Brand Spanking New Doug

Doug Funnie:.................................... Thomas McHugh
Patti Mayonaise:............................. Connie Shulman
Skeeter Valentine:......................... Fred Newman
Roger Klotz:.................................... Chris Phillips
Judy Funnie:................................... Becca Lish
Beebe Bluff:.................................... Alice Playten
Pork Chop
Chad Mayonnaise (Patti's dad)
Art Mayonnaise (Patti's brother)
Chalky

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THOMAS McHUGH voice of Doug Funnie Born and raised in northern suburban Chicago, McHugh is the third of four brothers. After graduating from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York, he began doing voice-overs for radio and television commercials. "I've imitated sounds all my life," McHugh explains, "and I'm an accent person. I'm able to grab any regionalism, any dialect." At the same time he has pursued a stage career, with roles in numerous off-Broadway productions including "Destiny with Half Moon Street" and "Boy's Life." He has performed extensively in New York's premier one-act theater company, the Ensemble Studio Theatre, and currently stars in "Marathon '97," the company's 20th anniversary celebration. McHugh appeared in the feature films "George: A True Story" and "Mad Dog Coll," which was shot in Moscow. He has also voiced parts in episodes of the animated television series "Don Coyote" and "Gravedale High." For his role as Doug Funnie, McHugh tries to bring a "mixture of optimism and acceptance -- Doug has the self-respect and confidence that he can handle and solve his problems, instead of feeling like a victim." When not at work, McHugh bikes around Manhattan, writes plays, and takes black-and-white photographs of people. As a huge fan of the Chicago Cubs and the Bulls, McHugh laughingly claims he is "90% scar tissue." He is also the proud owner of a rescued cat named Fanny. Connie Shulman voice of Patti Mayonnaise Connie brings warmth and vivacity to the voice of Patti Mayonnaise, Doug's secret heartthrob. Brought up in east Tennessee in the middle of a family of seven children, Connie Shulman graduated from the University of Tennessee with a B.A. in speech and drama and studied acting at New York's Circle in the Square for two years. Shulman's first big break came in the original off-Broadway hit production of "Steel Magnolias," playing the part of Annelle. She has also performed in a variety of other off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Shulman's film credits include "He Said/She Said," "McBain," "Men Don't Leave," "Reversal of Fortune," "Lost Angels," "Fried Green Tomatoes" and "Weekend at Bernie's II." For television, she has guest starred in "The Days & Nights of Molly Dodd," ABC's "Loving," "Heavens to Betsey" for CBS, and "Lethal Innocence," an American Playhouse production for PBS. She starred in ABC's "The Faculty" with Meredith Baxter. Shulman loves cats, though highly allergic to them, and going to auctions. She and her family maintain a farmhouse in upstate New York.