Redd Pepper facts for kids

Richardson Green (born on June 23, 1961), known as Redd Pepper, is a voice actor from Barbados who also holds British citizenship. He is famous for his very deep voice, which sounds a bit like another famous voice actor, Don LaFontaine. Redd Pepper is well-known for narrating movie trailers. He also voiced the character Michael LeRoi in the video games Shadow Man (1999) and Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (2002).

Early Life and First Jobs

Redd Pepper, whose real name is Richardson Green, was born in Barbados in 1961. When he was a child, his family moved to London, England. He grew up with six sisters and three brothers. He went to Sedgehill School in the Lewisham area of London.

His first job was at a McDonald's restaurant. After that, he worked as a firefighter for six months. Then, he became a train driver on the London Underground, which is London's subway system. He found this job a bit boring sometimes. To make it more interesting, he would play pranks on passengers. He would stop the train between stations, turn off the lights, and speak over the loudspeakers in a spooky voice. He once said, "This is your driver speaking... or is it?"

How Redd Pepper Started His Voice Acting Career

In 1996, something amazing happened. A TV executive was riding on a London Underground train that Redd Pepper was driving. The executive heard Pepper's unique voice over the loudspeakers. He was so impressed that he gave Pepper his business card and asked him to call.

This phone call led to many new opportunities for Redd Pepper. He started doing voiceovers for TV channels and commercials. Soon after, he began narrating movie trailers. His very first movie trailer was for the film Space Jam. He also lent his voice to the main character, Mike LeRoi, in the video game Shadow Man and its sequel, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming.

Becoming a Famous Voice Actor

Redd Pepper became even more famous when people started confusing his voice with that of Hollywood voice artist Don LaFontaine. This happened after Pepper voiced the trailers for big movies like Armageddon and Independence Day.

Besides voice acting, Redd Pepper has also performed on stage as an actor. He appeared in a play called Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diaries at the Edinburgh Festival. On Christmas Eve in 2010, he was a guest on a special celebrity episode of the BBC quiz show Eggheads. When someone asked if he missed being a train driver, he joked, "I make £3,000 to £4,000 per movie trailer. What do you think?" This shows how successful he became in his new career.

In October 2015, Redd Pepper briefly took over as the announcer for the British reality show The X Factor. He was only the voiceover during the "Judges' Houses" part of the show. The original announcer returned later that month. In April 2017, he was the announcer for a week on The Nightly Show when Bradley Walsh was hosting.

Redd Pepper's Personal Life

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Redd Pepper's Voice Work

Redd Pepper has voiced many different projects, from movie trailers to video games and TV shows.

Movie Trailers

He is most famous for his powerful voice in movie trailers. Some of the well-known films he has voiced trailers for include:

• Independence Day (1996)
• Space Jam (1996)
• The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Armageddon (1998)
• The Blair Witch Project (1999)
• Are We There Yet? (2005)
• Mr. Bean's Holiday (2007)

Film Roles

Redd Pepper has also voiced characters in animated films:

• In 2004, he was the voice of Bramph in the English version of Boo, Zino & the Snurks.
• In 2019, he voiced the Plymouth DJ in the movie Serenity.

Television Appearances

He has appeared on various TV shows, often as himself or as an announcer:

• Deadline (2007)
• The Culture Show (2008)
• Celebrity Eggheads (2010)
• The One Show (2011)
• Never Mind the Buzzcocks (2013)
• Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (2014–2015)
• The X Factor (2015) - as Announcer
• The Nightly Show (2017)
• Pointless Celebrities (2017–2019)
• Big Fat Quiz of Everything (2021)
• Life of a Teddy Bear (2021) - as Harriet Bear
• Flamingo Fantasies (2021) - as Hamilton
• Virgin Atlantic TV advert "I Am What I Am" (2022) - as a passenger

Video Game Roles

Redd Pepper has also lent his voice to several video games:

• Shadow Man (1999) - as Mike/Shadow Man
• Blade (2000) - as Blade
• Gothic (2000) - as Drax
• Shadow Man: 2econd Coming (2001) - as Mike/Shadow Man
• Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017) - additional voices
• Baldur's Gate 3 (2023) - as Sarevok Anchev
• Blood West - Dead man's promise DLC (2025) - as The Shaman

See also

In Spanish: Redd Pepper para niños