Editing Narrators

[[File:Jon Bailey.jpg|thumb|220x220px|Jon Bailey is the current narrator of Honest Trailers. He has narrated over 250 episodes of the series.]]
'''Narrators''' are people at [[Screen Junkies]] who voice over [[Honest Trailer]]s. Since the series' inception in 2012, there have been many narrators, but the current narrator is '''[[Jon Bailey|Jon Bailey]]''', also known as his character '''[[Epic Voice Guy]]'''[[Epic Voice Guy|.]]

== Narrators of Honest Trailers ==
* '''[[Ptolemy Slocum|Ptolemy Slocum]]''' - The First Narrator. Narrated just one '''[[Honest Trailer - Phantom Menace 3D|Honest Trailer (Phantom Menace 3D)]]''' before being replaced because his voice didn't suit the parody trailer format. Ptolemy Slocum is an actor, best known for appearing as Sylvester the creepy lab technician in ''Westworld.''
* '''[[Gannon Nickell|Gannon Nickell]]''' - The Second Narrator. Narrated 14 '''[[List of Honest Trailers|Honest Trailers]]''' before enlisting for military service and becoming unavailable.
* '''[[Dough Medlock|Dough Medlock]]''' - Brief Third Narrator. Narrated just one '''[[Honest Trailer - Avatar|Honest Trailer (Avatar)]]''' as sole narrator.
* '''[[Jon Bailey|Jon Bailey]]''' - Fourth and Current Narrator. Commenced in December 2012 and has narrated over 260 '''[[List of Honest Trailers|Honest Trailers]]''', plus over 220 '''[[Honest Game Trailers|Honest Game Trailers.]]''' Bailey also narrated the short-lived series '''[[Honest Trailers Anime]]'''. Jon Bailey also voices real trailers. He also appeared as the voice of Shockwave/Soundwave in the 2018 film ''Bumblebee.''
* '''Ted Evans''' - Brief Fifth Narrator. Evans was brought in to voice '''''[[Honest Trailer - Every Wes Anderson Movie|Every Wes Anderson Movie]]''''' because he could do an Alec Baldwin impersonation.

== Narrators of Honest Game Trailers ==
* '''[[Jon Bailey|Jon Bailey]] '''- Commenced in 2014. Narrated 225 episodes while '''[[Honest Game Trailers]]''''' ''was published on Smosh Games. When the series was revived on '''[[Fandom Games|Fandom Games,]]''' Bailey joined a rotating roster of voice artists.
* '''Dave Pettitt''' - Narrated the 2015 episode '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Heroes of the Storm|Heroes of the Storm]]'''''. Pettitt filled in for one week while Bailey was unable to record narration.
* '''Damien Haas''' - Narrated the 2017 episode '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Cuphead|Cuphead]]''','' which used a classic 1930's style radio announcer voice. Haas is a Smosh employee.
* '''[[Mark Peeples]]''' - Commenced 2019 with the episode '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Anthem|Anthem]]'''''. Peeples is part of Fandom Games' rotating roster of voice artists, selected to capture the spirit of a variety of games.
* '''Uncredited female voice artist''' - Commenced 2019 with the episode '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Sekiro|Sekiro.]] '''''She is part of Fandom Games' rotating roster of voice artists, selected to capture the spirit of a variety of games.
* '''Brad Venable '''- Commenced 2019 with the episode '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Devil May Cry 5|Devil May Cry 5]]'''''. Venable was part of Fandom Games' rotating roster of voice artists, selected to capture the spirit of a variety of games, eventually becoming the main narrator until his death on January 7, 2021.

== Epic Voice Guy Character ==
'''[[Jon Bailey|Jon Bailey's]]''' voice-over persona is referred to as '''[[Epic Voice Guy|"Epic Voice Guy"]]''' and has become a fictional character in his own right. Visit '''[[Epic Voice Guy|Epic Voice Guy's main page]]''' for the character's complete biography, gleaned entirely from the small snippets of personal information he occasionally provides during '''[[Honest Trailer]]s'''.

