Line #27 Creator/CoreyBurton


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2	->''“That’s truly all I have really wanted to do - be a part of something great, something that makes a difference in somebody’s life. And as I realized early on, you know, cartoons, animated motion pictures and even bit parts, background characters in movie soundtracks can be ''so'' '''''meaningful''''' in people’s lives. I mean, it’s just stunning. And I mean, I apologize I cannot keep up with signing autographs or communicating fans who write me; but I get so many stories of just one little bit that I’ve done in a series or film or whatever, that’s made a huge difference in somebody’s life - and that’s what I do it for.”''
3	-->-- [[https://youtu.be/0Pqcgof2e7o Source]]
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5	Corey Gregg Weinberg (born August 3, 1955), better known as [[StageNames Corey Burton]], is an American voice actor. He began his voice career at age 17, in an imitation performance of voice actor Hans Conreid for Disney. He studied radio acting with the legendary Creator/DawsButler for four years, and went on to work with nearly all of the original Hollywood radio actors in classic-style radio dramas. He has also done numerous cartoon series for other networks, such as Creator/CartoonNetwork.
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7	Burton is an [[ManOfAThousandVoices incredibly talented mimic]] and has voiced sound-alikes and original characters for over 50 Disney Storyteller records or games. Burton has done extensive voice work for Disney including feature animations, theme parks, interactive sections of the company, and attractions at the Ride/{{Disneyland}} Resort, Ride/WaltDisneyWorld Resort, and Tokyo Disney Resort. In fact, regarding the Floridian resort, he was also one of two narrators in a [[TheNineties 1990s]] PC application called ''VideoGame/TheWaltDisneyWorldExplorer'', which was a PointAndClick "edutainment" title that had slideshows, videos, audio descriptions and even a trivia [[{{Minigame}} side game]] that was all about Disney World. Over at the Californian resort, he provides the announcements for the ''Mickey and Friends Tram''. He also provides the "Feature Presentation" voice on numerous Disney videos. He also overdubbed the voice of ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'' MC Deems Taylor for the 2000 60th Anniversary Edition DVD release onwards, as Taylor's original soundtrack had deteriorated. Burton's vast Disney portfolio ensured he has become a staple voice actor for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series; he notably became the first regular actor to play Yen Sid, the sorcerer from ''WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}}'', and along with other legacy characters such as Dale and Captain Hook, he took over the role of [=DiZ=] full-time starting with ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' after having subbed for Creator/ChristopherLee a few times (more on that below).
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9	Burton is also known to audiences for his role as ComicBook/{{Brainiac}} in the Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse. He appeared as Brainiac in six episodes of ''WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries'', two episodes of ''WesternAnimation/StaticShock'', two episodes of ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague'', five episodes of ''Justice League Unlimited''. While not part of the DCAU, he reprised this role in three episodes of ''WesternAnimation/LegionOfSuperHeroes'', as well as in the MMO ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline''.
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11	Burton is also known to ''Franchise/StarWars'' fans as the [[PoorMansSubstitute audio double]] for Creator/ChristopherLee as [[Characters/StarWarsCountDooku Count Dooku]] in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsCloneWars'' and several ''Star Wars'' video games (likewise for the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series). He appeared as Ziro the Hutt and General Lothsome in the ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' pilot film and also appeared as Captain Mar Tuuk and Cad Bane and reprised his roles as Count Dooku, Ziro The Hutt, and General Lothsome in the series, reprising his role as Cad Bane in the character's first live-action appearance in ''Series/TheBookOfBobaFett''. When Sir Christopher Lee was brought in to record for the ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' pilot film, he was so impressed with Corey's impersonation of him that he wondered why he even needed to record for the pilot film. Burton returned to the role of Dooku in a starring role years later in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTalesOfTheJedi''. He even used his Lee impression for a few other roles, including Hugo Strange and another Lee character in the WesternAnimation/{{Marvel Universe\|DisneyXD}} shows, {{Dracula}}.
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13	Also well-known to the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' universe as the voice of Shockwave, Sunstreaker, Brawn and Spike Witwicky in ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' . Almost a quarter of a century later, he reprised the role of Shockwave and Spike, as well as assuming the roles of Megatron, Ratchet, and Ironhide in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''. He was considered by Creator/MichaelBay to reprise his role as Shockwave for ''Film/TransformersDarkOfTheMoon'', but Burton ultimately declined, citing a busy schedule and a general disinterest in blockbusters. [[note]]Creator/DavidWarner was also considered for Shockwave, who was actually Burton's inspiration for the original incarnation of the character, but ultimately, the role would've been something of a waste for both Burton and Warner, since Shockwave is actually a RedHerring for the true BigBad of the film, despite being heavily toted as such during promotion.[[/note]]
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15	He's also played dozens of characters on ''Radio/AdventuresInOdyssey'', his most frequent as Edwin's assistant Walter Shakespeare, and is currently one of the main voices for Creator/RobertRodriguez's new El Rey Network.
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17	Burton is a sound engineering enthusiast, and is an expert with microphones and recording equipment. He has UsefulNotes/AspergerSyndrome, and tends to avoid public appearances unless in a controlled environment.
