Episode 010: Jim Meskimen
Episode 10 of the Blank Canvas with Jim Meskimen.
Jim Meskimen - master impressionist, actor, comedian, painter, cartoonist, writer, director – a true renaissance man.
Raised in Hollywood, the son of Marion Ross (Richie Cunningham’s mum on iconic TV series Happy Days). For a decade it was pretty well the biggest show in the world, which certainly made for a unique upbringing and set of challenges for Jim.
Initially studying and working as a visual artist, doing cartoons and commercial art painter. While working in animation, Jim realised that being a voice actor was a better career path for him, and he began to work in radio and TV voiceovers, as well as animation.
Film acting credits include: Ron Howard’s Oscar nominated Apollo 13, The Grinch and Frost/Nixon. In TV Jim has guest starred in; Friends, The Marvellous Mrs. Maisel, SWAT, NCIS, Parks & Recreation, Whose Line Is It, Anyway? to name but a few.
Jim's character voices have been heard on innumerable video games and animated shows; he is currently voicing a role on Thundercats Roar, for Cartoon Network.
Jim has a thriving YouTube presence, with a channel that has had several viral hits - including Shakespeare in Celebrity Voices
In 2016 Jim penned a short film, Son to Son, about the Opioid crisis and how It affects one family, which won 12 festival awards including Best Actor and Best Screenplay awards for Meskimen.
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Produced by Lee Rogers & Rien MacDonald.
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Music by Rodrigo Enrique Bustos.