NEWS


December 9, 2009

Three-Legged Ian!

The Manx (that’s what people from the Isle Of Man are called) newspaper featured article on Ian’s visit to the land of his family heritage.  Check it out online here!






December 8, 2009

A New Birth!

Ian’s first book, E IS FOR ETHICS was released today! Just in time for the holidays. As Ian says, “It’s like giving birth, but without the screaming or placenta.” Ewww! Ian!!?? Check out all the latest reviews and scuttlebutt here: www.eisforethics.com



November 2009

Buy Ian’s Book On December 8th!

Ian’s first book, E IS FOR ETHICS, will go on sale online and in your favorite bookstores on December 8th.   For ordering details and more on the project click here: www.eisforethics.com

Review from Publishers Weekly:

When their two children were young, kids’ TV writer and animator Corlett and his wife initiated a weekly family after-dinner discussion to explain and foster ethical and moral values. Admitting that he is a plain old dad and not a Ph.D. in ethics, Corlett nonetheless felt obliged to address the void in moral education left as school and even Sunday school curricula stopped routinely teaching ethics for “it seems no one wants to touch the subject of right and wrong anymore.” He developed two charming and lovably humorous characters—Elliot and his sister, Lucy—and 26 story situations that take place in families, at school, in team sports and in the community, each of which demonstrates a different ethic ranging from honesty and understanding through forgiveness, courage and perseverance to loyalty, gratitude, fairness and acceptance. Even citizenship, generosity, trust and respect are covered as Elliot and Lucy encounter life’s moral predicaments. Each of the 250-word “lessons” is followed by a “what would you do?” kind of question, the definition of a moral quality with accompanying short commentary and a pertinent famous quote or two, which together point youngsters toward doing the right thing and understanding why. Most likely to be well received by younger kids, this charming, interactive little book is appropriate for kids preschool to tween age and their parents. (Dec.)



October 2009

Ian Is “The Brain”

Ian got to play the voice of “a brain” for the Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland.  It was a fun spot for stroke awareness.





September 2009

Ian Is A Speed-Racer Again!!

Ian was honored to be asked to drive “Hot Laps” with other professional race drivers at the 2009 Children’s Charities Gran Prix at Vancouver’s Rivers Edge Raceway.  At the noon break, spectators were able to be a passenger in racecars for a donation to the charity.  Ian was honored to be asked by his friend and event organizer/race-car-driver Tony Morris Jr to drive like a “pro” for charity.  The passengers loved being driven around a real racetrack at full speed too!

(here’s a link to Ian driving a few laps on another day: http://www.youtube.com/user/jerryjtodd#p/a/f/1/ElChFDNTFFo )



August 2009

Sloan Joins Fountainhead!

Ian’s longtime Toronto agent, Sandi Sloan will be joining Toronto-based Fountainhead Talent beginning Sept. 1.

"I am personally very excited to have Sandi join the team and once again work with the person who gave me my start," said Julie Lafontaine, voice agent for Fountainhead, in a statement. "Sandi brings with her a wealth of experience, both from the agency side and through industry related endeavors. Sandi's elite roster of talented voice artists will be joining Fountainhead's already prestigious group to further solidify Fountainhead's position as an industry leader. We look forward to what we can accomplish in the future."

Fountainhead celebrated its tenth anniversary this past April and provides both voice and on-camera agents that represent Canadian talent.



June 2009

Ian Loves Pbs

Listen for Ian on the new PBS “bringing the arts home” promos nationwide.








May 2009

Pom-Tastic! Pom-Tacular! Pom-Pbs!

Ian is the voice of POM wonderful that fantastic drink made from Pomegranate juice.  Watch for the ads before select PBS shows.











April 2009

Fun And Good For You Too!

Ian is happy to provide the voice of “Uncle” in a new interstitial series for PBS which stresses good nutrition and exercise.  Watch for it!










March 2009

Henson Photo Shoot!

Ian’s kids pose with Dinosaur Train creator and all around good guy, Craig Bartlett at the famous Jim Henson Studio Lot in Hollywood! 











March 2009

New Reps!

Ian is thrilled to have one of Hollywood’s top VO agents representing him.  Ian celebrated by personally delivering 9AM Krispy Kremes and champagne to Ilko Drozdoski, Kevin Motley and the incomparable Vanessa Gilbert.  (no they didn’t drink the champagne that early)  Contact them at 323-850-6767







January 2009

More Test!!

Ian is thrilled to be working with Scott Fellows & company for yet another season of the hit show JOHNNY TEST!  This is a fun cast.  Ian loves yelling “Johnny” when he plays “dad”.  It ‘s a lot like his home life. (the yelling at kids that is)







December 2008

All Aboard The Dinosaur Train!

Now this is big news for the Corlett clan!  Ian and his two kids Philip and Claire are all working together on a brand new Jim Henson Production for PBS called DINOSAUR TRAIN.  Philip is the star, Buddy, Claire plays his sister, Tiny, and Ian is the conductor.  How many families do you know who all go to work together!  This show is sure to be a hit.  Watch for a fall 2009 debut on PBS.






September 2008

Happy Anniversary!

Ian and his bride Sandra celebrated 25 years of marriage with a splashy trip to Paris!  Happy anniversary kids.








April 2008

Good Grief, Good Wrench!

Ian’s always been a bit of a gearhead.  Now he’s a gear VOICE. 






January 2008

Ian Is A Hero!!

Ian is thrilled to be recording three major roles for the latest craze based on an ancient Chinese story.  Produced by the fantastic Mike Young Productions/Moonscoop company Ian plays MIGHTY RAY, MR. NO-HANDS and APE TRULY.  Watch for it on Cartoon Network early 2010.







