In this Episode of the Super Duper Oddcast, Entertainer Giovannie Cruz discusses her journey from Military bases to work on films, television, as an anime voice actor and music director. This episode of the dives into how imagination, resilience, and opportunity can create a one-of-a-kind career.
Giovannie recalls childhood escapes into sci-fi and comics while living in the uniformity of military housing, and how those early imaginative sparks fueled her passion for storytelling. From her roots as an opera singer with paralyzing stage fright to becoming a stunt singer for Funimation anime, she shares how creative detours shaped her voice — literally and figuratively.
Her transition into Hollywood is just as unconventional: she booked The Suicide Squad without ever meeting James Gunn, arriving on set to act alongside Peter Capaldi, John Cena, and Idris Elba in her very first scene. She later embodied Cheryl Kimball, a little-known DC Comics character connected to Superman, reflecting on how much depth Gunn and his crew bring to even overlooked roles. The conversation touches on fandom, representation, and the hidden ways women often drive superhero stories forward.
What emerges is a portrait of an artist who refuses to lose her sense of play — from anime dubs to blockbuster red carpets — showing that imagination, once protected, can become both survival and success.
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