force Base is a former front-line United States Air Force facility located east of downtown San Bernardino, California in San Bernardino County.-Overview:...
Hospital, in San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino, California
San Bernardino is a city located in the Riverside-San Bernardino metropolitan area , and serves as the county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States...
. He is the first-born son of Jose Roberto Andrade and Gloria Esther (Mendez) Andrade. His father was serving in the United States Air Force
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
at the time of Dino’s birth. The family immediately relocated to McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire Air Force Base
JB MDL McGuire is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the USAF Air Mobility Command...
in New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
where Dino spent the first five years of his life before his father left the armed services and the family returned to California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Andrade has one sister, Sabrina, born, six years later to the day, on September 16th, 1969. Dino admits that his love of all things sci-fi, horror, and fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
is life-long and in his blood. He has even been quoted saying, "I was that guy in acting class that, while everyone was reading Mamet and O'Neill
Eugene O'Neill
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill was an American playwright and Nobel laureate in Literature. His poetically titled plays were among the first to introduce into American drama techniques of realism earlier associated with Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish...
, I was reading Batman comics", thus attributing his love of animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
and graphic
Graphic novel
A graphic novel is a narrative work in which the story is conveyed to the reader using sequential art in either an experimental design or in a traditional comics format...
storytelling to making his career in voice acting the natural choice for him.
Career
Andrade started as an actorActor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
on stage and doing comedy improv, having been trained at the Groundlings
The Groundlings
The Groundlings are an improvisational comedy troupe based in Los Angeles, California. The troupe was formed by Gary Austin in 1974 and uses an improv format influenced by Viola Spolin to produce sketches and improvised scenes...
by actors Mindy Sterling
Mindy Sterling
Mindy Lee Sterling is an American actress. Although she had worked in film for over 30 years, she only began to garner attention after playing Frau Farbissina, the diminutive and domineering Germanic cohort of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers series of comedy films, and has a recurring role as Ms...
& Julia Sweeney
Julia Sweeney
Julia Anne Sweeney is an American actress, comedian and author best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and for her autobiographical solo shows.-Personal life:...
. His official start in Voice Over came when he drove a friend and fellow actor to an audition to do some background looping on the 1985
1985 in film
-Events:* 3 December - Roger Moore steps down from the role of James Bond after twelve years and seven films. He is replaced by Timothy Dalton.* The Academy Award for Best Picture was won by Out Of Africa, while the highest grossing film was Back to the Future.* Bliss wins AFI Award for best Movie...
feature film
Feature film
In the film industry, a feature film is a film production made for initial distribution in theaters and being the main attraction of the screening, rather than a short film screened before it; a full length movie...
Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - starring then unknowns Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker
Sarah Jessica Parker is an American film, television, and theater actress and producer.She is best known for her leading role as Carrie Bradshaw on the HBO television series Sex and the City , for which she won four Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and two Emmy Awards...
and Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt is an American actress, film director, and screenwriter. She starred in the sitcom Mad About You for seven years, before being cast in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets...
. He was asked if he would like to audition as well and was hired for the film. From this endeavor, he was recommended to director Steve Miner
Steve Miner
Stephen C. "Steve" Miner is an American film and television director who is also a film producer.Miner was born in Westport, Connecticut. Television programs Miner has directed include The Wonder Years, Jake 2.0, Felicity, Dawson's Creek , and Diagnosis: Murder...
who was doing post-production on the Horror
Horror
Horror may refer to:*Horror fiction*Horror film*Horror and terror, two techniques in Gothic literature and film*Survival horror, a video game genre*Horror , 2003*Horror , 2008...
/Comedy
Comedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
House
House
A house is a building or structure that has the ability to be occupied for dwelling by human beings or other creatures. The term house includes many kinds of different dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures...
starring William Katt
William Katt
William Theodore Katt is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie and Paul Drake Jr. in the Perry Mason TV movies...
, George Wendt
George Wendt
George Robert Wendt III is an American actor, best known for the roles of Norm Peterson and Tug Clarke on the television shows Cheers and Modern Men.-Early life:...
and Richard Moll
Richard Moll
Charles Richard Moll is an American actor and voice artist,best known for playing Bull Shannon, the bailiff on the NBC sitcom Night Court from 1983 to 1992...
. Though not credited in the final release of the film, Andrade was hired to do the creature sounds of the demons that kidnap a child William Katt
William Katt
William Theodore Katt is an American film and television actor, best known as the star of The Greatest American Hero. He is also known for playing Tommy Ross, the ill-fated prom date of Carrie White in the film version of Carrie and Paul Drake Jr. in the Perry Mason TV movies...
’s character has to rescue. He continued in voice acting
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...
and acting
Acting
Acting is the work of an actor or actress, which is a person in theatre, television, film, or any other storytelling medium who tells the story by portraying a character and, usually, speaking or singing the written text or play....
in general until the early 90’s when he left acting to pursue independent filmmaking
Independent film
An independent film, or indie film, is a professional film production resulting in a feature film that is produced mostly or completely outside of the major film studio system. In addition to being produced and distributed by independent entertainment companies, independent films are also produced...
