Dana Snyder is an American actor. He is known for his voice roles of

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in ''

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'', Granny Cuyler in ''

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'', Baby Ball on '' Ballmastrz: 9009'', and other roles in various

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television shows. His other voice roles include voicing Dr. Colosso in

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's comedy series ''

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'' and Gazpacho in

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's animated series ''

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'', alongside live-action work in shows such as ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Early life

Snyder was born in

Allentown, Pennsylvania Allentown (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Allenschteddel'', ''Allenschtadt'', or ''Ellsdaun'') is a city in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. The city has a population of 125,845 as of the 2020 United ...

and grew up in

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. He credits

Don Rickles Donald Jay Rickles (May 8, 1926 – April 6, 2017) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known primarily for his insult comedy. His film roles include ''Run Silent, Run Deep'' (1958) with Clark Gable, Carl Reiner's '' Enter La ...

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, and

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as childhood influences in his decision to pursue acting. Snyder graduated from

Las Vegas High School Las Vegas High School is a public high school in Sunrise Manor, Nevada, part of the Clark County School District. It is the oldest high school in Las Vegas and originally opened in 1905 on what was then the outskirts of town. The school's first c ...

in 1992 and from

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in 1996 with a BFA from Webster's Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Career

Voice acting

Snyder was hired to voice

on ''

'', auditioning over the phone in a call with

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, the show's co-creator. Snyder played the vocal role of Gazpacho on ''

'', Dr. Wang on ''

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'', The Alchemist and The President on ''

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'', Baby Ball on '' Ballmastrz: 9009'', and Granny Cuyler on ''

''. He voices Todd and Benny Lee on the

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show ''

Code Monkeys ''Code Monkeys'' is an American adult animated television program by Adam de la Peña. Set in the early 1980s, it follows the adventures of fictional video game company GameaVision. The show ran for two seasons, from 2007 to 2008, on G4 and G4 ...

'', Leonard the Koala in ''

The Penguins of Madagascar ''The Penguins of Madagascar'' is an American computer-animated television series co-produced by DreamWorks Animation and Nickelodeon. It stars nine characters from DreamWorks' animated film ''Madagascar'': the penguins Skipper ( Tom McGrath) ...

'', and plays a teacher named "Mr. Baldwin" on the Disney series ''

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''. He played Alistair in ''

Open Season 3 ''Open Season 3'' is a 2010 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Sony Pictures Animation with animation provided by Reel FX Creative Studios. It is the third installment in the ''Open Season'' film series and the sequel to '' Ope ...

''. Snyder provided the voices of Sam and that of Cold Fusion Reactor Dad on the web series ''Suicide by Side.'' He narrated the Adult Swim web series ''Sipes Stories'' that he co-produced with

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. He has starred on ''

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'' as the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving from the episode "Little Dude" in the fifth season. He played the voice of Belcitane within the White Knight Chronicles, and the White Knight Chronicles II. He also shows up in the web series "Bravest Warriors" in season 2 episode 6. He voices the recurring character McSweats in the Disney XD animated series ''

Pickle and Peanut ''Pickle and Peanut'' is an American animated television series created by Noah Z. Jones and developed by Joel Trussell. It aired on Disney XD from September 7, 2015, to January 20, 2018. It is about two friends, Pickle and Peanut, an anthrop ...

''. Snyder played Dr. Colosso on Nickelodeon's comedy ''

'' from 2013 to 2018 where he voiced his rabbit form and portrayed his human form. He also played as Graballa the Hutt on the Disney XD animated series '' Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures''. In 2021, Snyder appeared as

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's grandfather on ''

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'' and in the role of Scratch the ghost on ''

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''.

Stage acting

On April 15, 2010, Snyder and

went on a multi-city tour called ''Aqua Teen Hunger Force Live!''. In June 2010, he appeared as Max Bialystock in the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's production of

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' '' The Producers'' in Arrow Rock,

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. In February and March 2011, he again played Max Bialystock in ''The Producers'' at the Riverside Theatre in

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. Snyder has also been seen in the Lyceum Theatre 2011 productions of '' Run For Your Wife'', ''

Damn Yankees ''Damn Yankees'' is a 1955 musical comedy with a book by George Abbott and Douglass Wallop, music and lyrics by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross. The story is a modern retelling of the Faust legend set during the 1950s in Washington, D.C., dur ...

'', and ''

The Sound of Music ''The Sound of Music'' is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, and a book by Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. It is based on the 1949 memoir of Maria von Trapp, '' The Story of the Trapp Family Singers''. Se ...

'' and has worked at several other United States regional theaters, including Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, and

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. Snyder was also a guest performer during several performances of the

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-based

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revue "Dames Aflame" in 2010 and 2012.

Film and television

Snyder has made guest appearances on '' ER'', '' Brothers and Sisters'', and ''

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''. Snyder also appeared in ''

'', '' The Young Person's Guide to History'', and ''

''. He guest appeared on the Christian

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television show ''Come On Over''.

Podcasts

Snyder co-hosted the ''Ken P.D. Snydecast'' with Ken "Plumey" Plume, which was a free

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. The first episode of the show appeared on the internet on January 11, 2006, with the last episode appearing September 18, 2017. The show was initially produced out of

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and was produced out of

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before its finale in 2017. In addition to Snyder and Plume, guests have included

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, Paul Sabourin, and Jay Wade Edwards. In late 2013, Dana began co-hosting the podcast ''Drunk on Disney'' with

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. Since 2018, Snyder started hosting ''Dino and Dana's Safe Space Starring Spencer and Tish'' with

Dino Stamatopoulos Konstantinos Pollux Alexandros "Dino" Stamatopoulos (born December 14, 1964) is an American writer, producer, and actor. He has worked on TV programs such as ''Mr. Show'', '' TV Funhouse'', '' Mad TV'', '' The Dana Carvey Show'', ''Late Show wi ...

, Spencer Crittenden and Tish Burns. Occasional guests include

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and Cassandra Church. As of January 2021, ''Dino and Dana’s Safe Space'' no longer stars Spencer or Tish and exclusively streams on

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. Podcast regulars now include Lisa Corrao (comedian), and duo, Bob and Ron (of Chicago’s own ''Bob and Ron’s Record Club'').

Personal life

He married Christine "Sweety" Snyder (née Ciccone) in August 2005. They have one daughter born in June 2014.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Live-action

Other

References

External links

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