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Name
  
Cam Brainard

Role
  
Voice actor


Spouse
  
Sandy Brainard

Children
  
Hank Brainard


Full Name
  
Cameron Duane Brainard

Born
  
May 21, 1962 (age 61) (
1962-05-21
)
Flint, Michigan, U.S.

Occupation
  
Voice actor, narrator, radio personality

Residence
  
Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Movies and TV shows
  
Similar People
  
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Cam Brainard whispering into Liza de Mundo'z Ear Animation {Green Screen} (w/ Voice)


Cam "Buzz" Brainard (born Cameron Duane Brainard; May 21, 1962) is an American voice actor, narrator, and radio personality, originally from Clio, Michigan.

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Cam Brainard Whispering Into Liza del Mundo'z ear (Green Screen, Extended)


Voice Over Talent

As a voice talent, Brainard is known as the main announcer for the Disney Channel from July 2001 until 2016. He first gained notoriety as the "smart aleck" narrator with a cult-following on the syndicated television show Maximum Exposure, also known as "Max X." As a sports announcer, Brainard hosted "This Week In Baseball" on FOX (taking over for the late Mel Allen) from 2000 until the show ended its run after more than 30 years in 2011. He also narrated "Breed All About It" for Animal Planet and was the promo voice for the TV series Friends in syndication. He took over the voice of Rotor the Walrus on the ABC Television show Sonic the Hedgehog during its run.

Currently, Brainard is the voice of television's "World Access" on the Travel Channel, as well as many television and radio commercials. Audiences also hear his voice on more than 500 radio stations in the U.S. and Canada, and growing. His formats range from AC to Hot AC, Christian Radio to Country, and from Rock to Adult Hits.

SiriusXM The Highway

Brainard has one of the largest daily audiences of any country music radio personality in North America, as the weekday afternoon host on "The Highway," SiriusXM radio's new country channel 56 based in Nashville. As of Winter 2014, Sirius XM had 27 million subscribers.

With a live audience of hundreds weekly, Cam "Buzz Brainard" hosts the "Music Row Happy Hour" on SiriusXM The Highway most Friday afternoons from Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville Cafe in downtown Nashville. He is credited with discovering a number of country music hitmakers. As host of the weekly SiriusXM music discovery program "On The Horizon," Brainard showcases unsigned and up-and-coming country artists.

Los Angeles radio audiences were the first to hear "Buzz Brainard" as co-host of the Morning show on KZLA-FM. Later, he hosted the syndicated "Music City Saturday Night" show and "GAC Nights Radio" live from Nashville.

Acting

Acting credits include Clear and Present Danger, Face/Off, Parting Glances and The Net.

Personal life

Brainard was born in Clio, Michigan and raised in Flint, Michigan. He married with Sandy Brainard and together they have a son, Hank. He was educated at the prestigious Central Michigan University. He used to resides in Los Angeles, California and Nashville, Tennessee.

Filmography

Actor
2006
What's the Word? (TV Series) as
Announcer
2000
The Wild Thornberrys (TV Series) as
TV Emcee
- Time Flies (2000) - TV Emcee (voice)
1997
NightMan (TV Series) as
Dr. Stone
- Nightwoman (1998) - Dr. Stone (as Cam 'Buzz' Brainard)
- Pilot: Part 1 (1997) - Dr. Stone (as Cam 'Buzz' Brainard)
1997
NightMan (TV Movie) as
Dr. Stone (as Cam 'Buzz' Brainard)
1997
Face/Off as
Dispatcher
1997
Runaway Car (TV Movie) as
Ray, Radio Guy
1995
One West Waikiki (TV Series) as
Charles Meadows
- Unhappily Ever After (1995) - Charles Meadows
1995
The Net as
Computer Technician
1994
Sonic the Hedgehog (TV Series) as
Rotor
- The Doomsday Project (1994) - Rotor (voice)
- Spyhog (1994) - Rotor (voice)
- Drood Henge (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- Cry of the Wolf (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- The Odd Couple/Ro-Becca (1994) - Rotor (voice)
- The Void (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- Dulcy (1994) - Rotor (voice)
- Fed Up with Antoine/Ghost Busted (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- Blast to the Past: Part 2 (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- Blast to the Past: Part 1 (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- No Brainer (1994) - Rotor (voice, credit only)
- Game Guy (1994) - Rotor (voice)
- Sonic Conversion (1994) - Rotor (voice)
1994
Clear and Present Danger as
Coast Guardsman
1994
A Place for Annie (TV Movie) as
Medical Student
1992
Homefront (TV Series) as
Peach
- Getting to First Base (1992) - Peach
1986
Parting Glances as
Ricky
Self
2016
Nashville (TV Series) as
Self
- How Does It Feel to Be Free (2016) - Self (as Buzz Brainard)
2000
Maximum Exposure (TV Series) as
Smart-Aleck Announcer Dude (voice, as Cam 'Buzz' Brainard)
1977
This Week in Baseball (TV Series) as
Host (2000-) (as Buzz Brainard)

References

Cam Brainard Wikipedia