Rob Paulsen
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Robert Fredrick Paulsen III(bornMarch 11,1956) is a formerly bemulleted American voice actor. Among many, many,manyroles in his extensive career, Paulsen has been the voice of Yakko fromAnimaniacs,Pinky fromPinky & the Brain(oppositeMaurice LaMarche),TripwireandSnow JobfromG.I. Joe: A Real American Hero,Steelbeak fromDarkwing Duckand PJ fromGoof Troop.Paulsen is well-known for his work with theTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtlesfranchise, voicingRaphaelin the 1987 cartoon,Donatelloin the 2012 cartoon, and voice-directing 2018'sRise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
From 2011 to 2019, he hosted a podcast and webseries called "Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen" in which he interviewed various voice actors based inLos Angeles,many of whom have provided voices for pastTransformersseries.
Paulsen can tell you every country on the planetEarth(circa 1995) and do it in under 2 minutes.
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Voice roles
The Transformers
Notes
- Although Paulsen was identified on casting sheets as the voice ofChasein "The Rebirth, Part 1",the character does not actually speak in the episode (oranyepisode). Paulsen can be heard as a voice carried over a P.A. system insideAutobot City,leaving many toassumethe one speaking was Chase, but none of us were there. We don't know.
- For the June 2014 episode of "Talkin' Toons", Paulsen did a show focused entirely around theG1 cartoon,featuring fellow voice actorsGregg Berger,Neil Ross,Charlie Adler,andHal Rayle.Jon Baileyintroduced the episode in character asOptimus Prime.[1]
External links
- Rob Paulsen's official website
- Rob Paulsen at IMDB
- Rob Paulsen's Twitter account
- PaulsenatSan Diego Comic-Con2006
