The SAG Foundation's annual Poker Classic fundraiser for the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab is back! Now in its 4th year, the Classic, to be held on Saturday, August 23rd, has moved to a new and exciting location inside the prestigious Museum of Flying in Santa Monica. That's why we're calling it Flying Aces, and who better to host such a stellar tournament than the man who made bad flying good fun - Robert Hays!
As the star of the smash comedy hit Airplane!, Mr. Hays gave disco-dancing and long-form storytelling a whole new (and hilarious) meaning, and as an actor who's excelled in a variety of film and television roles - including voicing Iron Man when the animated superhero debuted in his first television series in 1994 - Hays was honored to be selected as this year's host. "I once went up to Don LaFontaine to say hello and he said, 'Oh! I did the Airplane! trailer.' So we had worked together and I didn't even know. Boy, he was remarkable," says Hays. "It's so wonderful to have the Don LaFontaine Voice-Over Lab at the SAG Foundation, where voice artists can learn the craft, polish the craft, and make their own work. It's also remarkable."The annual Poker Classic benefits the SAG Foundation's Don LaFontaine Voice-Over (VO) Lab, named in memory of one of the industries greatest voice-over artists, is a state-of-the-art recording studio and educational facility dedicated to the development and success of VO actors. Offering more than 300 free workshops, seminars and trainings to the VO community annually (recent workshops have included Neil Kaplan's: "Character Development for Video Games"), the SAG Foundation's DLF VO Lab relies entirely on gifts, grants and events like this to offer its programming free of charge.
SAG Foundation Poker Classic Host Robert Hays
About the Screen Actors Guild Foundation The Screen Actors Guild Foundation provides vital assistance and educational programming to the professionals of SAG-AFTRA while serving the public at large through its signature children's literacy programs. Founded in 1985, the SAG Foundation is a national non-profit organization, independent from SAG-AFTRA, and relies solely on support from grants, sponsorships, and individual contributions to maintain its programs and create new ones. For more information visit www.sagfoundation.org.
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