
She is also an on-again-off-again crush of Finn the Human – although, ultimately, her heart belongs to Marceline the Vampire.

Princess Bubblegum is the monarch ruler of the Candy Kingdom, a territory in The Land of Ooo. This gives talented performers like Jeremy Shada the chance to show off some vocal range. One of the wonderful quirks of the show is that the Adventure Time voice actors commonly sing as the characters. Shada’s role as Finn is certainly his highest-profile performance to date, although he has worked on various projects. He is enthusiastic and tends to do what is right – that is what makes him a hero. While Finn has his ups and downs, he is usually pretty optimistic and generally a pleasant character. Jeremy Shada endows Finn with a child-like wonder, as well as an idealistic perspective. He tends to use strange words and terms that are a signature of the show, Algebraic, Alphanumeric and Mathematical being some of the most popular. Most days, Finn will be going on adventures and generally just hanging out with his various wacky friends. Finn is a hero that is his role in this distant land. He lives in a treehouse (a house that is a tree) with his best friend Jake the Dog. Most importantly, he says, vocal acting is work, so act accordingly - but find the joy in it as well.Finn the Human is the last human in The Land of Ooo. You’ve got to make sure you know where it is, and dial it in.”ĭiMaggio notes that it’s OK - and even crucial - to get vulnerable in the vocal booth, and to always be aware of the specific intricacies of your own voice and how it changes over time. It’s like trying to draw a circle with an Etch-a-Sketch. “There’s the character Bible, which tells you all about the character, where it’s from, what their story is, how they feel about other characters within the show, where they reside in the storyline, all that kind of stuff…Basically, you’ve got to deal with the crafting of that character. “There’s a lot of things laid out for you within the show - at least, they should be,” he says. In Rolling Stone‘s Voice Acting 101, DiMaggio explains that his technique all comes down to knowing the character inside and out. Most recently, he starred in the Audible fiction podcast Vroom Vroom, in which he plays a ruthless car salesman looking to put his rivals in upstate New York out of business. John DiMaggio is the famed voice actor behind Bender in Futurama, Jake the Dog in Adventure Time and dozens of other iconic animated roles.
