Maddie Taylor (born December 31, 1966),[1] formerly Matthew W. Taylor, is an American voice actress and storyboard artist, known for voicing Verminious Snaptrap in T.U.F.F. Puppy and Sparky in The Fairly OddParents.
Career
editWhile starting as a storyboard artist at Sony Pictures Animation,[2] Taylor lent her voice to Deni, the crazed duck, and Buddy, the blue porcupine, in the studio's first full feature Open Season, as well as voicing Elliot in the video game adaptation, replacing Ashton Kutcher. In the film's two sequels, she replaced Patrick Warburton as the strong mule deer Ian in Open Season 2, and replaced Joel McHale as the voice of Elliot in Open Season 3, before being replaced by Will Townsend in Open Season: Scared Silly.[citation needed]
Within 2006, she provided ADR voices for George W. Bush for the South Park episode "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce", but was not included in the credits.[citation needed]
Taylor was cast in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Verminious Snaptrap and in The Fairly OddParents as Sparky in 2013, both of which are developed by Nickelodeon and created by Butch Hartman.
In late 2016, Taylor provided the voice for the interactive character, Gary the Gull, for the PlayStation VR.[citation needed] Since her transition, Taylor has been voicing more female characters. Her character in The Loud House, Dana Dufresne, transitioned to reflect her own transition.
In December 2020, Taylor provided the voice for the character of Claire Russell, a transgender bartender of the Afterlife bar in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.
In 2023, Taylor voiced Torga, a recurring character in My Dad the Bounty Hunter.[3]
Personal life
editIn 2016, Taylor publicly came out as a bisexual trans woman.[4][5]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The Very First Noel | Short Shepherd, Caesar, Tax Man, Townsperson | |
| Open Season | Deni, Buddy | Also story artist | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Glen's Buddy, Ivan | |
| The ChubbChubbs Save Xmas | Elf, Snowman, Witness, Fly | ||
| 2008 | Open Season 2 | Ian, Deni, Buddy | |
| 2010 | Open Season 3 | Elliot, Ian, Reilly, Buddy, Deni, additional voices | |
| 2011 | The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle | Brainy Ape, Tango | |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Additional Voices | |
| 2013 | Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 | ||
| 2015 | Open Season: Scared Silly | Uncredited | |
| 2016 | Gary the Gull | Gary, Frank | |
| The Angry Birds Movie | Hamilton Pig, Acrobat Pig | ||
| 2017 | Rock Dog | Additional Voices | |
| 2019 | Wonder Park | Uncredited story artist | |
| Playmobil: The Movie | Glinara | story artist |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | South Park | George W. Bush | Uncredited Episode: "Mystery of the Urinal Deuce" |
| 2010–15 | T.U.F.F. Puppy | Verminious Snaptrap, others | Credited as Matt Taylor[6] |
| 2013–17 | The Fairly OddParents | Sparky, others | Credited as Matthew W. Taylor[6] |
| 2014 | Mixels | Glomp, Hoogi | Episode: "Mixed Up Special" |
| 2014 | The Tom and Jerry Show | Winston | |
| 2015 | Breadwinners | Pizza Lord | Episode: "Wrath of the Pizza Lord" |
| 2016–present | The Loud House | Dana (formerly Donnie) | various episodes |
| 2023 | My Dad the Bounty Hunter | Torga | Voice |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Open Season | Elliot, Beaver #3, Porcupine | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Reggie Belafonte, Elliot | |
| 2013 | Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII | Additional Voices | |
| 2020 | Cyberpunk 2077 | Claire |
Commercials
edit- Kraft Mac & Cheese as Cheesasaurus Rex
References
edit- ^ Taylor, Maddie [@MaddieTaylor418] (23 September 2017). "I'll be 51 on NYE. I'm gonna start celebrating my birthday on May 9th though, cuz that's when I had my GRS" (Tweet). Retrieved 21 April 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Open Season v2 - Sony Pictures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-21. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Milligan, Mercedes (January 12, 2023). "'My Dad the Bounty Hunter' Official Trailer & New Images Blast Off". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 23, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023.
- ^ "Maddie Taylor". SBV Talent. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ Taylor, Maddie [@MaddieTaylor418] (17 May 2022). "As a proud #bisexual #transgender woman, on this International Day Against Transphobia, Biphobia and Homophobia, I just hope one of the @netflix layoffs was #davechapelle 😊😘💜🏳⚧️🏳🌈" (Tweet). Retrieved 7 June 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "Maddie Taylor (Visual voices guide)".