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Peter Cullen
Peter Cullen at BotCon '07
Born	1944 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Years active	1962 — present

Peter Cullen, born in 1944 in Montreal, Canada^[1] , is a voice actor who is best known for providing the voices for Optimus Prime and Ironhide, in the original Transformers series and the narrator in both American Voltron series (he would subsequently reprise the role of Optimus Prime in the 2007 live action Michael Bay feature film Transformers). BotCon, briefly known as "The Official Transformers Collectors' Convention" (or OTFCC is an annual convention for Transformers fans and collectors Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Voice acting is the art of providing voices for animated characters (including those in feature films television series animated shorts and Video games) and This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan Ironhide is the name of several different Fictional characters in the Transformers universes. This page is about the original Transformers Animated series. Voltron is a series of animated television programs, the first of which was titled Voltron Defender of the Universe. Michael Benjamin Bay (born February 17, 1965) is an American Film director and producer. Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and In addition, he has played Coran and King Alfor in the Lion Voltron series, the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod in the '80s anime series Saber Rider And The Star Sheriffs, Commander James Hawkins in the Vehicle Voltron series, Eeyore in Winnie-the-Pooh, KARR in Knight Rider, Antor and Bomba, and Gunner, in Dino-Riders, and Mantus in The Pirates of Dark Water. is a Japanese Super robot Anime television (anime in Japanese, was an Anime series aired in Japan from 1982 It is also referred to as " Dairugger 15," " Dairugger XV," " Armored Fleet Eeyore ( is a character in the Winnie-the-Pooh Book series by A Winnie-the-Pooh, commonly shortened to Pooh Bear and once referred to as Edward Bear, is a fictional Bear created by A KARR (acronym for Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional automated Prototype vehicle featured in two episodes of the Television series Knight Rider is an American Television series that originally ran from September 26 1982 to August 8 1986 Antor is the fourth in command of the Rulon empire in the TV Cartoon Dino-riders, after Krulos, Rasp and Hammerhead. Dino-Riders is a cartoon television series that aired in the late 1980s primarily as a promotion to launch a new Tyco toy line The Pirates of Dark Water is a fantasy animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Turner Entertainment in the early 1990s

Contents 1 Voice work 2 Personal life 3 External links 4 References

Voice work

In the 1980s and the 1990s, Cullen appeared on a number of television shows, including My Little Pony, Filmation's Ghostbusters, The Smurfs, Dungeons & Dragons as Venger, Snorks, The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo, Tom and Jerry Kids Show, DuckTales, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Challenge of the GoBots, Rude Dog and the Dweebs as Herman, Rainbow Brite as Murky Dismal, The Biskitts as Scratch, Robotix, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers, Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, The Little Engine That Could as Pete, the powerful freight engine, Voltron: Defender of the Universe, The Jetsons and Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. The 1990s collectively refers to the years between and including 1990 and 1999 My Little Pony is a line of colorful Toy ponies marketed primarily to young girls and produced by the toy manufacturer Hasbro. Ghostbusters was an Animated television series created by Filmation and distributed by Tribune Broadcasting and launched following the success The Smurfs is a American Cartoon series that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1989 Dungeons & Dragons is an American Animated television series based on TSR's Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game. Snorks is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, which ran on NBC from 1984 to 1986 and in syndication from 1987 The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is the seventh incarnation of the long-running Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo. Tom & Jerry Kids is an animated television series featuring the popular cat-and-mouse duo as kids DuckTales is an American Animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation. Challenge of the GoBots (also known as Mighty Machine Men) is an American Animated series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions, based Rude Dog was a white cartoon dog developed by Sun Sportswear in the 1980s as part of a line of Surfing - and Skateboarding -related clothing The Biskitts is an American Animated cartoon series produced by Hanna-Barbera from 1983-1984 Robotix is an Animated series from 1985 based on a Milton Bradley / Hasbro toy property of the same name (a construction Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs was a 1980's animated Space western following a similar theme of Galaxy Rangers and Bravestarr The Little Engine that Could is a 1991 film directed by Dave Edwards and co-produced by Edwards and Mike Young, animated at Kalato Animation Voltron is a series of animated television programs, the first of which was titled Voltron Defender of the Universe. The Jetsons is a prime-time animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions. He also had a voice part in Gremlins as a gremlin and Knight Rider as KARR. Gremlins is a American dark comedy horror Movie directed by Joe Dante and released in 1984 by Warner Bros Knight Rider is an American Television series that originally ran from September 26 1982 to August 8 1986 He also did voicework in "The Greatest Adventure Stories from the Bible" series, notably as the king of Ninevah in the Jonah episode.

Among many other television shows and movies, he has also lent his basso voice to many movie trailers and television commercials, including announcing for Toonami on the Cartoon Network. A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U A television advertisement or television commercial (often just commercial or advert (US or ad (UK is a span of television programming produced Toonami (a Portmanteau of the words Cartoon and Tsunami suggesting a "tidal wave" of Animated cartoons is a registered Cullen spent some of his early professional years in Montreal as a radio announcer/DJ on CKGM; and as a character in a then-popular local television kids show. He acted the role of a French-Canadian astronaut, along with writer and his partner on the show, Ted Ziegler. Both Ziegler and Cullen were spotted in the credits and doing small cameo walk-ons in various comedic roles on The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, as well as other network comedies of the era. The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour is a Variety show that ran on CBS in the United States from August 1971 until May 1974

He also voiced Nintendo's mascot Mario in the Donkey Kong segments on Saturday Supercade, making him the first person to ever provide a voice for the character. is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Kyoto Japan founded on is a Fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. is an Arcade game developed by Nintendo, and released in. It is an early example of the platform genre as the Gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main Saturday Supercade was an Animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions.

