Will Lyman

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William "Will" Lyman (born May 20, 1948) is an American voice-over artist and actor.

Lyman, who is best known for his polished, resonant voice, has narrated the PBS series Frontline since its second season in 1984 and portrays William Tell in the action/adventure television series Crossbow.

Early life and education

Lyman was born in Burlington, Vermont, the son of Mabry (née Remington), an editor and researcher, and Edward Phelps Lyman, an educator. He is a 1971 graduate of Boston University School of Fine and Applied Art. He started working with Allston Piano in the early 1970s.

Personal life

Lyman married Anastasia Sylvester in 1972, and they have one child, Georgia. They live in the greater Boston area.

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Career

Lyman was a first-chair bassist with a number of amateur and semi-professional orchestras.

His film career began with a small part in the 1975 film Jaws. He appeared in other daytime TV serials as Ken Alexander in episodes of the daytime TV soap opera series Ryan's Hope in 1979.

Lyman narrated The highly rated Vietnam: A Television History, a 13-part documentary series about the war that was produced by WGBH in Boston in 1983 and broadcast nationally by PBS.

He became PBS' long-running Frontline television series' exclusive narrator in 1984, and he was the first to be recognized as such.

Since turning his attention to theater, he has had a fruitful career in television, theater, and film, including appearances in Hostile Takeover and Welcome to the Dollhouse, as narrator of the 2006 film Little Children. He has also appeared on television shows Commander in Chief, in which he portrayed the President of the United States (whose death in the film elevated Geena Davis' Mackenzie Allen to the office), and he has appeared on television shows Threat Matrix, The West Wing, and Law & Order.

To name a few, his voice-over credits include documentaries for National Geographic, The History Channel, The Discovery Channel, and The Learning Channel. What's Up With The Weather? Lyman has narrated several episodes of the WGBH-TV Nova series (including the Frontline partnership). (This is the official translation.)

He narrated a string of commercials for the Mexican beer Dos Equis, all revolved around actor Jonathan Goldsmith's portrayal of "The Most Interesting Man in the World."

He has also acted as the voice for many BMW commercials. In addition,, he was the narrator of the 2008 film Iron Man's award ceremony.

Lyman spoofed his Frontline voiceovers in the episode "Specs and the City," Jan. 26th, 2014.

Lyman provided the narration for Trump's Showdown in 2018.

Lyman continued to be presenter and on stage at the Huntington Theatre Company in Boston, Massachusetts, in Romeo and Juliet (2019). Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (2014), All My Sons (2010), and Dead End (2000).

Lyman has been involved with the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company as Chairman of the Board (2002-2014) and as a member of the Board of Trustees (2002-2002).

For two years, he had been a board member of the Screen Actors Guild.

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Selected awards and honors

• 2013 Elliot Norton Prize for Sustained Excellence (The Boston Theater Critics Association)
• 2015 NETC Award
• Howard Keel Award for service to the Screen Actors Guild
• IRNE Awards