Dana Snyder
The gravelly voice behind Master Shake and a host of Adult Swim characters.
Dana Snyder is an American actor and comedian known for his distinctive gravelly voice and comedic timing. He is best recognized for his voice role of Master Shake in Aqua Teen Hunger Force, as well as Granny Cuyler in Squidbillies, Baby Ball on Ballmastrz: 9009, and other roles in various Adult Swim television shows. His other voice work includes Gazpacho in Cartoon Network's Chowder, Dr. Colosso in Nickelodeon's The Thundermans, and Scratch in Disney Channel's The Ghost and Molly McGee. Snyder's live-action work includes appearances in Saul of the Mole Men and Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 33, 12 April 2007
- Birthplace
- Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- Other names
- Carmine Decenzo
- Education
- Las Vegas High School
- Alma mater
- Webster University (BFA)
- Occupation
- Actor, comedian
- Years active
- 1998–present
- Spouse
- Christine Snyder (2005)
Lore & Background
Snyder was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up in Las Vegas, Nevada. He credits Don Rickles, Rip Taylor, and Phil Silvers as childhood influences in his decision to pursue acting. Snyder graduated from Las Vegas High School in 1992 and from Webster University in St. Louis in 1996 with a BFA from Webster's Conservatory of Theatre Arts. He was hired to voice Master Shake on Aqua Teen Hunger Force after auditioning over the phone in a call with Dave Willis, the show's co-creator. Snyder has also performed on stage, appearing as Max Bialystock in the Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre's production of The Producers in Arrow Rock, Missouri in June 2010, and reprising the role at the Riverside Theatre in Vero Beach, Florida in February and March 2011.
Reader's Guide
Snyder's voice acting career spans numerous animated series. He voiced Todd and Benny Lee on the G4TV show Code Monkeys, Leonard the Koala in The Penguins of Madagascar, and played a teacher named Mr. Baldwin on the Disney series Fish Hooks. He played Alistair in Open Season 3 and provided voices for the web series Suicide by Side and narrated the Adult Swim web series Sipes Stories. Snyder appeared on Adventure Time as the Ancient Sleeping Magi of Life Giving from the episode 'Little Dude' in the fifth season. He voiced McSweats in the Disney XD animated series Pickle and Peanut and played Graballa the Hutt on the Disney XD animated series Lego Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures. In 2021, Snyder appeared as Patrick Star's grandfather on The Patrick Star Show and as Scratch the ghost on The Ghost and Molly McGee.
Did You Know?
- He co-hosted the podcast Ken P.D. Snydecast with Kenneth Plume from January 11, 2006 to September 18, 2017.
- In February 2025, Snyder began co-hosting the podcast None of This Matters with MC Chris.
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