Robert Tinkleris a Canadian voice actor who provides voices for a number of cartoons and anime shows. He voiced Max inThe Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police,Delete in the children's animated seriesCyberchase,Pelswick Eggert inPelswick,and Howie inAlmost Naked Animals.
Robert Tinkler | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Other names | Rob Tinkler |
| Education | Ryerson University[1] |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1993–present |
| Spouse | Alexis Tinkler |
| Website | robtinkler |
In anime, he provides the voice ofCrimson Rubeusin theDIC Entertainmentdub ofSailor Moon,Gingka Hagane,the main protagonist in theBeyblade: Metal Sagaseries and Brooklyn inBeyblade G-Revolution.[2]In feature films, he voiced Buddy inThe Nut Job.
Early life and career
editTinkler became involved in community theatre, performing in plays and musicals, and was subsequently accepted into the Theatre program intoRyerson University,from which he graduated. At Ryerson, he met future sketch comedy collaborators Mike Beaver,Jason Jones,and Stacey DePass. He made his first acting career inIt's Alive!as an unknown character. Then, he voiced Max inThe Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police.Tinkler voiced many characters in many Canadian television shows such asPelswickas the title character,Medabotsas Spike and Seaslug,Cyberchaseas Delete, andJacob Two-Twoas Daniel. InThe Nut Job,he voicedBuddy,the friend ofSurly Squirrel,and Redline. A role he later reprised inThe Nut Job 2: Nutty by Naturejust as Buddy. InFranny's Feet,he voiced Salsa the Monkey. Starting from 2019, Tinkler is the current voice ofWoodstock,a character in thePeanutscomic strips created byCharles M. Schulz.
Earlier before voicing Woodstock, Tinkler also voiced Fish and Thing 1 and 2 inThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!,including the unnamed Teacher inPJ MasksandThe Bobroomas sketch characters withHarry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaursvoicing Steggy, Rover inLunar Jim,various characters inInspector Gadget,Howie inAlmost Naked Animals,andBeyblade: Metal FusionasGinga Hagane.For his performance as Delete inCyberchase,Tinkler won an Outstanding New Approaches — Daytime Children's at the36th Daytime Emmy Awards.In his late teens, Tinkler became involved in community theatre, performing in plays and musicals, and was subsequently accepted into the Theatre program at Ryerson University (later acquiring his BFA hons). At Ryerson, he met future sketch comedy collaborators Mike Beaver, Jason Jones, and Stacey DePass. His first gig out of school was a series onYTVcalled "It's Alive". The show was of the sketch comedy variety, and while acting on the series Rob was introduced to and became interested in writing.
After the show's cancellation, and growing frustrated with a dwindling influx of acting work at that time, Rob and his then roommates Mike Beaver andShaun Majumderdecided to form the comedy troupe "Beaver, Tinkler, Majumder". This triumvirate soon welcomed Jason Jones, and then Stacey Depass andJennifer Baxter(who were also on "It's Alive" ) and the troupe was renamed "The Bobroom". Also during this period, Rob realized an affinity for voice-overs and he booked several animated series includingThe Adventures of Sam & Max Freelance Police,X-MenandSailor Moon.After writing, mounting and performing in many live sketch shows with The Bobroom at clubs across Toronto and excursions into Chicago and New York City, the troupe was soon approached by Milan Curry-Sharples about doing the comedy showcase seriesComedy Now.Although this show was more of a vehicle for stand-up comedians, this endeavor ultimately led to the development and creation of the sketch comedy series "The Bobroom" for the Comedy Network. Although the series ran only for a limited time, it was a learning ground for Rob as he not only amassed characters but honed skills in writing for the screen.
Also around this time, Rob landed several roles on feature film productions, includingThe Tuxedoand the cult classicHarold And Kumar Go To White Castle.After embarking on a couple of pilot seasons in Los Angeles, Rob received the accreditation to relocate to the US on a full-time basis. There, he has written for several animated series ("Wayside,PandalianAlmost Naked Animals) and did voices on video games (Superman Returns,Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2), and several pilots and series (Celebrity Deathmatch), including the Fox prime time animated series "American Dad!".He's also performed in countless commercials and had a recurring role asRachael Harris' whipping boy in ABC'sNotes From The Underbelly.Rob plays too many characters to name on PBS'sThe Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!,as well as voices leading danger dog Howie in Cartoon Network'sAlmost Naked Animalsand Gingka inBeyblade: Metal Fusion.Rob divides his time between LA and Toronto as he continues to develop series and films. In addition to acting, writing, and directing, he is also a Creative Consultant onAlmost Naked Animals.
