Scott Innes
American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality
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Scott Innes (born October 1, 1966)[1][2] is an American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality. He is best known for his voice over work in various Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera animated films, television shows, video games and commercials, most notably as Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Popeye the Sailor, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear and Captain Caveman. He has also provided the voice of Fred Jones, Boo-Boo Bear, Snagglepuss, Papa Smurf, Elroy Jetson, Astro, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Elmer Fudd, Spike Bulldog and Ranger Smith in various commercials.
Early life
Innes was born on October 1, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.[1][3]
Career
Innes became the voice of Scooby-Doo between 1998 and 2001 after Don Messick's death in 1997. From 1999 to 2001, he was also the voice of Scooby's best friend and owner Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, as well as in the TV special Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes in 1998.
He has however returned to voicing Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo since 2010, but only in certain commercials, such as McDonald's, Halifax, Walmart, as well as a Warner Bros. theme park attraction and in the Scooby-Doo Playmobil shorts for WB Kids, where, in the latter of which and also one of the McDonald's commercials, he also provided the voice of Fred Jones. He also voiced Scooby's nephew Scrappy-Doo in the live action movie Scooby-Doo (2002), commercials, toys and the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode Shaggy Busted.
He voiced Astro from The Jetsons in a series of RadioShack commercials in the late 1990s and even voiced Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in a Toshiba commercial from 2002, and has briefly voiced Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Wally Gator, Quick Draw McGraw, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Snagglepuss, Captain Caveman, Droopy and Papa Smurf.[4][5] Innes auditioned to return as Shaggy for the television series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, but he lost the role to Matthew Lillard, who previously portrayed Shaggy in the 2002 film and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).
He wrote the song "Handprints on the Wall", which was recorded by Kenny Rogers.[6]
In-between his voice acting duties, Innes was the afternoon air personality at Country outlet WYNK-FM/Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1997 to 2011, and joined nearby station WRKN in the same position on April 21, 2016. Innes is currently the publisher and author of Hug magazine since 2010.[7]
Personal life
Innes married his first wife, Jodie, on October 30, 1998. They divorced in 2014; together they have a son, Presley.[8] Innes also has an older son named Josh, who works as a sports radio talk host in Houston, Texas.[9][10] Innes married his second wife, Cindy Harris, in September 2016.[1]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Scooby-Doo | Direct-to-video[2] |
| 1999 | Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | |
| 2000 | Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | ||
| 2001 | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Cyber-Scooby, Cyber-Shaggy, The Creeper | |
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo | Scrappy-Doo | [2] |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo and the Toon Tour of Mysteries | Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | DVD shorts |
| 2020 | Lost Treasure of Jesse James | Red Cloak Commander | |
| 2022 | Phantom of the Fields | Phantom | |
| 2023 | Shakespeare's Mummy | Anubis |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | TV special[citation needed] |
| 1999 | The Scooby-Doo Project | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo | TV special[2] |
| 2000 | JBVO | Scooby-Doo | 1 episode[2] |
| 2001 | Night of the Living Doo | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | TV special[2] |
| 2002 | The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special | Scooby-Doo | |
| 2002, 2005 | Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Prisoner #1 | 2 episodes[2] |
| 2004 | Megas XLR | Argo |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | [2] |
| 2000 | Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo | [2] |
| Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight | [2] | ||
| Wacky Races | Professor Pat Pending | [2] | |
| Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | [2] | |
| 2001 | Scooby-Doo: Activity Challenge | [2] | |
| Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo | [2] | |
| Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | [2] | |
| 2002 | Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights | [2] | |
| Scooby-Doo! The Glowing Bug Man | [2] | ||
| 2003 | Scooby-Doo! The Scary Stone Dragon | [2] | |
| 2004 | Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem | [2] | |
