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Scott Innes

Scott Innes 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 voices 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.

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Scott Innes
Born (1966-10-01) October 1, 1966
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • author
  • songwriter
  • radio personality
Years active1984–present
Spouses
  • Jodie Innes
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    ​
    (m. 1998; div. 2014)​
  • Cindy Harris
    ​
    (m. 2016)​
Children2
Websitewww.scottinnes.com
www.onescottshop.com

Scott Innes (born October 1, 1966)12 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 voices 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.13 At a young age, realizing his ability to mimic voices, he recognized his passion for doing cartoon voices, including the cartoon character Scooby-Doo (whom Innes became a fan in the early 1970s). Innes would listen to the actors performing the voices, determine how they created them, and learn how to do it himself.4567 He would also recreate scenes from the series in his head at night to make himself fall asleep.456

Career

Innes became a radio personality at age 12, conducting interviews with cartoon voice acting giants like Don Messick (the voice of Scooby-Doo, among others), Daws Butler (the voice of Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound, among others), and Mel Blanc (the voice of Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and others).89 In 1980, Innes became a disc jockey at age 14, debuting on KLID in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.1011 In 1990, he started working as a morning announcer for WABB-FM. During his spare time, he would imitate famous people over the intercommunications system, delighting employees at the station. He was later fired in order for him to expand his vocal abilities.12

In 1991–1996, Innes was the host of Innes and Company on KKHT-FM in Springfield, Illinois. He created "Dear Daddy: The Wind Beneath My Wings", a remix of "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler, featuring his son Josh Innes. The song was played as a requested track on more than 400 radio stations in the US.13 Innes also co-ran American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in Scooby-Doo, whom Innes imitated when listening to him do the character's voice.87 He also tried his Scooby imitation, to which Messick told him, "You've got that Scooby down."14

In 1996, Innes and Jim Hogg created Hollywood Hal and Rhinestone Al With the Wannabees, a show aimed at pre-kindergarteners that taught them about manners, safety, sharing, love, staying away from drugs, and other values.15168 In 1997, Innes started working as the morning host of WRQQ and as the afternoon air personality at the country radio station WYNK-FM, both in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At the former station, he performed "Shaggy on the Boulevard", a remix of "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" by Alabama but sung in Shaggy's voice. Following Don Messick's retirement and death and Casey Kasem quitting the role of Shaggy, Innes became the voice of both Scooby-Doo and Shaggy between 1998 and 2001, beginning with the film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (Scooby) and the television special Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes (Shaggy); Innes also voiced Shaggy in promotions for said film.14813917 He continued to voice Scooby and Shaggy in 2002–2009 in most video games, PC games, toys, and commercials. Since 2010, he has been sporadically voicing the characters for toys, certain commercials such as McDonald's, the bank Halifax,1819 and Walmart, as well as Scooby-Doo! The Museum of Mysteries at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi,20 and in the Scooby-Doo Playmobil shorts for WB Kids. In the Playmobil shorts and one of the McDonald's commercials, he also provided the voice of Fred Jones. Innes has also voiced Scooby's nephew, Scrappy-Doo, in the live-action film Scooby-Doo (2002),5 the television special The Scooby-Doo Project, video games, commercials, theme park attractions, toys, and the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode "Shaggy Busted".

Innes voiced Astro from The Jetsons in a series of RadioShack commercials in the late 1990s, and Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in a Toshiba commercial in 2002. He has briefly voiced other characters, including those by Daws Butler and Mel Blanc whom he had interviewed as a youngster: Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Wally Gator, Quick Draw McGraw, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Professor Pat Pending, Snagglepuss, Captain Caveman, Shag Rugg, Droopy and Papa Smurf.1082122 Innes auditioned to voice Yogi and Boo-Boo for the film Yogi Bear (2010) but lost to Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake.6 He also auditioned to return as Shaggy for the television series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated but lost the role to Matthew Lillard, who previously portrayed Shaggy in the 2002 film and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

In 2003, Innes wrote the song "Handprints on the Wall", which was performed by Kenny Rogers.10 He is currently the publisher and author of Hug Magazine since 2010.23 In October 2011, he was fired from WYNK-FM as part of a new programming strategy and staff changes by Clear Channel Radio.2425 On April 21, 2016, he joined nearby station WRKN in the same position of afternoon air personality.26

Personal life

Innes married his first wife, Jodie, on October 30, 1998. They divorced in 2014; together they have a son, Presley.27 Innes also has an older son named Josh, who works as a sports radio talk host in Houston, Texas.112829 Innes married his second wife, Cindy Harris, in September 2016.1

Filmography

Film

List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo Direct-to-video2
1999 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers
2000 Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo/Cyber-Scooby, Shaggy Rogers/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

List of voice performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers TV special
1999 The Scooby-Doo Project Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo TV special2
2000 Scooby-Doo/Courage the Cowardly Dog Scare-A-Thon Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers TV special
JBVO Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers 2 episodes2
2001 Night of the Living Doo Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers TV special2
2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special Scooby-Doo
2002, 2005 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Prisoner #1 2 episodes2
2004 Megas XLR Argo

Video games

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers 2
2000 Scooby-Doo Mystery Adventures! Showdown in Ghost Town Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo 2
Scooby-Doo Mystery Adventures! Phantom of the Knight 2
Wacky Races Professor Pat Pending 2
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers 2
2001 Scooby-Doo: Activity Challenge 2
Scooby-Doo Mystery Adventures! Jinx at the Sphinx Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo 2
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers 2
2002 Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights 2
Scooby-Doo! Case File 1: The Glowing Bug Man 2
2003 Scooby-Doo! Case File 2: The Scary Stone Dragon 2
2004 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem 2
Scooby-Doo! Horror of the High Seas PC game, 4 parts
Scooby-Doo! Mystery at the Snack Factory DVD Game
2005 Scooby-Doo! Funland Frenzy
Scooby-Doo! Mayan Monster Mayhem PC game, 4 parts
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked 2
2006 Scooby-Doo! Ancient Adventure Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, narrator DVD game
Scooby-Doo! Case File 3: Frights! Camera! Mystery! Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers 2
Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? 2
Scooby-Doo! Haunts for the Holidays PC game, 3 parts
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 Shaggy Rogers DVD game
2009 Scooby-Doo! First Frights 2

Live-action

List of acting performances in film and television
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
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
Love, Game, Match Himself
Before We Break Radio Host Short film
2023 Bad Habit Police Chief Also location manager, writer and producer13
Tad Caldwell & The Monster Kid Rick
The Iron Claw Ring Announcer 30

Web

List of voice performances in web series
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Scooby-Doo! Playmobil Mini Mysteries Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones Warner Bros. web shorts

Theme parks

List of voice performances in theme parks
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers31 Six Flags park attraction; Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Canada's Wonderland and Carowinds versions
2008 River Battle Ranger32 Dollywood park attraction
2018 Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries! Norville "Shaggy" Rogers20 Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi park attraction
Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation Scrappy-Doo33 Warner Bros. Movie World park attraction

Commercials

Songs

Year Song Album Singer
2003 Handprints on the Wall Back to the Well Kenny Rogers
References

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