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Rob Paulsen
Paulsen at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con International.
Born	Robert Fredrick Paulsen III (1956-03-11) March 11, 1956 (age 56) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actor, singer
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Parrish Todd
Children	Ashton Paulsen

Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956), sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr. Otto Scratchansniff from Animaniacs, Pinky from Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, Rev Runner from Loonatics Unleashed, and Throttle from the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker Mice From Mars.^[1] His role as Pinky won him a Daytime Emmy Award for male vocal performance.

In total, Paulsen has been the voice of over 250 different animated characters and performed in over 1000 commercials. He continues to play minor parts in dozens of cartoons as well as supporting characters in animated movies.

Personal life[link]

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His name is Robert Paulsen. Paulsen was born in Detroit, Michigan. He is married to Parrish Todd and has one son, Ashton. In an interview with a Chicago TV station, Paulsen described himself as "a singer who decided to become an actor." Growing up in Grand Blanc, Michigan, Paulsen sang in choir throughout his youth and adolescence and began performing in plays in grammar school. However, his idol growing up was Gordie Howe of the Detroit Red Wings; he considered the arts to be a secondary career choice, primarily interested in becoming a professional hockey player.

Paulsen has long supported charity organizations, and donated considerably for cancer research. He has worked a lot for GOALmodels, a program for adolescents, and is a sponsor of Camp Will-A-Way, a camp for mentally and physically disabled children. Paulsen also donates funds from autographs to the Wounded Warrior Project and Operation Smile.

Career[link]

Early career[link]

He began his voice over career at Hanna-Barbera on The Smurfs animated television show as an extra in 1981. A few years later, his career launched into more substantial roles such as Tripwire, Cobra Slavemaster, and Snow Job on G.I. Joe, Corky on The Snorks, Boober on the animated version of Fraggle Rock, and the villain "Jesse Blue" on Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.

During the 1980s Paulsen also explored the field of live action cinema. His first movie was Eyes of Fire in 1983. He played supporting roles in Body Double, Stewardess School, Mutant on the Bounty, and Warlock. He appeared in television shows during this time as well, such as MacGyver and St. Elsewhere. He mentioned in an interview, regarding his role in Body Double, that he would not want his child (who was very young at the time of the interview) to see the movie, so he could not really be proud of his work.

Paulsen's first major role was in 1987, as "Raphael" in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles television series.

Advertising[link]

Paulsen became more prevalent in the world of advertising as well. In the 1980s he had been the announcer for the sitcom Cheers and continued to secure roles as an announcer. He appeared as the voice of "Mr. Opportunity", spokesman of Honda commercials on TV and radio, the announcer for Buffalo Dick's Radio Ranch, and the spokesman for Lucky Stores, a West-coast grocery store chain, before it was acquired by Albertsons in 1998. He provided the voice of "Dog" in the Taco Bell kids meal commercials from 1996 to mid-1997, with Eddie Deezen as the voice of "Nacho" the cat.

However Paulsen's most famous advertising role was in the original commercial of the now ubiquitous Got Milk? campaign. The famous commercial, Who Shot Alexander Hamilton?, aired in 1993, and launched the Got Milk? campaign into a monstrously successful enterprise. Paulsen continues to be one of the most sought-after commercial voice actors in the industry.

He can be currently heard as the voice of singing Mini-Wheat in the Mini-Wheats commercials in Canada.

Tuning in to Spielberg[link]

Throughout the early 1990s, Paulsen continued to co-star in animated series, which allowed him to branch further into radio and television announcements and dropped live-action acting from his repertoire. In 1993, he voiced "Antoine D'Coolette" in ABC's series Sonic the Hedgehog, and "Arthur", an insecure accountant in a moth costume (wings included), in the superhero series The Tick in 1995.

In 1993, he starred as the title character in both Mighty Max and The Mask. Also at this time he starred in what became one of his most popular roles, "Yakko Warner" of Animaniacs. Paulsen also provided the voice of "Pinky" from Pinky and the Brain, a show which won him several Annie Awards and a Daytime Emmy in 1999.

He also did a number of characters in Tiny Toon Adventures, including "Fowlmouth", "Arnold the Pit Bull", and "Concord Condor". In the direct-to-video movie Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation, he did the voices for "Banjo Possum", "Mr. Hitcher" (who would also appear in other episodes), and "Johnny Pew".

