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 Peter Cullen is a Canadian-American voice actor who is widely known for voicing Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise as well as the Michael Bay film series. He is also known for providing the vocal effects of the Predator from the 1987 film of the same name, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, Monterey Jack from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and KARR in Knight Rider.
Bio:
Peter Cullen is a Canadian-American voice actor who is widely known for voicing Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise as well as the Michael Bay film series. He is also known for providing the vocal effects of the Predator from the 1987 film of the same name, Eeyore from Winnie the Pooh, Monterey Jack from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers and KARR in Knight Rider.
Tivia:
Was one of only three voice-over actors from The Transformers (1984) animated series to voice a character in the live-action film versions Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). The others being Charlie Adler and Frank Welker. Cullen once again provided the voice of the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime for the films.Stated that of all the roles that he has done, his signature role, Optimus Prime, is his favorite. He described playing Prime in the 2007 film as "slipping into a very old, very comfortable pair of shoes". He explained his preference for the character by saying "making people happy makes me happy".Though he provided vocals for the inhuman alien Predator in the Predator films and the voice of Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, he is best known for voicing the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on The Transformers (1984) animated series. Though this was originally intended for his character to remain dead after being killed in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the death caused such a public backlash that the surprised producers brought the character back in two separate episodes of the third season (ultimately saving the world in the second appearance).Has stated that the voice of legendary American film actor John Wayne had some influence on his choice for the voice of Optimus Prime. However, he clarified in an interview for the 2007 Transformers video game that the inspiration for Prime's voice was actually based on an impression of his older brother's voice -- the authoritative tone he used while serving as an officer with the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.Provided the roar of the title character in King Kong (1976), injuring his throat in the process. The experience turned him off of voicing inhuman sounds, though he later made an exception for Predator (1987).His older brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and helped inspire the voice of Optimus Prime.He was the first actor to voice Nintendo's video game mascot Mario - of Super Mario Brothers - for the Saturday Supercade series.Frequently does voice-overs for commercials, cartoons, movie previews, etc.Has four children: Clay Cullen, Angus Cullen, Claire Cullen and Pilar E. Cullen.Has been the voice of two characters involved in chicken runs (when two cars drive towards each other). The first was the evil K.A.R.R. in the television series episode Trust Doesn't Rust (1982). The second was the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on the animated series The Transformers (1984).Attended and graduated from Regiopolios-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario.Occasionally provides the narration for movie trailers. Most notably for Batman & Robin (1997) and Spawn (1997).He is of mostly Irish descent.Father-in-law of Molly Culver.Attended and graduated from the National Theater School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec (1963). |
| Name: |
Peter Cullen |
Type: |
Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
Platform: |
IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack |
| Products for sale: |
Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack |
| Model rank: |
788 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:46:57 |
| Height: |
5' 8' (1.73 m) |
| Biography: |
Peter Cullen is a Canadian-American voice actor who is widely known for voicing Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise as well as the Michael Bay film series. He is also known for providing the vocal effects of the Predator from the 1987 film of |
| Trivia: |
Was one of only three voice-over actors from The Transformers (1984) animated series to voice a character in the live-action film versions Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) and Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011). The others being Charlie Adler and Frank Welker. Cullen once again provided the voice of the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime for the films.Stated that of all the roles that he has done, his signature role, Optimus Prime, is his favorite. He described playing Prime in the 2007 film as "slipping into a very old, very comfortable pair of shoes". He explained his preference for the character by saying "making people happy makes me happy".Though he provided vocals for the inhuman alien Predator in the Predator films and the voice of Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh, he is best known for voicing the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on The Transformers (1984) animated series. Though this was originally intended for his character to remain dead after being killed in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), the death caused such a public backlash that the surprised producers brought the character back in two separate episodes of the third season (ultimately saving the world in the second appearance).Has stated that the voice of legendary American film actor John Wayne had some influence on his choice for the voice of Optimus Prime. However, he clarified in an interview for the 2007 Transformers video game that the inspiration for Prime's voice was actually based on an impression of his older brother's voice -- the authoritative tone he used while serving as an officer with the Marine Corps during the Vietnam War.Provided the roar of the title character in King Kong (1976), injuring his throat in the process. The experience turned him off of voicing inhuman sounds, though he later made an exception for Predator (1987).His older brother, Larry Cullen, was a retired Captain in the United States Marine Corps, and helped inspire the voice of Optimus Prime.He was the first actor to voice Nintendo's video game mascot Mario - of Super Mario Brothers - for the Saturday Supercade series.Frequently does voice-overs for commercials, cartoons, movie previews, etc.Has four children: Clay Cullen, Angus Cullen, Claire Cullen and Pilar E. Cullen.Has been the voice of two characters involved in chicken runs (when two cars drive towards each other). The first was the evil K.A.R.R. in the television series episode Trust Doesn't Rust (1982). The second was the heroic Autobot leader Optimus Prime on the animated series The Transformers (1984).Attended and graduated from Regiopolios-Notre Dame Catholic Secondary School in Kingston, Ontario.Occasionally provides the narration for movie trailers. Most notably for Batman & Robin (1997) and Spawn (1997).He is of mostly Irish descent.Father-in-law of Molly Culver.Attended and graduated from the National Theater School of Canada in Montreal, Quebec (1963). |
| Trademarks: |
The voice of Optimus Prime, the heroic leader of the Autobots on The Transformers (1984)
Often provides a deep raspy voice for his characters, most notably Optimus Prime |
| Quotes: |
Everybody's going to approach a character differently, depending upon what they bring to it on their own intellectual level or their feelings from their heart and soul.
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I enjoy dramatic narration, of course, because I'm an actor and I started as an actor. But I love things that are a challenge, and I look forward to more work with that in the future. So there's always a sun coming up the following day for me.
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My brother was a captain in the Marine Corps and a very big hero in my life.
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I immerse myself right into my character whether or not I'm relating to people live as an actor on stage or whatever.
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I'm always involved with the Aerospace Program and NASA and Goddard Space Flight Center. And if kids feel so inclined, they can log onto NASA and the Optimus Prime Spinoff Award, which we present every year to some of the brilliant young minds that are taking up into the academics of space, science, technology, math. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Music Department,Soundtrack |
| Others works: |
Is the narrating announcer of Toonami on Cartoon Network.
Narrated a Star Wars fan flick called I.M.P.S The Relentless.
Bumps for 106.3/106.5 FM Monmouth/Ocean NJ
(1993) Performed voice-over work for the extended trailer for Return of the Living Dead I |
| Parents: |
Henry L. Cullen
Muriel McCann |
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