Celebrity Readers

Part of what makes Speakaboos' offerings so special is our partnership with some of today's hottest celebrities and talents. We are fortunate and honored to have worked with all of these great stars to record some amazing children's stories for Speakaboos.com.

Arthur Roberts

Arthur Roberts has had a long and distinguished career in film, stage and television. Recently Arthur has been seen in lead roles in the films Dispatch, Sharkman, Carpool Guy, Nadine in Dateland, and Midnight Movie. Other star turns for Arthur include the films Dangerous Invitation, The Seller, Storm Trooper and the critically acclaimed Lebensborn. He has recently guest starred on "Scrubs" and "ER." Arthur was a series regular on "Air America" as Intelligence Agency Director Jenner. Arthur became a household heartthrob during his seven years on "General Hospital" in the role of James Duvall. Highlighting many appearances on Broadway were Arthur's runs as an original cast member of "The Boys in the Band" and of the Tony-Award-winning "Borstal Boys." He is a long-time member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Daisy Fuentes

Daisy Fuentes began her career as a model in 1985 and started her TV career one year later as a weather anchor in NY. Daisy Fuentes has appeared on countless magazine covers and has starred in National TV ads for Revlon, Pantene, American Express, and others. Fuentes has hosted numerous TV shows and specials such as The Miss Universe Pageants, "Fashionably Loud," "America's Funniest Videos," "MTV's House of Style," "CNBC Talk All Stars," "Eco Zone," "Ultimate Style," and "Countdown To The Latin Grammys" which earned Fuentes an Emmy for outstanding achievement as host. Fuentes has been the celebrity chairman for the annual St. Jude Angeles & Stars gala in Miami since it's debut in Miami more than 5 years ago, raising millions of dollars for this truly inspiring organization. Fuentes has also worked with many breast cancer awareness causes such as the Revlon / UCLA Women's Breast Cancer Research program. Daisy Fuentes was born in Havana, Cuba, lived in Madrid, Spain from age 3 to 8, grew up in New Jersey and currently resides in Los Angeles.

Anthony Rapp

Anthony Rapp is best known for originating the role of Mark Cohen in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award-winning rock opera, "Rent." He has starred in several films, including Adventures in Babysitting, School Ties, Dazed and Confused, and A Beautiful Mind (SAG Award nomination for Ensemble). Rapp also supports and helps to raise funds for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and Friends in Deed.

Wilmer Valderrama

Wilmer Valderrama is an actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist. Best known for his role as Fez in "That 70's Show," Wilmer was also the creator and star of MTV's "Yo Momma," and is the voice of Disney Channel's "Handy Manny." Wilmer has also had great success crossing over to the big screen performing in a host of feature films, Including The Dry Land which recently won the Dallas Film Festival. Most recently, Wilmer has been added to the film Larry Crowne along with Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts.

Mydols

Judy Davids, Wensdy Von Buskirk, April Boyle, Laura Spern, and Johnny Miller make up the Mydols, a band of rocking moms (and one bachelor) from the suburbs of Detroit. In addition to recording two full-length CDs of original music -- Born to Iron and Never Mind the Laundry -- the Mydols have gotten national media attention from outlets including People Magazine, the "Today Show" and "Big Idea with Donny Deutsch."

Greg Vaughan

Gregg Vaughan is a fashion model and actor who has starred in soap operas such as "The Young and the Restless" and "General Hospital." His best known role is that of the adult Lucky Spencer on "General Hospital." Gregg was also on the wildly popular show "Beverly Hills, 90210" and made guest appearances on "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," "Any Day Now," "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch" and "Nash Bridges." Gregg and his wife Touriya are the proud parents of two boys.