Terry McGurrin
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Terry McGurrin | |
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| Occupation(s) | Voice actor, comedian, writer, producer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Whitmere (m. 2005) |
Terry McGurrin is a Canadian comedian,[1] writer, producer, and voice actor from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the story editor for the 2011 YTV show Scaredy Squirrel. He is known as the voice of Jonesy Garcia on the show 6teen. He has also been a story editor and executive producer for the Total Drama series, such as Total Drama World Tour, Total Drama: All-Stars, Total Drama: Pahkitew Island, Total Drama Island (2023) (where he also voices the host, Chris McLean), and its spinoffs The Ridonculous Race (in which he also voices the role of the host, Don) and Total DramaRama. He also wrote episodes of The ZhuZhus, and voiced Drew and Travis in Norman Picklestripes.
McGurrin has also toured extensively as a stand-up comedian and has entertained the Canadian Forces stationed overseas 12 times to date. He participated in the Canadian Improv Games.[2] He has taped three comedy specials that were featured on CTV, has received eight Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations, five nominations at the Canadian Comedy Awards, and one nomination at the WGC Screenwriting Awards. In 2014 he won an ACTRA Award for his voice work as Scaredy Squirrel.[3] McGurrin is also the current voice actor of Snoopy starting from 2019's Snoopy in Space.
Life and career
[edit]McGurrin was born and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. He started his acting career in 1988 in an episode of CBS Summer Playhouse. McGurrin was the voice of Squidguts and Coach Mountain for the first two seasons of the English dub of Medabots, as well as various voices. In 6teen, McGurrin voiced Jonesy Garcia in the series from 2004 to 2010. Earlier, in 2006, he voiced Yubby and Max in Pandalian and Kianu Kole in Stoked.
He later voiced Bolts and the Black Knight in Bolts and Blip, Scaredy Squirrel in the television series of the same name, Dilweed in Numb Chucks, and Don in Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race, in which he also served as the co-developer and the series' producer. In Dot., he voiced Dad. He also voiced Lex Hatcher in the Abby Hatcher series. He also voiced Drew and Travis in Norman Picklestripes and Glen in one episode of Cyberchase. Starting from 2019's Snoopy in Space, McGurrin has been the current voice actor for Snoopy from the Peanuts comic strips created by Charles M. Schulz. McGurrin also reprised his role as Snoopy in The Snoopy Show and the TV specials For Auld Lang Syne, It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown, To Mom (and Dad) With Love, Lucy’s School, and more.
As of 2005, McGurrin has been married to Elizabeth Whitmere. He had also done radio commercials for Vonage phone service.
Filmography
[edit]Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1996-1998 | Stickin' Around | Additional Voices | |
| 2001-2002 | Gutterball Alley | Sketch performer | |
| 2001–2003 | Medabots | Squidguts, Coach Mountain (seasons 1–2), various voices | Dubbed English ver. |
| 2004–2010 | 6teen | Jonesy Garcia[4] | |
| 2006 | Pandalian | Yubby, Max | |
| 2009 | Stoked | Kianu Kole | |
| 2010–2011 | Bolts and Blip | Bolts/Black Knight | |
| 2011–2013 | Scaredy Squirrel [5] | Scaredy | |
| 2012–2014 | Detentionaire [6] | Stinky/Lou Black | |
| 2014–2016 | Numb Chucks | Dilweed | |
| 2015 | Total Drama Presents: The Ridonculous Race | Don | Also co-developer, producer |
| 2016–present | Dot. | Dad | |
| 2019–2022 | Abby Hatcher | Lex Hatcher | |
| 2019–present | Snoopy in Space | Snoopy | |
| Norman Picklestripes | Drew and Travis | ||
| 2020-2024 | Cyberchase | Glen (2 episodes) | |
| 2021–present | The Snoopy Show | Snoopy | |
| 2021 | Who Are You, Charlie Brown | ||
| Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne | |||
| 2022 | Snoopy Presents: It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown | ||
| Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love | |||
| Snoopy Presents: Lucy’s School | |||
| 2023 | Snoopy Presents: One-of-a-Kind Marcie | ||
| Camp Snoopy | [7] | ||
| 2023-2024 | Total Drama Island | Chris McLean | Also writer and producer |
Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2001 | Heavy Metal: Geomatrix | Lance | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ Endemann, Kirstin E. (December 24, 2015). "New Year's Eve: What to do in Ottawa". Ottawa Citizen.
the Shenkman Arts Centre 5th Annual NYE Comedy Night features three Canadian funny folk, including award-winning Terry McGurrin (The Debaters)
- ^ Peters, Diane (October 30, 2014). "Improv Games co-founder Willie Wyllie a champion for teens". The Globe and Mail.
Terry McGurrin, a writer and actor who played the games and performed skit comedies as a teen under Mr. Wyllie's direction.
- ^ "Winners Announced: ACTRA Awards in Toronto 2014". Newswire.ca. February 22, 2014.
Outstanding Performance - Voice .. Terry McGurrin (Scaredy Orville Squirrel in Scaredy Orville Squirrel, "The Trophy Catastrophe")
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (November 6, 2008). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company. p. 976. ISBN 9780786486410.
Terry McGurrin (Jonesy)
- ^ Burke, Jessica (December 30, 2015). "Ring in the New Year in Ottawa". Orléans Star. Archived from the original on September 27, 2016.
Terry McGurrin has been nominated for numerous awards and is known as the voice of "Scaredy Squirrel" on the hit YTV series.
- ^ "detentionaire cast".
- ^ Lang, Jamie (May 19, 2023). "Apple TV+ Will Debut Two New Peanuts Specials And The New Series 'Camp Snoopy' This Summer". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Terry McGurrin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved July 1, 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
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External links
[edit]- Terry McGurrin at IMDb
- Terry McGurrin at Anime News Network's encyclopedia