Current roles[link]

Paulsen in June 2011

Animation[link]

Paulsen has provided voices for a great amount of characters, among which are Yakko Warner, Dr. Otto Scratchansniff and Pinky in Animaniacs; Steelbeak in Darkwing Duck; "Brick" and "Boomer" in The Powerpuff Girls; Atchan in Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi; Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost in The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper; Ogden Ostrich in Channel Umptee-3; "Reuben" in Lilo & Stitch: The Series; "Jack Fenton," "Box Ghost," "Technus", and "The Ghost Vultures" in Danny Phantom; "Carl Wheezer" and "Butch" in Jimmy Neutron; "Mark Chang", "Mr. Birkenbake" and "Peppy Happy Gary" in The Fairly OddParents; Peck the Rooster in Barnyard, and Back at the Barnyard; and "Gordon" in the Nickelodeon cartoon Catscratch. He was also the voice of "Rothchild" in the early episodes of Samurai Jack. Additionally, Paulsen provided the voice of "PJ" in Goof Troop, the animated series starring Goofy.

He also voiced "Zeek" and "Joshua" in K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments, Rude Dog in Rude Dog and the Dweebs, and Archie the Raccoon, A.K.A., Ze Archer in "Mask of the Raccoon" on The Penguins of Madagascar. He reprised his role as "Throttle" in the 2006 Biker Mice from Mars, and played a role in The Boondocks as an art teacher. He also provided the voices of 2T Fru-T, Mike Ellis, Dark Comet and Ronald in the 2001 cartoon series Butt-Ugly Martians. He also portrayed the voice of Chomper in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, Spike and Rinkus in The Land Before Time sequels and Spike in the TV series, but Spike was played anonymously in the original The Land Before Time. Paulsen also played Mo in The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water.

It was not long before Paulsen returned to Warner Bros. Animation, which had diverged into a new era of television serials (following what is sometimes referred to as the "Silver Age of Animation"). Paulsen appeared as "Rev Runner" of the new show Loonatics Unleashed and stars in Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island. He also voiced "The Source" in the Teen Titans episode "Employee of the Month." He was also the voice of the character "Squeeky" on the TV show Danger Rangers. Paulsen also provides the voice for the Honda character "Mr. Opportunity." In the Rob Zombie animated film, The Haunted World of El Superbeasto, Paulsen voices the characters "El Gato" and "Commandant Hess", among some others. He also has a role as "Ditto", one of the alien forms on Ben 10.

Paulsen is also the current voice of classic Disney character "José Carioca". Rob became the new voice of "Prince Eric" of Disney's The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea since Christopher Daniel Barnes failed to reprise the role. in 2000. He is also the voice of Peck the rooster and other minor characters in the Nickelodeon computer-animated series Back at the Barnyard and various minor characters on the Disney Channel animated series, The Replacements. One of the newer titles he is voiced in is the Tinker Bell line as Bobble. He also did the voices of Boober Fraggle, Sprocket and Marjory the Trash Heap in the animated version of Fraggle Rock. As well as Gwizdo in the Dragon Hunters movie.

Paulsen was best known to Transformers fans as the voices of the Autobots Air Raid, Chase, Haywire, Fastlane, Slingshot in The Transformers.

Video games[link]

In video gaming, much voice talent has bled over from television and radio voice actors. Paulsen has appeared in video games such as Doom 3 and Clay Fighter 63¹⁄₃. He plays "Fluffy", the Chinese-crested dog, in 102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue, an Irish-talking pubtender in the 1996 video game Toonstruck, and "Morte", a floating, talking skull, in Planescape: Torment, as well as "Anomen Delryn" in Baldur's Gate II and "Gray Fox" in Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an assist trophy. He provides the voice for Erik the Swift of the Lost Vikings in its second installment. He portrays "Tobli" and "Lian Ronso" in the English version of Square Enix's Final Fantasy X-2 and has played the lead character in Bubsy. Although an extremely minor role, Paulsen has also done the voice for the Greek soldiers in God of War. In the video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge, he does the voice of "Igor". He also reprised his role as "Yakko Warner", "Dr. Scratchansniff", and "Pinky" in Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt. Rob Paulsen voiced the lead character, Lazarus Jones, in the PS2 game Ghosthunter, and played The Duck Avenger in Disney's Donald Duck Pk out of the shadows. Rob also voiced Alfredo Fettuccini, Bob the Ghost Pirate, Lookout and Ghost Priest in The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition. He voiced the Fox and the Mouse in the Green Eggs and Ham PC game. He also voiced "Tlaloc" in Tak and the Power of Juju.

