Background
Hogan, Harlan Robert was born on September 30, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harlan Vincent and Marjorie Catherine Hogan.
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Hogan, Harlan Robert was born on September 30, 1946 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Harlan Vincent and Marjorie Catherine Hogan.
Hogan worked his way through Illinois Wesleyan University as a disc jockey on local radio station, WIOK, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in theater.
He has provided the voice-overs for countless commercials, documentaries and films. Many famous advertising catch phrases such as: "Strong enough for a manitoba.", "You never get a second chance to make a first impression..", "When you care enough to send the very best.." and "Quaker Life, lieutenant"s the cereal even Mikey likes..", ranked 10th in television Guides list of best commercials, have been performed by Harlan. He has also written several books on the subject of voice acting.
Early career A variety of jobs followed including program director of WHUT radio, speech coaching for J. Walter Thompson, advertising copywriting at Advanced Systems, Incorporated. and even a job in computer sales at the Honeywell Corporation.
Voice-over Hogan began acting full-time finding a niche doing voice-overs for radio and television ads. Soon Hogan was known in the industry for doing high profile ads for Raid, Life cereal, Head & Shoulders, and McDonald"s "You Deserve a Break Today" campaign.
With a career that expands over 30 years Hogan has been acclaimed as a "Voiceover superstar" and "one of the most sought after voice-over actors in the United States" Theatrical and Film Acting Although not his mainstay Hogan has appeared in a number of theatrical and film productions including recent performances as Edvard Lunt in the Chicago production of Beth Henley’s "Impossible Marriage" and Ivan in the 2007 feature-length film, "Dimension" which came in first in the Experimental category at the 2007 Indie Gathering film festival.
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Member American Federation of television and Radio Artists (recording secretary 1995-1996), Screen Actors Guild (vice president Chicago 1983-1984), International Brotherhood of Magicians, Magic Castle.
Children: Jameson, Graham. Married Lesley Ann Schwartz, July 29, 1989.