Lane Toran Caudell (born October 15, 1982) is an American actor and musician. He is known for his voice roles on Disney's Recess and Nickelodeon's Hey Arnold!
Career Toran played Rod on 7th Heaven, an American television series about a Protestant minister's family living in the fictional town of Glenoak, California, appearing in 9 episodes from 1997 to 2001.
In animation, he was the first actor to provide the voice of the title role of Arnold Shortman (season 1) and later in the series, the voice of Wolfgang, the leader of the sadistic and heartless 5th grade bullies, on the Nickelodeon animated show Hey Arnold! He provided the voice of King Bob on Disney's Recess.'
In the 1995 film Max Is Missing, Toran plays the part of a 12-year-old boy who accompanies his family on vacation to Peru. The boy is separated from his father while visiting the ancient Incan ruins of Machu Picchu. Thieves chase him after he is given a priceless mask by a dying man.
Over a year later, Toran starred in the light-hearted fantasy Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard. In this film, aimed at a pre-teen audience, he plays the part of a budding young magician who stumbles across an unusual ring. He embarks on a medieval, time-travel quest to find his enchanted sister and ends up in Camelot before King Arthur. It turns out the ring belongs to none other than Merlin.
Toran performed the lead vocals for several TV series and has appeared on stage in Oliver!, Peter Pan and Li'l Abner. He has played Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, the Lion in the Wiz and the Prince in Cinderella in theatre.Leverage Agency press release
Together with Haylie Duff he co-wrote the song "Sweet Sixteen" on Hilary Duff's second studio album Metamorphosis.
Toran announced in 2016 on his Instagram profile that he would return to Hey Arnold! to voice characters for the 2017 television movie Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie.
He performs lead vocals on his own original songs and with the band DieRadioDie in Los Angeles.
Personal life Toran is the son of musician and singer Lane Caudell.
Filmography Filmography Year Title Role Notes2020 Getaway Merv Director/Writer2020Tell Me a StorySteveEpisode: "Thorns and All"2017 Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie Che, Crewman, Pirate 1, Guard 1 TV movie2015RePlayTwain2 episodes2015 Satisfaction Scotty 2 episodes2015 Nashville Bobby Episode: "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye"2004 L.A. D.J. Skinny Skater 2004 The Eavesdropper Cameron 2003 As Told by Ginger Fred 2 episodes2003 All Grown Up! Various 2003 Malcolm in the Middle Jason Episode: "If Boys Were Girls"2002 Rocket Power Cool Kid Episode: "Home Sweet Home/What a Tangled Web We Ski"2001The Rugrats: All Growed UpTJTV movie2001Recess: School's OutKing Bob2000The WeekendersUnnamed characterEpisode: "Shoes of Destiny"1999M.U.G.E.NUnnamed characterVideo game1998 Billboard Dad Surfer 1997 Johnny Mysto: Boy Wizard Johnny Mysto 1997–2001 7th Heaven Rod 9 episodes1997–2001 Recess King Bob 40 episodes1997 101 Dalmatians: The Series Tripod 10 episodes1997 The Killing Jar Young Michael Sanford 1997Aaahh!!! Real MonstersNewsboy/KidEpisode: "The Great Escape/Beast with Four Eyes"1996–2001 Hey Arnold! Arnold Shortman (1996-1997), Wolfgang, Additional Characters Main cast; 40 episodes1996 Moloney Joe Ballantine Jr. Episode: "Pilot"1995 Roseanne Joseph Episode: "The Last Thursday in November"1995 Max Is Missing Max TV movie
References
External links
Caudell voice demo reel on voicebank.net (mp3)