Scott Innes (born October 1, 1966) is an American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality. He is best known for his voice over work in various Warner Bros. and

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animated films, television shows, video games and commercials, most notably as

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, Scrappy-Doo, Popeye the Sailor,

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, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley,

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and Captain Caveman. He has also provided the voice of Fred Jones, Boo-Boo Bear, Snagglepuss, Papa Smurf,

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, Astro, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Elmer Fudd,

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and Ranger Smith in various commercials.

Early life

Innes was born on October 1, 1966, in Poplar Bluff,

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Career

Innes became the voice of

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 ''

'' (2002), commercials, toys and the ''

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'' episode ''Shaggy Busted''. He voiced Astro from ''

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'' in a series of

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commercials in the late 1990s and even voiced

and

in a

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commercial from 2002, and has briefly voiced

, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Wally Gator, Quick Draw McGraw,

, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Snagglepuss, Captain Caveman,

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and Papa Smurf. Innes auditioned to return as Shaggy for the television series '' Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated'', but he lost the role to

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, 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

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. In-between his voice acting duties, Innes was the afternoon air personality at Country outlet WYNK-FM/

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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.

Personal life

Innes married his first wife, Jodie, on October 30, 1998. They divorced in 2014; together they have a son, Presley. Innes also has an older son named Josh, who works as a sports radio talk host in Houston, Texas.https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20140226_Important_folks_in_Josh_Innes__life.html%3foutputType=amp Innes married his second wife, Cindy Harris, in September 2016.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Live-action

Web

Theme parks

Commercials

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- Astro Jetson * Campbell Soup -

Popeye Popeye the Sailor Man is a fictional cartoon character created by E. C. Segar, Elzie Crisler Segar.Cartoon Network bumpers - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Scrappy-Doo * Passport commercial - Scooby-Doo, Captain Caveman, Muttley * Post Cereal Ad - Scooby-Doo * Kraft Pasta - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers *

, George Jetson * Airheads - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers *

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- Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones * Chia Pet - Scooby-Doo * Kid Cuisine - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers * GoGurt - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers * Plushie and CD-ROM - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers * Halifax - Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers *

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- Scooby-Doo

Songs

References

External links

Official website of Scott Innes

One Scott Shop
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