Artist:Jay Goede f/Mark Linn-Baker
Song:Alone
Album:A Year with Frog and Toad: Original Cast Recording
Actor Jay Goede is probably best known as the voice of Mewtwo in the 1998 animated film Pokemon: The First Movie. He has also appeared in several Broadway musicals including the 2003 Tony nominated musical A Year with Frog and Toad. These days he teaches and seems to appear on a lot of fan conventions. Remember actors get paid to appear on them and also can make money on the side. He was born Nov. 2,1963 in Mound, MN. He liked to draw and he saved up enough to buy the book The Art of Walt Disney. He wanted to be an animator. So he attended the University as an art major. Then he switched to costume and set design. He started auditioning for plays during college. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts, Goede went to Yale School of Fine Arts and earned a Master of Fine Arts. Goede first appeared on Broadway in the 1993 play Angels in America. This was followed by the 1995 plays Sex and Longing and The Play's the Thing. He was looking to get into films. So he appeared in the 1998 film 54. And then he got the role of Mewtwo in the 1998 film Pokemon: The First Movie. He used the alias Philip Bartlett probably because the job was non union. That was not unusual in those days. It was rumored for years that the real Philip Bartlett died in 2001. But after fans contacted Goede, He confirmed using the alias. Then he appeared in the 2003 Broadway musical A Year with Frog and Toad. This was based on the children's books written and illustrated by Arnold Lobel. His daughter Adrienne Lobel wanted to turn it into a musical. Her husband is actor Mark Linn-Baker who is best known for the 1982 film My Favorite Year and the sitcom Perfect Strangers. He wrote the script and appeared as Toad in the musical while Goede played Frog. The songs were written by Robert and Willie Reale. There was only five in the cast which is very small for a Broadway musical. It only ran on Broadway for two months. But it was enough to get the show a Tony nomination for Best Musical. The original cast album is available on CD. A national tour of the show was produced in 2007. Goede has done other Broadway shows like Miracle Brothers (2005). But these days he appears on a lot of Pokemon fan conventions. So I guess Mewtwo is his claim to fame. Here's Jay Goede with Mark Linn-Baker performing Alone on the 2003 Tony Awards broadcast.
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