In addition to interviewing Andy Samberg and Katie Crown while in LA, I also had the chance to sit down and chat with Kelsey Grammer, who does the voice for Hunter and Stephen Kramer Glickman, who does the voice of Pigeon Toady. They were both so nice and I am really glad I had the chance to meet them both. Having been a fan of Kelsey Grammer, I was especially excited about meeting him.

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11 Things I learned from my Storks interview with Kelsey Grammer and Stephen Kramer Glickman:

  • Kelsey Grammer is attracted to animated films basically because he has children and because he’s grateful to all the actors that voiced the movies that were important to him when he was a child.

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  • Kelsey thinks that animated films are probably the best movies being made today and have been for a long time.
  • Stephen Kramer Glickman was really happy and glad to be a part of a film that addresses diversity, especially within families.
  • When it was asked if it was difficult to play a villain, Kelsey Grammer said “nah, it’s like water off a duck’s back. I’m good at playing bad guys because I’m also good at playing good guys. I understand the human experience, and that’s been my devotion for a long time now.”
  • Stephen said that Katie Crown is “a very, very funny lady, and she did such a great job in the film.”
  • Although he never believed in Storks delivering babies growing up, Kelsey likes the idea because “…I think you can also acknowledge that the metaphor is loving…The great poets, the great writers, the great stories that have been told, these are all what make us look at this world that we’ve been given, this extraordinary place where we live. And to look at a stork one day and think, “They bring babies,” who did that? But I love it.”
  • Stephen’s character is based on an old roommate from Long Beach. He also brought in a little Walter Cronkite and a couple other little pieces to this voice to kind of fill him out.

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  • Kelsey said that no real preparation is needed for animated roles, he just walks in and makes something up but it is usually rooted in an experience. His character was based on Rip Torn, who he did a movie with years ago called Down Periscope.
  • Stephen feels that “…there’s a real strong sense of your family is what you make it” in the movie.
  • Kelsey thinks that the storyline between the parents and little boy is lovely. *It actually made him quite emotional during the interview.
  • When asked how he balances work and family, Kelsey responded with “Less work, more family.”

Storks flies into theaters September 23rd!

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Storks deliver babies…or at least they used to. Now they deliver packages for global internet giant Cornerstore. Junior, the company’s top delivery stork, is about to be promoted when he accidentally activates the Baby Making Machine, producing an adorable and wholly unauthorized baby girl. Desperate to deliver this bundle of trouble before the boss gets wise, Junior and his friend Tulip, the only human on Stork Mountain, race to make their first-ever baby drop – in a wild and revealing journey that could make more than one family whole and restore the storks’ true mission in the world.

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