'Critical Role' Cast Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIRED
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Laura Bailey, Travis Willingham, Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Regal, and Taliesin Jaffe share insights into their careers, interests, and personal lives, including their work in voice acting, singing, tattoos, and hobbies. The Critical Role cast members also discuss the show's success, lack of scripting, and upcoming projects, giving fans a glimpse into their lives beyond the screen.
Insights
- Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham, prominent voice actors, have a diverse array of sources for acquiring unique dice and express their shared passion for the craft of voice acting and storytelling.
- The Critical Role cast members, including Matthew Mercer, Marisha Ray, Sam Regal, and Taliesin Jaffe, have rich and varied backgrounds in entertainment, showcasing talents in singing, comedy, Broadway, and unique personal interests, contributing to the dynamic and multifaceted nature of the show and its appeal to a wide audience.
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Recent questions
Who voices Mom in Naruto?
Laura Bailey
Where does Laura Bailey get her dice from?
Conventions, gifting, Etsy, Critical Role store
How did Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham meet?
As background extras on an internet show in 1999
What character does Travis Willingham voice for Marvel?
Thor Odin's son
Where does Matthew Mercer get his minis from?
Miniature Market and Troll and Toad
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Summary
00:00
Voice actors' connections and origins summarized.
- Laura Bailey voices Mom in Naruto
- Laura Bailey gets her dice from conventions, gifting, Etsy, and the Critical Role store
- Laura Bailey and Travis Willingham met as background extras on an internet show in 1999
- Laura Bailey sang "Daughter of the Sea" for World of Warcraft
- Travis Willingham voices Thor Odin's son for Marvel
- Travis Willingham's tattoo represents "worthy" in Elder Futhark Viking runes
- Matthew Mercer voices various characters in Vox Machina
- Matthew Mercer gets his minis from Miniature Market and Troll and Toad
- Marisha Ray and Matt Mercer met at a sketch comedy show
- Sam Regal voices Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Phoenix Wright in Ace Attorney
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Critical Role Cast Reveals Behind-the-Scenes Secrets
- Marisha Ray sings karaoke but lacks confidence without a few cocktails, performing "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and anime voices.
- Marisha Ray's tattoos include a Burning Man design, D&D death saving throw dots, a Gmail symbol, a Hollywood Boulevard star, a lemonade stand, and the Ashari symbol.
- Sam Regal discusses his Broadway career, involvement in acapella and doo-wop groups, and being part of a boy band called City Boys.
- Sam Regal mentions his ASMR videos and the speculation linking a D&D movie to his character's catchphrase.
- Taliesin Jaffe shares his family's history in the film industry, his unique hair transformations, and the mystery surrounding his birth certificate.
- Critical Role cast members discuss the show's origins, popularity, lack of scripting during episodes, and the upcoming animated series "Mighty Nein" on Prime Video.
