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Neil Fanning
Born (1967-04-12) 12 April 1967 (age 57)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Occupation
  • Voice Actor Stuntman Actor Onset Safety Supervisor
Years active1991–present
Children3

Neil Fanning (born 12 April 1967) is an Australian actor, stuntman and safety supervisor. He is best known for performing the voice of the lead character Scooby-Doo in the movies Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed. Neil's entertainment career has spanned over 30 years performing live shows and over 50 movie, television and commercial roles.

Career

Beginning as an opening day entertainer in June 1991, Neil continued to perform for 14 years in the highly successful and number 1 rated attraction the Police Academy Stunt Show at Warner Bros. Movie World on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia and was the theme parks Employee of the Year in 1997. Neil was the Manager of the Police Academy Stunt Show for many years and represented Warner Bros. Movie World internationally performing shows in Asia. Neil was nominated as Australia's International Performer of the Year at the 1998 International Theme Parks Awards in the USA.

In 2015, Neil returned to Warner Bros Movie World for 2 years to perform as a precision drift driver in the Hollywood Stunt Driver 2 Show and was also the shows General Manager for 12 months. Neil was also a Stunt Driving Instructor for locally based company The Stunt Driving Experience and represented Warner Bros. Movie World performing as a High-Speed Precision Stunt Driver from 1998 to 2001 in choreographed car chase shows as a feature of the on-track entertainment for the Gold Coast Indy 300 event. Neil also performed at Dreamworld as a character actor for numerous high season periods. Neil and his son Brodie wrote and created The Brodie And Dad Show, a comedy Podcast of skits and stories with multiple voices and characters performed with his son Brodie that reached Number 3 on iTunes in 2010.

Personal life

Neil has 3 children.

Neil volunteers his time as Patron for the East Maitland’s Miracle Assistance Dogs organization.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1998 Chameleon IBI Agent Stunts
2002 The Crocodile Hunter: Collision Course Stunts
2002 Ghost Ship Stunts
2002 Scooby-Doo Scooby-Doo (voice)
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2005 The Great Raid Stunts
2009 Daybreakers Stunts

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2009 Sea Patrol McCan Episode: "Secret Cargo"
2010 Sea Patrol Stunts
2016 Wanted Roadhouse Cop Season 1, Episode 2
2018 Tidelands Stunts, 1 episode

Video games

Year Title Role Notes
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed – The Video Game Scooby-Doo

References

  1. ^ "Neil Fanning - 3 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. ^ "The voice behind Scooby-Doo". TODAY.com. 25 March 2004.
  3. Swinton, Sage (16 October 2016). "A helping paw for Miracle Dogs". The Land.

External links

Preceded byScott Innes Voice of Scooby-Doo
2002-2004
Succeeded byFrank Welker


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