Cam Brainard

Cameron "Buzz" Brainard is an American voice-over and radio actor.

Early Life

Brainard was born and raised in Flint, Michigan. After high school, he attended Central Michigan University. He then spent the late 1980s in New York City. He was a DJ on the country radio station KZLA.

Voice Acting

Brainard's edgy voice wins him work on numerous television and radio shows and ads appealing to a younger demographic. He is often heard in his role as the current promo voice of the Disney Channel. In addition, he is the host of "Breed All About It" on Animal Planet, a narrator for "This Week in Baseball", the in-store advertising voice for Wawa Food Markets, and was the "smart-aleck voiceover dude" on the show "Maximum Exposure". Brainard hosts the "Y'Allternative" show on Sirius New Country. Brainard has voiced hundreds of commercials for companies as varied as the United States Air Force, the Intel Corporation, Pepsi, In-N-Out Burger, countless radio stations, and many more.

He is known to fans as the voice of Rotor the Walrus in the second and final season of the ABC animated series "Sonic the Hedgehog", also known as "Sonic SatAM".

Acting Career

Although better known for his voiceover work, Brainard has acted several times on television shows, often as a medical professional. He appeared as a medical student in 1993 on Hallmark Hall of Fame's "A Place for Annie". He also played the role of Doctor Stone in 1998 for two episodes of Superstation WGN's superhero show "Night Man". Brainard acted in an episode of the CBS show "One West Waikiki".

Brainard has appeared in a few films as well. He has the first line of the Harrison Ford movie "Clear and Present Danger", has a short scene with Sandra Bullock in "The Net", and was cut out of the John Woo film "Face/Off" (although he remains in the credits).

Filmography

* Breed All About It
* This Week in Baseball
* Maximum Exposure
* Sonic the Hedgehog (voice)
* Night Man
* Clear and Present Danger
* The Net

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* [http://voice123.com/cambuzzbrainard Voice123] has samples of Brainard's voiceover work
* [http://www.voicehunter.com/ftdcbrainard.htm VoiceHunter] also showcases Brainard's talents