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From Voice of the Trains to Voice of the Movies

Redd Pepper was working as a train driver when his deep booming passenger announcements got him noticed by talent spotters.

Redd Pepper is a voice over artist, famous for his deep baritone commentary on movie trailers. He was born in Barbados, raised in the US before finally settling in the UK. He has done all sorts of films, but how he got to that point was almost purely by chance. Redd used to work as a train driver on the London Underground when his deep booming passenger announcements got him noticed by talent spotters.

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Image: voice over artist Redd Pepper sitting in front of a microphone
Credit: Saskia Edwards

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Fri 7 Sep 2018 06:06GMT

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