Other[link]

Paulsen is also the off-camera voice of the syndicated television series Funniest Pets and People which is seen on Superstation WGN and other television stations throughout the United States and abroad.

Awards[link]

Rob Paulsen has been nominated for an Annie Award for his role of "Pinky" for 4 consecutive years, which he won in 1996, 1997, and 1999. In 2004 he was nominated for his role of "The Troubador" in The Three Musketeers, and in 2005 he was nominated for his role in The Happy Elf. In 1999 he also won the Daytime Emmy Award for the role of Pinky.

Public appearances[link]

Paulsen has been a regular industry guest and featured panelist at Comic-Con International over the past several years. He has also appeared at animation industry-related events such as the World Animation Celebration in 1998, among many others. He has also been a guest at several anime conventions, including JACON, Mikomicon, and Anime Overdose. Paulsen was a guest of honor at Anthrocon in 2007. He has recently started doing "Rob Paulsen Live" seminars across the U.S. to talk of his career, sign autographs, and talk with fans. Paulsen's first seminar was in Atlanta, Georgia. on July 30, 2011, and the next will be in Dallas, Texas on September 17, 2011.

Sometimes people in attendance would request him to sing the famous "Yakko's World" number, where he sings all the nations of the world with his "Yakko" voice in a fast-paced delivery without rehearsing.

In May 2011 working with social media and web producer Chris Pope, Rob rolled out a brand new website RobPaulsenLive.com as well as a weekly audio podcast called "Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen" which is managed and deployed by The Tech Jives Network.^[2]

June 2011 Rob made announcements that he was taking his show on the road with his "Lots of laughs and autographs" tour. Working closely with a team that included Chris Pope, his publicist and others he made his first successful tour in Atlanta, Georgia, which happened on July 30, 2011, and another in Dallas, Texas on September 17, 2011, that required two seminars, one in the afternoon and one in the evening, as they were so popular.^[3]

Filmography[link]

Rob Paulsen voices most of the characters with his original accent which is American, but he used a British accent to voice Strut in The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure and Brunch in Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf while using a Scottish accent to voice Bobble in the Tinker Bell films. In his role as Pinky, Paulsen used an exaggerated Cockney accent, especially in earlier episodes. He even used a Brooklyn accent for Reuben in Lilo & Stitch: The Series.

TV roles[link]

