# Paul Christie (voice actor)
**Paul Christie** (born 1951 in Manhattan, New York) is an American actor and voice actor whose work centers on narration and character voices. He is the longtime narrator of Discovery's *Gold Rush* franchise, the voice of Moose A. Moose on the Noggin network, and a credited voice performer in Disney's *Brother Bear* (2003) and the video game *Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne* (2003).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) • [2](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 1951, Manhattan, New York, USA[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) |
| Signature narration | Narrator of *Gold Rush* since its 2010 debut, plus spinoffs including *Gold Rush: Parker's Trail*, *Gold Rush: White Water*, and *Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine*[2](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/) • [3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1) |
| Animated film | Ram #1 (voice) in Disney's *Brother Bear* (2003)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) |
| Children's television | Voice of Moose A. Moose on the Noggin TV Network; credited as Moose A. Moose in *Moose and Zee* (2003)[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/otherworks/) • [3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1) |
| Nickelodeon mascot | Stick Stickly on *Nick in the Afternoon* (1994–1998); reprised the role as the original voice actor for TeenNick's "UPick with Stick" in 2011[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3059484/characters/nm0160364/) • [6](https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/7dbcddb6-02b4-4c54-999f-b743be3db1c5) |
| Video games | Godfather (voice) in *Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne* (2003); Jervis (voice) in *Def Jam: Fight for NY* (2004)[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) |
## Career
**Early work.** According to a Looper profile, Christie began pursuing voice acting in the late 1990s, with his first role in a few episodes of the TV series *[Square One Television](https://www.edgepedia.org/square-one-television)* in 1992.[2](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/) The streaming database Plex, by contrast, lists a 1987 appearance on *Square One TV* as the character Zook in his filmography.[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1) Plex also credits him as cast on *Saturday Night Live* in 1975 and as a narrator (voice) on *Nature* in 1982.[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1)
**Commercial and children's television voices.** [Christie's](https://www.edgepedia.org/christies) other-work credits include providing the voice of Louie the Lizard in the [Budweiser](https://www.edgepedia.org/budweiser) "frog" commercials, one of the most widely recognized advertising campaigns of the 1990s, and serving as the voice of Moose A. Moose on the Noggin TV Network.[4](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/otherworks/) He also voiced Stick Stickly, the popsicle-stick host of Nickelodeon's *Nick in the Afternoon*.[5](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3059484/characters/nm0160364/) When TeenNick revived the character in 2011 for "UPick with Stick," a viewer-voted segment of its "The '90s Are All That" block, the network announced that the hosting would feature "the original voice actor in the role, Paul Christie."[6](https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/7dbcddb6-02b4-4c54-999f-b743be3db1c5)
**Animation and games.** In feature animation, Christie voiced Ram #1, one of a pair of comic-relief rams, in Disney's *Brother Bear* (2003), a film starring [Joaquin Phoenix](https://www.edgepedia.org/joaquin-phoenix) as Kenai; the movie earned about $250 million worldwide.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) • [2](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/) The same year he supplied an additional character voice in *Osmosis Jones* (2001) and the voice of the Godfather in *Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne* (2003), followed by Jervis in the fighting game *Def Jam: Fight for NY* (2004).[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/) On television animation he voiced the robot C.A.R.R. in the [Adult Swim](https://www.edgepedia.org/adult-swim) series *Stroker and Hoop* (2004) and James Mattis in *[Our Cartoon President](https://www.edgepedia.org/our-cartoon-president)* (2018).[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1) A credits list for the animated film *Stuart Little* also names Paul Christie as the voice of C.A.R.R. in *Stroker and Hoop*, consistent with the Plex credit.[7](https://www.authorsden.com/SampleWorksPDF/78609.pdf)
**Narration.** Christie's most sustained role is as the narrator of Discovery's *Gold Rush*, which he has voiced since the series began in 2010, along with spinoffs including *Gold Rush: Winter's Fortune*, *Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge's Mine Rescue*, *Gold Rush: Parker's Trail*, and *Gold Rush: Dave Turin's Lost Mine*.[2](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/) Plex's filmography adds narration credits on *[Dual Survival](https://www.edgepedia.org/dual-survival)* (2010), *Gold Rush: South America* (2013), *Gold Rush: The Dirt* (2012), *All on the Line* (2020), and *[Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan](https://www.edgepedia.org/gold-rush-mine-rescue-with-freddy-and-juan)* (2021), as well as *The Last Days of World War II* (2005).[3](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1)
## Distinguishing the name
Several people named Paul Christie appear in entertainment databases, and the voice actor discussed here is IMDb's "Paul Christie (I)". A separate Paul Christie (II), born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is listed as an actor and talent agent with credits including *Flashpoint* and *Stargate SG-1*.[8](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1262697/) A Paul Christie (IV), born in Belfast, works as a cinematographer on productions such as *The Lazarus Project*.[9](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3344290/) The voice actor's own credits, from *Brother Bear* to *Gold Rush*, are the ones listed above.[1](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/)
## References
1. [Paul Christie (I) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/)
2. [The Gold Rush Actor You Didn't Know Starred In A Joaquin Phoenix Movie, Looper (March 10, 2022)](https://www.looper.com/795101/the-gold-rush-actor-you-didnt-know-starred-in-a-joaquin-phoenix-movie/)
3. [Paul Christie Movies and TV Shows – Plex](https://watch.plex.tv/en-GB/person/paul-christie-1)
4. [Paul Christie – Other works – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0160364/otherworks/)
5. [Paul Christie as Stick Stickly, Nick in the Afternoon – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3059484/characters/nm0160364/)
6. [Hey Dude and The Return of Stick Stickly Take TeenNick's "The '90s Are All That" Into Prime-Time, Paramount press release (October 5, 2011)](https://ir.paramount.com/static-files/7dbcddb6-02b4-4c54-999f-b743be3db1c5)
7. [Stuart Little credits listing (Authorsden sample PDF)](https://www.authorsden.com/SampleWorksPDF/78609.pdf)
8. [Paul Christie (II) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1262697/)
9. [Paul Christie (IV) – IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3344290/)
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