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Some thoughts on that whole Avengers: EMH dubbing thing

A couple of things. First of all, the outpouring of love and support from Spider-Man fans this weekend has been…well I’m not gonna lie, it’s been awesome and I love you all. 

With all that love, however, comes the great responsibility of reminding everyone to chill out a bit. 

Was I saddened as not only a previous Spidey but as a huge fan of the source material to no longer be included in what would be a great finale to another great show that many talented people have worked so hard on? Particularly one where *SPOILERS* shows up and *SPOILERS* happens? Of course. It’s a huge bummer, letdown, etc. But the fact is, this is business and it happens all the time! 

A couple of juicy tidbits: I was also the original voice for Gary in “Team America” but the producers decided after hearing everything back that they would do all the voices themselves (aside from the irreplaceable Daran Norris as Spottswoode). Even in Disney’s Hercules, I originally did all of the singing in the film. Recorded with the orchestra and everything. The verdict? My voice was too “pop” instead of the musical theater-y sound of Disney songs at the time, not to mention I was going through a voice change and couldn’t hit the 5 minute sustained note at the end of the song for longer than 4 minutes, so they brought in Roger Bart to do the singing. Again, bummer? For me, sure. But such is par for the course in this industry and if I took it personally every time something didn’t go my way I would be butthurt dweller (knowyourmeme.com if you don’t know your meme).

And don’t jump all over Drake for this, it had nothing to with him. He’s an actor doing a job and collecting a paycheck just like me. As someone who faced my own share of disapproval early on from CDB fans I know that it can be tough to be the new guy. He’s out there doing his thing and I respect that. And no I won’t punch him.

At the end of the day, I can look back and say that I got to play the coolest damn superhero ever in a show that was so good that it not being around makes people a little bit insane. I’m totally cool with that.