American voice actor and former stand-up comedian, Roger Craig Smith worked as the lead voice actor in several video games, including Sonic the Hedgehog from 2010 onwards. He is a former stand-up comedian in his early career before becoming a voice actor.
Early Life And Education Of Roger Craig Smith
Roger Craig Smith was born on 11th of August, 1975 in St. Joseph, Michigan, United States of America, under the birth sign Leo. He was raised by his parents in Tustin, California. Roger Craig Smith always had an interest in the entertainment industry since his childhood.
Roger Craig Smith's Career
Roger Craig Smith joined Chapman University’s Dodge College of film and media arts and graduated from there in the year 2003 with a degree in screenwriting. His screenplay “Modesto Rules” was a semi-finalist in the Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition in the year 2004.
His screenplay was one of the only 132 to make it to the semi-finals out of a record-setting of 6073 screenplays. Roger Craig Smith has worked on projects for both the big and small screens since then.
Roger Craig Smith has done vocal work for major studios like Disney and Disney Television Animation, Microsoft Game Studios, Wal-Mart, E!, TLC, Sony, Cartoon Network, Baskin-Robbins and more. The actor has been cast as the lead voice actor in a number of video games, animations, and films. Smith’s biggest feature film projects till date was Disney’s Planes.
Even though Roger Craig Smith was expected to be replaced by an on-camera celebrity for the final recording of the film, he was kept on board as “Ripslinger” for the final release of the film. Moreover, he gives the voice of “Thomas” in Cartoon Network’s Emmy Award-winning Regular Show.
Roger Craig Smith also voices characters “Percy” and “Belson” in the Cartoon Network hit series, Clarence. Besides this, Roger Craig Smith can also be heard as iconic superhero “Captain America” for the blockbuster show Avengers Assemble.
Not only that, Roger Craig Smith's voice work includes credits such as “Sonic The Hedgehog”, “Batman” in Batman: Arkham Origins, “Chris Redfield” in the Resident Evil series of games, and “Ezio Auidtore da Firenze” in the Assa s sin’s Creed games. Roger Craig Smith also narrates TV shows like “Say Yes to the Dress” and “Crashers”.
Roger Craig Smith's Personal Life
Roger Craig Smith currently resides in Chatsworth, California, where he enjoys playing video games and mountain biking. Not much is known about his married life and personal life. He might not want to disclose it to the media.
Fact, bio, and height
Roger Craig Smith stands smart and fits with a medium height of five feet and six inches. His net worth is estimated to be high acc u mulated from his high salary as a voice actor and stand-up comedian. However, the exact figure regarding his salary and net worth is not known. He is an active supporter of Children’s Hospital of Orange County and Seacrest Foundation.
by Bchrome, 10 Feb, 2017
