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Candi Milo

Candi Milo (born January 9, 1961)[1][2] is an American actress. She has voiced various characters on many animated series including Tiny Toon Adventures, SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Dexter's Laboratory (from season 3 onwards), Johnny Bravo, Cow and Chicken, ChalkZone, The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius, ¡Mucha Lucha!, Codename: Kids Next Door, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Loonatics Unleashed, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, Maya & Miguel, W.I.T.C.H., The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, The Replacements, and The Adventures of Puss in Boots. She has voiced the Looney Tunes characters Granny and Witch Hazel since 2017 and Petunia Pig since 2022.

Candi Milo
Born (1961-01-09) January 9, 1961 (age 63)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1964–present
Spouse
Gary Hankins
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(m. 1986; div. 2003)​
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Websitecandimilo.com

Early life

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Milo was born on January 9, 1961, in Palm Springs, California.[1] Her family moved to San Jose shortly after her birth.[3] In San Jose, Milo attended the all-girls Presentation High School. Her father, Tony Migliaccio, was a child actor who changed his last name to Milo when he started playing adult roles. Her first appearance on stage was with her father at Turk Murphy's in 1964, where they sang Me and My Shadow together. By the time Milo was eleven, she was participating in children's musical theater.[4]

Career

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In 1977, she began singing in theme park attractions, most notably at Disneyland in Anaheim. Afterwards, she started appearing in roles in movies and television series, such as Gimme a Break!, Knots Landing, and Perfect Strangers. Milo was also a member of "The Mighty Carson Art Players" on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She accidentally got into voiceover acting after singing on stage. She was signed by The William Morris Agency for voice acting, which was initially disappointing to her because Milo originally wanted a singing career.[4]

Milo's first voice role was Sweetie Pie in Tiny Toon Adventures in 1990. Milo first auditioned in 1988 for Tiny Toons by reading The Three Little Pigs, but made the wolf kosher and the three pigs suicidal and she booked the job. She later played Lonette, an attractive animated waitress; Bob, a member of Holli Would's gang of goons who was a cross-dresser and other characters in Cool World in addition to feeding lines to the other actors.[4]

She went on to be very active in cartoons, voicing Pakka in Cro, Ann Gora in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron, Little Red Riding Hood in 2 Stupid Dogs, and the main characters' Mom, who was an unseen character and their teacher in Cow and Chicken.

Later, she replaced Christine Cavanaugh as the voice of Dexter in Dexter's Laboratory in 2001 when Cavanaugh retired from voice acting. Milo voiced Dexter until the end of the series, which is later confirmed as its permanent discontinuation by the show’s creator Genndy Tartakovsky as he declared Cavanaugh’s input for Dexter to be irreplaceable.[5] Her other voice credits include Snap from ChalkZone, The Flea on ¡Mucha Lucha! and the title character in the U.S. version of the 2003 Astro Boy (Tetsuwan Atomu) series.

From 2002 to 2006, she performed the voice of Dr. Nora Wakeman in My Life as a Teenage Robot. For this role, she was subsequently nominated for the Annie Award in 2004 and 2005.[6] During this time, the actress also voiced the Ophelia Ramirez in The Life and Times of Juniper Lee, Irma Lair in W.I.T.C.H., Zadavia in Loonatics Unleashed, as well as Coco, Madame Foster, and Cheese in Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends.

Milo says that when creating a unique voice the artist's drawings speak to her and that she prides herself on creating "a full life" for each character.[4]

In October 2015, she made her return to the stage, playing the role of Grandmama Addams in the 3-D Theatricals version of The Addams Family.[7]

In 2019, she directed Suicidal Blonde, which stars Kimmy Robertson.[8]

Milo returned once again to stage in February 2020 with another 3-D Theatricals play called Kinky Boots, with her playing Trish.[9][10]

Personal life

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Milo is divorced and has one daughter, Gabriella, who is also an actress.[11] She has described herself as being of partial Latin American descent.[12]

Filmography

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Television animation

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Animated films

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Sweetie Pie Direct-to-video
1992 Aladdin Fatima, Aladdin's Mother
1992 Cool World Lonette, Bob
1994 A Hollywood Hounds Christmas Rosie Direct-to-video
1995 The New Adventures of Peter Rabbit Peter's Mother, Perky Direct-to-video
2000 Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders Crystal, Amber (uncredited) Direct-to-video
2000 An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster Madam Mousey Direct-to-video
2001 Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius Nick Dean, Britney, PJ
2001 Spirited Away Additional voices English dub
2003 Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico Charlene/Museum Guide, Old Woman #1 Direct-to-video
2004 ¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El Maléfico The Flea, The Headmistress, Ricochet's Mom Direct-to-video
2005 The Legend of Frosty the Snowman Mrs. Tinkerton, Girl #2 Direct-to-video
2005 The Happy Elf Cassie, Curtis, Gurt, Little Girl TV special
2005 Thru the Moebius Strip Additional voices English dub
2006 The Ant Bully Nurse Ant #3
2006 Casper's Scare School Mickey TV film
2008 Destination: Imagination Coco / Madame Foster / Purple Puppy / Mom TV special
2010 Kung-Fu Magoo Gor-Illiana, McBarker, Sid's Mom Direct-to-video
2012 Big Top Scooby-Doo! Jean Direct-to-video
2012 Exchange Student Zero Avere, Queen Karuta, Queen Blackyard TV film
2013 Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox Persephone, Pedro Pena Direct-to-video
2013 Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright Barb Damon Direct-to-video
2014 Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy Gypsy/Lila Direct-to-video
2015 The Snow Queen 2 Orm's grandma Rosa English Dub
2021 Space Jam: A New Legacy Granny[17]
2021 The Loud House Movie Submarine Captain, Additional voices
2021 Rumble Docks Referee, Jane, Director
2022 King Tweety Granny Direct-to-video
2022 Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed: The Underground Rock Experience Additional voices
2024 The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Petunia Pig [18]

