So the idea that I got to meet him and him be so kind to me…He’s so funny in and you feel hints of that old-school Carrey in it too, which is great. Ace Ventura and all those movies are like the biggest thing to me. You know, I’m a comedian who grew up in the 90s. I did get to go to set once or twice but then, for me, I go into a booth and I watch the footage and Sonic isn’t really there yet, he’s just like a stick figure drawing or a doll or something like that, and then I do my stuff after.īut I got to go to set before hand and meet Jim Carrey who is an idol of mine. Your assumption is very smart, but primarily incorrect. What was it like to get to work with people like Jim Carrey? Hidden Remote: I know you were primarily doing voice acting, obviously, but I’m assuming you got to work with a lot of these people. The Sonic design is under construction, but the movie itself is so fun and Jim Carrey is so good in it, as is James Marsden and Tika Sumpter. Schwartz: I got that job because, at the very beginning when they were going to shop the movie around, they did a test of it and they said, “Just for the test, is it possible for you to do the voice?” And I said, “I’d love to, I’m a huge video game nerd.” So I did it and then they liked it so much that they kept me for the real movie and I got to do the table reads and I got to help punch up some stuff and it’s been really exciting. Hidden Remote: How did you end up landing that role? Hidden Remote: So Ben, I know that you are in Austin for the towel jacket, but I would love to talk to you about the film that’s just been getting all the buzz on the internet right now, Sonic The Hedgehog.īen Schwartz: Sonic The Hedgehog! Coming out in. Schwartz, now a towel fashion trend-setter as well as an Emmy-award winning actor, shared with us his deep-rooted love for childhood video games, cartoons and all things Jim Carrey, as well as his “master plan” to take over the world of blue cartoon characters. Hidden Remote had the chance to talk with Schwartz about his excitement for the film during his visit in Austin, Texas to do a runway show with Dos Equis’ Towel Jacket, or as he calls it, “a jacket that looks luxurious, made out of a towel…and costs so much money that surely they won’t sell out.” The trailer for the film alone received 31 million views on YouTube.ĭespite the film having some setbacks in the design of the fast and furry blue character, Schwartz says he is ecstatic about Sonic the Hedgehog‘s release into theaters next year. But his next role as one of Sega’s most famous video game characters, Sonic, is the first time the actor will be playing a staring voice role in a major box-office release. But it’s lesser known that this Bronx-born star has built a larger chunk of his career away from the cameras and inside the sound booth, now lending his voice to the lead role of Sonic in Paramount’s Sonic the Hedgehog.įrom Bob’s Burgers and Robot Chicken to DuckTales and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Schwartz has been a voice actor for about a dozen productions. Primetime Emmy award-winning actor and director Ben Schwartz is probably most widely known for his role as the ridiculously comical and crazy Jean-Ralphio in Parks and Recreation. Hidden Remote sat down with the star to talk about the movie, his love of comics, and plan to take over the world of blue characters. By Victoria Davis 4 years ago Actor and comedian Ben Schwartz lends his voice to play the lead role of Sonic in Sonic The Hedgehog.
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