Eric Metaxas (born June 27, 1963 in Astoria, Queens, New York) is a American author and speaker. He worked for Big Idea as the narrator for Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen. He also co-wrote the story of Omelet with Tim Hodge for Lyle the Kindly Viking.
He worked at Big Idea for about a year, but was laid off due to budget cuts.
Ruffled Feathers with Phil Vischer
Starting around 2019, Phil Vischer noticed that Eric's personality had changed. The first indicator of this was him hanging around Ann Coulter and talking about Tucker Carlson. Throughout 2020 and 2021, he and Eric would have several political debates on Twitter. Phil tried to warn him about being too political, but Eric never responded. When Phil spoke out about Eric's tweet against the COVID-19 vaccine, this resulted in him not only blocking Phil, but also his wife Lisa Vischer and his brother Robert due to their relationship. Phil felt sad that his friend went through a path that he just couldn't follow.
Voices
- Narrator (Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen only)
- Vacuum Alien (Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn only)
- President After-You (Trouble on Planet Wait-Your-Turn only)
Works at Big Idea
VeggieTales
- Esther... The Girl Who Became Queen
- Omelet (co-wrote with Tim Hodge)
- God Made You Special (writer)
- Khalil and the Big Gulp (writer)
- Even Fishslappers Need a Second Chance (writer)
- The Pirates Who Usually Don't Do Anything (co-wrote with Cindy Kenney)