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Disney Kids & Family Discovers Voice Talent Search Picks 10 for Inaugural Voice-Talent Class
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Disney Kids & Family Discovers Voice Talent Search Picks 10 for Inaugural Voice-Talent Class

The nationwide program, focused on finding voice actors for animation, selected its inaugural group from more than 7,500 submissions.

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Disney’s Kids & Family brand has selected 10 participants for the inaugural class of its Voice Talent Search, a nationwide effort to recruit voice actors with a focus on the art of animation, according to Deadline. The program said it received more than 7,500 submissions from across the country before choosing the first cohort.

Deadline reported that the 10 selected for the inaugural class include Bennett Morgan, Daniel Zamora, Kai An Chee, Kristina Mueller, Luke Alphonso, Mark Douglas S., and Nadia Vazquez. Deadline’s published list also includes a participant billed as “Neptune of Earth” and another listed as “Parker Paige,” with two additional selections included in the outlet’s full roster, which was not fully visible in the excerpt provided for this report.

The initiative is branded as “Disney Kids & Family Discovers Voice Talent Search,” positioning the search as a pipeline aimed at developing voice talent for animation work rather than a one-time casting call. Deadline characterized the effort as a nationwide talent search designed around voice-acting skills for animated projects.

Because this is the inaugural class, the selection represents a first test of how Disney will structure discovery and development for voice performers in the kids and family space. Deadline’s report did not include additional details in the excerpt about curriculum, training length, or specific projects attached to the class.

The program’s scale, with more than 7,500 submissions, suggests that Disney’s voice-actor recruitment will be run with broad geographic reach, rather than being limited to a narrower casting network. The chosen cohort’s public identification also indicates that Disney is willing to attach recognizable names, stage names, or credited identifiers to the discovery phase.

Deadline did not provide further information in the excerpt on whether participants will receive studio representation, voice coaching, paid work, or immediate roles, nor did it specify any release schedule tied to the class.

In related reporting, Deadline’s story framed the announcement as an exclusive look at the inaugural selections, naming the participants who were picked from the nationwide submission pool.

The next step for the program, based on what has been publicly described, is continued participation by the inaugural class in whatever development and selection process Disney’s Kids & Family unit uses for voice-acting discovery and animation-focused training.

Why It Matters

  • The inaugural rollout indicates Disney is formalizing voice-actor discovery for animation through a structured, nationwide submission process.
  • Families and audiences can eventually benefit from a larger pool of trained voice talent for kids and family programming, depending on how the program ties into production.
  • For performers, the selection announcement provides public recognition tied to a specific development effort focused on voice acting for animation.
  • The program’s first cohort will likely shape how Disney calibrates talent development, criteria, and outreach for future searches.

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Key Facts

  • Disney Kids & Family Discovers Voice Talent Search selected an inaugural class of 10 voice-talent participants, according to Deadline.
  • Deadline reported the program received more than 7,500 submissions nationwide before selecting the cohort.
  • The inaugural selections reported by Deadline include Bennett Morgan, Daniel Zamora, Kai An Chee, Kristina Mueller, Luke Alphonso, Mark Douglas S., Nadia Vazquez.
  • Deadline also reported selections including a participant listed as “Neptune of Earth” and another listed as “Parker Paige.”
  • Deadline’s published excerpt did not show the full roster of all 10 names, so two additional participants are not fully visible in the provided record.
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