Cori Broadus turned a childhood dream into a role she helped build, joining her father Snoop Dogg‘s animated children’s series “Doggyland” as the voice of Maxine.
The confident labradoodle marks Cori’s animation debut, The Hollywood Reporter revealed. Cori worked with co-creator Claude Brooks on the character’s look and personality, giving her more to do than just record. As a child, Cori auditioned for “The Backyardigans” but did not get the part. Her long-held wish now has a new home in Maxine, who appears in the music video for “You’re Enough,” the title track from the show’s latest album. The role builds on a project that Snoop launched in August 2022 with Brooks and singer-songwriter October London. Snoop voices Bow Wizzle, the grown-up dog who guides the puppies through their world. From the start, the team built “Doggyland” around music that children and parents could enjoy together. Its dogs sing, dance and rap through lessons on letters, numbers, good habits and how to treat other people. The goal was to pair catchy songs with messages about kindness, confidence and accepting differences.