"I had only acted on camera in a couple of TV shows and commercials, so all of this-the process of making movies-was totally new and absolutely fascinating."

JACK ANGEL, son of a Greek immigrant, reinvented himself many times-from a poor student to a college graduate; from enlisted man to officer in the army during the Korean War, attending Army Ranger School; and from an eighteen-year career in radio as one of the nation's top disc jockeys to a career as a Hollywood actor concentrating on voice-overs.

Going to Hollywood allowed him to really hit his stride, and he found himself working on animation projects for the Walt Disney Co., Pixar Studios, Marvel, Hanna/Barbera, Fox, and several others. In this memoir, Angel recalls his adventures in this informative, funny, and insightful view of Hollywood and the entertainment business. A few highlights include his interactions with director Steven Spielberg and John Lasseter, the creative head of Pixar Studios. He also spent three years as a promo announcer with "The Tonight Show," starring Johnny Carson.

He pays homage to his father, who came to America in the early twentieth century, became famous as the Bean King in Central California, and survived the Great Depression while raising three sons. Jack Angel's life story is not only a tale of personal reinvention, but also an uplift ing American Dream story that spans a hundred years.

The Smurfs present their unique take on Charles Dickens' celebrated Christmas story 'A Christmas Carol' in this children's animation. Grouchy Smurf (voice of George Lopez) is very much a natural as a stand-in for Ebenezer Scrooge, the figure who hates the joy and merriment the festive period brings. Can a visitation from the Smurfs of Christmas Past (Melissa Sturm), Present (Fred Armisen) and Future (Gary Basaraba) change Grouchy's ways in time to stop the dastardly Gargamel (Hank Azaria)'s latest wicked ploy from succeeding?

All 26 episodes from the fourth season of the popular US teen sitcom from the early 1990s. Set in the fictional town of Palisades, California, the series follows six teenagers through their fun-filled days at Bayside School and their nights together at their favourite hang-out, The Max. The episodes are: 'The Fight', 'Student Teacher Week', 'Screech's Spaghetti Sauce', 'The New Girl', 'The Bayside Triangle', 'Teen Line', 'Masquerade Ball', 'Day of Detention', 'Wrestling With the Future', 'Drinking and Driving', 'Love Machine', 'Class Rings', 'Isn't It Romantic?', 'The Will', 'Teacher's Strike', 'Slater's Sister', 'The Senior Prom', 'Video Yearbook', 'Screech's Birthday', 'Snow White and the Seven Dorks', 'Earthquake', 'Best Summer of My Life', 'Slater's Friend', 'School Song', 'The Time Capsule' and 'Graduation'.

All 26 episodes from the third season of the popular US teen sitcom from the early 1990s. Set in the fictional town of Palisades, California, the series follows six teenagers through their fun-filled days at Bayside School and their nights together at their favourite hang-out, The Max. The episodes are: 'The Last Dance', 'Zack's Birthday', 'The Aftermath', 'The Game', 'The Surgery', 'Fourth of July', 'Check Your Mate', 'My Boyfriend's Back', 'Fake IDs', 'Boss Lady', 'Pipe Dreams', 'The Last Weekend', 'Wicked Stepbrother: Part 1', 'Wicked Stepbrother: Part 2', 'Date Auction', 'All in the Mall', 'S.A.T.s', 'Palm Springs Weekend: Part 1', 'Palm Springs Weekend: Part 2', 'Hold Me Tight', 'No Hope With Dope', 'Rockumentary', 'Cut Day', 'Home for Christmas: Part 1', 'Home for Christmas: Part 2' and 'Mystery Weekend'.

"I had only acted on camera in a couple of TV shows and commercials, so all of this-the process of making movies-was totally new and absolutely fascinating."

JACK ANGEL, son of a Greek immigrant, reinvented himself many times-from a poor student to a college graduate; from enlisted man to officer in the army during the Korean War, attending Army Ranger School; and from an eighteen-year career in radio as one of the nation's top disc jockeys to a career as a Hollywood actor concentrating on voice-overs.

Going to Hollywood allowed him to really hit his stride, and he found himself working on animation projects for the Walt Disney Co., Pixar Studios, Marvel, Hanna/Barbera, Fox, and several others. In this memoir, Angel recalls his adventures in this informative, funny, and insightful view of Hollywood and the entertainment business. A few highlights include his interactions with director Steven Spielberg and John Lasseter, the creative head of Pixar Studios. He also spent three years as a promo announcer with "The Tonight Show," starring Johnny Carson.

He pays homage to his father, who came to America in the early twentieth century, became famous as the Bean King in Central California, and survived the Great Depression while raising three sons. Jack Angel's life story is not only a tale of personal reinvention, but also an uplift ing American Dream story that spans a hundred years.

Voice-over work is a microcosm of the acting process as a whole. There's the audition, the callback, the job itself, and the payoffs-except that it all happens in a matter of days, and there are no costumes or make-up to contend with and no memorization.

Author Jack Angel has been a voice-over expert for more than fifty years, working with the likes of Lucas Arts, Disney, Pixar, Warner Brothers, Marvel, Steven Spielberg and many others. Now, he shares some of his secrets.

This guidebook to success offers strategies to build a career in voice-over acting. Discover how to build valuable relationships with key people, share your credits in a way that gets you more work, maintain a good relationship with your agent, and reinvent yourself when the time is right.

All Angel's advice is applicable to acting, voice-overs-and, in fact, most other professions as well. Just change the labels, and you'll have proven advice to succeed where others fail.

Take charge of your career and create a context for winning, no matter what happens. It all starts with learning "How to Succeed in Voice-Overs."