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Scott Innes
Born (1966-10-01) October 1, 1966 (age 58)
Poplar Bluff, Missouri, U.S.
Occupations
  • Voice actor
  • author
  • songwriter
  • radio personality
Years active1984–present
Spouses
  • Jodie Innes
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1998; div. 2014)​
  • Cindy Harris
    ​
    (m. 2016)​
Children2
Websitewww.scottinnes.com
www.onescottshop.com

Scott Innes (born October 1, 1966)[1][2] is an American voice actor, author, songwriter and radio personality. He is best known for his voice over work in various Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera animated films, television shows, video games and commercials, most notably as Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Popeye the Sailor, Fred Flintstone, Barney Rubble, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Bugs Bunny, Yogi Bear and Captain Caveman. He has also provided the voices of Fred Jones, Boo-Boo Bear, Snagglepuss, Papa Smurf, Elroy Jetson, Astro, Quick Draw McGraw, Baba Looey, Elmer Fudd, Spike Bulldog and Ranger Smith in various commercials.

Early life

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Innes was born on October 1, 1966, in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.[1][3] He had a passion for doing cartoon voices at a young age, and discovered his ability to mimic voices, including Scooby-Doo, of whom Innes became a fan in the early 1970s. He would listen to the actors performing the voices and watch how they created them, and learn how to do it himself.[4][5][6][7] He would also recreate scenes from the series in his head at night to make himself fall asleep.[4][5][6]

Career

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Becoming a radio personality at the age of 12, Innes did interviews with actors like Don Messick, the voice of Scooby-Doo; Daws Butler, and Mel Blanc.[8][9] In 1980, Innes became a disc jockey at the age of 14 upon his debut on KLID in Poplar Bluff, Missouri.[10][11] In 1990, he started working as a morning announcer for WABB-FM. During his spare time, he would imitate famous people over the intercommunications system, and had fun with other employees at the station. He was later fired in order for him to expand his vocal abilities. In 1991-1996, Innes was the host of Innes and Company on KKHT-FM in Springfield, Illinois. He did a remix of "Wind Beneath My Wings" by Bette Midler, named "Dear Daddy: The Wind Beneath My Wings", featuring his son Josh Innes. The song was played as a requested track on more than 400 radio stations in America.[12] Innes also co-ran American Top 40 with Casey Kasem, the voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers in Scooby-Doo, whom Innes imitated when listening to him do the character's voice.[8][7]

In 1996, Innes and Jim Hogg created Hollywood Hal and Rhinestone Al With the Wannabees, a show aimed at pre-kindergarteners that taught them about manners, safety, sharing, love, staying away from drugs, and other values.[13][14][8] In 1997, Innes started working as the morning host of WRQQ and as the afternoon air personality at the country radio station WYNK-FM, both in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. At the former station, he performed a remix of "Dancin', Shaggin' on the Boulevard" by Alabama called "Shaggy on the Boulevard", sung in Shaggy's voice. Following Don Messick's retirement and death and Casey Kasem quitting the role of Shaggy, Innes became the voice of Scooby-Doo and Shaggy between 1998 and 2001, beginning with the film Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (Scooby) and the television special Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes (Shaggy); Innes also voiced Shaggy in promotions for the film.[8][12][15][16] He returned to voicing the characters from 2010 onward, but only in certain commercials, such as McDonald's, Halifax,[17][18] and Walmart, as well as Scooby-Doo! The Museum of Mysteries at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi[19] and in the Scooby-Doo Playmobil shorts for WB Kids. In the Playmobil shorts and also one of the McDonald's commercials, he also provided the voice of Fred Jones. He also voiced Scooby's nephew Scrappy-Doo in the live-action film Scooby-Doo (2002),[5] commercials, toys and the Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law episode Shaggy Busted.

Innes voiced Astro from The Jetsons in a series of RadioShack commercials in the late 1990s, and Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble in a Toshiba commercial in 2002. He has briefly voiced other characters, including Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo Bear, Ranger Smith, Wally Gator, Quick Draw McGraw, Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Foghorn Leghorn, Muttley, Professor Pat Pending, Snagglepuss, Captain Caveman, Shag Rugg, Droopy and Papa Smurf.[10][8][20][21] Innes auditioned to voice Yogi and Boo-Boo for the film Yogi Bear (2010), but was replaced by Dan Aykroyd and Justin Timberlake.[6] He also auditioned to return as Shaggy for the television series Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated, but lost the role to Matthew Lillard, who previously portrayed Shaggy in the 2002 film and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