| Scooby-Doo! Mystery at the Snack Factory | DVD Game | ||
| 2005 | Scooby-Doo! Funland Frenzy | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Unmasked | [2] | ||
| 2006 | Scooby-Doo! Ancient Adventure | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, narrator | DVD game |
| Scooby-Doo! Horror on the High Seas | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | PC game, 4 parts | |
| Scooby-Doo! Mayan Monster Mayhem | |||
| Scooby-Doo! Haunts for the Holidays | PC game, 3 parts | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Case File 3: Frights! Camera! Mystery! | [2] | ||
| Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? | [2] | ||
| 2007 | Scooby-Doo! A Night of Fright is no Delight | DVD game | |
| Scooby-Doo! DVD Board Game | |||
| Scooby-Doo! Lost Island Adventure | |||
| 2008 | Scooby-Doo! Construction Crash Course | PC game | |
| Scooby-Doo! Funland of Freaky Frights | Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | DVD game | |
| 2009 | Scooby-Doo! First Frights | [2] |
Live-action
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases | Himself | TV mini-series documentary; 5 episodes |
| 2008 | Huntin' Buddies | Shirt Clerk | Direct-to-video |
| 2009 | LA-308 Assassin Redemption | Scott Bannister | |
| 2012 | Cajun Pawn Stars | Himself | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Like Son | Fireman | |
| 2017 | 4: GO | Guard #2 | Direct-to-video |
| 2019 | Christmas Cars | Himself | [citation needed] |
| 2020 | Sprout Central TV | ||
| IncrediChat | Guest | 1 episode | |
| Christmas Coffee | Scooter Walker | ||
| Go Fishin | Scotty Thibodeaux | Also writer, composer and producer | |
| 2022 | Tres Leches | Alvin | |
| Putting Love to the Test | Himself | ||
| Tad Caldwell & The Monster Kid | Rick | ||
| 2023 | Bad Habit | Police Chief | Also location manager, writer and producer |
| The Iron Claw | Ring Announcer |
Web
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Scooby-Doo! Playmobil Mini Mysteries | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones | Warner Bros. web shorts |
Theme parks
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion | Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | Six Flags park attraction |
| 2008 | River Battle | Ranger[11] | Dollywood park attraction |
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries! | Norville "Shaggy" Rogers | Warner Bros. theme park attraction |
| 2018 | Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation | Scrappy-Doo[12] |
Commercials
- Radio Shack - Astro Jetson
- Campbell Soup - Popeye
- Cartoon Network bumpers - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo
- Passport commercial - Scooby-Doo, Captain Caveman, Muttley
- Post Cereal Ad - Scooby-Doo
- Kraft Pasta - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- Toshiba - Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, George Jetson
- Airheads - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- McDonald's - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones
- Chia Pet - Scooby-Doo
- Kid Cuisine - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- GoGurt - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- Plushie and CD-ROM - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- Halifax - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
- Walmart - Scooby-Doo
Songs
| Year | Song | Album | Singer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Handprints on the Wall | Back to the Well | Kenny Rogers |
References
- ^ a b c "Scott Innes on Facebook". Facebook.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Scott Innes - 73 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
- ^ "Scott Innes". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- ^ "Scott Innes".
- ^ Glass and Wentzel, Sherri and Jim (2007). Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Manga, Comics, and Animation. Wentzel. ISBN 9780786486946.
- ^ "Welcome to Scott Innes.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
- ^ "Hug Magazine - Home Page".
- ^ @scottinnes5 (September 5, 2012). "My little presley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Josh Innes let go from SportsTalk 790". 13 March 2019.
- ^ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20140226_Important_folks_in_Josh_Innes__life.html%3foutputType=amp[dead link]
- ^ "The Morning Dish with Scott Innes, the voice of Hanna-Barbera's famous cartoon character, Scooby-Doo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "Scott Innes, Voice of Scooby Doo, in IncrediChat Interview, June 1, 2020". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
External links
- Official website of Scott Innes
- One Scott Shop
- Scott Innes at IMDb
| Preceded by | Voice of Scooby-Doo 1998–2008; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2019; 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Billy West | Voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers 1999–2009; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2018; 2020 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Voice of Scrappy-Doo 1999–present | Succeeded by [citation needed] |
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