Maddie Taylor (formerly Matthew W. Taylor) is an American voice actress and storyboard artist, known for voicing Verminious Snaptrap in ''

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'' and Sparky in ''

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''.

Career

While starting as a storyboard artist at

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, Taylor lent her voice to Deni, the crazed

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, and Buddy, the blue porcupine, in the studio's first full feature '' Open Season'', as well as voicing Elliot in the

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, replacing

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. In the film's two sequels, she replaced

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as the strong

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Ian in ''

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'', and replaced Joel McHale as the voice of Elliot in ''

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'', before being replaced by Will Townsend in '' Open Season: Scared Silly''. Within 2006, she provided ADR voices for

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for the '' South Park'' episode " Mystery of the Urinal Deuce", but was not included in the credits. Taylor was cast in ''

'' as Verminious Snaptrap and in ''

'' as Sparky in 2013, both of which are developed by

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and created by

Butch Hartman Elmer Earl "Butch" Hartman IV (born January 10, 1965) is an American animator, director, producer, writer, and voice actor. He is most known for creating the Nickelodeon series ''The Fairly OddParents'', ''Danny Phantom'', '' T.U.F.F. Puppy'', ...

. In late 2016, Taylor provided the voice for the interactive character, Gary the Gull, for the

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. Since her transition, Taylor has been voicing more female characters. Her character in ''

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'', Dana Dufresne, transitioned to reflect her own transition. In December 2020, Taylor provided the voice for the character of Claire Russell, a

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bartender of the Afterlife bar in the video game ''

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''.

Personal life

In 2016, Taylor publicly

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as a bisexual

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Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Commercials

* Kraft

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as Cheesasaurus Rex

References

External links

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