CONVOS - The Business of Animation with Bob Bergen - Wednesday, August 14th | 6-9pm PT - ZOOM

Being in the presence of an industry professional does not guarantee employment, as the clinics are for educational purposes only.

The Business of Animation 
Wednesday, August 14th from 7-10pm PST - Zoom

Mistakes are only bad if repeated.  What has worked?  What has not?  Who has no clue even how to market?  How to agent your agent?  How to secure a new agent or leave an agent professionally with grace?  Marketing vs bragging.  Needy vs ambitious. Come with any and all questions! This ConVO will cover all the topics on how to market oneself effectively, and will be a safe space to ask questions, receive feedback, gripe, share, etc.
This will be a space of honestly and a completely judgment-free zone.

Participants will be able to send Bob sample marketing emails, agent submission emails, demos, websites, etc. prior to this event.

Bob Bergen
Voice Actor and Coach

Four-time Emmy nominated actor Bob Bergen announced to his parents when he was five he wanted to be Porky Pig. His mother replied, “Honey, you can't be Porky Pig. You're Jewish." Despite this, he was determined. At fourteen he phoned Mel Blanc after researching a dozen or so phone books, crashed a recording session pretending to be Blanc's assistant, and watched him in action. Realizing he needed training, and for his voice to change, he began studying voiceover with every vo coach LA had to offer. Combined with two years at a Meisner acting conservatory and three years of improv study with The Groundlings, he was able to secure an agent at eighteen and pursue his dream, while tour guiding at Universal Studios allowed him to eat. He's performed in all aspects of on-camera television: from sitcoms to soaps to game shows - hosting Jep!, the kids' version of Jeopardy! for Game Show Network. 

His voice is heard in thousands of commercials, promos, games, animated series and specials. He's voiced dozens of animated features, including Minions: The Rise of Gru, Sing, Wreck it Ralph, The Secret Life of Pets, Trolls, Tangled, Spirited Away, Cars, A Bug's Life, Monsters, Inc., Iron Giant, The Emperor's New Groove, WALL-E, Toy Story 2 & 3, and Up. Series work includes Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Ridley Jones, Marvel's Avengers Assemble, Robot Chicken, Oddballs, I am Groot, Bugs Bunny Builders, Animaniancs, It’s Pony, Dew Drop Diaries, Teen Titans Go!, Spidey and his Amazing Friends, Blaze and the Monster Machines, Pretzel and the Puppies. 2024 marks his 34th year as the predominant voice of Porky Pig. Bob is also one of the most sought after coaches for animation voiceover.