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Show DAILY Hosting Dick Cheney? HERALD se SS Tracy Connor MeetDick Cheney. diva. When thevice president is on the road, he ‘demandshotels provide him witha king-sized bed, Diet Sprite and televisions tuned to Fox News — and he won't turnuphis noseat a gift That's accordingto a memoobtainedby The Smoking Gun Website detailing Cheney's requirements for his “downtimesuite” when traveling. The documentis similar to the backstage ridersthat rock and moviestars give to con cert halls so their dressing roomsare just right Cheney doesn’t want cases of Kabbalah MARKUS SCHEIBER /AP water like Madonna, or Rough Rider condoms A-list actors, like Sean Connery, a cashing in doing voice-overs for commercials. like Busta Rhymes, but he's clearly particular He asks that the thermostat be set to a slightly chilly 68 degrees and that four cans of MATT SAYLES AF soda, four to six bottles of water with ice, and Vice President Dick Cheney has requirements for his hotel rooms whentraveling fresh-brewed decaf coffee be on hand If his wife, Lynne. is with him, her beverage of choiceis Perrier. the sparkling water made in France — acountry not exactly dearto Cheney's heart Critics may call himtheprinceof darkness, but the veep apparently doesn't like pitch-black rooms: ne wants all lights turned on and extra lamps whenheenters It’s no surprise Fox News is the Republican’s Funds) — oh, and then there’s Julia Roberts. That's right, Julia Roberts, in a recent campaign for America Online. It seemsno one’stoorich ASAP,”the memostates. Y * Q Exhibits 4 Activities QSeminars 0 Give-aways (Friday, noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.) McKay Events Center, Orem, Utah Q Food and much more! Utah County x Desigalt Boutique hes igngeee q pian MEi ogef And don't forget the Parade of May 6th-20th the Savvy Shopper just knowthe voice. They maynot necessarily placeit right away, but when they do, theysay, ‘Wow’ It’s that whole intrigue ofdiscovery.”In other words the “cool”factoris higher because there's mystery involved. Laura Cheshire, a commercial directorin NewYork, says manycelebrities have distinct vocalpatterns that set them apart — recognized ornot “Theyhavea special author- ity, even if you can’t name them on the spot,” says Cheshire, who directed a current Panasonic ad with Christian Slater chunkof their budget on a star by many “Honestly, sometimes I’m mystifie ys Maureen Kelly, a casting director who's worked in the voice-over field for two decades. “I guarantee (he participated by remote hookup.) “It’s usually worth the expense, because you get more emotion — whichsells more I'mjust not sure whyadvertisBy astronomical, we're Although companies won't say howmuchthey pay, industry experts say a megastarlike Or George Clooney, that mysterious Budweiser voice. When Anheuser-Busch was searching for “a classic voice”last year, the companyhit on Clooney as the perfect embodimentofits product. “George Clooney it's almosta brandin itself,” says SHARE N THE third productionof ‘Fiddler,’ " Weaversays. Americanstarsstill often head overseas for commercials that won't be seen at home, butlately, doingit at home seems OKtoo. Catherine ZetaJones appears on camera for T-Mobile. Ellen DeGeneres does American Express. The most well-respected actresses be- comethe “faces”of fashion and beauty houses — Nicole Kidman (Chanel), Gwyneth Paltrow (Estee Lauder), Hilary Swank Heinekenadlast year. Also,thisis a time when big stars by the drovesare voic- to announcersfrom the radio world, with the so-called “Voice of God.” Martin Sheen was one ofthe first well-known actors talking seven figures, easy “I tell mytheater actors, do this, and then you don't have to goto Littlé Rock to dothat (Guerlain), Charlize Theron (Dior). Brad Pitt even did a agency, jobs wentprimarily: AOL voice was Julia Roberts. tional commercial can bring in $15,000 to $20,000. A successful ‘voice-over career can yield a comfortablesix-figure income. have such an arrayofchoices. Twenty years ago, says Linda you most people couldn't tell the Weaverof the Access Talent ers spend this astronomical amount of money when the voice isn’t even identifiable.” havean impressive repertoire: they can do sexy, perky, the harried mom or the guy who drives fast cars. One good na- product.” Advertisers didn't always Roberts would have to make wellinto that range. associationohREALFORS gee SG Feyont a . Pantie ONES DailudHerald e \ recording sessions where you can show upwith messyhair and no makeup. The moredifficult question is why advertisers arewilling to spend a huge whose voice, howeverdistinc- * &garden expo + or famous todo.a voice-over. It’s not too hard to see why the celebslike it: it's an easy, lucrative formof work — a few tive,likely. won't be recognized home sijnsored madea lot of sense for us.” The idea, says McHugh,is that the consumerwill “sort of for trademark brands. “It Gene Hackman (Oppenheimer favorite channel, but he also wants the New April 7th & 8th Dan McHugh,vice president Continuedfrom C1 Christian Slater (Panasonic), York Times, USA Today, the WashingtonPost the Wall Street Journal anda local newspaper “If the hotel wouldlike to put a gift in the Suite, please let the Advance Team know f Voice-over to makethe plunge,voicing ads for Pepsi and Maxwell House in the 1980s. Eventually, voice-overs becameseen asacting jobs, not announcingjobs. “I can’ttell youhowoften I am told,‘not announcer-y, not announcer-y," ” says Kelly, who owns the Just Voices casting house. “I hearit from everyone.” In recent years, many rank- and-file actors have turned to voice-oversfor a steady stream of income. The best of them EXPERIENCE OF ART ing animatedfilms — Robin Williams, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz,BenStiller, and on and on. As for Clooney, among the hottest male stars on the planet, hepreferred to do a voice-over rather than appear on camera, says McHughof AnheuserBusch. Clooney was conscious of the talk of stars selling out and “hereallyliked the idea of a voice-over,” McHughsaid. “This felt a lot more genuineto him.” Thereis talk in the voice-over community of nameactors pushing aside whatAlison Fraser, a NewYorktheateractress,calls “the bread-and-butter”people. & BALANCE Making Your Money Buy More! 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