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Kevin McCreary
Creator, Writer, Producer, Actor for
The Ceiling Fan
On a warm summer night in the year 1987,
Kevin McCreary had a life changing
moment. He heard himself utter his first
words. From that moment on, he knew what
he wanted to do with the rest of his
life ... listen to himself speak. Not
long after Kevin's parents gave him a
tape recorder, he discovered the ability
to listen to himself even more. Since
those early days, Kevin McCreary has
earned his degree in Media Broadcasting
at North Greenville University in South
Carolina. He fulfilled his college
internship with Focus on the Family, in
Colorado Springs, and it was during this
internship that he started The
Ceiling Fan Podcast. His heart is in
audio production and has done editing
and production work for many projects
including work as a regular editor of
the Official Adventures in Odyssey
Podcast. You can check him out at
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Mark Jones
Writer, Producer, Actor for
The Ceiling Fan
Like his longtime friend and writing
partner Kevin, Mark Jones talks far too
much. Mark is the kind of man that
excels at distractions and
interruptions; in fact, his very birth
caused his parents to miss an episode of
the popular soap opera Guiding Light
(don't worry, they had set the VCR so
they could catch up later). Ever since
earning a degree in broadcasting from
North Greenville University, Mark has
done very little in that field, opting
to pay the bills by working in the
bakery at Pub, a "big corporate grocery
store based out of Florida," as well as
at a call center talking to total morons
for eight hours a day. He enjoys audio
production, harmless role playing games
(geek...), and quoting Arrested
Development for enjoyment.
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Loren Crisp
Artist, Writer, Actor for
The Ceiling Fan
A picture speaks a thousand words.
Apparently that's not enough or Loren
would not have to write this bio. In
1992 at the young age of 0, Loren was
brought into this world and began to
make a name for himself (actually his
parents made the name, but he thought it
was pretty cool, anyway). Since his
parents felt home schooling would be
best for him, Loren grew up alongside
his five siblings. As the fifth of six
children, Loren inherited a large
audience on which to perform almost
constantly. Surprisingly, his siblings
still like him after all of his annoying
humor and tacky jokes. Loren was also
drawn into art at an early age, but . .
. well, he'll let his drawings speak the
1,000 words needed to relate this angle
of his multi-faceted life. After sending
in a spoof of The Ceiling Fan in
early 2010, Loren was welcomed on the
official "staff." You can hear that
spoof on the
Special Episode Ceiling Fan
podcast.
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Garrett Vandenberg
Actor, Writer, Producer, Musician for
The Ceiling Fan
A long,
long time ago, in a land called
"Canada", a young child was born by the
name of Garrett Vandenberg. As he grew
up, he was quickly given the nickname
"the bulldozer" because of his lack of
gentleness and tact. Of course, this
tactlessness soon got him a job as a
drummer at the age of 3, and went on to
begin playing drums at the age of 10. At
14, he took up singing and guitar. Not
long after, Garrett—touring
the country in his worldwide fame—had
pity on those less fortunate than
himself and agreed to join a nagging
fans' silly Odyssey podcast. Now, he
continues to create music tracks for
said podcast, as well as grace the show
with his angelic voice. Soon, Garrett
went on to share his incredible humility
and soft heart with The Odyssey
ScoopCast, both co-hosting and
co-writing. Garrett resides in various
parts of the country with his family and
occasional friends who have been helpful
enough to donate time to ministry
(Notice, as this biography was written
by Mr. Vandenberg himself, certain facts
may have been slightly enhanced to
improve public figure. But he does
tour the country.)
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Jacob Isom
Website Consultant, Graphic Designer,
Promotions for The Ceiling Fan
As an avid fan of basking under ceiling
fans on hot summer days, Jacob Isom is
one busy beaver. Having earned a degree
in Advertising and Public Relations from
Pensacola Christian College in 2009,
Jacob seeks to use his graphic design
skills wherever needed. He enjoys the
smell and taste of coffee, long walks on
the beach, and the familiarity of
routine. But creativity is what keeps
this beaver bouncing. In fact, if a
Jacob Isom body pillow ever became
popular in a world of novelty items,
Jacob would be the first to make the
purchase. Jacob is also webmaster of
The Odyssey Scoop, a popular
Adventures in Odyssey fan site. For
more information and samples of his
work, visit
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Over the years, we've had opportunities to team
up with some people we'd like to showcase for
their support of The Ceiling Fan.
Support from the Adventures in Odyssey
Team and Focus on the Family
Bob Smithouser - Interview
Bob Smithouser is one of the hosts of the
Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast. He
also is an editor for Plugged In
magazine. During the road trip, Ethan had a
chance to catch up with Bob and interview him.
(Episode 3, 28)
Dave Griffin - Acting
Mr Griffin played the character of Jimmy Barclay
in Odyssey's past. He played himself in Episode
15 of The Ceiling Fan, taking on the role
of a "celebrity guest judge". He returned in
Episode 42, part 2 to give the guys a ride! He
currently resides in the Los Angelis area and
uses the stage name Jave Griffin. (Episode 15,
Episode 42, part 2).
