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Peter Cullen, Legendary Voice Of Optimus Prime, Has Died Aged 85

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Peter Cullen, Legendary Voice Of Optimus Prime, Has Died Aged 85

Peter Cullen, best known as the voice of Optimus Prime for the last 40 years, has died at his home at the age of 85. His agent confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter, saying he “passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family.” The actor, who provided the voice of Eeyore in decades of Disney productions, was also known to many as the narrator for Cartoon Network’s Toonami block.

Born in 1941, Canadian Cullen first came to fame as a regular on 1972’s The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour, before turning to voice acting in the later ’70s. In 1984 he provided voices for Gremlins, at the same time as playing Venger in the early-’80s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. Then also in 1984, his baritone voice was cast as Optimus Prime in the original animated Transformers TV series, a role he would go on to reprise for the rest of his life.

In the meantime, Cullen would provide the (uncredited) voice of the predator in 1987’s Arnie classic The Predator, Monterey Jack in Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers, and, from 1988, the voice of Eeyore in all of Disney’s Winnie the Pooh animations. But as well as the higher profile roles, the actor appeared in just about any classic cartoon you care to remember, including nostalgia-assaulting oddities like Snorks, Rainbow Brite and BraveStarr.

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