Dana Swanson (born November 8, 1981, at

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) is an American singer, actress, writer, comedian and the current voice of SARA v3.0 and SARA v4.0 for

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as of April 27, 2013. She serves as supporting host to TOM v5.0 and TOM v6.0, voiced by

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. Swanson attended the

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, where she graduated with a degree in TeleArts in 2004, joined

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the following year as a production coordinator, and was promoted to a writer/producer role in 2010. Swanson (under the name Insane-o-flex) also co-wrote and performed "I Like Your Booty (But I'm Not Gay)" for the '' Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaterss soundtrack. On April 27, 2013, when Toonami overhauled its look by introducing the TOM 5 era and retiring the TOM 3.5 era look that and from May 26, 2012, to April 20, 2013, on

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(TOM 3.5 was an HD version of the TOM 3.0 look from 2004 to 2007 on Cartoon Network), SARA made a surprise return to the block after several years' absence with an updated look and voiced by Swanson. The current SARA look is a full-bodied fairy hologram. Swanson provided the voice of a member of the band "Advantage" in the '' Homestar Runner'' DVD-exclusive toon "The Limozeen Advantage". She is

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and

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