Jesse Florea - Interview
Jesse Florea is one of the hosts of the
Official Adventures in Odyssey Podcast.
Jesse made an appearance on The Ceiling Fan
during Adventures in Odyssey's 20th
birthday celebration. (Episode 3)
Josh Shepherd - Acting
Former Marketing guy for Adventures in
Odyssey, Josh Shepherd provided the role of
Miss Piggy in one of our earlier episodes.
(Episode 5)
Katie Leigh - Acting, Interview
Katie plays the role of "Connie Kendall" on
Adventures in Odyssey and is really quite
similar to her character on more levels than we
can go into right now. But summing it up in a
few words, she's awesome. (Episode 12, Episode
31 Part 1.75)
Nathan Hoobler - Acting, Interview
Nathan Hoobler is a producer and writer and all
around "Do anything needed" guy for
Adventures in Odyssey. Fortunately we've
been able to pull him into a few episodes due to
Kevin living in the same house as him. (Episode
2, Episode 28, Episode 31 Part 1.75)
Will Ryan - Acting
Will Ryan plays the role of Eugene Meltsner for
Adventures in Odyssey. He helped us out
in episode 30 by lending us one of the many
voices hiding in his talented vocal cords.
(Episode 31, part 2)
Support from friends, relatives, and TCF fans
Arial Seppala - Acting
Arial played the character of Trish Leslie in a
few episodes in the past. (Episode 4, Episode
11)
Brendon McFarland - Acting
Brendon McFarland runs his own podcast called
The Whit's End Podcast, under the alias
Regis Blackbeard. He's helped out on a few
episodes, acting as his own made up character.
In the very first "Lash-Back" episode of The
Ceiling Fan, his rivalry with the acclaimed
"biggest Odyssey fan", Ethan Daniels, began when
he called Ethan out in an episode of his
podcast. (CFNN Special "The Lashback" With Ethan
Daniels #1)
Cathy Vandenberg - Acting
Cathy Vandenberg played the voice of "The
Narrator" in the 2010 Christmas special and is
also Garrett Vandenberg's mom; hence, the last
name. (Episode 32)
Charlie Roth - Co-creator, acting
Kevin and Charlie Roth actually created The
Ceiling Fan together, but after the first two
episodes, Charlie lost interest in the show and
moved on to other more interesting things. Like
girls... (Episode 1, Episode 13)
Chris Grubb - Interview, "Manualing"
Chris is a very talented man, but one of his
truly most distinctive talents is to make music
out of farting noises from his hands. It's truly
an art form. (Episode 5)
Isabella Alviano - Acting
Played the child from the hospital in the 2010
Christmas special. She and her brother also
happen to be the cousins of our own Garrett
Vandenberg. (Episode 32)
Isaiah Alviano - Acting
Played a child in the 2010 Christmas special. He
and his sister also happen to be the cousins of
our own Garrett Vandenberg. (Episode 32)
Jacob Isom - Interview, Where Odyssey
Is Not
Jacob Isom has been keeping one of the most
popular Adventures in Odyssey fan
websites up to date with Odyssey fan news for
years. He was also interviewed on an episode of
The Ceiling Fan and has helped out on a
few others as well. He also runs this website.
His popular Where Odyssey Not Feature at
The Odyssey Scoop inspired our road trip series.
(Episode 22, Intern James Episode 6)
Joanna Crisp - Acting
Joanna Crisp has been featured in two episodes
in Ceiling Fan history (as of yet). She
is also Loren Crisp's sister. (Episodes 26,
31.5)
Justin McKenzie - Acting
Justin and Kevin started "The Trek Files", a
podcast that never really took off. Justin is
still helping out in the third season of The
Ceiling Fan, voicing the character of Uncle
Bernie. (The Trek Files Pilot,
Season 3)
Kirsten Vandenberg - Acting
Kirsten lent us her voice to use in season 3 to
play the character of "Random Kid". She's also
Garrett's little sister. (Episode 34)
Laura Eller
Laura played Ethan Daniels' mom in two episodes
in the past. However, as Her character hasn't
been needed in quite a while, she hasn't worked
with
The Ceiling Fan in some time. (Episode 3,
Episode 11)
Michael Jones - Acting
Mike is a pretty crazy dude, but thanks to Mark
his brother, we got a chance to have him on the
show to play the character of Eric Pierson back
in the winter of 2009. (Episode 9)
Timothy Sarizon - Acting
In episode 18 of The Ceiling Fan podcast,
Timothy did a very silly impression of the host
Ethan Daniels to poke a little fun at the
changing times of odyssey (with new actors
playing old characters and such). (Episode 18)
Victoria Crowley - Interview, acting
Victoria Crowley portrayed a version of herself
on The Ceiling Fan. Although she was
never given the title of "Intern", She did a bit
of intern stuff--kind of a building block for
future interns to look up to. (CFNN Special "The
Lashback" With Ethan Daniels #1, The Easter
Special)
Special Band Cameos
EleventySeven, appearing in Episode 34.
Hello Kelly, appearing in Episode 42,
part 2.