September 2007

Ian, Andrea, and Barbie!

Ian was thrilled to perform a song for the new Barbie movie, Barbie The Island Princess with the incomparable Andrea Martin.  Ian played a cheese-loving rat to Andrea’s evil villainess.   This was a big thrill for Ian, being the huge SCTV fan he is!  Ian is the rat with the English accent in THE RAT SONG.



LINK TO THE RAT SONG HERE



July 2007

PROUD PAPPA

Ian's son and daughter have followed in dad's footsteps and burst onto the voiceover stage in 2007! His daughter Claire is the voice of Michelle in the new series, "3-2-1 PENGUINS" produced by BIG IDEA, the company behind the hugely popular Veggie-Tales franchise. His son Philip is also in major animated DVD production called LITTLE TIKES for Mike Young Productions/MGA Entertainment. Ian is beaming...



June 2007

Ian Is A Speed Racer!

Ian was invited to be one of the pro-drivers for a Kumho Tire event hosted by his good friend and amazing race-car driver Tony Morris Jr.  Ian drove one of the Mini Cooper-S cars fitted with Kumho’s amazing high performance tires.  Ian drove Kumho dealers around the track at full speed and really enjoyed the experience!



June 1/2007

DID YOU BRING YOUR VISA CARD?

Ian did! He’s been chosen to be the new voice of the VISA debit card campaign for US national TV. Charge!!!






March 5/2007

IAN IS A CARE BEAR!

Watch for the latest incarnation of the CARE-BEARS this fall. Yes they’re back and Ian is playing the main happy, fuzzy bear, FUNSHINE. He is also happy to bring to life the voice of the bears' quirky little robot WINGNUT!




April 10/2007

JOHNNY TEST IS BACK!

Recording has just begun and Ian is back for another season of the WB’s hit show JOHNNY TEST created by the off-the-wall Scott Fellows. He’ll will be reprising his role of Johnny’s nutty (and high volume) Dad!







February 18/2007

Ian’s MIX-ing it up some MAGIC with HANK, JACK and SUNNY!

Ian is on fire! He’s just added HANK FM in Indianapolis, JACK FM in San Diego, SUNNY 95 in Columbus, MIX 105 in Raleigh and MAGIC in Detroit! Welcome aboard!!









February 1/2007

Ian is thrilled to be represented by the biggest name in the business.

The WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY is now Ian’s agent in Los Angeles. Ian can be reached by contacting young-gun-super-agent, Andrew Atkin @ (310) 859-4017 or AAtkin@wma.com.







January 6/2007

IAN WELCOMES 105.7 EZ-ROCK

Ian is thrilled to welcome his latest radio station, CHRE EZ- ROCK to his list of clients. EZ Rock is the preferred station of female adult listeners 25 to 49 and established families and is excited to bring Ian’s voice to the branding of the station. 105.7 EZ Rock plays Niagara's best variety of soft rock from yesterday and today, focusing on active women and their families. 105.7 EZ Rock is an "at-work" staple that's "safe for the whole family.



September 1/2006

READY TO JOIN THE MONSTER BUSTER CLUB?

Ian already has! He stars as MARK, ROY and MR. FUSTER in Marathon’s brand new series MONSTER BUSTER CLUB, 52 action & comedy packed episodes in full 3D for a budget of $20 million.MONSTER BUSTER CLUB follows the adventures of a top secret club comprised of five 10 year-olds: the only inhabitants aware that their town is threatened by an invasion of aliens. Thanks to a network of underground tunnels, the heroes of the MBC carry out their work in the utmost secrecy as they hunt down the zany-looking alien creatures and foil their ever-unpredictable plans. Our heroes have to carry out their roles as town protectors in the strictest confidentiality while they tackle their everyday lives as school kids. WATCH FOR IT IN ’07!




May 4/2006

BEING IAN WINS BIG!

The Shaw Rocket Fund announced that Being Ian, produced by Vancouver’s’ Studio B Productions, is the 2006 recipient of the $50,000 Shaw Rocket Prize at an event last night in Toronto. Being Ian, an animated comedy which airs on YTV, is the creation of Ian James Corlett, who also co-created Yvon of the Yukon, another popular YTV animated series. This year’s Shaw Rocket Prize is awarded to the producer of the best Canadian program targeting children 12 and under as selected by a national jury of grades four and five students. A grade 4 student juror from New Brunswick commented, “The winning program is Being Ian because it has everything that a winning program would have. It has very good camera angles and shots, and lots of humour. The characters looked great, had lots of “their own look” and the voices fit the characters very well.” “The Student Jury has spoken and Being Ian is an outstanding example of high quality television for kids. We wish them continued success,” said Annabel Slaight, Chair, Shaw Rocket Fund. International juror Frank Dietz from Super RTL in Germany had this to say about Being Ian: “I personally put it on my list of favourites, because I think that this show is a very good way to entertain kids. Ian and his camera show a very different, fresh perspective on the daily adventures of kids. It’s a fun project which I’m convinced reaches the target audience throughout the world.”



february 23/2006

BEST BUY Canada signs Ian to be their signature voice for all TV & Radio campaigns for 2006/2007






february 6/2006

Congratulations to BABY LOONEY TUNES and TODDWORLD for their Emmy nominations for utstanding Children’s Animated Program. Ian plays BABY TAZ in Baby Looney tunes and has done multiple voices for TLC’s Toddworld.









december 2005


The top-rated cartoon, WHAT'S WITH ANDY, begins recording season three with Ian reprising his lead role of Andy Larkin. Airing weekends at 2:30 on TELETOON, "What's With Andy?" follows the bizarre antics of young Andy Larkin, who is set on being the best in the world in the practical joke department. Produced by Cinegroupe.