Filmography
editAnimation
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995–1998 | Sailor Moon(DIC Entertainmentdub) | Crimson Rubeus | ||
| 1996–1998 | Stickin' Around | Additional voices | ||
| 1997–1998 | The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police | Max | [3] | |
| 1999–2001 | Angela Anaconda | Bill Anaconda, Mark and Derek Anaconda | ||
| 2000–2002 | Pelswick | Pelswick Eggert | [4] | |
| 2001 | Undergrads | Mump | ||
| 2001–2004 | Medabots | Spike/Seaslug | ||
| 2002–present | Cyberchase | Delete | Nominated – Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Children's (listed withCyberchasecast and crew),36th Daytime Emmy Awards | [4][5] |
| 2003 | Moville Mysteries | Alonzo Longneck | Episode: "Just My Luck" | |
| 2003–2006 | Jacob Two Two | Daniel | [4] | |
| 2003–2010 | Franny's Feet | Salsa the Donkey | ||
| 2004 | Beyblade G-Revolution | Brooklyn | ||
| 2004 | Totally Spies! | Arnold Jackson | Episode: "Morphing Is Sooo 1987" | |
| 2004–2008 | Miss Spider's Sunny Patch Friends | Grub | ||
| 2005 | Slam Dunk | Hanamichi Sakuragi | [4] | |
| 2006 | Lunar Jim | Rover | ||
| 2008–2009 | Rocket Boy and Toro(Nelvana's Dub) | Rocket Boy | ||
| 2009 | Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia | Lync Volan,Helios | ||
| 2010–2018 | The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! | Fish, Thing One, Thing Two | ||
| 2010–2013 | Beyblade: Metal Saga | Gingka Hagane | Four series (Metal Fusion,Metal Masters,Metal FuryandShogun Steel) | |
| 2010 | Sidekick | Nocturna | [4] | |
| 2011–2013 | Almost Naked Animals | Howie | [6] | |
| 2011 | Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge | Wiseman, Betadron, Tremblar, Balista | [7] | |
| 2012 | Mudpit | Slime | [8] | |
| 2013–2015 | Grojband | G'ORB, Captain Tighty Whitey, Shaven Beard, Barney | [4] | |
| Oh No! It's an Alien Invasion | Shakes | [4] | ||
| 2013 | Beyblade: Shogun Steel | Gingka Hagane | ||
| 2013–2015 | Julius Jr. | Shaka Brah Yeti | [9] | |
| 2013 | The Day My Butt Went Psycho! | Deuce | [10] | |
| 2014 | Numb Chucks | Hooves | [4] | |
| 2014–2017 | Trucktown | Max | [4] | |
| 2015–present | PJ Masks | Teacher | ||
| 2015 | Inspector Gadget | Various characters | [4] | |
| 2016–2020 | Rusty Rivets | Ray, Botasaur, Bytes, Opera Singing Monkey | [4] | |
| 2016–2021 | Ranger Rob | Chipper | ||
| 2016–2017 | The ZhuZhus | Chunk, Bean | [4] | |
| 2017–2018 | Mysticons | Ferrus and Halite Goldenbraid | [4] | |
| 2016 | Trucktown | Max | Nominated – Canadian Screen Award, Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series | [11] |
| 2018–2023 | Total DramaRama | Additional voices | ||
| 2018–2023 | Bakugan: Battle Planet | Tiko, Additional voices | ||
| 2019–2021 | Snoopy in Space | Woodstock | [4] | |
| 2019 | Dragamonz | Dax, Master Perros and Azakai | ||
| 2019–2021 | Alien TV | Ixbee | ||
| 2019–2021 | Norman Picklestripes | Additional voices | ||
| 2020 | Powerbirds | Nibbles | ||
| Remy & Boo | Boo | |||
| 2021–present | Go, Dog. Go! | Early Ed | ||
| 2021–present | The Snoopy Show | Woodstock, Spike | [4] | |
| 2021 | Snoopy Presents: For Auld Lang Syne | Woodstock, Spike, and Olaf | TV special | |
| 2022 | Snoopy Presents: It's The Small Things, Charlie Brown | Woodstock | TV special | |
| Snoopy Presents: To Mom (and Dad), With Love | Woodstock / Woodstock‘s Mom | TV special | ||
| My Little Pony: Make Your Mark | Sparky Sparkeroni |
Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | The Nut Job | Redline, Buddy | [4][13] | |
| 2017 | The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature | Redline |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Care Bears: Journey to Joke-a-lot | Grumpy Bear | [4] | |
| 2005 | The Care Bears' Big Wish Movie | [4] | ||
| 2000 | MXP: Most Xtreme Primate | Stanley | [14] |
Live-action
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1997 | It's Alive! | |||
| 2000 | The Bobroom | Sketch characters | ||
| 2004 | Harold and Kumar: Go To White Castle | JD | US Film |
Awards and nominations
edit- Nominated – Outstanding New Approaches – Daytime Children's (listed withCyberchasecast and crew),36th Daytime Emmy Awards
- Nominated – Canadian Screen Award, Best Performance in an Animated Program or Series - Trucktown
References
edit- ^Belanger, Jen (November 7, 2001)."Comedians return to their closet".The Eyeopener.
- ^BWW News Desk."The Dark Comedy Sees The Light Of Day".broadwayworld.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^"The Thing that Wouldn't Stop It".The Adventures of Sam & Max: Freelance Police.Episode 1. Event occurs at Closing credits, Principal Voice Talent.YTV.Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^abcdefghijklmnopqr"Robert Tinkler (visual voices guide)".behindthevoiceactors.RetrievedSeptember 8,2016.A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^"The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Announces The 36th Annual Daytime Entertainment Emmy Award Nominations, Sesame Street to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award for 40 Years of Educational Television".emmyonline.The Emmy Awards - The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^"Canada's Favorite Comedy Writer, Mark Satterthwaite".GroundReport.November 8, 2015.
- ^"Robert Tinkler".TV.
- ^Teletoon(March 26, 2012)."Mudpit - Cast Interview - Rob Tinkler".Archivedfrom the original on December 14, 2021.RetrievedApril 4,2017– via YouTube.
- ^Julius Jr. (TV Series 2013– ) - IMDb,retrievedMarch 11,2019
- ^"Rob Tinkler & Julie Lemieux in" The Day My Butt Went Psycho "".Moon Chase.June 15, 2014.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^"Corus Celebrates Production Partners' CSA Nominations - Broadcaster Magazine".broadcastermagazine.January 20, 2016.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^"Generation 5 My Little Pony Updates on X".x.April 19, 2022.
- ^"Buddy, voiced by Robert Tinkler, in" The Nut Job. "".theprovince.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
- ^Edwards, Ian (May 13, 2002)."Brightlight Pictures turns up production wattage".playbackonline.ca.RetrievedApril 4,2017.
External links
edit- Robert TinkleratAnime News Network's encyclopedia
- Robert TinkleratIMDb