. Around 2002, Andrade returned to acting with a focus on voice acting training. He has been in voice acting ever since.
Video games
- World of Warcraft: CataclysmWorld of Warcraft: CataclysmWorld of Warcraft: Cataclysm is the third expansion pack for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft, following the last expansion Wrath of the Lich King. It was officially announced at BlizzCon on August 21, 2009, although dataminers and researchers discovered details...
(2010-2011) - Mekkatorque, Mimiron, Professor Putricide, Fungalmancer Glop, Ensign Ebert, Twilight Servant, The Death Knight Gnomes - Sengoku Basara: Samurai HeroesSengoku Basara: Samurai HeroesSengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, known in Japan as , is a 2010 action-adventure video game developed and published by Capcom for the PlayStation 3 and Wii. The game is the sequel to Sengoku Basara 2 and was released on July 29, 2010 in Japan...
(2010) - Kenshin Uesugi - World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich KingWorld of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, often referred to as WotLK, WLK or Wrath, is the second expansion set for the massively multiplayer online role-playing game World of Warcraft, following The Burning Crusade...
(2008–2009) - The Death Knight Gnomes, Mimiron, Professor Putricide, Mekkatorque - Brütal LegendBrütal LegendBrütal Legend is an action-adventure/real-time strategy game created by Double Fine Productions and published by Electronic Arts for the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. The game was released during October 2009 in North America and Europe...
(2009) - The Reaper & Hairbangers - Batman: Arkham AsylumBatman: Arkham AsylumBatman: Arkham Asylum is a 2009 action-adventure stealth video game based on DC Comics' Batman developed for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Mac OS X and Microsoft Windows. It was developed by Rocksteady Studios and published by Eidos Interactive in conjunction with Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment...
(2009) - The ScarecrowScarecrow (comics)The Scarecrow is a fictional character, a supervillain, that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appeared in World's Finest Comics #3 and was created by Bill Finger and Bob Kane...
and various inmates - Nerf N-Strike Elite (2009) - The Patrolbots
- Tales of VesperiaTales of Vesperiais the tenth main title in the Tales series. It was developed by Namco Tales Studio and published by Namco Bandai Games for the Xbox 360. The title was announced on December 22, 2007 at Jump Festa, and was released on August 7, 2008 in Asia, and on August 26, 2008 in North America...
Xbox 360 (2008) - Ragou - Guitar Hero: On Tour (2008)
- Call of Duty: Roads to VictoryCall of Duty: Roads to VictoryCall of Duty: Roads to Victory is a World War II first-person shooter for the PlayStation Portable. It was released on March 13, 2007. It is the third portable installment of the franchise, first being on the N-Gage and the second on the Pocket PC...
PSP (2007)
Television
- The Five Senses (2011 Cartoon Network Interstitials) - The Old Dude/The Bus Dude
- $h*! My Dad Says (2010 TV Promo) - Voice of Shatner at age 17
- Ring Force Five (2008 NBC Animated Pilot) - Morae (series Villain)
- A Martian Christmas (2008 Animated Holiday Special) - Zork/Dwight (Credited as K.C.D. Shannon as a nod to Mary Kay BergmanMary Kay BergmanMary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
's Shannon Cassidy) - Great Family Getaways: Orlando (2008) - Narrator
- Hellsing Ultimate: Hellsing III (2007) - Wild Geese Soldier/Rio Newsman
- Martin (2007 Adult Swim Animated Pilot) - Martin (series lead)
- Wolf's RainWolf's Rainis an anime series created by writer and story editor Keiko Nobumoto and produced by Bones Studio. The series was directed by Tensai Okamura and featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto with a soundtrack produced and arranged by Yoko Kanno. It focuses on the journey of four lone wolves...
(2004) - Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone ComplexGhost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complexis an anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell. It was written and directed by Kenji Kamiyama, with original character design by Hajime Shimomura and a soundtrack by Yoko Kanno...
(2002) - Saint TailSaint Tail, is a magical girl manga and anime series. Originally a twenty-four part manga by Megumi Tachikawa, the story was brought to television anime by producer Tokyo Movie Shinsha, with forty-three episodes and one short, broadcast by ABC...
(2001)
Online series
- Pocket GodPocket GodThis page is about the computer video game. For the comic, see Pocket God .Pocket God is a god game developed by Bolt Creative, in which the player manipulates an island and its inhabitants...
Fishmas Special (2010) -- Klik - 2009 A True Story (2008) -- Mayor of Los Angeles, Chief Network Executive
- Kevin Costners' The Explorer's Guild (2008) -- Father Russeau (series villain)
- Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated SeriesReVisioned: Tomb Raider Animated SeriesRevisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series is a ten-part animated series based on the Tomb Raider series. It was distributed through the online video game service GameTap from July 10, 2007 to November 13, 2007...
