Alan Marriott (born July 19, 1971) is a Canadian voice actor and instructor. Marriott moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in 1980 to attend the Studio 58 acting school. He left Studio 58 to join the first season of Salmon Arm Summer Stock Youth Theatre (SASSY) and did two seasons with the company. Marriott spent four years working with the

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group Vancouver

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and also played the character of Aldous Bacon in VSL's original production of ''Suspect'' (an improvised murder mystery). Marriott moved to London, England to complete his formal acting training at The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA).About the Author - Genius Now
/ref> Upon finishing LAMDA Marriott began working in improv once again, starting London Theatresports and creating and playing in numerous different improv formats including ''Hamlet Improvised'', ''Impro Lear'', ''Impro Lab'' (London's first 2-act improvised play), ''The Impro Musical'', ''Lust Boulavarde'' (an improvised soap opera), and ''Impropera'' (a 2-act improvised opera). Marriott has worked with or taught almost every improvisational theatre group in London including: Grand Theft Impro, Made Up Like Tarts, Scratch, Showstopper, The Comedy Store Players, Dogs on Holiday, Impro Musical, Impropera, Brickbats Volunteers, South of the River (with Steve Frost and Jeremy Hardy) and, his own current impro troupe, The Crunchy Frog Collective. Currently he helps form and trains an impro troupe in

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titled 3rd and Main and occasionally hosts their weekly shows at School Creative every Saturday at 8:00 pm. Marriott has also done extensive

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work for radio and TV animation, including Mr. Fothergill, Travis, Spud (regular series only) and Scoop in the US dub on ''

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'' and Glar on ''

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''. He also voiced Victor Volt in ''

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'', and the characters Cowboy and Indian in '' A Town Called Panic''. He is the author of ''Genius Now!''. He also wrote one episode of '' Animal Stories'' (in which he narrated the American dubbed version for

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), several comedy sketches for CBC and a short film called '' Teeth'' and worked as a voice director for the '' BKN Classic Series'' trilogy where he directed the voices for all six of their films including '' Alice in Wonderland: What's the Matter with Hatter?'', ''The Jungle Book: Rikki-Tikki-Tavi to the Rescue'', ''Robin Hood: Quest for the King'', ''The Three Musketeers: Saving the Crown'', ''The Prince and the Pauper: Double Trouble'' and ''

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''. Marriott also had onscreen appearances on several British television series including ''

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'', '' The Bootleg Broadway Show'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and the TV movie ''Now What''. After twenty years living and working in London, England, Marriott moved back to Vancouver in 2008 and now makes his home in North Vancouver, British Columbia. He is the driving force behind ''ImprovMusical'', a one-hour improvised musical based on a single audience suggestion which premiered in July 2010 and is currently playing at Vancouver Theatresports.Insider Vancouver Blog Review
/ref> In 2016, Marriott recently voiced the characters Buried Lede and Mr. Stripes in the season six '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' episode "The Saddle Row Review".

Selected filmography

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'' - Simon Ian Rhodes II * '' Appleseed'' - Karon * ''Junk Boy'' - Ryohei * ''The Dark Myth'' - Takeshi * ''

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'' * ''

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'' - Akira Fudo / Devilman (OVA) * ''

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'' - Daizaburo * ''

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'' (BBC 3 dub) - Chibi (Akira) * '' X'' -

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(Movie) * '' A Town Called Panic'' - Cowboy / Indian * '' Monkey Magic'' - Shotenki * '' Legend of the Dragon'' - Ang / Golden Dragon * ''

'' - Victor Volt * '' Back to Gaya'' - Boo (English voice) * ''

'' - Scoop / Travis / Dodger / Spud (1999-2004) / Mr. Bentley (1999-2004) (North American version) * ''Teeth'' - Dr. Horace Morgan * ''

Anthony Ant ''Anthony Ant'' is a 1999 animated television series based on a book of the same name by Graham Philpot and Lorna Philpot. It takes place in "Antville," an underground city. Anthony and his friends must avoid being stepped on by the "Bigfeet" (hu ...

'' - Anthony / Arnold / Buzz * ''

Bounty Hamster ''Bounty Hamster'' is a 2003 British-New Zealand comic science fiction animated series created by David Max Freedman and Alan Gilbey. Plot Cassie Harrison, a 13-year-old girl, is searching the universe for her father after he was kidnapped by sp ...

'' - Bounty Hamster * ''

'' - Glar / Mailman * ''

Dinosaur Train ''Dinosaur Train'' is a CGI-animated preschool musical television series aimed for preschoolers ages 3 to 6. Created by Craig Bartlett, who created Nickelodeon's ''Hey Arnold!'', the series features a curious young ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' named ...

'' - Iggy ''

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'' / Mayor ''

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'' / Deon'' Dimetrodon'' * '' Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu'' - Captain Soto / Dareth / Hutchins * '' Lego Star Wars: Droid Tales'' - Agent Kallus * '' The Animal Stories'' - Narrator / Character Voices (North American version) * '' Martha Speaks'' - Additional Voices * ''

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'' - Iron Butt Monk * ''Vampires, Pirates and Aliens'' - Zorb / Sharky / Gory * '' Planet Sketch'' - Ninja Handyman * ''

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'' - Sven * ''Dork Hunters from Outer Space'' - Mac * '' Pond Life'' - Gym Instructor * '' Zorro: Generation Z'' - Don Ichy / Don Skull * ''

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'' - Jacques the Walrus / Perry / Gerald the Giraffe (North American version) * ''

Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto! ''Yoko! Jakamoko! Toto!'' is an animated children's television series, produced by Collingwood O'Hare Productions Limited for HIT Entertainment and currently distributed by Foothill Entertainment, which aired from 2 June 2003 till 29 August ...

'' * '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' - Buried Lede / Mr. Stripes * ''

Roary the Racing Car ''Roary the Racing Car'' (stylised as ''ROARY: The Racing Car'') is a British-stop-motion children's television series created by David Jenkins and produced by Chapman Entertainment and Cosgrove Hall Films. It follows the adventures of Roary ...

- Additional voices * ''

Nexo Knights ''Nexo Knights'' (stylized as NEXO KNIGHTS) is a 3D animated television series that aired on Cartoon Network and premiered in 2016. It was produced by The Lego Group to coincide with the Lego theme of the same name. The series is based on a fan ...

'' - Chef Rambley / Mr. Cheddarton * ''

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'' - Nick * ''

The Feeble Files ''The Feeble Files'' is an adventure video game about the adventures of an alien called Feeble. The game is a science fiction comedy, with a similar style of British humour to that of Adventure Soft's previous games, the Simon the Sorcerer serie ...

'' * ''Santa's Special Delivery'' * ''Globi and the Stolen Shadows'' - Maestro * ''Dr. Vet'' - Dr. Vet * ''Spheriks'' - Match Narrator * ''

'' - Collector for the Orphanage # 2 (uncredited) * ''

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'' * ''

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'' * ''

Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers ''Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers'' is a Fighting game, fighting video game developed by VIS Entertainment, published by NewKidCo for PlayStation 2, GameCube, and Xbox (console), Xbox. It is the sequel to the 3D cartoon fighting video game '' ...

'' - Jerry, Tyke, Lion, Nibbles, Duckling

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Marriott, Alan 1971 births Living people Canadian comedy writers Canadian expatriates in the United Kingdom Canadian male screenwriters Canadian male television actors Canadian male television writers Canadian male voice actors Canadian television writers Male actors from British Columbia People from Penticton Canadian voice directors Writers from British Columbia