Paul Bellantoni

What was the first audiobook you performed?

So You Wanna Sing in Germany? by Paul Bellantoni

What title or series are you best known for?

Marvel Comics for Dummies by Troy Brownfield

If a listener wanted to get to know your work, which of your audiobooks would you point them to?

Quozl by Alan Dean Foster
Damnation Alley by Roger Zelazny
In this Life or Another by Melissa Payne
Mater and the Easter Buggy by Disney/Pixar
10 Tomatoes that Changed the World by William Alexander
The Last, Dangerous Visions by Harlan Ellison, Ed.

Where else have we heard your voice?

Hallmark Cowardly Lion of Oz singing ornament — Cowardly Lion
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings — Wenwu, voice match and efforts
Marvel Super War — Uatu, The Watcher
The Ballad of Baby Doe — cast recording, Newport Classics
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Impact — Bass Elf, singing

What do you always have in the booth?

Prince (Purple Rain) figurine, Prince Robot (Saga) figurine, 1960s Fred Flintstone toy, 1970s Snoopy Pez dispenser, a spectacular view of our front gardens.

How did you come to performing audiobooks?

After a decade singing opera in the U.S. and Europe, including a recital debut at Carnegie Hall, I returned to NYC and became a stage and voice-over actor. Eventually VO became full time and I met the most amazing woman ever and married her. We moved to L.A. in 2014 so I could pursue animation and videogame work. I started narrating in 2018 and it is now 90% of my work.

Anything else you’d like a listener to know?

“Life is a banquet, and most poor sons-of-bitches are starving to death!” (Auntie Mame)
“It’s all about the journey, not the destination” (me and many others)
“If the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy. Punch a higher floor” (Prince)
Live Long & Prosper (Spock)