Widely recognized as the world’s most acclaimed and most
prolific narrator of audiobooks, George Guidall has brought a consistent
artistry to his readings, delighting listeners for over 20 years.
His narrations of classics like Crime and Punishment, Frankenstein, The Iliad, Don Quixote, and Les Misérables, along with many popular bestsellers, have set a standard for excellence
recognized throughout the audiobook industry.
His recordings have garnered uniformly excellent
reviews from AudioFile, Kliatt, Library Journal, Publishers
Weekly, the New York Times, and a variety of national newspapers and
magazines. He has also received several Audie Awards—the industry’s
equivalent of an Oscar—and holds the record for receiving the most
Earphones Awards for excellence in narration given by AudioFile magazine,
which has named him one of the original “Golden Voices” in the audiobook
industry.
He was recently honored by the Audio Publishers Association
with a lifetime achievement award for his record of more than 1,150 unabridged
narrations.
Along with his award-winning work as an audiobook narrator, Guidall has
also enjoyed a career in the theatre, including starring roles on Broadway in
such plays as Chapter Two, Cafe Crown, Alone Together, and Cold Storage. He has received an Obie Award for best performance
Off-Broadway, and has shared the stage at the New York Shakespeare Festival
with Kevin Kline, Morgan Freeman, and Meryl Streep. In addition to TV dramas
such as Law & Order, he has appeared on most of the daytime television
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