Ed Kalegi Goes Hollywood
May 20, 2008 - Major Indoor Soccer League 2 (MISL 2)
New Jersey Ironmen News Release
Newark, N.J. (Tuesday, May 20, 2008) - New Jersey Ironmen public address announcer, Ed Kalegi, has been selected to perform vocal roles in two movies set to debut later this year. Kalegi will provide his voice in the upcoming baseball motion picture Sugar and the animated film The Champion.
"I love doing all of my live event announcing and other voice-over work, but expanding into movies is something I've always hoped to do and feel extremely fortunate to be able to do so," Kalegi stated. "It's such a different approach in having to develop a character and then having to express that character only through the use of my voice."
Sugar debuted at the Sundance Film Festival this past January in Park City, Utah, to rave reviews. It is a fictional story of Miguel "Sugar" Santos, an inspiring Dominican pitching prospect that dreams of making it to the big leagues. Written and directed by Ryan Fleck and Anna Boden, "Sugar" follows Santos from his native Dominican Republic through the minor league ranks in pursuit of achieving his dream. Kalegi plays the role of the public address announcer for the Iowa Swing, the Single-A stop for the hopeful Dominican. Playing the role of Santos is Algenis Perez Soto, who received high acclaims for his performance at Sundance.
Kalegi received the role of "Dennis" for The Champion this past March after working his way through thousands of actor submissions and eventual auditions. The Champion is an animated musical comedy, and the voice recordings will be done throughout this summer at the Silver Sound Studios in New York City. The film is scheduled for release later this year or in early 2009.
"The idea of being able to walk into the theater and hear my voice in a movie is something I've dreamed about since I was about ten-years-old," Kalegi continued. "Knowing that I'll actually be able to do that later this year is simply incredible."
In addition to his responsibilities with the Ironmen, Kalegi is the public address announcer for the Staten Island Yankees, and he also fills in that role for the Newark Bears of the Atlantic League. He also works as the race announcer and event host for New York Road Runners. Kalegi is also a voice actor, appearing in commercials, narrations and audio books.
The New Jersey Ironmen are currently finalizing preparations for their summer camp programs. Camps will be conducted by the Ironmen coaching staff and players, offering participants the rare experience of learning directly from the pros. All players will receive a t-shirt and a ticket to the 2008-09 New Jersey Ironmen home opener at Prudential Center this fall. For more information regarding camps, contact Assistant Coach Kevin Sloan at 973-757-6323 or ksloan@njironmen.com.
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