In 2003, Innes wrote the song "Handprints on the Wall", which was performed by Kenny Rogers.[10] He is currently the publisher and author of Hug magazine since 2010.[22] In October 2011, he was fired from WYNK-FM as part of a new programming strategy and staff changes by Clear Channel Radio.[23][24] On April 21, 2016, he joined nearby station WRKN in the same position of afternoon air personality.[25]

Personal life

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Innes married his first wife, Jodie, on October 30, 1998. They divorced in 2014; together they have a son, Presley.[26] Innes also has an older son named Josh, who works as a sports radio talk host in Houston, Texas.[27][11] Innes married his second wife, Cindy Harris, in September 2016.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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List of voice performances in feature and direct-to-video films
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island Scooby-Doo Direct-to-video[2]
1999 Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers
2000 Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders
2001 Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo/Cyber-Scooby, Shaggy Rogers/Cyber-Shaggy, The Creeper
2002 Scooby-Doo Scrappy-Doo [2]
2004 Scooby-Doo and the Toon Tour of Mysteries Norville "Shaggy" Rogers DVD shorts
2020 Lost Treasure of Jesse James Red Cloak Commander
2022 Phantom of the Fields Phantom
2023 Shakespeare's Mummy Anubis

Television

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List of voice performances in television shows
Year Title Role Notes
1998 Scooby-Doo: Behind the Scenes Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers TV special[citation needed]
1999 The Scooby-Doo Project Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo TV special[2]
2000 JBVO Scooby-Doo 1 episode[2]
2001 Night of the Living Doo Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers TV special[2]
2002 The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special Scooby-Doo
2002, 2005 Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo, Prisoner #1 2 episodes[2]
2004 Megas XLR Argo

Video games

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List of voice performances in video games
Year Title Role Notes
1999 Scooby-Doo! Mystery of the Fun Park Phantom Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers [2]
2000 Scooby-Doo! Showdown in Ghost Town Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo [2]
Scooby-Doo! Phantom of the Knight [2]
Wacky Races Professor Pat Pending [2]
Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers [2]
2001 Scooby-Doo: Activity Challenge [2]
Scooby-Doo! Jinx at the Sphinx Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, Scrappy-Doo [2]
Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers [2]
2002 Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights [2]
Scooby-Doo! The Glowing Bug Man [2]
2003 Scooby-Doo! The Scary Stone Dragon [2]
2004 Scooby-Doo! Mystery Mayhem [2]
Scooby-Doo! Mystery at the Snack Factory DVD Game
2005 Scooby-Doo! Funland Frenzy
Scooby-Doo! Unmasked [2]
2006 Scooby-Doo! Ancient Adventure Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers, narrator DVD game
Scooby-Doo! Horror on the High Seas Scooby-Doo, Shaggy Rogers PC game, 4 parts
Scooby-Doo! Mayan Monster Mayhem
Scooby-Doo! Haunts for the Holidays PC game, 3 parts
Scooby-Doo! Case File 3: Frights! Camera! Mystery! [2]
Scooby-Doo! Who's Watching Who? [2]
2007 Scooby-Doo! A Night of Fright is no Delight DVD game
Scooby-Doo! DVD Board Game
Scooby-Doo! Lost Island Adventure
2008 Scooby-Doo! Construction Crash Course PC game
Scooby-Doo! Funland of Freaky Frights Shaggy Rogers DVD game
2009 Scooby-Doo! First Frights [2]

Live-action

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List of acting performances in film and television
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The 100 Greatest TV Quotes & Catchphrases Himself TV mini-series documentary; 5 episodes
2008 Huntin' Buddies Shirt Clerk Direct-to-video
2009 LA-308 Assassin Redemption Scott Bannister
2012 Cajun Pawn Stars Himself 1 episode
2016 Like Son Fireman
2017 4: GO Guard #2 Direct-to-video
2019 Christmas Cars Himself [citation needed]
2020 Sprout Central TV
IncrediChat Guest 1 episode
Christmas Coffee Scooter Walker
Go Fishin Scotty Thibodeaux Also writer, composer and producer
2022 Tres Leches Alvin
Putting Love to the Test Himself
Tad Caldwell & The Monster Kid Rick
2023 Bad Habit Police Chief Also location manager, writer and producer[12]
The Iron Claw Ring Announcer [28]

Web

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List of voice performances in web series
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Scooby-Doo! Playmobil Mini Mysteries Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers, Fred Jones Warner Bros. web shorts

Theme parks

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List of voice performances in theme parks
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Scooby-Doo's Haunted Mansion Scooby-Doo, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers[29] Six Flags park attraction; Kings Island, Kings Dominion, Canada's Wonderland and Carowinds versions
2008 River Battle Ranger[30] Dollywood park attraction
2018 Scooby-Doo: The Museum of Mysteries! Norville "Shaggy" Rogers[19] Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi park attraction
2018 Scooby-Doo Spooky Coaster: Next Generation Scrappy-Doo[31] Warner Bros. Movie World park attraction

