Landon Franck

Landon Franck (born August 11, 1972) is an American songwriter, singer and voice actor from who is not only the longtime voice of Country Cal for Tex Critter's Pizza Jamboree, but also was Executive Director of Dept. 2 Productions from 1995-2004 and was Chief Creative Officer of Carwardine Parks from 2009-2013.

Career
While working at as a summer intern, Landon began teaching in a musical theater school for children in Virginia Beach. Lynnie Rutherfurd, a local casting director in the region, had asked Landon to be in a re-enactment of a hit-and-run incident in  for a Rescue 911 episode, playing the victim's older brother. The driver of the car that hit the victim in the actual incident was caught and plead guilty to reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident, and was sentenced to a one-year probation.

On August 2, 1991, a fax came in from Lynnie Rutherfund asking for new Carwardine Colony performers. Landon was unsure about working in an amusement park environment, having no prior experience. In a phone call, Lynnie said he was perfect, as he worked well with kids and was energetic.

On the day he auditioned, he went to the Carwardine Parks headquarters in Newport News and walked straight into a conference room filled with clowns, magicians and musical theater performers. Through the audition, he portrayed several actions and emotions before being asked to put on one of the standard "carnie" outfits.