• 2 Stupid Dogs - Anteater, Cubby, Announcer
• Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - Spike, Additional Voices
• Animaniacs – Yakko Warner, Dr. Otto von Scratchansniff, Pinky
• The Legend of Korra – TBA
• Batman: The Animated Series - one of Penguin's goons (episode 20)
• Back at the Barnyard – Peck the Rooster
• Ben 10 – Ditto
• Ben 10: Alien Force - Baz-El, Rhomboid Vreedle
• Ben 10: Ultimate Alien - Baz-El
• Big Time Rush C.A.L (Big Time Job) and Superparrot (Big Time Guru)
• Biker Mice from Mars – Throttle, Fred the Mutant, Hairball
• Bump in the Night - Squishington
• Casper - Spooky
• CatDog - Hotdog, Hamburger (Meat, Dog's Friends)
• Catscratch – Gordon
• Channel Umptee-3 – Ogden Ostrich
• ChalkZone - Vinnie Raton, Walrus, Craniac
• Cheers - Announcer
• Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers - Flash
• Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island – Coconut Fred
• Dan Dare: Pilot of The Future - The Mekon
• Danger Rangers – Squeeky
• Danny Phantom – Box Ghost, Technus, & Jack Fenton
• Darkwing Duck - Steelbeak
• Dave the Barbarian – Malsquando
• Dexter's Laboratory – Major Glory, Puppet Pal Mitch
• Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears – Gusto Gummi
• Disney's House of Mouse - Jose Carioca
• Duck Dodgers - Martian Gopher #1, Porko
• Ducktales – Gladstone Gander
• Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends - Yakko Warner, Additional Voices
• Fraggle Rock – Boober Fraggle, Sprocket and Marjory the Trash Heap
• Freakazoid = additional voices
• Funniest Pets & People – Announcer
• Gargoyles- Helios (One Episode)
• Gary the Rat – additional voices
• G.I. Joe – Snow Job, Tripwire
• Goof Troop - P.J.
• Handy Manny – Fast Eddie
• Hercules = additional voices
• Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi - Atchan, additional voices
• Histeria! – Mr. Smartypants and Sammy Melman
• House of Mouse - Danny, Pirates, Rusty, additional voices
• Jungle Cubs - Hathi / Akela
• Justice League - Lightray
• K10C: Kids' Ten Commandments - Zeek & Joshua
• Kids Next Door – Robert Puttkin /Lenny Puttinsky, additional voices
• Kim Possible - Prince Wally, King Walus
• Kipper the Dog – Tiger, Pig, Jake, Various Voices
• Lilo & Stitch: The Series - Reuben/Experiment 625
• Loonatics Unleashed – Rev Runner
• The Looney Tunes Show - Mac Gopher, Chuck Berost
• Mickey Mouse Clubhouse - Toodles
• Mighty Max – Mighty Max
• Phineas and Ferb - additional voices
• Pinky and the Brain – Pinky
• Pound Puppies- King (AKA No-Name) (Uncredited)
• Planet Sheen - Doppy
• Power Eons: Super Legends – Demeon (Ninja Storm)
• Saber Rider & the Star Sheriffs - Jesse Blue
• Samurai Jack - Rothchild
• Slimer and the Real Ghostbusters - Robby, additional voices
• Spider-Man – Morris Bench/Hydro-Man
• Sonic the Hedgehog – Antoine D'Coolette
• SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron – Hard Drive, Al
• Tak and the Power of Juju - Party Juju, Judge Juju, Gillbert
• Taz-Mania - Digeri Dingo
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987) – Raphael, Zach the "Fifth Turtle", Wingnut, HiTech, The Grybyx, Mr. Ogg, Professor Sopho, Tokka additional voices
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012) - Donatello
• Teen Titans – The Source
• The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron – Carl Wheezer, Mrs. Wheezer, Mr. Wheezer, Butch, additional voices
• The Boondocks – An Art Teacher
• The Fairly OddParents – Mark Chang, Happy Peppy Gary, King Grippulon, Bucky McBadbat, additional voices
• The Land Before Time – Spike (2–present), Kosh, Strut (2), Chomper (2), Guido (12), Mo (9), Rinkus and Stegosaurus leader
• The Magician - Cosmos,Sonny Boy
• The Mask: The Animated Series – Stanley Ipkiss/The Mask
• The New Woody Woodpecker Show – additional voices
• The Penguins of Madagascar – Archie the Raccoon, A.K.A. The Archer in "Mask of the Raccoon", Kid Kazoo/Stockbroker (Kid Kazoo grown up) in "An Elephant Never Forgets", Lobster #1 in "Dr. Blowhole's Revenge" Ad Exec #1, and Technician in "Fit to Print".
• The Powerpuff Girls – Brick, Boomer, Major Glory ("Members Only")
• A Pup Named Scooby Doo - Professor Digby/Were-Doo
• The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest – Hadji, additional voices
• The Replacements – Fabian Le'Tool, Master Craig, Hiram Smeck, Mr. Vanderbosh
• The Smurfs – Marco Smurf, additional voices
• The Snorks – Corky
• The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper – Spooky
• The Super Hero Squad Show - Werewolf by Night, Baron Strucker
• The Tick – Arthur
• The Tom and Jerry Show - The Runaway Zebra
• The Transformers – Air Raid, Chase, Fastlane, Slingshot
• Tiny Toon Adventures - Fowlmouth, Arnold the Pit Bull, & Concord Condor, Porky Pig (in one episode)
• Time Squad – Buck Tuddrussel.
• T.U.F.F. Puppy - Bird Brain
• City Trams – Eric
• Random! Cartoons – Solomon Fix, Danny, Tickle Monster, Handycat, Drillbit, and Flavio
• Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated - Winslow Fleach, Radio Newsman
• What's New, Scooby Doo? - Jamison Steven Ripley,
• Yo Yogi - Dick 'Dickie' Dastardly, Chuck Toupee, Super Snooper, Robin Hood, Waiter, Wee Willie the Gorilla, additional voices
• The New Yogi Bear Show - La Bamba Bear

