Barry Scott (actor)
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Barry Scott | |
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| Born | William Barry Scott January 27, 1955 |
| Died | September 10, 2020 (aged 65) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, voice-over artist, voice actor |
William Barry Scott[1] (January 27, 1955 – September 10, 2020) was an American actor and voice-over artist.
Scott was born in Nashville, Tennessee.[2] He attended Tennessee State University, and founded the American Negro Playwright Theatre.[1]
Career
Scott had an extensive career on stage, and penned several stage-plays, including Ain't Got Long to Stay Here, a tribute to Martin Luther King Jr.[1] He also appeared in several feature films, notably Ernest Goes to Jail (1990) and its sequel Ernest Scared Stupid (1991).[3]
In addition, he was known for lending his voice to many broadcast commercials and public-service announcements, and was a voice-over artist for the National Basketball Association (NBA) and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA),[4] where he was referred to as "the voice of TNA Wrestling".[5]
In 1993, he was named Nashvillian of the Year for his work on stage.[2]
In 2008, Scott narrated the words of Abraham Lincoln in two large-scale orchestral works: A Lincoln Address, by American composer Vincent Persichetti, and A Lincoln Portrait, by American composer Aaron Copland; both pieces were recorded with the Nashville Symphony under the baton of conductor Leonard Slatkin.[6]