Phil Lollar (born August 6, 1959) is an American voice actor, director, producer and writer for the Focus on the Family-created radio drama, ''

Adventures in Odyssey ''Adventures in Odyssey'' (AIO), or simply ''Odyssey'', is an Evangelical Christian radio drama and comedy series created and produced by Focus on the Family. Aimed at families with children age 12 and younger, the series first aired in 1987 as ...

''. He is credited as being one of the show's creators. He also provided the

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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 ''

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'' series. He is currently a script supervisor for ''

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'' and is developing a project called ''

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''.

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 ''

'' series and writing more than 250 episodes. Phil also co-developed the hit comedy series '' Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!'' 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''. He also voiced Mr. Small, Mr. Strong, and Mr. Lazy on the US version of ''

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'', as well as serving as the casting director.

Personal life

Lollar lives in

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with his wife Leslie. His son no longer lives with him at home.

Written works of Phil Lollar

This is a list of books or other written works by Phil Lollar. *''Adventures in Odyssey'' – (with Paul McCusker), Lillenas Pub Co, *''Adventures in Odyssey Radio Scripts'' (with Paul McCusker), Lillenas Pub Co, *''At the Cross: Dramatic Resources for the Easter Season'' – *'' The Complete Guide to Adventures in Odyssey'' – Tyndale House Pub, *''The Great Train Set Robbery'' – Thomas Nelson Inc, *''Little Dogs on the Prairie: Yippee Ti-Yay, Happy Birthday Book'', STL, *''Welcome to Odyssey'' – Hardcover,

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Voice work

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'': Mr. Small (US), Mr. Lazy (US) and Mr. Strong (US) *'' The Uglydoll Show'': Trunko and Wage *''

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'': Hathi *''

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'': Wacky Wally *''

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'': Dodo, Headmaster Crane *''

'': Additional Voices *''

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'': Additional Voices *'' Jungle Jam and Friends: The Radio Show!'': Millard J. Monkey & others *'' Roary the Racing Car'': Loada (US)

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References

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Full list of works and credits
* 1959 births Living people Adventures in Odyssey American casting directors American male voice actors American radio producers American radio writers People from Klamath Falls, Oregon American voice directors {{US-radio-bio-stub