Movie roles[link]

• Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet the Wolfman - Mr. Rochelle
• Bambi II – Friend Bear
• Barnyard – Peck the Rooster
• Batman: Gotham Knight – Sal Maroni
• Bat Thumb - No Face, Commissioner
• Body Double - Supporting Role
• Eyes of Fire
• Cinderella II: Dreams Come True – Jaq, the Grand Duke, the Baker, Sir Hugh, Bert and Flower Vendor
• Cinderella III: A Twist in Time – Jaq, the Grand Duke and the Bishop
• Charlotte's Web 2 - Farley the Fox
• Cranberry Christmas - Mr. Whiskers
• Dragon Hunters - Gwizdo
• Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home – Dakar Crew Member #2
• FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue – additional voice
• The Land Before Time XIII: The Wisdom of Friends – additional voice
• Lone Wolf McQuade – Man at festival
• Mannequin – Cop #4
• Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse - Prince Eric and Additional voices
• Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers – The Troubadour
• Mickey's House of Villains - Hades (singing only)
• Mulan II – Prince Jeeki
• 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure - Danny
• Rainbow Brite and the Star Stealer – additional voice
• Return to Neverland - Pirates Rusty
• Rockin' with Judy Jetson - Sky Rocker
• Scooby-Doo and the Reluctant Werewolf – Brunch
• Scooby-Doo Meets the Boo Brothers - Shreako
• Steel Magnolias – Delivery guy
• Stewardess School - Larry Falkwell
• The Emperor's New Groove – Pink Cow (uncredited)
• The Fox and the Hound 2 – Chief, Additional Voices (uncredited)
• The GodThumb - Mickey, Toll Booth Guard
• The Happy Elf
• The Haunted World of El Superbeasto – El Gato and Commandant Hess
• The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea – Prince Eric
• The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning – Ink Spot & Swifty
• The Little Troll Prince – Borch #1
• Tinker Bell – Bobble
• Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue – Bobble
• Pixie Hollow Games – Bobble
• Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure – Bobble, Tall Troll, Owl
• Secret of the Wings – Bobble
• Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation - Banjo Possom, Mr. Hitcher, & Johnny Pew
• Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz - Tin Man
• Tweety's High-Flying Adventure – Sphinx, Ship Crewman and Casino Cat
• Wakko's Wish – Yakko Warner / Dr. Otto Scratchansniff / Pinky
• Warlock - Supporting Role

Games[link]

• Angry Birds - White Bird / Small Pig / Medium Pig / Helmet Pig / Large Pig
• The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition — Bob
• Toonstruck — Lugnut, Mee, Barman
• Planescape: Torment — Mortimer 'Morte' Rictusgrin
• Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep - Jaq, Grand Duke
• SpongeBob SquarePants featuring Nicktoons: Globs of Doom - Technus, Carl Wheezer, Traloc
• Metal Arms: Glitch in the System -
• Baldur's Gate II - Shadows of Amn — Anomen Delryn / Saerk Farrahd / Biff The Understudy / Qadeel
• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes and Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Gray Fox
• Disney's PK: Out of the Shadows - PK
• Ghosthunter — Officer Lazarus Jones

Other works[link]

• Jimmy Neutron's Nicktoon Blast (2003) – Carl Wheezer

References[link]

1. ^ Forman, Ross (1994-11-08). "Cartoon-voice Actor Is All Talk". Chicago Tribune. http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1994-11-08/features/9411080101_1_cool-job-animaniacs-rob-paulsen. Retrieved 2010-08-28. 
2. ^ Talking Toons with Rob Paulsen on TechJives.net
3. ^ Rob Paulsen comes to Atlanta by BigShinyRobot.com

