The classic Christmas film Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer debuted in 1964.
It is typically associated with the United States, but nearly every character was voiced by a Canadian.
Let's learn more about the Canadians who brought this movie to life :)
🧵1/12
It is typically associated with the United States, but nearly every character was voiced by a Canadian.
Let's learn more about the Canadians who brought this movie to life :)
🧵1/12
Comments
One reason for this was the lower labour costs in Canada for voice actors.
🧵2/12
In Canada, they were still made for the CBC and this gave Canada a much larger talent pool for voice actors than was available in the United States at the time.
🧵3/12
She was credited as Billy Richards as producers did not want people to know a woman did the voice.
Richards voiced Rudolph until 1979.
🧵4/12
🧵5/12
🧵6/12
🧵7/12