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19	!!His roles include:
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21	* Ludwig Von Drake (replacing Creator/PaulFrees)
22	* Dale and Zipper in ''WesternAnimation/ChipNDaleRescueRangers''
23	* Gruffi Gummi and Toadwart in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGummiBears'' (following the death of Bill Scott).
24	* Sigmund Brock in ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong''.
25	* [[WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts Ranger Woodlore]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Grumpy]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Fantasia}} Chernabog]], [[WesternAnimation/TheBlackCauldron the Horned King]], [[{{WesternAnimation/Hercules}} Zeus]], and several other characters from ''WesternAnimation/HouseOfMouse''.
26	* Gaetan "Mole" Molière in ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire'' and ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisMilosReturn''.
27	* Onus in ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''
28	* Captain Hook in ''WesternAnimation/ReturnToNeverLand'' and ''WesternAnimation/JakeAndTheNeverlandPirates'' (replacing Hans Conried)
29	* Dale, [[WesternAnimation/{{Fantasia}} Yen Sid]], [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook]], [[Film/{{Tron}} Sark, MCP,]] [[note]](replacing Creator/DavidWarner, who reportedly would have loved to reprise the roles, but couldn't because of scheduling difficulties)[[/note]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Mulan}} Shan Yu]][[note]](replacing Creator/MiguelFerrer)[[/note]], [[WesternAnimation/TheHunchbackOfNotreDameDisney Frollo]][[note]](replacing Creator/TonyJay)[[/note]], [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Flotsam and Jetsam]][[note]](replacing Creator/PaddiEdwards)[[/note]], and [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland the White Rabbit]][[note]](replacing Bill Thompson)[[/note]] in the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' series
30	** [=DiZ=] in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Kingdom Hearts]] [[UpdatedRerelease Re:]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Chain of Memories]]'', ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' and ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance''
31	** Reprises Yen Sid in the ''VideoGame/EpicMickey'' franchise and for Ride/DisneyThemeParks attractions and shows.
32	* The {{Narrator}} in Goofy appearances (1992-present) (replacing John [=McLeish=])
33	* Mr. Werks in ''How Things Werk'' (one of the mini-segments from ''Creator/OneSaturdayMorning'')
34	* V.V. Argost and Leonidas Van Rook in ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretSaturdays''
35	* Zeus in ''WesternAnimation/HerculesTheAnimatedSeries''[[note]](replacing Creator/RipTorn)[[/note]], ''VideoGame/GodOfWar'', and ''VideoGame/PlaystationAllStarsBattleRoyale''
36	* Old Queeks in ''WesternAnimation/MikeLuAndOg''
37	* Hugo Strange in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity'' and ''VideoGame/LegoDCSuperVillains''.
38	* Jaga in ''WesternAnimation/{{Thundercats 2011}}''.
39	* Ranger Stu in ''WesternAnimation/SquirrelBoy''.
40	* The wizard Specules and the narrator in WesternAnimation/KorgothOfBarbaria.
41	* A few voices in ''WesternAnimation/SymBionicTitan'', such as the army commander Lance shares a swordfight with.
42	* King Mumbo Jumbo in ''WesternAnimation/ChalkZone''.
43	* Quarrie and Eesh Fahm in ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsRebels''.
44	* Malware in ''WesternAnimation/Ben10Omniverse''. He also voiced several other characters in this series, including V.V. Argost in a RoleReprise, during a crossover episode.
45	* General Knowledge in ''Ride/CraniumCommand''
46	* A judge, a cop, and a farmer in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]]'s ''Mr. Toad's Wild Ride''
47	* [[WesternAnimation/PeterPan Captain Hook and Mr. Smee]] in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]]'s version of ''Peter Pan's Flight''
48	* The Fish in [[Ride/UniversalStudios Islands of Adventure]]'s ''Ride/TheCatInTheHat''
49	* Wilbur The Wombeast on ''WesternAnimation/SofiaTheFirst''
50	* Various characters in ''VideoGame/TreasurePlanetBattleAtProcyon'', including: Optoc, Cragorian and Macriki crew members.
51	* Starlab Controller Jerry Lyden and additional roles in the sci-fi radio show ''Radio/AlienWorlds''.
52	* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainSturdy''.
53	* The {{Narrator}} of ''Film/{{Machete}}'' and ''Film/MacheteKills''
54	* James Bond Jr. in ''WesternAnimation/JamesBondJr''
55	* Rotten Ralph's cousin Percy and Mr. Fred in the animated special based on the ''Literature/RottenRalph'' book ''Not-So-Rotten Ralph''
56	* {{Dracula}} in ''WesternAnimation/AvengersAssemble'', ''[[WesternAnimation/UltimateSpiderMan2012 Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/HulkAndTheAgentsOfSMASH''.
57	* Bricabrac, Footman, Goggles, and WACME Quiz Master in ''VideoGame/{{Toonstruck}}''
58	* Volteer in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfSpyro''
59	* Additional Voices in ''WesternAnimation/OnceUponAStudio''
60	* Lex Luthor ([[spoiler: Earths 1 and 2]]) in ''VideoGame/SuicideSquadKillTheJusticeLeague''

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