"Really?" Voice Actors
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Topic: "Really?" Voice Actors
Posted By: Epignosis
Subject: "Really?" Voice Actors
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 10:48
I just found out who did the voice of Shredder from the cartoon Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the early 90s.  Would you believe it's James Avery, aka, Uncle Phil from The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air? Well it is. And as soon as I found that out, I remembered Shredder's voice, and it totally fit. I can't believe I never heard that before. What are some other "shockers" when it comes to finding out someone did the voice of an animated character? For me, these would include Mr. Krabs and The Joker. Mr. Krabs from Spongebob Squarepants is voiced by Clancy Brown, who many of you will know better as the hard ass Captain Byron Hadley on The Shawshank Redemption. Also, if you recall the awesome Batman: The Animated Series also from the early 1990s, well, I was surprised to learn several years ago that the voice of The Joker was none other than Mark "Luke Skywalker" Hamill. So how about you? Any shockers? ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 10:50
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Wasn't Clancy in Highlanderr " also? " I know his name" ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Snow_Dog" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 11:27
The Kurgan   ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Snow Dog wrote:Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 12:16
he is voiced by Christian Bale
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 12:20
is voiced by Robbin Williams (In Aladdin and Aladdin and the King of Thifes and Dan Castellanta (Return of Jafar and Aladdin series)
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 13:23
I'm surprised by all of the celebs doing voices for Robot Chicken (usually their own and as they are playing themselves no real surprises, but holy cow, look at the list):
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Posted By: topographicbroadways
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 14:02
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my biggest voice actor shock was finding out the bassist from Spinal Tap is Mr Burns and Mr Smithers among others from the simpsons -------------  
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 19:48
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^ Harry Shearer has a dumbfounding number of characters he voices in the Simpsons.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 19:51
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I don't know if this counts, but I was shocked and horrified when I found out Dan Akroyd was doing the voice of Yogi Bear in the new movie. Actually, I was shocked and horrified that they're even making such a movie, but at least get a real voice actor to do it. It's not a hard voice to do well, but Akroyd sounds terrible.
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Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 20:24
Yeah, the best thing about Harry is that you don't always know it's him.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Tapfret
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 20:56
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^Unlike one dude named Seth whose Family Guy characters are quite obvious.
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Posted By: thellama73
Date Posted: November 29 2010 at 21:27
I'm assuming yoyu mean Seth Green, right?  -------------
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Posted By: manofmystery
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:08
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- Frank Zappa provided the voice for the Pope on Ren & Stimpy (though he only said one word)
- Tom Petty provided the voice for Lucky on King of the Hill
- Charles Napier (long time character actor, might remember him as the leader of the county group chasing Jake and Elwood in The Blues Brothers) was the voice of Zed on the Men In Black cartoon and also does a sheriff's voice on Spongebob (though, I don't watch that show)
- Robert Guillaume (TV's Benson) has voiced Dr. Eli Vance in the Half-Life video game series
This is sort of a voice over, because you never see his face, but it's strange none-the-less:
Michael Stoyanov (Anthony Russo on Blosom, though I remember him as Ernie in Freaked) was one of the Joker's masked henchmen at the beginning of The Dark Knight. -------------  Time always wins. |
Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:20
Zappa in my Ren & Stimpy!And I only knew it was Tom Petty because I watch that show, otherwise I never would've thought. |
Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:20
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Mark Hamill as the Joker for the Batman animated series on Fox in the early 90s was a surprise for me too |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:46
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Sparky, the gay dog in the 'Big Gay Al's Big Gay Boat Ride' episode of South Park was voiced by George Clooney (who only had to bark)...
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Posted By: JJLehto
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:56
The internet claims it is true... |
Posted By: Jim Garten
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 02:58
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Oh thank Heavens - it must be true then -------------
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Posted By: Textbook
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 03:19
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A lot of old stars turn up in video games. Video games pay better because due to length, a dialogue heavy game will pay a lot more than your average cartoon.
And if you do play computer games, you may notice that in the classic Gabriel Knight series, Gabriel was played by Tim Curry and his best friend Mosely was played by Mark Hamil. (Except for #2 as that was live action and used actual actors.)
Also look out for Toonstruck which features Christopher Lloyd, Ben Stein, Dan Castellenetta (Homer Simpson), Dom Deluise and Tim Curry again AND is also a great game.
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 03:25
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Ringo Starr is the narrators voice on Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends -------------
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Posted By: Epignosis
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 07:36
When it isn't George Carlin or Alec Baldwin. ------------- https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays" rel="nofollow - https://epignosis.bandcamp.com/album/a-month-of-sundays |
Posted By: clarke2001
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 09:28
And I guess he was stoned. ------------- |
Posted By: rushfan4
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 09:34
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Posted By: Icarium
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 13:22
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child memories and good one from Thomas the Tank Engine, (not for anyone with the name Thomas though, a friend of mine got bullied at school and stuff, and he HATES that show) -------------
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Posted By: Snow Dog
Date Posted: November 30 2010 at 13:32
Not in Britain. Just Ringo and some other guy. Must have been redone in the States.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 03 2010 at 11:38
Dan Castellaneta also was the voice actor of Nordom in Planescape: Torment.  Going back to Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice actors. I was surprised to hear that Peter Renaday voiced Splinter. Others may known him as the voice of Duncan from Dragon Age: Origins and Dr. Henry from Fallout: New Vegas. He also voiced Mandrake in the cartoon series Defenders of the Earth.-------------   
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: December 03 2010 at 11:48
It's not really a voice but the person who plays Sloth on The Goonies is former football player John Matuzak:
  Who was also on the movie Cavemen with Ringo Starr and Dennis Quaid.
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Posted By: VanderGraafKommandöh
Date Posted: December 03 2010 at 11:50
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He looks like Ellen Page.
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Posted By: NecronCommander
Date Posted: December 03 2010 at 11:59
Fat Tony from the Simpsons is voiced by Joe Mantegna of Criminal Minds fame.  -------------  
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Posted By: The Truth
Date Posted: December 03 2010 at 12:01
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