WELCOME TO CANDILAND
Candi Milo is an author, Behind the Voice Actor Award-winner, and three-time Annie Award-nominated voice artist, singer, and comedian who is honored to have taken the mantle from the late June Foray as the voice of Granny for all Warner Bros. Animation’s projects, including SPACE JAM 2: A NEW LEGACY starring LeBron James, and will next appear in “Tiny Toons Looniversity,” premiering in the fall of 2023 on Cartoon Network and Max, a half-hour animated comedy series rebooted from the Emmy-winning WBA/Amblin Television classic “Tiny Toon Adventures.” She is also the voice of Dexter in “Dexter’s Laboratory” and The Flea in “Mucha Lucha,” among other well-known characters in countless film and television projects, including Looney Tunes Cartoons. On stage, Candi starred alongside Jennifer Holliday in the first touring production of “Dreamgirls,” directed by Michael Bennett. For a complete list of credits, check out Candi on IMDb! She also gives inspirational talks about her unusual childhood and how it informs her life as an actor, mother, and advocate for people affected by mental illness and homelessness.
SURVIVING THE ODD
Surviving the Odd is a rare and deeply personal glimpse into a childhood spent in the halls of one of California’s first homes for the mentally ill. With humor and an unflinching eye, Candi recounts growing up amidst psychiatric patients, a father who ran the care home like a nightclub, and a world where madness and laughter often blurred together. As she navigates through the chaos, she unearths a story of resilience, love, and the determination to find her own voice amidst the clamor of mental illness and societal disregard in the Bay Area during the 1970s.
This book is an unforgettable exploration of what it means to survive in a world that often feels on the edge, wrapped in the bittersweet absurdity of a life lived between punchlines and lithium prescriptions.
“A nuanced, affecting memoir that sheds light on the effects of deinstitutionalization... crisply told, with punchy lines and plenty of humor and vivid descriptions.”