Scott Innes

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Scott Innes
Born (1966-10-01) October 1, 1966 (age 57)
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
Occupation(s)Voice actor, author, songwriter, radio personality
Years active1984–present
Spouses
  • Jodie Innes
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1998; div. 2014)​
  • Cindy Harris
    ​
    (m. 2016)​
Children2
Websitewww.scottinnes.com
www.onescottshop.com

Scott Innes (born October 1, 1966)[1][2] is an American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality. He is best known for his voice over work in various Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera animated films, television shows, video games and commercials, most notably as Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Popeye the Sailor, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear and Captain Caveman. He has also provided the voice of Fred Jones, Boo-Boo Bear, Snagglepuss, Papa Smurf, Elroy Jetson, Astro, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Elmer Fudd, Spike Bulldog and Ranger Smith in various commercials.

Early life[edit]

Innes was born on October 1, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.[1][3]

Career[edit]

Innes became the voice of Scooby-Doo between 1998 and 2001 after Don Messick's death in 1997. From 1999 to 2001, he was also the voice of Scooby's best friend and owner Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, as well as in the TV special Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes in 1998.

He has however returned to voicing Shaggy Rogers and Scooby-Doo since 2010, but only in certain commercials, such as McDonald's, Halifax, Walmart, as well as a Warner Bros. theme park attraction and in the Scooby-Doo Playmobil shorts for WB Kids, where, in the latter of which and also one of the McDonald's commercials, he also provided the voice of Fred Jones. He also voiced Scooby's nephew Scrappy-Doo in the live action movie Scooby-Doo (2002), commercials, toys and the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode Shaggy Busted.

He voiced Astro from The Jetsons in a series of RadioShack commercials in the late 1990s and even voiced Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in a Toshiba commercial from 2002, and has briefly voiced Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Wally Gator, Quick Draw McGraw, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Snagglepuss, Captain Caveman, Droopy and Papa Smurf.[4][5] Innes auditioned to return as Shaggy for the television series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, but he lost the role to Matthew Lillard, who previously portrayed Shaggy in the 2002 film and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

He wrote the song "Handprints on the Wall", which was recorded by Kenny Rogers.[6]

In-between his voice acting duties, Innes was the afternoon air personality at Country outlet WYNK-FM/Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 1997 to 2011, and joined nearby station WRKN in the same position on April 21, 2016. Innes is currently the publisher and author of Hug magazine since 2010.[7]

Personal life[edit]

Innes married his first wife, Jodie, on October 30, 1998. They divorced in 2014; together they have a son, Presley.[8] Innes also has an older son named Josh, who works as a sports radio talk host in Houston, Texas.[9][10] Innes married his second wife, Cindy Harris, in September 2016.[1]

Filmography[edit]

Film[edit]

List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo Direct-to-video[2]
1999 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
2000 Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Cyber-Scooby, Cyber-Shaggy, The Creeper
2002 Scooby-Doo Scrappy-Doo [2]
2004 Scooby-Doo and the Toon Tour of Mysteries Norville "Shaggy" Rogers DVD shorts
2020 Lost Treasure of Jesse James Red Cloak Commander
2022 Phantom of the Fields Phantom
2023 Shakespeare's Mummy Anubis

Television[edit]

List of voice performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers TV special[citation needed]
1999 The Scooby-Doo Project Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo TV special[2]
2000 JBVO Scooby-Doo 1 episode[2]
2001 Night of the Living Doo Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers TV special[2]
2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special Scooby-Doo
2002, 2005 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Prisoner #1 2 episodes[2]
2004 Megas XLR Argo

Video games[edit]

List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers [2]
2000 Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo [2]
Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight [2]
Wacky Races Professor Pat Pending [2]
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers [2]
2001 Scooby-Doo: Activity Challenge [2]
Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo [2]
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers [2]
2002 Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights [2]
Scooby-Doo! The Glowing Bug Man [2]
2003 Scooby-Doo! The Scary Stone Dragon [2]
2004 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem [2]
Scooby-Doo! Mystery at the Snack Factory DVD Game
2005 Scooby-Doo! Funland Frenzy
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked [2]
2006 Scooby-Doo! Ancient Adventure Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, narrator DVD game
Scooby-Doo! Horror on the High Seas Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers PC game, 4 parts
Scooby-Doo! Mayan Monster Mayhem
Scooby-Doo! Haunts for the Holidays PC game, 3 parts
Scooby-Doo! Case File 3: Frights! Camera! Mystery! [2]
Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? [2]
2007 Scooby-Doo! A Night of Fright is no Delight DVD game
Scooby-Doo! DVD Board Game
Scooby-Doo! Lost Island Adventure
2008 Scooby-Doo! Construction Crash Course PC game
Scooby-Doo! Funland of Freaky Frights Norville "Shaggy" Rogers DVD game
2009 Scooby-Doo! First Frights [2]

Live-action[edit]

List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases Himself TV mini-series documentary; 5 episodes
2008 Huntin' Buddies Shirt Clerk Direct-to-video
2009 LA-308 Assassin Redemption Scott Bannister
2012 Cajun Pawn Stars Himself 1 episode
2016 Like Son Fireman
2017 4: GO Guard #2 Direct-to-video
2019 Christmas Cars Himself [citation needed]
2020 Sprout Central TV
IncrediChat Guest 1 episode
Christmas Coffee Scooter Walker
Go Fishin Scotty Thibodeaux Also writer, composer and producer
2022 Tres Leches Alvin
Putting Love to the Test Himself
Tad Caldwell & The Monster Kid Rick
2023 Bad Habit Police Chief Also location manager, writer and producer
The Iron Claw Ring Announcer

Web[edit]

List of voice performances in web series
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Scooby-Doo! Playmobil Mini Mysteries Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones Warner Bros. web shorts

Theme parks[edit]

List of voice performances in theme parks
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers Six Flags park attraction
2008 River Battle Ranger[11] Dollywood park attraction
2018 Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries! Norville "Shaggy" Rogers Warner Bros. theme park attraction
2018 Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation Scrappy-Doo[12]

Commercials[edit]

Songs[edit]

Year Song Album Singer
2003 Handprints on the Wall Back to the Well Kenny Rogers

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Scott Innes on Facebook". Facebook.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Scott Innes - 73 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  3. ^ "Scott Innes". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Scott Innes".
  5. ^ Glass and Wentzel, Sherri and Jim (2007). Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Manga, Comics, and Animation. Wentzel. ISBN 9780786486946.
  6. ^ "Welcome to Scott Innes.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  7. ^ "Hug Magazine - Home Page".
  8. ^ @scottinnes5 (September 5, 2012). "My little presley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ "Josh Innes let go from SportsTalk 790". 13 March 2019.
  10. ^ https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20140226_Important_folks_in_Josh_Innes__life.html%3foutputType=amp [dead link]
  11. ^ "The Morning Dish with Scott Innes, the voice of Hanna-Barbera's famous cartoon character, Scooby-Doo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  12. ^ "Scott Innes, Voice of Scooby Doo, in IncrediChat Interview, June 1, 2020". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

External links[edit]

Preceded by Voice of Scooby-Doo
1998–2008; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2019; 2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
1999–2009; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2018; 2020 		Succeeded by
Casey Kasem (2002-2009)
Matthew Lillard (2010-Present)
Preceded by Voice of Scrappy-Doo
1999–present 		Succeeded by
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Scott_Innes&oldid=1209215784"