External links[link]

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• Rob Paulsen at the Internet Movie Database
• Rob Paulsen at http://www.voicechasers.com

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Tara Strong
Strong in July 2009 at the San Diego Comic-Con International
Born	Tara Lyn Charendoff (1973-02-12) February 12, 1973 (age 39) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Tara Charendoff
Occupation	Actress, voice actress, singer
Years active	1986–present
Spouse	Craig Strong (May 14, 2000-present)
Children	2 sons
Signature
Website
www.tarastrong.com

Tara Lyn Strong (née Charendoff; born February 12, 1973) is a Canadian actress, voice actress, and singer, who is perhaps best known for her voice work in animated films and television series.

Early life and career[link]

Tara Lyn Charendoff was born on February 12, 1973 to Jewish-Canadian parents who ran a convenience/toy/candy store called The Wiz, and was raised in Toronto, Ontario. Strong's acting career began when she volunteered to be a soloist in the school production at age four. Soon, she began acting in the Yiddish Theater; though she did not know Yiddish, she memorized her lines phonetically. During this time, she also performed at the Toronto Jewish Theater (TJA), where she acted in A Night of Stars, and was featured in an audiotape for "Lay Down Your Arms" with the Habonim Youth Choir, where she sang the lyrics in both English and Hebrew,^[1] a feat she repeated on February 10, 2005, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel during the March of the Living dinner in honor of Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger.^[1]

At age thirteen, Strong was accepted into a performing arts school, where she landed her first professional role: the role of Gracie in the Limelight Theater's production of The Music Man. That same year, she booked a guest starring role in Mr. T's T. and T. Afterwards, she landed the title role in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater and starred in the short-lived CBC Television sitcom Mosquito Lake before moving to Los Angeles in the midst of the 1994 Northridge earthquake.^[1]

Strong is the voice behind a multitude of North American animated characters, including main roles in The Fairly OddParents as Timmy Turner and Poof; The New Batman Adventures as Batgirl; Fillmore! as Ingrid Third; Rugrats and All Grown Up! as Dil Pickles; The Powerpuff Girls as Bubbles; Ben 10 as Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Benwolf, and Buzzshock; Xiaolin Showdown as Omi; Teen Titans as Raven; Drawn Together as Princess Clara and Toot Braunstein; The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and Super Mario World as Hip/Lemmy and Hop/Iggy Koopa; Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends as Terrence; Transformers Animated as Sari Sumdac, Slipstream, Slo-Mo, Strika, Red Alert, Mayor Edsel's press secretary, and additional voices; Sym-Bionic Titan as Ilana Lunas; Chowder as Truffles; the singing voice of Meg Griffin and additional voices on Family Guy; 101 Dalmatians: The Series as Spot/Two-Tone; My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic as Twilight Sparkle; and currently voices Betty Boop in commercials with Tress MacNeille.

Tara Strong with Teen Titans co-star Scott Menville

She has also lent her voice to English-language localizations of Japanese anime such as Spirited Away, Sailor Moon, Shaman King, and Princess Mononoke, as well as several video games, including her work as Elisa and Ursula in Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops; Paz Ortega Andrade in Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker; Seth Balmore in Lost Odyssey; Rikku in Final Fantasy X, its sequel Final Fantasy X-2, and Kingdom Hearts II; Norma Beatty in Tales of Legendia; Talwyn Apogee in Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction and its sequel, Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty (both of which reunite her with her Final Fantasy X and Drawn Together co-star James Arnold Taylor) and Harley Quinn replacing Arleen Sorkin in Batman: Arkham City. Numerous sources have stated that she also voiced Bowser Jr. in Super Mario Sunshine and went uncredited for the role.

