What to Know

How Do You Add a Celebrity Voice to Alexa?

  • Ask Alexa to introduce you to the celebrity you want. For example, say, “Alexa, introduce me to Melissa McCarthy.”
  • Alexa will explain how the skill works. Say “Yes” to confirm the purchase.
  • To activate the celebrity voice skill on your other connected Echo devices, say “Alexa, enable celebrity name.”
  • For some skills, you will be asked to choose between the explicit and clean version, which censors profanity. Say “Explicit” or “Clean version.”
  • Say the celebrity’s name follow by your request. For example, say “Melissa, tell me a joke.”

How Do Celebrity Voices for Alexa Work?

Adding a celebrity voice skill doesn’t change Alexa’s default voice. Your celebrity assistant will respond to simple requests for things such as weather forecasts and setting a timer, but if you ask for something more complex, Alexa will take over.

Some skills are only available for certain Alexa devices in specific regions. Some celebrity voice skills are free, but most of them cost $4.99.

Ask Alexa to introduce you to the celebrity you want. For example, say, “Alexa, introduce me to Melissa McCarthy.”

Alexa will explain how the skill works. Say “Yes” to confirm the purchase.

To activate the celebrity voice skill on your other connected Echo devices, say “Alexa, enable celebrity name.”

For some skills, you will be asked to choose between the explicit and clean version, which censors profanity. Say “Explicit” or “Clean version.”

Say the celebrity’s name follow by your request. For example, say “Melissa, tell me a joke.”

Each voice will give unique responses to specific phrases. Sometimes, they will give different responses to the same request. For example, ask Samuel L. Jackson to roast you for some scathing comedy from the esteemed actor (just make sure kids aren’t around to hear what he has to say).

How to Disable Explicit Content on Alexa

To toggle explicit content, you must use the Alexa app:

Choose from the list of celebrity voice skills.

Select Buy now with 1-Click, then confirm if prompted.

Check to make sure the skill is compatible with your device. Look for Works with one or more of your Alexa Devices.

Choose whether you want the explicit or clean version. You can change this later in the Alexa app.

Say “Alexa, enable celebrity name” to activate the celebrity voice skill on your connected Echo devices.

  • Tap More, then tap Settings.
  • Under Alexa Preferences, tap Voice Responses.
  • Tap Celebrity Personalities.
  • Tap to switch next to the celebrity voice to toggle explicit content.

What Celebrity Voices Does Alexa Have?

Tap More, then tap Settings.

Under Alexa Preferences, tap Voice Responses.

Tap Celebrity Personalities.

Tap to switch next to the celebrity voice to toggle explicit content.

Does Alexa Have Any Other Voices?

There are also voice skills for fictional characters like Deadpool (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) and R2-D2 from Star Wars. Follow the instructions above to enable other voice skills. There are also more limited apps like Talk Like Snoop and Historical Voices.

Set up Alexa voice profiles in the Alexa app to teach Alexa to recognize specific voices. You can pair up to 10 voices with Alexa.

Say “Alexa, change your voice” to have Alexa switch to a masculine voice. Use the same command to switch back to the default. You can also change Alexa’s language and accent.

You can’t view your four-digit Alexa PIN, but you can change it. In the Alexa app, go to More > Settings > Account Settings > Voice Purchasing > Purchase Controls > Edit voice code.

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