Remembering Brad Venable (1977-2021)
Updated: September 16, 2026
It's been five years since we lost Brad Venable. Brad was a highly skilled and prolific voice actor.
Here is his IMDB page to see how many amazing projects he was a part of.
Brad was VERY active in the voiceover community as a proud member of SAG-AFTRA, The World Voices Organization, The Gardner Collective, a speaker at VO Atlanta & FaffCon, and an active participant in many other organizations & causes.
Brad Venable was a Friend
I knew him for ten years and put him in the “dead body in a hotel room” category of friends who would drop everything and be there for you no matter what. He was passionate about everything, a loyal friend, and the best damn hugger in the voice over industry.
Brad and me with fellow voice actors staying up WAY past our bedtime at a voiceover conference.
I’m friends with hundreds of voice actors and most of the time when we hang out, yes we talk shop, but usually not about our credits. I had NO idea how talented and successful Brad was as a voice actor until his passing. To me he was just a fellow goofy bastard that I had the pleasure of hanging out with a few times a year.
Brad Venable was brave. He took the plunge and moved to California in 2017 and crushed it. He’s a lesson to all aspiring voice actors who want to narrate animated characters and be in video games. Good job, bro.
Brad, you are still and always will be missed.
TIP OF THE WEEK
Brad passing at the way-too-young age of 43 was a huge wake-up call for the voice over industry. Life is way too short. Please take care of yourself!
Tom Dheere is a voice actor with over 30 years of experience narrating just about every type of voiceover you can think of. He also helps voice talents navigate the voiceover industry as the VO Strategist. When not voicing or talking about voicing, he produces the epic sci-fi comic book Agent 1.22.
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