- Revenge of the Aztec Mummy (2007) -- Rodrigo, Moctezuma - PvP: The Series (2007) - Skull the Troll
Commercials
- Kellogg's Corn Pops - Pool Party Television Spot (2011) - Cool Boy Pop
- White Castle Roma Tomato Slider Radio (2010) -- Giuseppe
- ARCOARCOAtlantic Richfield Company is an oil company with operations in the United States as well as in Indonesia, the North Sea, and the South China Sea. It has more than 1,300 gas stations in the western part of the United States. ARCO was originally formed by the merger of East Coast-based Atlantic...
Gas Institute Radio (2009) -- Benjamin Franklin - The voice of "Pop" of "Snap", "Crackle" & "Pop" for all US Rice KrispiesRice KrispiesRice Krispies is a breakfast cereal that was created by Clayton Rindlisbacher for the Kellogg company, and later marketed by Kellogg's in 1927 and released to the public in 1928...
advertising campaigns including TV commercials, online campaigns and radio spots. (2007–2009) - Voice of "Gil" the official mascot of the Gilroy Gardens theme Park in Northern California. (2008–2009)
- Dodgers Radio Los Angeles DodgersLos Angeles DodgersThe Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
(2007) - Church's ChickenChurch's ChickenChurch's Chicken is a US-based chain of fast food restaurants specializing in fried chicken, also trading outside North America as Texas Chicken. The chain was founded as Church's Fried Chicken To Go by George W. Church, Sr., on April 17, 1952, in San Antonio, across the street from The Alamo...
(2007) - California Nutrition Network PSAPSAPSA may refer to:* PSA International , world's second largest port operator* PSA Peugeot Citroën, French vehicle manufacturer...
(2006) - Belterra Radio (2006)
- Marley ParkMarley ParkMarley Park is a classically styled, planned residential community in the heart of Surprise, Arizona. Reflecting the area's rich agrarian history, Marley Park emphasizes open spaces, shade trees and diverse and traditional architecture....
(2006)
Features
- Kamlu - Mangli (2009 Animated)
- Fast & Furious - Scratch (2009)
- Doin' Life (1986)
- Knights of the CityKnights of the CityKnights of the City is a 1986 action adventure film starring Leon Isaac Kennedy, Nicholas Campbell, John Mengatti and Janine Turner. It was directed by Dominic Orlando and written by Leon Isaac Kennedy and filmed in Miami, Ft...
(1986) - House (1986 film) (1986)- gremlin voices
- Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)Girls Just Want to Have Fun (film)Girls Just Want to Have Fun is a 1985 dance film starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt, directed by Alan Metter.It resembles the style of Footloose and Flashdance. For many years, Comedy Central, Lifetime, USA Network, Lifetime Movie Network and ABC Family have aired the film...
(1985)
Filmography - live action film maker
- Bob's Video (1999) - writer, director, and co-executive producer, actor(uncredited)
- Pumpkin Man (1998) - writer
Television
- The Trials of Rosie O'NeillThe Trials of Rosie O'NeillThe Trials of Rosie O'Neill is an American television drama series, which aired on CBS from 1990 to 1992. The show starred Sharon Gless as Fiona Rose "Rosie" O'Neill, a lawyer working in the public defender's office for the City of Los Angeles...
(1990) - Actor - Hulk Hogan's Rock N' Wrestling (1985) - Sketch Comedian
Personal life
Andrade was married to the late voice actress Mary Kay BergmanMary Kay Bergman
Mary Kay Bergman was an American voice actress and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for the Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White...
(1961–1999) of South Park
South Park
South Park is an American animated television series created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become famous for its crude language, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics...
fame until her struggle with chronic Manic Depression and Generalized Anxiety Disorder led to her suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
. Andrade has become active in raising mental health
Mental health
Mental health describes either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. From perspectives of the discipline of positive psychology or holism mental health may include an individual's ability to enjoy life and procure a balance between life activities and...
awareness and plans to launch the Mary Kay Bergman Project, a mental health outreach program for artists and entertainers.
Bergman has an interest in science-fiction, horror, fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
and animation
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
. He was inspired to create SoulGeek.com - a geek
Geek
The word geek is a slang term, with different meanings ranging from "a computer expert or enthusiast" to "a carnival performer who performs sensationally morbid or disgusting acts", with a general pejorative meaning of "a peculiar or otherwise dislikable person, esp[ecially] one who is perceived to...
dating and community website. The site was launched in July 2007.
Andrade has a passion for symphonic film scores and is an avid baseball
Baseball
Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
fan, supporting the Los Angeles Dodgers
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of Major League Baseball's National League West Division. Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming...
.
External links
- Dino Andrade's Personal Site
- Dino Andrade quoted in CNN: Geeks Find Love
- Dino Andrade Shogun Gamer Interview
- Dino Andrade World Of Warcraft Death Knight Gnome Interview
- Dino Andrade SoulGeek Interview
- Dino Andrade Arkham Asylum Interview
- Dino Andrade Giant FIRE Breathing Robot Interview
- Dino Andrade Nerdfire SoulGeek Interview
- Dino Andrade Lost Levels Interview
- Dino Andrade TechJives Interview