She has appeared in live roles in National Lampoon's Senior Trip, Sabrina Goes to Rome, Sabrina, Down Under, Mosquito Lake, and The Last White Dishwasher. She also made guest appearances on such shows as Forever Knight, Street Legal, Touched by an Angel, Take Home Chef, Party of Five, Comic Book: The Movie, Kung Fu: The Legend Continues, and 3rd Rock from the Sun.^[1] She has the role of the character Miss Collins in Nickelodeon's live action series Big Time Rush. Strong has been nominated four times for an Annie Award, and once for a Daytime Emmy and she will voice Roxy of Winx Club,which will be broadcast on Nickelodeon.^[1]

In 2004, she won an Interactive Achievement Award for her role as Rikku in Final Fantasy X-2. She also served as the announcer for the 2000 Kids' Choice Awards, appeared as a guest at several fan conventions (including BotCon, Jacon, Comic-Con International, and Anime Overdose), and was featured on the front cover of the July/August 2004 issue of Working Mother magazine, saying, "My son is now old enough to respond to my work. To me, that's what it is all about."^[1][2]

Personal life[link]

Strong was raised Jewish in a kosher household. She is a vegetarian.^[3] Prior to her marriage, she was originally credited under her maiden name, Charendoff. She has one sister, Marla Charendoff (born October 18, 1971). Strong's parents ran a candy/toy store business in the Toronto area. Tara attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, class of 1991. After leaving high school she studied at The Second City in Toronto for two years before moving to Los Angeles in January 1994. Strong and actress Neve Campbell lived together when they both moved to Los Angeles at the same time. They both auditioned for the same role, Julia, in the '90s TV series Party of Five which would prove to be Campbell's big break. Strong appeared in a few episodes as Lorna.

Among her favorite voicework roles are: Melody in The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (the original The Little Mermaid is her favorite Disney film), Toot Braunstein in Drawn Together,^[4] and Raven in Teen Titans.^[5]

Tara met American actor Craig Strong in early 1999 at a party hosted by Sharon Stone's sister. Tara and Craig married on May 14, 2000. They have two sons, Sammy and Aden. The family resides in Toluca Lake, California with their dog, Baci. She and Craig are the founders of VoiceStarz, Inc., an Internet-based company which teaches people how to get into the voiceover business. Craig is the CEO.

Filmography[link]

Television (Live Action)