Live-action film

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Year Title Role Notes
1985 Bad Medicine Maria Morales
1985 Reaching for the Stars Herself
1990 Almost an Angel Bank Teller
1992 I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore Mother in Store
1993 At Home with the Webbers 2nd Woman on Street
1996 Ripper Man Francie
2017 Gloria Talks Funny Gloria
2018 When Jeff Tried to Save the World Sheila

Live-action television

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Year Title Role Notes
— Amero Squad Flemma, Destroyer of Pyramid Female Version of Fladdam
1984 Gimme a Break! Leslie Ep. "Flashback"
1985 Days of Our Lives Janey Richards
1986 Perfect Strangers Gina Morelli Ep. "Hello, Baby" and "The Two Men and a Cradle"
1990 Knots Landing Nurse Ep. "The One to Blame" and "The Fan Club"
1990 Night Court Woman Ep. "Can't Buy Me Love"
1993 Doogie Howser, M.D. Doctor Ep. "It's a Tough Job ... But Why Does My Father Have to Do It?"
1993 Empty Nest Mrs. Ortiz Ep. "Love and Marriage"
2001 City Guys Rude Customer Ep. "Rosie O'Diner"
2013 Wilfred Secretary Ep. "Regrets"

Video games

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Theater

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Theme parks

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Year Title Role Notes
2004–2024 The Amazing Adventures of Spider-Man Scream

Web series

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Year Title Role Notes
2019–present Ollie & Scoops Cuddles

References

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  1. ^ a b "Talking Toons With Rob Paulsen: episode 46 with Guest: Candi Milo". Talkin Toons with Rob Paulsen, mixcloud.com. June 22, 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2014. Timestamps: (00:27:12-00:27:45) Milo states that she is "firmly 51". (00:06:40-00:06:47) Milo states that she was born in Palm Springs. (00:16:23-00:16:25) She says her birthday is in January. (00:48:42-00:48:46) "Candyce Anne Rose Milo".
  2. ^ a b c "Candi Milo (visual voices guide)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Archer, Greg (December 15, 2022) [December 15, 2022]. "Writing 'Surviving the Odd' helped Cathedral City native find her authentic self". The Desert Sun. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved September 9, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d Cartwright, Nancy (June 18, 2008). "Nancy Cartwright Chats with Candi Milo". Animation World Magazine. Animation World Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved April 11, 2009.
  5. ^ John-Day, Michael (April 25, 2023). "Dexter's Laboratory Creator Addresses the Chances of a Revival Series". CBR. Archived from the original on April 27, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "31st Annual Annie Awards". Retrieved October 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Bronson Pinchot and Rachel York Head Cast of Addams Family Mini-Tour". September 15, 2015.
  8. ^ "Suicidal Blonde @ Whitefire Theatre | Los Angeles - January 2019".[permanent dead link‍]
  9. ^ Gans, Andrew (February 14, 2020). "Cornelius Jones Jr. Stars in 3-D Theatricals' Kinky Boots Beginning February 14". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  10. ^ Skethway, Nathan (February 18, 2020). "A Look at Cornelius Jones Jr. in 3-D Theatricals' Kinky Boots". Playbill. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  11. ^ "Candi Milo - Artists Interviews". AnimationInsider.Com. May 13, 2011. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. I think going through a divorce with a young child - and having your only income be from acting - can force you into difficult situations ... so that I could raise my daughter alone.
  12. ^ "Candi Milo Interview (Part 1)". YouTube. October 13, 2010. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  13. ^ Palat, Lakshana (May 26, 2020). "'Looney Tunes Cartoons': Meet the voices behind your favorite characters on the HBO Max show". MEAWW. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  14. ^ Dutta, Amisha (May 26, 2020). "Looney Tunes Cartoons: Everything We Know". TheCinemaholic. Archived from the original on June 3, 2020. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  15. ^ Bergen, Bob (June 22, 2023). "[Tiny Toons cast announcement]". Instagram. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "Meet the All-Star Voice Cast for "Tiny Toons Looniversity"" (Press release). Cartoon Network. June 22, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via The Futon Critic.
  17. ^ @candimilo (April 4, 2021). "#spacejamanewlegacy @bauzilla..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  18. ^ "THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP - GFM Animation". GFM Animation. Archived from the original on November 6, 2023. Retrieved January 13, 2024.
  19. ^ "Final Fantasy X-2 (2003 Video Game)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  20. ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved December 21, 2023.
  21. ^ "Resonance of Fate (2010 Video Game)". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved May 30, 2022.
  22. ^ "Valkyria Chronicles (2008 Video Game) Cast". Behind the Voice Actors. Retrieved February 28, 2020. A green check mark indicates that the role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of the title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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