Douglas Rye

Douglas Forsythe Rye (born November 6, 1950, in Westchester, New York) is a voice actor based in Los Angeles who has provided narration for prominent organizations such as Bank of America, The Discovery Channel, The Learning Channel, NBC, The Playboy Channel, Qwest, Carl's Jr., and DaimlerChrysler. Rye has been acting since childhood; during his four years at The Lawrenceville School, he secured a role in a summer production over Christopher Reeve. He studied at New York University alongside figures like Olympia Dukakis and Lloyd Richards, and during that period worked with Jason Robards III, Melissa Manchester, Michael McKean, and Christopher Guest.
He also worked behind the scenes for numerous major and classic musical acts. He toured with the Grateful Dead as part of the backstage crew for nine years. He also served as a stagehand at the historic Woodstock Festival in 1969. He has even performed as an opening act for Carlos Santana.
Douglas has also been a crew member for famous musical acts including The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, The Commodores, The Eagles, The Oak Ridge Boys, and Mel Tormé.