Key facts
- Born
- Peter Claver Cullen , ( 1941-07-28 ) July 28, 1941 (age 84) , Montreal , Quebec , Canada
- Education
- National Theatre School ( BFA )
- Occupation
- Voice actor
- Years active
- 1962–present
- Relatives
- Molly Culver (daughter-in-law), Larry Cullen (brother)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Peter
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Montreal
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Notable work
- Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
- Image
- Peter Cullen Photo Op GalaxyCon Richmond 2020.jpg
- Number of children
- 4
- Residence
- Los Angeles
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- Peter Cullen
- date of birth
- 1941-07-28
- name in native language
- Peter Cullen
- start of work period
- 1962-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Peter Claver Cullen (born July 28, 1941) is a Canadian voice actor. He voiced Optimus Prime in the original 1980s Transformers animated series, later returning to the role in Transformers media in 2007, starting with the first live-action film. He has also voiced many other characters across a wide variety of popular media, including Eeyore in the Winnie the Pooh franchise, Monterey Jack in Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, the first voice of KARR in Knight Rider and the vocalizations of the title character in Predator. He also voiced Thaedus in the animated series Invincible.
He was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2023 as part of the 2nd Children's and Family Emmy Awards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Peter Cullen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.