Samantha Paris (b. 1960)
Alias:
Bobbi Block
Bobbie Block
Birthplace:
Los Angeles County, California, USA
Born:
June 13, 1960
Samantha Paris is a three time Clio-award-winning voice actor, educator, entrepreneur and founder of Voicetrax San Francisco, the largest and most respected voice-over academy in the United States. Born Bobbi Block in Southern California, Samantha landed a commercial agent at age sixteen and went on to enjoy a career that included nearly 1,000 national and regional commercials and roles in nearly 200 half-hour animated television cartoon shows, including the mega-hit cult series, Jem and the Holograms. Samantha founded Voicetrax San Francisco in 1988, and over the years, has trained more than 10,000 people. With a fierce commitment to the philosophy that talent can be taught, she has turned actors and non-actors from al walks of life into working voiceover artists, many of whom supplement their incomes and others who go on to making voice-over their full time living garnering six to seven figures a year. Above all, Samantha has helped transform the lives of people through the process of helping them find their true voices and ultimately, find their bunnies. And in that process, she found her bunny.