Phil Lollar
Encyclopedia
Phil Lollar is a writer
, director
, and producer
for the Focus on the Family
-created radio
drama
, Adventures in Odyssey
. He is credited as being one of the show's creators. He also provided the voice
for one of characters from the show, Dale Jacobs. He also worked on the Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!
, the Little Dogs on the Prairie
videos and Big Idea's 3-2-1 Penguins!
series. He is currently a script supervisor for Paws and Tales
.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, director
Director of audiography
The Director of Audiography is the head of the sound department and the person responsible for planning the audiography and managing the audiographers of a film....
, and producer
Radio producer
A radio producer oversees the making of a radio show. There are two main types of producer. An audio or creative producer and a content producer. Audio producers create sounds and audio specifically, content producers oversee and orchestrate a radio show or feature...
for the Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family
Focus on the Family is an American evangelical Christian tax-exempt non-profit organization founded in 1977 by psychologist James Dobson, and is based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organizations that rose to prominence in the 1980s...
-created radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
, 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...
. He is credited as being one of the show's creators. He also provided the voice
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...
for one of characters from the show, Dale Jacobs. He also worked on the Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!
Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!
Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!, or simply Jungle Jam, is a children's radio show with Evangelical Christian themes and humor. The show was created by Jeff Parker and is owned by Fancy Monkey Studios, Inc...
, the Little Dogs on the Prairie
Little Dogs on the Prairie
Little Dogs on the Prairie is an animated Christian comedy show for children produced by Fancy Monkey Studios. The show takes place in a small town where prairie dogs live in holes covered by house sets...
videos and Big Idea's 3-2-1 Penguins!
3-2-1 Penguins!
3-2-1 Penguins! is a series of Sci-Fi computer-animated cartoons launched on November 14, 2000.3-2-1 Penguins! is a series of Sci-Fi computer-animated cartoons launched on November 14, 2000.3-2-1 Penguins! is a series of Sci-Fi computer-animated cartoons launched on...
series. He is currently a script supervisor for Paws and Tales
Paws and Tales
Paws & Tales is a Christian children's radio drama, animated series and online games website created by Insight for Living and Chuck Swindoll. It is based upon the book Paw Paw Chuck’s Big Ideas in the Bible, by Chuck Swindoll and Ross Vera, have sold more than 100,000 hardcover copies...
.
Career
Phil started his performing career at the age of five. He won numerous acting awards in high school, and studied music, screenwriting and directing in college. Phil then worked with Focus on the Family, co-creating the Adventures in Odyssey and writing more than 250 episodes. Phil also co-developed the hit comedy series "Jungle Jam and Friends!" as well as the animated video series "Little Dogs on the Prairie." Phil also served as a writer and consultant for the television series, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. Phil resides in California with his wife and son.Written works of Phil Lollar
This is a list of books or other written works by Phil Lollar.- Adventures in Odyssey - (with Paul McCuskerPaul McCuskerPaul McCusker is a writer and producer best known for his work on Adventures in Odyssey, a nationally-syndicated radio drama, and for his work with Focus on the Family's Radio Theatre. He has written over 50 books, 21 plays and 4 musicals. His best known works are the play "Catacombs", the novels...
), Lillenas Pub Co, ISBN 0834196948 - Adventures in Odyssey Radio Scripts (with Paul McCusker), Lillenas Pub Co, ISBN 0834198398
- At the Cross: Dramatic Resources for the Easter Season - ISBN 3010012489
- The Complete Guide to Adventures in Odyssey - Tyndale House Pub, ISBN 156179466X
- The Great Train Set Robbery - Thomas NelsonThomas Nelson (publisher)Thomas Nelson is a publishing firm that began in Scotland in 1798 as the namesake of its founder. Its former US division is currently the sixth largest American trade publisher and the world's largest Christian publisher. It is owned by the private equity firm Kohlberg & Company...
Inc, ISBN 0849976499 - Little Dogs on the Prairie: Yippee Ti-Yay, Happy Birthday Book, STL, ISBN 0849976480
- Welcome to Odyssey - Hardcover, Tyndale HouseTyndale HouseTyndale House is a publisher founded in 1962 by Kenneth N. Taylor, in order to publish his paraphrase of the Epistles, which he had composed while commuting to work at Moody Press in Chicago. The book appeared under the title Living Letters, and received a television endorsement from Billy Graham...
, ISBN 1561791040
Voice work
- The Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men ShowThe Mr. Men Show is an animated television series based on the original Mr. Men and Little Miss books created in the 1970s, 80s and 90s by British author Roger Hargreaves and his son Adam Hargreaves. Adapted from the published source material into a television variety program, The Mr...
: Mr. Small, Mr. Lazy and Mr. Strong - The Uglydoll Show: Trunko and Wage
- The Scouts: Sleepy