You probably wouldn’t have guessed that he was once a child actor. That’s right, people, Noah Fisher can in fact be found on IMDB’s website. We’ve checked.
The once self-proclaimed “chubby” kid could be found on the sets of projects like Margarine Wars, “Clayman,” and “Frankincense & Myrrh,” where he filled roles as a fairgoer, bully and a character named Ted Bemis, respectively.
“Home Run Showdown was the first movie that I ever did, and I was an extra. I auditioned for a speaking role,” Fisher recalled. “I got three callbacks for that. I was a little chunkier then, and it was for one of the main kids called Tank. Let’s just say I wasn’t quite big enough for Tank.”
Though his acting days were cut short upon his entrance into high school, Fisher still finds himself filling roles in a different way, here in Bananaland.
The Party Animals’ left fielder has found his niche, so to speak, and has been putting on shows for hundreds of thousands of fans on the biggest of stages.
These performances aren’t landing as credits on his IMDB page, but they are garnering millions of views across Banana Ball’s social media platforms.
His over the top walk-ups to the plate have especially set him apart on social media, as he serenades the crowd to ballads from Celine Dion or Whitney Houston. They didn’t start out quite as dramatic, though.
Fisher has come a long way from his first walk-up in Tampa Bay in 2024, where he marched up to the plate to “Red Solo Cup” by Toby Keith.
“It was a lot of pressure,” the Michigan native explained. “Toby Keith had just died and that was my first walk-up ever, so I wanted to do it justice.”
And he certainly did. That walk-up was the start of something even bigger.
“I’m an all-or-nothing kind of guy,” he said.
So why not take it to the next level? Everyone around him agreed.
From there, he started to take on more dramatic performances. These centered around songs like “I Have Nothing” by Whitney Houston and “Total Eclipse of the Heart” by Bonnie Tyler.
“There’s that whole realm of singers that you can tap into for these things,” Fisher explained. “It’s so great for the bigger shows, especially in these bigger venues, where we can better control the lights and sounds.”
Fisher’s walk-ups are in a league of their own, especially when witnessing them in person. Watching the stadium lights flicker off as fans simultaneously hold up their phone flashlights is something you’d seemingly only find in a movie.
But what makes Fisher so good at putting on a show? Well, he’s pretty good at honing in on his craft and makes sure that he’s as prepared as he can be to put on a show, whether that’s for a crowd of 5,000 or 55,000.
“The first thing is always the lyrics,” he said. “I have to make sure that I know the lyrics in and out.”
He also may have his minor stint as a child actor to thank for that.
“I never memorized my entire script, but if I knew that the next day we were filming certain scenes, I would have all those scenes memorized,” Fisher said. “You memorize the lines and then you have to add your emotion to it, how you want to portray the lines and how you want your body to look doing them.”
Looking back at all of his performances, he really hasn’t missed a beat. And just as he did on movie sets, Fisher also makes sure he practices his own sort of choreography for these walk-ups. He’s intentional on how he will appear to others in the moments when the lights are solely on him.
“A lot of times, I’ll look into a mirror while I do it and rehearse at home, which is funny, but in the grand scheme of things, that’s the best way to practice. I can really see myself just how a camera and crowd will,” he said.
The crowds and cameras reciprocate his energy ten-fold. Fans love seeing his walk-ups on social media, just as much as they do in person, maybe even more.
Why do fans love these productions so much?
“I think it’s honestly because they’re supporting me being comfortable in my masculinity,” Fisher said. “They see someone that’s comfortable going up there and putting a scarf around his neck or doing these crazy big ballad songs from these iconic female artists.”
And so, Noah Fisher plans on riding this wave, delivering his best no matter what song is blaring throughout the stadium as he walks up to the plate. While doing so, he’s also blasting this confidence that he carries with him, signifying the importance of knowing who he is, even while doing things that are out of your normal.
“I think fans know that I’m comfortable in my own skin to do those kinds of walk-ups on a stage like that and not care what people are going to say after.”
He might even have a little more than singing and acting up his sleeve for the future as well.
“I can dance a little too,” he boasted, which makes Fisher a triple threat not only at the plate but while he’s on his way to it.