The voice of
Optimus Prime.
Peter Cullen is a Canadian voice actor who is prehaps best known as the voice of Optimus Prime in
The Transformers (he would subsequently reprise his role as Optimus in
Michael Bay's
live-action Transformers film series and the
Transformers Prime animated series). In addition, he has narrated and played Coran and King Alfor in the
Lion Voltron series, the transforming spaceship/robot Ramrod in the 1980s anime series
Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Commander James Hawkins in the
Vehicle Voltron series,
Eeyore in
Winnie the Pooh, the
Predator in the original film,
King Kong in the 1976 remake, and
KARR in
Knight Rider. He also holds the milestone of being the first person to provide the voice of
Mario (in the
Donkey Kong segments from
Saturday Supercade), and for many years provided voice-overs for
Toonami's promos. Cullen also voiced Monterey Jack on
Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers for the first season, but was replaced by
Jim Cummings for the rest of the series (it should also be noted that Cummings voiced Monterey Jack in the five-part pilot movie "To The Rescue").
Then when the news broke that he was to return to voice Optimus Prime,
The Fandom Rejoiced (indeed, the trope was previously called "Cue Cullen").
Then when the news broke that he was not to return to voice Eeyore,
Internet Backlash took over.
The Fandom Rejoiced once more, when he reprised the roll of KARR in the new
Knight Rider series.
No relation to
Bill Cullen, or
that sparkly vampire.
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