Harlan Rector was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. After finishing high school, Harlan put himself through two years of college at the Washington University School of Fine Arts. He was then drafted in the military, serving two years in the army overseas in Austria and Germany. Out of the service, he moved back to St. Louis where he married his high school sweetheart.
Harlan put his artistic talents to use and began working as an artist in an animation studio producing industrial training films. He then started working in advertising as an art director/producer, creating ad campaigns for some of the largest Ad Agencies in New York, Detroit and Los Angeles. After 22 years in advertising, Rector decided to switch careers. A natural at voice-overs, Harlan quickly signed with an agent, and for the next 19 years worked as one of the top voiceover announcers in New York.

Voicing hundreds of commercials, Harlan was chosen as the signature voice of The History Channel for its first 4 years on the air. Having recently moved back to St. Louis from the east coast, Harlan set up an in-house studio with ISDN and MP3 capabilities, allowing him to continue his voice work from home. In addition to voiceovers, Rector has returned to his artistic roots as an accomplished portrait artist.

Angel Award

While in New York, Harlan created, wrote and produced 39 episodes of a dramatic radio series called L.I.G.H.T . which aired on radio stations across the country and won an Angel Award for excellence in broadcasting. L.I.G.H.T . is currently in development as a half hour dramatic series for television.

Recently, Harlan was inspired to write the book and lyrics for a multi-media musical production titled: "A.D. An Inspirational Musical Journey" about the life of Jesus Christ. The songs are performed by Biblical characters who where instrumental in Christ’s ministry . He is currently recording 14 of the songs to be released as a CD in the fall of 2004.
Contact Info:

In New York -
Abrams Artists: 1.646.486.4600
Jason Marks Talent: 1.212.333.8607

In Los Angeles -
TGMD Talent: 1.323.850.6767

In Milwaukee -
Aria Talent: 1.414.283.5600

In St. Louis -
Talent Plus: 1.314.421.9400

Email Harlan - HRector234@aol.com

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Oil Portraits
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