Dan Pye
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| Dan Pye | |
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| Born | Daniel Alexander Pye August 8, 1987 Pontefract, West Yorkshire |
| 💼 Occupation | Voice Actor and Astronomer |
| Known for | Voice of Lee Ridley (comedian).[1], Director of Astronomy at Kielder Observatory. |
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Dan Pye is an award-winning British voice actor and Astronomer.[2][3][4] Known best as the Geordie accent of stand up comedian and Britain's Got Talent winner from 2018, Lee Ridley (comedian)[5][6], his works with Sega, EA Games and on national and international productions, as well as being the current Director of Astronomy and Science Communication at the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland.[7]
Announced in April 2021, Dan Pye recorded the voice with company Cere Proc in Edinburgh to provide the new computerised voice.[8]. Dan Pye is a regular spokes person for Kielder Observatory via online news articles and in local press and television, and via published science literature papers and journal entries.[9][10]
Dan Pye has featured as a voice actor in titles from Sega including Two Point Campus[11], Lost in Random from EA Origins, and appeared in TV programs such as The Heist (TV series) alongside working as a continuity announcer on Channel 4 television in the UK.
In May 2022, Dan won a national award for recognition of work within the voice over industry at the One Voice Awards UK. This was for his work as one of the commercial voices in Asda stores nationwide, produced by Mood Media.
Television commercials[edit]
- Zopa - 2022 to Present
- National Health Service – North East and Cumbria Winter Campaign 2021-22
Television series[edit]
- The Heist (TV series) - Various Voices
Films[edit]
- Expired (2022 film) - Loop group
Video games[edit]
- Two Point Campus - DJ Shorts and Additional Character Voices
- Lost in Random - Bag Brothers & Additional Voices
- Old Gods Rising - Facilities Manager Jeff
Podcasts[edit]
- Don't Mind: Cruxmont - Mike
- Penny Peep Show - Various
- Kielder Observatory Podcast - Co host
Astronomy[edit]
Dan Pye is the current Director of Astronomy and Science Communication at the Kielder Observatory in Northumberland. He is responsible for the running of more than 700 annual events held on site, teaching activities in schools and other centres across the North East of England and beyond. During Dan's tenure of the position, the Observatory has undergone vast changes including a change CEO for the first time since it's opening in 2008, to the evolution on online outreach, radio telescope installation, construction of new buildings and facilities, and winning Gold in the Small Visitor Attraction of the Year category at the North East Tourism Awards 2022.[12]
Award wins[edit]
- One Voice Awards 2022 – Telephony/IVR Best Performance[13]
Award nominations[edit]
- VOX Awards 2022 - Best Imagine, S&P and Promotion
- One Voice Awards 2022 – Telephony/IVR Best Performance[13]
- One Voice Awards 2021 – Voiceover Artist of the Year - Male[14]
- VOX Awards 2021 – Best Retail/Service Message or Commercial (IVR/In Store)[15]
- One Voice Awards May 2019 – Best Performance in Radio Commercials[16]
Published Journal Entries[edit]
Expanding northern skies Astronomy & Geophysics, Volume 63, Issue 3, June 2022, Pages 3.18–3.20 Published by Oxford University Press [17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Lost Voice Guy finally gets Geordie Accent". ITV. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "One Voice Awards Winner 2022". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ↑ "Dan Pye". danpye.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Voice actor insipred by Mario". thenorthernecho.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Newcastle comedian 'Lost voice guy' gets new Geordie voicebox". thenorthernecho.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Lost Voice Guy finally get's Geordie Accent". itv.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Kielder Observatory - Dan Pye". kielderobservatory.org. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Lost Voice Guy get's new Geordie Accent BBC". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Kielder Observatory New Radio Antenna". kielderobservatory.org. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "Expanding Northern Skies". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
- ↑ "Meet the Geordie who features in Sega game, Two Point Campus". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 Oct 2022.
- ↑ "Kielder Observatory Win Tourism Award". chroniclelive.co.uk. Retrieved 27 Oct 2022.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "One Voice Awards Nominee 2022". onevoiceconference.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "One Voice Awards Nominee 2021". onevoiceconference.com. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "VOX Awards Nominee 2021". voxevents.co.uk. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ↑ "One Voice Awards 2019". onevoiceconference.com. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Expanding northern skies". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
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