Cullen has also done voicework on drum and bass DJ Dieselboy's 2004 album, The Dungeonmaster's Guide. For the punk rock band please see Diesel Boy. Dieselboy is the Stage name of Damian Higgins an American Drum and bass DJ The Dungeonmaster's Guide is a Drum and bass Compilation album mixed by Dieselboy. He also did voicework for the unreleased Blizzard Entertainment game Warcraft Adventures: Lord of the Clans^[2], and provided narration for the Star Wars fan film I.M.P.S.: The Relentless. Blizzard Entertainment is an American Video game developer and publisher headquartered in Irvine California. This is about the (unreleased computer game For the book based on the same story see Warcraft Lord of the Clans. IMPS The Relentless is a Fan film that made its debut on the Internet in 2005, created by fans of the Star Wars

Cullen reprised the role of Optimus Prime in the 2007 Transformers movie, and has signed on for two sequels. This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and ^[3] Jess Harnell was cast to voice Ironhide, whom Cullen voiced in the original series. Jess Q Harnell (born December 23, 1963 in Teaneck, New Jersey, U Ironhide is the name of several different Fictional characters in the Transformers universes.

Personal life

Cullen is a member of the first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada, which graduated in 1963. The National Theatre School of Canada is a private college located in Montreal Quebec.

He has three children: Clay, Claire, and Pilar E. Cullen; and one grandchild. ^[4]

He has stated that of all the voices he has done, Optimus Prime is his favorite. In interviews, he has said that he had no idea of Optimus Prime's popularity until the character's death in the 1986 animated film, as the studio had never given him fan letters from children addressed to Optimus Prime. The Transformers The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name.

External links

• Peter Cullen at the Voice Chasers Database
• Peter Cullen at the Internet Movie Database
• Peter Cullen on Knight Rider Online

References

Preceded by None

Voice of Optimus Prime 1984-1987 Original Series and Animated Movie

Succeeded by Gary Chalk 1998 Beast Wars

Preceded by Gary Chalk 2002-2006 Unicron Trilogy

Voice of Optimus Prime 2007 Video Game and Live-Action Movie

Succeeded by David Kaye 2008 - Animated

Preceded by None

Voice of Ironhide Original Series and Animated Movie 1984-1987

Succeeded by Michael McConnohie 2001-2002 Robots in Disguise

Preceded by None

Voice of Mario 1983-1985 Saturday Supercade

Succeeded by Lou Albano 1989-1990 Super Mario Brothers Super Show

Preceded by None

Voice of KARR 1982 Knight Rider episode "Trust Doesn't Rust"

Succeeded by Paul Frees 1984 Knight Rider episode "K. Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan This page is about the original Transformers Animated series. The Transformers The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. Gary Chalk (born November 13, 1953) is a British -born Canadian Actor and Voice actor. Beast Wars Transformers ( Beasties on YTV, due to YTV discomfort over the name is a Transformers toyline released by Hasbro Gary Chalk (born November 13, 1953) is a British -born Canadian Actor and Voice actor. Transformers Armada, known in Japan as, is the Transformers animated series and toy line which ran from 2002-2004 This refers to the original character For other uses see Optimus Prime (disambiguation Optimus Prime (known as Convoy in Japan Transformers The Game is the name of multiple versions of a Video game based on the 2007 live action film Transformers Transformers is a 2007 Live-action Film adaptation of the ''Transformers'' franchise, directed by Michael Bay and David V Hope (born 14 October 1964) known professionally as David Kaye, is a Canadian Actor who is better recognized for his Transformers Animated is an American Animated television series based on the ''Transformers'' toy line. Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all Ironhide is the name of several different Fictional characters in the Transformers universes. This page is about the original Transformers Animated series. The Transformers The Movie is a 1986 animated feature film based on the animated series of the same name. Michael D McConnohie (Born July 23, 1951 in Mansfield Ohio, USA is a voice actor and is the President of the Nevada-based Voxworks voice-acting corporation Transformers Robots in Disguise is the title of the 2001 English- dubbed version of the Japanese television series Transformers Car Robot Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all is a Fictional character created by game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Saturday Supercade was an Animated television series produced for Saturday mornings by Ruby-Spears Productions. Louis Vincent Albano (born July 29 1933 in Mount Vernon New York) better known by his Ring name Captain Lou Albano, is an Italian-American The Super Mario Bros Super Show! is the first American TV series based on the Super Mario Bros Nothing is a concept that describes the lack or absence of anything at all KARR (acronym for Knight Automated Roving Robot) is the name of a fictional automated Prototype vehicle featured in two episodes of the Television series Knight Rider is an American Television series that originally ran from September 26 1982 to August 8 1986 Paul Frees ( June 22, 1920 - November 2, 1986) was an American Voice actor and Character actor. Knight Rider is an American Television series that originally ran from September 26 1982 to August 8 1986 I. T. T. vs. K. A. R. R. "

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