Tuesday, September 22, 2009
His name is Robert Paulsen!
Rob Paulsen is an American actor, best known for his work in cartoons, various commercial, video games, and practically everything that needs someone to do a voice over for something. Originally getting started as the voice of Raphael on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Rob had since gone to do the voices of Pinky from Pinky and the Brain, Yakko from Animaniacs, Karl from 'The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron' and what has essentially been almost every American cartoon from the last 25 years. In other work, Paulsen is also Mr. Opportunity from the Honda commercials, and has many video game credits to name, perhaps most notable is Gray Fox from 'Metal Gear Solid; The Twin Snakes'. Like many voice actors, I would never have recognized him if someone mentioned his name or was shown a picture of what he looked like, but when I learned he had performed the parts that taken up a good deal of my childhood, I had a freak-out. It was learning things like this about him and other voice-over artists that are what drew me into the world of doing voices! Rob Paulsen is fantastic example of a voice over artist, because he can make soo many different dialects and sounds with his voice and almost always has come off as unrecognizable, and I have the funnest time picking him out of a cartoon I watch. Being a voice actor in a world full of celebrities who already take up a good deal of VO work isn't easy work and requires plenty of blood, sweat, tears, and talent, but the likes of Mr. Paulsen and various others work is what really helps influence me to keep on trying.
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