Maddie Taylor

Maddie Taylor (born December 31, 1966), formerly Matthew W. Taylor, is an American voice actress and storyboard artist, known for voicing Verminious Snaptrap in T.U.F.F. Puppy and Sparky in The Fairly OddParents.

Career While starting as a storyboard artist at Sony Pictures Animation, Taylor lent her voice to Deni, the crazed duck, and Buddy, the blue porcupine, in the studio's first full feature Open Season, as well as voicing Elliot in the video game adaptation, replacing Ashton Kutcher. In the film's two sequels, she replaced Patrick Warburton as the strong mule deer Ian in Open Season 2, and replaced Joel McHale as the voice of Elliot in Open Season 3, before being replaced by Will Townsend in Open Season: Scared Silly.

Taylor was cast in T.U.F.F. Puppy as Verminious Snaptrap and in The Fairly OddParents as Sparky in 2013, both of which are developed by Nickelodeon and created by Butch Hartman.

In late 2016, Taylor provided the voice for interactive character Gary the Gull for the PlayStation VR. Since her transition, Taylor has been voicing more female characters. Her character in The Loud House, Dana Dufresne, transitioned to reflect her own transition.

In December 2020, Taylor provided the voice for the character of Claire Russell, a transgender bartender of the Afterlife bar in the video game Cyberpunk 2077.

In 2023, Taylor voiced Torga, a recurring character in My Dad the Bounty Hunter.

Personal life In 2016, Taylor publicly came out as a bisexual trans woman.

Filmography

Film

Television Year Title Voice role Notes 2010–15 T.U.F.F. Puppy Verminious Snaptrap, others Credited as Matt Taylor 2013–17 The Fairly OddParents Sparky, others Credited as Matthew W. Taylor 2014 Mixels Glomp, Hoogi Episode: "Mixed Up Special" 2014 The Tom and Jerry Show Winston 2015 Breadwinners Pizza Lord Episode: "Wrath of the Pizza Lord" 2016–present The Loud House Dana Dufresne Recurring role 2023 My Dad the Bounty Hunter Torga Voice

Video games Year Title Voice role Notes 2006 Open Season Elliot, Beaver #3, Porcupine 2007 Surf's Up Reggie Belafonte, Elliot 2013 Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII Additional Voices 2020 Cyberpunk 2077 Claire

Commercials Kraft Mac & Cheese as Cheesasaurus Rex