=== Epic Voice Family ===
* '''Epic Voice Kid''' - Epic Voice Guy's fictional daughter, voiced by '''Paige Ventimiglia''' ('''''[[Honest Trailer - Superman (1978)|Superman 1978]]''''')
* '''Epic Geek Girl''' - Epic Voice Guy's alter ego from an alternate dimension, voiced by actress '''Felicia Day'''. She is sunny, upbeat and emotionally healthier. ('''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''''')
* '''Epic Dungeon Master''' - Epic Voice Guy's alter ego from an alternate dimension, voiced by Critical Role's '''Matt Mercer'''. He is a far traveler from a distant realm who earns his keep being critical about movies. ('''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''''')
* '''Epic Telenovela Woman''' - Epic Voice Guy's alter ego from an alternate dimension, voiced by comedian '''Vanessa Gritton'''. She puts the passion into ''Honest Trailers''. ('''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''''')
* '''Australian Voice Guy''' - Epic Voice Guy's alter ego from an alternate dimension, voiced by YouTuber '''Mr. Sunday Movies'''. His sole defining feature is that he is Australian. ('''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''''')

== Celebrity guests ==
[[File:Michael bolton close.png|thumb|220x220px|Singer '''Michael Bolton''' appears on screen during the Honest Trailer for '''''[[Honest Trailer - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory]]'''''. Bolton was also a producer for '''[[Honest Trailer|Honest Trailers]]''' and was '''[[Honest Trailer#Awards|nominated for an Emmy]]''' for his work.]]
Several celebrities have appeared in '''[[Honest Trailer]]s''', most notably '''Ryan Reynolds'''. Reynolds has appeared in three Honest Trailers: '''''[[Honest Trailer - Deadpool|Deadpool]]''''', '''''[[Honest Trailer - Logan|Logan]]''''' and '''''[[Honest Trailer - Deadpool 2|Deadpool 2]]'''''. On all occasions, he appeared in voice form only as the character Deadpool. Reynold's collaboration with Screen Junkies for '''''[[Honest Trailer - Logan|Logan]]''''' won them the '''[[Honest Trailer#Awards|Streamy Award]]''' for 'Best Collaboration' in 2017.

Performer '''Michael Bolton''' appeared on screen in the '''''[[Honest Trailer - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka &amp; The Chocolate Factory Honest Trailer]]'''''. Michael Bolton was a producer for one season of Honest Trailers. This lead to Bolton being nominated for the '''[[Honest Trailer#Awards|Emmy Award for Outstanding Short Form Variety Series]]''', along with the other Honest Trailers producers.

Another prominent guest was director '''Jordan Vogt-Roberts''' who appeared in the Honest Trailer for his own film, '''''[[Honest Trailer - Kong: Skull Island|Kong: Skull Island]]'''''. Vogt-Roberts appeared on-screen in a specially filmed clip that showed him complaining about the dire state of satirical film criticism after a very public beef with '''[[Comparison of Honest Trailers and CinemaSins|YouTube channel CinemaSins.]]'''

The '''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Honest Trailer]]''''' featured multiple guest narrators, including actress '''Felicia Day''' and Critical Role's '''Matt Mercer'''.

Spinoff series '''[[Honest Game Trailers]]''' has also featured some special guests, most notably ''Jurassic Park'' actor '''Jeff Goldblum''', who appeared in the '''''[[Honest Game Trailers - Jurassic Park Games|Jurassic Park Games]]''''' episode. Several other episodes of ''Honest Game Trailers'' feature cameo appearances by members of the '''Smosh''' crew.

== Other narrators ==
Over 40 Honest Trailers feature special guests, usually movie-related YouTubers. Guests include the voices of '''[[Honest Trailer - The Dark Knight Rises|RedLetterMedia]]''', '''[[Honest Trailer - Fast Five|CinemaSins]]''', '''[[Honest Trailer - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|How it Should Have Ended]]''', '''[[Honest Trailer - Dragonball Evolution|TeamFourStar]]''',''' [[Honest Trailer - The Lion King|AVbyte]]''',''' [[Honest Trailer - The LEGO Movie|Epic Rap Battles of History]]''', '''[[Honest Trailer - The LEGO Movie|EpicLLOYD]]''', '''[[Honest Trailer - Warcraft|Game Theory]] '''and''' [[Nostalgia Critic|The Nostalgia Critic]]'''. In addition, dozens of vocal performers have appeared in the various '''[[Musical episode|musical episodes]]''' of the series.

Their '''[[Honest Trailer|Honest Trailer]]''' video on '''''[[Honest Trailer - Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''''' also featured the return of all four of the previous Honest Trailer narrators. This video featured '''[[Jon Bailey]]''' and '''[[Gannon Nickell]] '''reading alternate lines to portray the divided fan response to the film. This same technique was repeated for''' [[Honest Trailer - Star Wars: The Last Jedi|''Star Wars: The Last Jedi'']]'''.