Commercials

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Songs

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Year Song Album Singer
2003 Handprints on the Wall Back to the Well Kenny Rogers

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Scott Innes on Facebook". Facebook.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Scott Innes - 73 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  3. ^ "Scott Innes". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Edmundson, Sheila (October 1, 1999). "Scooby-Doo: New voice, new video, new love interest". TimesDaily. Alabama. p. 17.
  5. ^ a b c Parrish, John (July 7, 2002). "Why I'm barking mad; Scott Innes started out imitating his canine hero in the playground. Now he makes his living by providing the voice for the cartoon mutt - as well as hundreds of Scooby toys". thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Willis, Connie (June 3, 2023). "Voicing Scooby-Doo / Mindfulness Practice". Coast to Coast AM. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  7. ^ a b Burton-Jernigan, Rayonna (December 8, 2023). "Q&A: Scott Innes, voice of Scooby-Doo (and others), in Evansville for Raptor Con". Evansville Courier & Press. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Scott Innes". ScoobyAddicts.com. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
  9. ^ "The Scott Innes Interview: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy & Scrappy in Zombie Island, Cyber Chase, 2002 + More". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ^ a b c "Welcome to Scott Innes.com". Archived from the original on 2018-09-03. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  11. ^ a b Darrow, Chuck (26 February 2014). "Important folks in Josh Innes' life". The Inquirer. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. ^ a b c Burton-Jernigan, Rayonna (January 10, 2024). "Zoinks! Ozarks radio host, 'Scooby-Doo' voice actor Scott Innes to visit Springfield". Springfield News-Leader. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  13. ^ 225 staff (July 31, 2007). "Buckskin Bill's successors?". 225 Magazine. Retrieved June 22, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Paxman, Bob (April 7, 2008). "Your Pals Hal & Al" (PDF). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  15. ^ "The Scott Innes Interview: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy & Scrappy in Zombie Island, Cyber Chase, 2002 + More". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Ettenhofer, Valerie (April 24, 2025). "'That Was The End Of An Era': The Oral History Of Scooby-Doo On Zombie Island". /Film. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Halifax Scooby-Doo Blooper". Vimeo. 27 November 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2025.
  18. ^ a b "Scott Innes's Confirmation on Halifax Voices". Facebook.
  19. ^ a b "Scott Innes on Facebook: "I did the voice of Shaggy for a new Scooby-Doo ride at the Warner Bros. theme park in Dubai". Facebook. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  20. ^ Glass and Wentzel, Sherri and Jim (2007). Cool Careers Without College for People Who Love Manga, Comics, and Animation. Wentzel. ISBN 9780786486946.
  21. ^ Cumulus Media (February 2, 2016). "Scott Innes In The Mornings!". WRQQ-FM. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  22. ^ "Hug Magazine - Home Page".
  23. ^ Editorial Staff, Baton Rouge (October 26, 2011). "Scott Innes out at WYNK". Baton Rouge Business Report. Archived from the original on November 27, 2020. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  24. ^ Griggs, Ted (November 1, 2011). "Clear Channel lays off employees". The Advocate. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  25. ^ Editorial Staff, RADIO ONLINE (April 22, 2016). "WRKN-FM Re-Brands as Gulf South's Country Giant". RADIO ONLINE. Retrieved May 26, 2025.
  26. ^ @scottinnes5 (5 September 2012). "My little presley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  27. ^ "Josh Innes let go from SportsTalk 790". 13 March 2019.
  28. ^ Marigny, Alexis (December 22, 2023). "A star studded movie with roots in Baton Rouge released Friday". WBRZ-TV. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
  29. ^ SallyCorp (April 23, 2009). "Sally Corporation Scooby Doo's Haunted Mansion Dark Ride". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  30. ^ "The Morning Dish with Scott Innes, the voice of Hanna-Barbera's famous cartoon character, Scooby-Doo". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  31. ^ "Scott Innes, Voice of Scooby Doo, in IncrediChat Interview, June 1, 2020". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  32. ^ "The Scott Innes Interview: Scooby-Doo, Shaggy & Scrappy in Zombie Island, Cyber Chase, 2002 + More". YouTube. Retrieved May 24, 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Preceded by Voice of Scooby-Doo
1998–2008; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2019; 2020 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Voice of Norville "Shaggy" Rogers
1999–2009; 2010; 2014; 2017; 2018; 2020 		Succeeded by
Casey Kasem (2002-2009)
Matthew Lillard (2010-Present)
Preceded by Voice of Scrappy-Doo
1999–present 		Succeeded by
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