Kobie Powell
Encyclopedia
Kobie Powell is an actor
who voices
the puppet
character of Pixel in the children's show LazyTown
, currently airing on Nick Jr. in the United States and on various international television networks. Powell is known in the Nickelodeon Company as "the Voice of Nick Jr," recording almost 80 percent of their sound bytes and promos. He has recorded local and national radio commercials for Pepsi
, Burger King
and Mountain Dew
, among other companies. He also records promos for BET
and VH1
on a regular basis.
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
who voices
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...
the puppet
Puppet
A puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....
character of Pixel in the children's show LazyTown
LazyTown
LazyTown is a children's television program that was produced in Iceland with a cast and crew from Iceland, the United Kingdom and the United States. It was created by Magnús Scheving, a gymnastics champion and CEO of LazyTown Entertainment, who also stars in the show...
, currently airing on Nick Jr. in the United States and on various international television networks. Powell is known in the Nickelodeon Company as "the Voice of Nick Jr," recording almost 80 percent of their sound bytes and promos. He has recorded local and national radio commercials for Pepsi
Pepsi
Pepsi is a carbonated soft drink that is produced and manufactured by PepsiCo...
, Burger King
Burger King
Burger King, often abbreviated as BK, is a global chain of hamburger fast food restaurants headquartered in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The company began in 1953 as Insta-Burger King, a Jacksonville, Florida-based restaurant chain...
and Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew
Mountain Dew is a citrus-flavored carbonated soft drink brand produced and owned by PepsiCo. The original formula was invented in the 1940s by Tennessee beverage bottlers Barney and Ally Hartman and was first marketed in Marion, VA, Knoxville and Johnson City, Tennessee. A revised formula was...
, among other companies. He also records promos for BET
Bet
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and VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
on a regular basis.