Rodney Saulsberry

As an actor, Saulsberry's films include The Philadelphia Experiment (1984), Tango & Cash (1989), and the animated feature The Invincible Iron Man (2007). His voice work includes audiobooks and numerous film trailers (How Stella Got Her Groove Back, Finding Forrester, Crooklyn). He narrated the documentary Ax Handle Saturday: 50 Years Later (2010), Michael Jackson: Life of a Superstar (2009), Andy Bobrow's mockumentary The Old Negro Space Program (2004), a satire on Ken Burns' Baseball (1994), and the Marvin Gaye E! True Hollywood Story (1998).{{Cite web |date=2004-08-10 |title=An Interview with Rodney Saulsberry |url=https://www.indezine.com/products/powerpoint/personality/rodneysaulsberry.html |access-date=2023-11-09 |website=Indezine |language=en-US}} Currently, Rodney is the radio announcer voice for the New Orleans Pelicans Basketball Team 2012 Season.

Upscale Magazine regarded Saulsberry as "a voice to be reckoned with", while Black Enterprise magazine labeled him "the voice of choice for behind-the-scenes-narration".Black Enterprise

On television, he has been seen in various guest-star roles, including the recurring role of Anthony Walker on The Bold and the Beautiful (1987) Law & Order: LA (2010) Taxi (1978), M*A*S*H (1972), Gimme a Break! (1981), 227 (1985), The A-Team (1986), Hill Street Blues (1981), Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (1993), Without a Trace (2002) and Monk (2002). He was a series regular in the role of Jeff Johnson on Capitol (1982).[https://archive.today/20120913084652/http://www.tv.com/rodney-saulsberry/person/56026/appearances.html TV/film credits].{{Dead link|date=November 2023}}

Saulsberry, who has composed original music for several productions, created the film, television and commercial music placement website, Tomdor Music, in the fall of 2011.[http://www.tomdormusic.com/ Tomdor]

Saulsberry has performed on the television variety show Soul Train and was the announcer for the 34th NAACP Image Awards and the 2003 Essence Awards. He was a guest presenter at the first annual Voice 2007 in Las Vegas and a featured speaker and panelist for two consecutive years at Voice Coaches Expo in Schenectady, New York. He has taught his voice-over workshop in various locations around the country that include, New York, Chicago, Nashville, Las Vegas and Los Angeles. He has also been a guest lecturer for the Theatre Department at Western Michigan University, California State University, Northridge and the Black Theatre Festival in Winston-Salem. Saulsberry has appeared at several book-signing events, including Borders and Barnes and Noble, and he is a regular featured panelist and workshop instructor for the SAG Foundation in support of the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab. Rodney was a guest on the web series VO Buzz Weekly where he performed his motivational R&B single, "Miracles" from his album, "Better Than Before."[http://www.webinfoportal.net/interwo438.html Webinfo Portal].{{Archive url|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101207155232/http://www.webinfoportal.net/interwo438.html|date=2010-12-07}}

• Midnight Crossing (1988) - "Alone" (writer, performer)
• Night and the City (1992) - "Love Doesn’t Matter" (performer)
• I'll Do Anything (1994) - "I'll Do Anything" (background vocals)
• The Lion King (1994) - "Hakuna Matata", "Circle of Life" (background vocals)
• Sprung (1997) - "We Are Love" (Writer, performer)
• The Prince of Egypt (1998) - "Playing with the Big Boys" (background vocals)
• Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) - "I'm So Glad You're Mine" (Writer, performer)
• Adventureland (2009) - "I Need to Know" (writer, performer)
• The Bold and the Beautiful (2010) - "Miracles", "I Like It Girl", "I Gotta Lot of Friends", "Love In Your Heart" (writer, performer)
• Just Another Day (2010) - "Better Than Before" (Writer, performer)
• Paranormal Activity 3 (2011) - "Who Do You Love" (writer, performer)

In 2011, Saulsberry received a nomination from the 42nd NAACP Image Awards committee in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role of Anthony on The Bold and the Beautiful.

In 2012, Saulsberry received a second nomination from the 44th NAACP Image Awards committee in the category of Outstanding Actor in a Daytime Drama Series for his role of Anthony on "The Bold and the Beautiful".

Saulsberry played the lead role in the Academy Award-winning short film Violet (1981).

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• [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4207638 NPR: "Voice-Over Biz with Rodney Saulsberry"]
• [https://www.youtube.com/FASTO1 Rodney Saulsberry's YouTube channel]
• [http://www.voiceovertimes.com/index.php?s=rodney+saulsberry Voice Over Times]
• [http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=4300&tab=voiceography Voice Chasers]
• [http://blogs.voices.com/voxdaily/2009/05/rodney_saulsberry_voice_coaches_expo_2009.html Voice Coaches Expo]

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