James Campbell McGonnigal(born August 6, 1975) is an American voice actor.

Jamie McGonnigal
McGonnigal at Katori-Con in 2012
Born
James Campbell McGonnigal

(1975-08-06)August 6, 1975(age 49)
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • ADR director
Spouse
Sean Carlson
(m.2013)
Websitejamiemcg.me

Biography

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As the founding Artistic Producer of TheWorld AIDS DayConcerts and as a Founding Producer of theNew York Musical Theatre Festival,McGonnigal presented the New York Premiere ofStephen Schwartz'Children of Eden,the first major NY revisitation of Pippin starringRosie O'Donnell,Laura Benanti,Michael Arden,andBen Vereen,Snoopy The Musical(starring Tony Award-WinnerSutton Foster),The Secret GardenstarringLaura Benanti,Will Chase,and Stephen Pasquale (named in top ten theatre events of 2005 by Playbill.com),RagsatNokia Theatre Times Square(starringLainie Kazan,Carolee Carmello,andEden Espinosa), and the first major revival of the cult hitRunawaysbyElizabeth SwadosstarringEzra Miller,Max Jenkins,andAlex Brightman.His FLOPZ n' CUTZ series benefiting the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation was declared a "smash" by New York's NEXT Magazine. Named a "musical theatre impresario" by Time Out New York, he has produced and/or directed more than 100 events forThe Matthew Shepard Foundation,God's Love We Deliver, Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, Parkinson's Resource Organization, The National AIDS Fund, Opening Act, The Pied Piper Children's Theatre, Victims of Hurricane Katrina, Free Arts NYC, The United Nations Association HERO Campaign and Victims of the 2008 Midwest Flooding. His work has earned him National recognition as well as a special award from The 2006 New England Theatre Conference.

In 2007, McGonnigal traveled to South Africa and Namibia as an ambassador for theUnited Nations' HERO campaign assisting remote AIDS-affected communities. He also served on the Board of Directors for the Joey DiPaolo AIDS Foundation and acted as camp director for Camp TLC, a summer camp for inner city teens living with HIV/AIDS [www.jdaf.org] from 2005-2008. Additionally in 2007, McGonnigal founded theBroadway Loves the 80sConcerts, hosted byMo Roccaand featuring performances fromJamie-Lynn Sigler,Kate Shindle,Michael Urie,Becki Newton,Julia MurneyandTony Vincent.

Inspired by the passing of California'sProposition 8,McGonnigal began discussions with several leaders in the LGBT Community and started the websitetalkaboutequality.

In 2010, McGonnigal founded Take Back Pride, a campaign to put the elements of activism back in Pride Marches around the country. The movement has now swept 17 cities and 4 countries thus far.[1]

McGonnigal lives in Washington, D.C. He lives with his husband and son. For four years, McGonnigal served as the Community Director for theNew Organizing Institute,where he led RootsCamp, an annual progressive political conference. He is currently the Vice President of Sales for Impactive. In a 2021 interview, he claimed that his involvement in community theater as a child may have led him to the realization that he wasgay.

Filmography

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Animation

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Video games

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Production staff

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Producer/director (theater)

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  • Runaways
  • Broadway Loves Joe's Pub
  • Green Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
  • Green 2 Concert (Makor Theatre 2006 & 2007)
  • NEO Concert (York Theatre Company2003)
  • Broadway Loves the 80's(Volumes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 at Joe's Pub - 2007, 2008, 2009)
  • Embrace!Concerts forThe Matthew Shepard Foundation-2004,2005,2006
  • Standing Ovations1, 2 & 3 forBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
  • Miracle Concerts forGod's Love We Deliver2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
  • FLOPZ&CUTZSeries 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
  • ASS BACKWARDS AKAGlory DaysIn Concert at Joe's Pub 2007
  • Become, the Music of Pasek & Paul, a concert featuring the music ofBenj PasekandJustin PaulJoe's Pub 2005
  • Laura Benanti: Blame It On My Youthat Feinstein's 2006
  • Laura Bell Bundy in Shameless!Joe's Pub, 2004

Artistic producer/other

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References

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  1. ^Osborne, Duncan (June 27, 2010)."Take Back Pride Shows Its Colors".Gay City News.RetrievedJuly 8,2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^abcde"Behind The Voice Actors – Jamie McGonnigal".Behind The Voice Actors.RetrievedAugust 6,2019.Green check mark indicates roles that have been verified by BTVA through closing credits screenshots.
  3. ^The World of Narue – Character Introductions.Central Park Media(DVD).
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