== List of guest narrators of Honest Trailers'''[[Epic Voice Guy|<nowiki/>]]''' ==
[[File:Red letter media.png|thumb|220x220px|YouTubers Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman of '''Red Letter Media''' appeared on screen during the Honest Trailer for '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Dark Knight Rises|The Dark Knight Rises.]]''''']]

=== 2012 ===
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Dark Knight Rises|The Dark Knight Rises]]''''' - Mike Stoklasa and Jay Bauman of '''RedLetterMedia''' (ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)

=== 2013 ===
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Les Miserables|Les Miserables]]''''' - Jason Paige, Daniel Hartley and Clea Alsip (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Fast Five|Fast Five]]''''' - Jeremy Scott of '''[[Comparison of Honest Trailers and CinemaSins|CinemaSins]]'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Star Trek Into Darkness|Star Trek Into Darkness]]''''' - Piotr Michael and Daniel Baxter of '''How It Should Have Ended '''(ANIMATION VOICES)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Dragonball Evolution|Dragonball Evolution]]''''' - Lawrence "MasakoX" Simpson and Nick "Lanipator" Landis of '''TeamFourStar''' reprising their roles from '''Dragonball Z: Abridged.'''

=== 2014 ===
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Frozen|Frozen]]''''' - Sean Mötley, Emily Kron, and Daniel Hartley (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Lion King|The Lion King]]''''' - Elizabeth Oldak, Dimitri Moise and Michael Ruocco of '''AVByte''' (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Divergent|Divergent]]''''' - '''[[Dan Murrell]]''' of '''[[Screen Junkies]]'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Transformers: Age of Extinction|Transformers: Age of Extinction]]''''' - Kai-Ting Tiffany Wu (CHINESE TRANSLATION)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Little Mermaid|The Little Mermaid]]''''' - '''AVByte''' (VOCALS)

=== 2015 ===
* '''[[Honest Trailer - The LEGO Movie|''The LEGO Movie'']]''' - Peter "Nice Peter" Shukoff and Lloyd "EpicLLOYD" Ahlquist of '''Epic Rap Battles of History,''' as well as singer Jessica Jablonski (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Boyhood|Boyhood]]''''' - Sean Motley (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Cinderella (1950)|Cinderella]]''''' - Celeste Hudson, Antonius of '''AVByte''' (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies|The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies]]''''' - '''How It Should Have Ended''' (ANIMATION VOICES)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Fifty Shades of Grey|Fifty Shades of Grey]]''''' - Jessica Jablonski (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Pitch Perfect|Pitch Perfect]]''''' - Flula Borg (ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Toy Story|Toy Story]]''''' - Will Sasso (VOCALS and ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Aladdin|Aladdin]]''''' - PaperBot (VOCALS)

=== 2016 ===
[[File:The nostalgia critic.png|thumb|220x220px|In 2016, Doug Walker aka The Nostalgia Critic of Channel Awesome appeared in the Honest Trailer for '''''[[Honest Trailer - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of Their Shells|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of Their Shells.]]''''']]
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Divergent Series: Insurgent|The Divergent Series: Insurgent]]''''' - '''[[Dan Murrell]]''' of '''[[Screen Junkies]]'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Superman (1978)|Superman (1978)]]''''' -  Paige Ventimiglia as Epic Voice Guy's''' '''fictional daughter '''Epic Voice Kid.'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Star Wars: The Force Awakens|Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]''''' - in addition to returning narrators '''[[Ptolemy Slocum|Ptolemy Slocum]]''', '''[[Gannon Nickell]]''' and '''[[Dough Medlock]]''', it also featured Mike Stoklasa of '''RedLetterMedia'''.
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Jungle Book (1967)|The Jungle Book (1967)]]''''' - Sean Welsh Brown, Michael Ruocco, and Molly Gallagher of '''AVByte''' (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Deadpool|Deadpool]]''''' - '''Ryan Reynolds''' as '''Deadpool'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of Their Shells|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of Their Shells]]''''' - Doug Walker, also known as the Nostalgia Critic from''' Channel Awesome '''(On SCREEN APPEARANCE). Andre "The Black Nerd" Meadows (ON SCREEN APPEARANCE).
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Warcraft|Warcraft]]''''' - Matthew "MatPat" Patrick of '''Game Theory'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Nightmare Before Christmas|The Nightmare Before Christmas]]''''' - Matt Citron and Leighton Bryan (VOCALS)

* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (1964)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer]]''''' - Unknown (VOCALS)

=== 2017 ===
[[File:Jordan vogt roberts.png|thumb|220x220px|In 2017, director Jordan Vogt-Roberts appeared in the Honest Trailer for '''''[[Honest Trailer - Kong: Skull Island|Kong: Skull Island]]'''''. During the appearance, he dismantled the set around him for comic effect.]]
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory|Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory]]''''' - Michael Bolton (VOCALS and ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Shrek|Shrek]]''''' - Lloyd "EpicLLOYD" Ahlquist of '''Epic Rap Battles of History''' (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Oscars (2017)|The Oscars (2017)]]''''' - President Trump voiced by Brock Baker
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Moana|Moana]]''''' - Fredwyn Kisona and Isitolo Alesana (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Beauty and the Beast (1991)|Beauty and the Beast (1991)]]''''' - Matt Citron, Jaime Lyn Beatty and Allie Schulz (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - La La Land|La La Land]]''''' - Unknown (VOCALS)

* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Fifty Shades Darker|Fifty Shades Darker]]''''' - Jessica Jablonski (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Logan|Logan]]''''' - '''Ryan Reynolds''' as Deadpool
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Despicable Me 1 & 2|Despicable Me 1 &amp; 2]]''''' - Unknown (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Honest Retro TV Themes!|Honest Retro TV Themes!]]''''' - '''Michael Bolton''', '''Brian McKnight''', '''Natasha Bedingfield''' and '''Paula Cole '''(VOCALS and ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Kong: Skull Island|Kong: Skull Island]]''''' - '''Jordan Vogt-Roberts''' (ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)

=== 2018 ===
[[File:Brian day carr.png|thumb|220x220px|In 2018, American Sign Language interpreter Brian Carr appeared on screen in the bottom right hand corner of screen for the Honest Trailer for '''''[[Honest Trailer - A Quiet Place|A Quiet Place.]]''''']]
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Star Wars: The Last Jedi|Star Wars: The Last Jedi]]''''' - featured the return of previous narrator '''[[Gannon Nickell]]'''
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Greatest Showman|The Greatest Showman]]''''' - Unknown (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Fifty Shades Freed|Fifty Shades Freed]]''''' - Jessica Jablonski (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - A Quiet Place|A Quiet Place]]''''' - Brian Day Carr (ASL TRANSLATION and ON SCREEN APPEARANCE)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Deadpool 2|Deadpool 2]]''''' - '''Ryan Reynolds''' as Deadpool
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Mary Poppins (1964)|Mary Poppins (1964)]]''''' - Matt Citron, Lynn Andrews and Annie Worden (VOCALS)

=== 2019 ===
[[File:Honest Trailers - Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse Open Invideo 0-53 screenshot.png|thumb|220x220px|Actress Felicia Day co-narrated the ''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Honest Trailer]]''.]]
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - The Oscars (2019)|The Oscars (2019)]]''''' - featured voice artist Josh Robert Thompson doing a Mister Rogers impersonation

* '''''[[Honest Trailer - A Star is Born|A Star is Born]]''''' - Matt Citron, Ruby Lewis (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse|Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]''' - ''featured four guest narrators who voiced '''[[Epic Voice Guy|Epic Voice Guy's]]''' alter egos from alternate dimensions: actress '''Felicia Day''' as '''Epic Geek Girl''', Critical Role's '''Matt Mercer''' as '''Epic Dungeon Master''', '''Vanessa Gritton''' as '''Epic Telenovela Woman''', and '''Mr. Sunday Movies''' as '''Australian Voice Guy'''.

=== 2020 ===
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Every Quentin Tarantino Movie|Every Quentin Tarantino Movie]]''''' - Annie Worden and Matt Citron (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Mulan (1998)|Mulan (1998)]]''''' - Unknown (VOCALS)
* '''''[[Honest Trailer - Cats|Cats]]''''' - Matt Citron, Isaiah Johnson, Molly Hager, Annie Worden & Dan Hartley (VOCALS)

== See also ==
* '''[[List of Honest Trailers writers]]'''
* '''[[Notable Figures|List of notable Screen Junkies people]]'''
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