Peter Cullen
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Peter Cullen

Active - 1970 - 2018  |   Born - Jul 28, 1941 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada  |   Genres - Children's/Family, Science Fiction

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  • Was a member of the very first graduating class of the National Theatre School of Canada.
  • First voice-over role was announcing the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967.
  • Has voiced the Transformers character Optimus Prime for over three decades.
  • Based his Optimus Prime voice on his older brother, a retired Marine Corps soldier.
  • First actor to give a voice to Nintendo's mascot Mario, on the Saturday Supercade series.