Andre Sogliuzzo

This week, Jay Jay's close friend & special guest André Sogliuzzo joins the podcast!  Andre is an astoundingly versatile actor whose career has covered the gamut in the acting field. He has been seen and heard on Film, Stage, Animated Features and Television, live Radio Drama, scores of Video Games, and hundreds of Commercials and Television Promos. A talented songwriter as well, André has released an album of 17 original songs: Love Songs and Other Problems. As a Director, André's short film NEAR CHANGE, in which he also starred, edited, and wrote the original music, was a Final Selection in over 35 film festivals worldwide . As an actor, his screen debut was opposite Al Pacino in Pacino’s Richard III project Looking For Richard. After roles in Disney’s Iron Will and You’ve Got Mail, he began adding voice work to his resume. As a voice actor André has pretty much done it all, he is best known for his work in Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen, The Polar Express, Family Guy, American Dad, Clone Wars, and Avatar: The Last Airbender. As a versatile vocal and sketch comedy performer André's work has been featured on Jimmy Kimmel Live, The Late Show With David Letterman, Late Night With Conan O'Brian, Real Time with Bill Maher, and Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. Listed by IMDB as one of the Top 20 Male Video Game Actors of All Time - His work in the world of video games is extensive, and André has died a thousand deaths in titles such as Back 4 Blood, Sekiro, Final Fantasy, Assassin’s Creed, Mafia 1, 2, &3, Medal Of Honor, Call Of Duty, Skyrim, Guild Wars, Skylanders, and is very proud to perform the role of Tony Montana in Universal’s Scarface the World is Yours and Payday 2.  André is one of the most sought after voice match artists in the business, and has covered the roll of Puss n’ Boots for DreamWorks TV and in numerous video games and TV commercials. For any Snow White related projects André covers the voice of Doc for the Walt Disney Company, he helped with restoration of Sergio Leone's The Good The Bad and The Ugly, and Orson Well's The Other Side Of The Wind, and has also looped for the likes of Russel Crowe, Gene Hackman, Jack Nicholson, and Clint Eastwood to name just a few.  Don't miss Andre share the in depth story of his journey into the entertainment industry, only on The Jay Jay French Connection: Beyond the Music! Be sure to follow Andre, check out his amazing catalogue of work, & his record "Love Songs and Other Problems" below:  https://andr1.bandcamp.com/album/love-songs-and-other-problems  https://open.spotify.com/track/3BxYfaXwJzWLzEJxKXWxft  http://www.andresogliuzzo.com/   Andre's Instagram