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Joel McDonald

@okayjoelokay.bsky.social

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VO Director (current) Voice Actor (mostly rehabilitated) Esteemed author of Getting In, THE definitive guide to building a life as a professional actor. https://a.co/d/bochcCp

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Nov 14

Follow for thorough, insightful advice on how to work as a professional voice actor!

Nah, just foolin. Buy the book. It's all butt jokes here.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 21h

I'd wager that roughly 120% of theatre kids know what play this is just by the set.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 5d

Kiddo: Hey, Dad? I lost a tooth.

Me: Another one? You just lost one yesterday!

Kiddo: Yeah, that's the one I lost. I was just looking at it and I dropped it and now it's gone.

Me: Okay, where did you drop it?

Kiddo: In your keyboard.

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 13d

Best fan interaction of the day was the dude who said he wanted to be a voice actor but didn't think he had a very good voice.

Then he heard me in something and was like, "Hey! If that guy can do it, I DEFINITELY can!"

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 14d

Welp. I think that's all I came to Chattanooga for.

(only real ones will understand)

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 15d

Oh my god, I just listened to the Audible preview. Can you pick out the two cameos?

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 16d

LOOKIT I MADE AN EAR BOOK

Listen to Getting In by Joel McDonald on Audible. www.audible.com/pd/B0FSG7L3S...

Getting In

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. If you've decided to ignore your family's wise advice to get a "real job" instead of pursuing acting, prove them all wrong by picking this book up. If the w...

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 21d

They truly did! They're free to announce whenever they want. I'm not gonna take the privilege from em. Glad you're playing!

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 22d

Half the neighborhood just turned out with flashlights because we heard a kid crying and screaming outside for like 15 minutes.

Turns out it was a baby goat with its head caught in a fence.

So... partial credit, I guess.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 29d

Dude, you're already cast. Shut up.

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · 29d

Man.

If there's one thing Borderlands 4 has taught me so far

it's that for somebody who's spent the last 7 years working in game dev

I am exceptionally bad at video games.

a storm trooper is holding a gun and wearing a white helmet

Alt: a storm trooper is holding a gun and wearing a white helmet

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Sep 10

I cannot wait for you to love these people like I love these people. youtu.be/jDMojROhvKE?...

Borderlands 4 Voice Cast Answer Community Questions

YouTube video by Borderlands

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Sep 6

store.steampowered.com/news/app/128...

Borderlands 4 - Steam News Hub

Updates, events, and news from the developers of Borderlands 4.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Sep 6

Got interviewed for This Week On Kairos on Steam News. You're free to ignore most of it but this is important:

If your life had a narrator, whose voice would it be and why? "Gabe Kunda. If you know, you know."

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Sep 3

No, I don't *only* cast super attractive voice actors. Though I can see why you'd think that.

Borderlands @borderlands.2k.com · Sep 3

The Borderlands 4 cast? Legendary. 🤩

Meet the actors behind your new Vault Hunters.

youtu.be/mnaz47_MBfY

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 31

[me stacking up the liquor store counter with whiskey, bourbon, scotch, vodka, absinthe, and beer]

Cashier: Throwing a party?

Me:

a woman says " the party 's right here boyyyy " in front of a man in a suit

Alt: a woman says " the party 's right here boyyyy " in front of a man in a suit

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 29

Wifey: We need to buy new towels for our bathroom.

Me: Why?

Wifey: They've gotten really rough and scratchy and it's bad for my skin.

[proceeds to scrape her feet with a $60 river rock]

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 22

I kid. Big sushi fan. You can eat a ton of it and not feel like a failure.

Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 22

Probably!

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 22

I'll admit I don't get to game as much as most of my industry homies, but I'm loving Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 22

Waiting on a tow truck. AMA.

Well, not "A."

Ask me something halfway interesting and I might respond.

#AMSHIAIMR

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 22

College isn't for everyone but personally? I learned a lot.

Like how 11 dudes can live in a 4 bedroom/2 bath house with turn of the century water pressure.

There were many fights.

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 18

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 13

1 like = 1 ignored like

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 11

Doing some dialect work with Kiddo so we went straight to a master class. youtu.be/ZDz9I5Xekrs?...

Maggie Smith Teaches Carol to Speak Cockney | The Carol Burnett Show Clip

YouTube video by The Carol Burnett Show Official

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Joel McDonald @okayjoelokay.bsky.social · Aug 7

Me: Okay, bud. I updated your resume for your audition. What do you think?

Kiddo: Looks good! Can I see yours?

Me: I... don't have one. Not anymore.

a man in a trench coat and hat stands in front of a sunset sky

Alt: Anime dude stares into the distance

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