Melique Berger
“All you need is the willingness to change and the support of your fellow actors.”
Melique Berger is a Queer, Black, Jewish powerhouse of the VO Industry.
With over 3 decades of experience in VO and 4 in live-action and stage, she has honed her craft with continuous perseverance and dedication. She is a four time nominee of the One Voice Awards, including Best Actor. Most recently, she lent her voice to Best Anime of 2022 winner from Anime Corner and IGN, “Cyberpunk: Edgerunners” and for multiple characters in the critically acclaimed “The Cuphead Show.” Both series are currently streaming on Netflix.
She has been on multiple seasons and is still currently voicing characters on Disney Jr’s hit show “Spidey and His Amazing Friends.” One of Melique’s most well-known characters is that of Mrs. Pancakes in Emmy award winning series “Rick and Morty.” She has been highly sought out in the ADR community voicing numerous feature films, including X-Men, Academy award winning Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Flight Club. She worked multiple seasons of critically acclaimed series Insecure and The Goldbergs, the latter for which she is still working. Outside of television, Melique made gaming history by voicing a Great Fairy in the Legend of Zelda videogame series as Kaysa in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity. This marks the first time a Great Fairy has had dialogue in the gaming franchise. She also voiced Molina and Katanga Computer in Aliens: Fireteam Elite.
Melique’s passion outside of performance is coaching and developing new talent at Bergers Reels LA: A Company of Voice Over Actors. Starting around a kitchen table 14 years ago, the conservatory has evolved into weekly training sessions hosted via Zoom where aspiring and working voice over actors stay at the top of their game. Additionally, Melique offers private lessons where she can work with clients of all ages land their big role for networks such as Cartoon Network, DreamWorks, Disney and Nickelodeon.
In her next step towards cultivating diversity in VO, Melique created her singular acting technique “Art of the Pivot©” and merged it with her longtime agent and business partner Portia Scott’s “Method on the Mic/Actors Tool Kit©” to found their company “Indigo Voices.” These techniques will serve as the throughline for courses offered at university baccalaureate and master’s degree programs and performance conservatories. Melique hopes with this endeavor she can make her mother, legendary commercial agent, Myra Berger and godfather Anthony Barnao, head of CBS casting and founder of Blue Sphere Alliance theatre company, proud in memoriam.