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1986	Street Legal	Angela
	Desiree's Wish	Waitress
1988	T. and T.	Sydney
1989	Mosquito Lake	Tara Harrison
1991	Married to It	Student in Pageant
1992	A Town Torn Apart
	The Judge	Millie Waters
	Forever Knight
1993	Family Pictures
	Kung Fu: The Legend Continues	Elizabeth
	Ready or Not
1994	Reform School Girl
	Thicker Than Blood: The Larry McLinden Story	Terra (age 16)
1995	Skin Deep	Tina
	Party of Five	Lorna
	The Outer Limits	Judy Walsh	1 episode
1996	3rd Rock from the Sun	Yoga Lady	Episode My Mother the Alien
1998	Sabrina Goes to Rome	Gwen
1999	Sabrina, Down Under	Gwen
	Touched by an Angel
	Black Mask	Additional Voices
	Candid Camera
	1997 Kids' Choice Awards	Herself	Winner (with the cast of Rugrats) for Favorite Cartoon
	1998 Kids' Choice Awards	Herself	Winner (with the cast of Rugrats) for Favorite Cartoon
	1999 Kids' Choice Awards	Herself	Presenter, Winner (with the cast of Rugrats) for Favorite Cartoon, Winner (with the cast of The Rugrats Movie) for Favorite Movie
2004	Comic Book: The Movie
2006	Take Home Chef	Herself
2007	The Bad Girls Club	Season 2 Narrator
2008	According to Jim
2010–present	Big Time Rush	Miss Collins	Recurring Role
2012-present	'Fringe	TBA	Television (Animation) Year Film Role Notes 1986 The Care Bears 1987 Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater Hello Kitty Garbage Pail Kids Patty Putty Maxie's World My Pet Monster Anne The Wild Puffalumps Holly 1988 Clifford's Fun with... Additional voices 1989 Babar Young Celeste Beetlejuice Clare, Bertha 1990 The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventures Madeline Chloe Piggsburg Pigs! 1991 Here's How! ProStars Rupert Frances Super Mario World Lemmy "Hip" Koopa and Iggy "Hop" Koopa Wish Kid 1992 X-Men Magik 1993 The Incredible Dennis the Menace Tales from the Cryptkeeper 1994 Tekkaman Blade II Yumi Francois/Tekkaman Hiver 1995 Gadget Boy & Heather Heather Little Bear Tutu 1996 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Additional voices Adventures from the Book of Virtues Girl The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest Kazrina 1997 101 Dalmatians: The Series Spot, Two-Tone, Vindella de Vil Channel Umptee-3 Extreme Ghostbusters Kylie Griffin Healthspells The New Batman Adventures Batgirl/Barbara Gordon Pepper Ann Brenda King of the Hill 1998 Rugrats Dil Pickles, Timmy McNulty Gadget Boy's Adventures In History Heather The Powerpuff Girls Bubbles Histeria! Big Fat Baby Girl Additional voices Sabrina the Teenage Witch Molly Dolly 1999 Detention Shareena Wickett The Kids from Room 402 Penny Recess Becky Benson Sonic Underground Additional Voices 2000 Clerks: The Animated Series Giggling Girl Sailor Moon S Additional voices 2001 Baby Felix & Friends Baby Kitty The Proud Family Bebe and Cece Proud, Puff The Fairly OddParents Timmy Turner, Poof, Britney Britney, Additional voices Lloyd in Space Cindy's Nice Head 2002 Scruff Scruff, Princess Codename: Kids Next Door Mushi Sanban, Numbuh 10, Sally Sanban, Katie and The Interesting Twins From Beneath The Mountain Fillmore! Ingrid Third, Jenna ("Red Robins Don't Fly"), Croquet Kid ("Next Stop, Armageddon"), Ariella Third ("A Cold Day At X"), Treplew ("Two Wheels, Full Throttle, No Breaks") Gotham Girls Batgirl/Barbara Gordon, Elizabeth Styles The Paz Show Additional voices Kim Possible Tara, Joss Possible, Britina Totally Spies! Various characters What's New, Scooby-Doo? Terry/Alexandra Viggi/Trudy 2003 The Animatrix Crew Woman ("Final Flight of the Osiris") / Nurse ("World Record") / Misha ("Beyond") Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Dannan 'O Mallard / Molly Winks Justice League Sera, Queen Lilo & Stitch: The Series Angel, Adult Lilo Spider-Man: The New Animated Series Christina, ("Head Over Heels") Teen Titans Raven, Kitten, Kole, Jinx ("Titans Together"), Gizmo ("Titans Together") Xiaolin Showdown Omi All Grown Up! Dil Pickles 2004 Mack & Vanessa Melody Danny Phantom Ember McLain, Star, and Penelope Spectra Drawn Together Princess Clara, Toot Braunstein, Wilma Flintstone, Unusually Flexible Girl, Paper Baby Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Terrence, Various Characters The Infinite Darcy Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi Little Girl Megas XLR Pulsar, Comet 2005 American Dragon: Jake Long Kara & Sara, Veronica, Stacey Avatar: The Last Airbender Mai's mother Ben 10 Ben Tennyson, Upgrade, Adult Gwendolyn Tennyson ("Ben 10,000" and "Ken 10"), Benwolf ("Benwolf"), Ken Tennyson, Buzzshock, ("Ken 10"), Cousin Lucy ("Big Fat Alien Wedding"), Sandra Tennyson ("Goodbye and Good Riddance"), Additional voices Brandy & Mr. Whiskers Gabriella/Mom Howler The Buzz on Maggie Dawn Swatworthy Camp Lazlo Amber, Tootie, & Honey Celebrity Deathmatch Paris Hilton Family Guy Meg Griffin's singing voice The Life and Times of Juniper Lee Roger, Lila the Sasquatch 2006 Justice League Unlimited Johnny Family Guy additional voices Legion of Super-Heroes Alexis Luthor/Esper/Emerald Empress The Replacements Sierra, additional voices 2007 My Friends Tigger & Pooh Porcupine The Boondocks Cindy McPhearson Chowder Truffles Phineas and Ferb Additional Voices, including a bird. Episode: "Interview With a Platypus" Sushi Pack Maguro Transformers Animated Sari Sumdac, Slipstream, Slo-Mo, Strika, Red Alert, Mayor Edsel's press secretary, Carly, Teletran-1 2008 Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Daizy Ben 10: Alien Force Princess Attea Wolverine and the X-Men Marrow, Dust, X-23, Firestar, Stepford Cuckoos, Magik/Illyana The Garfield Show Monica the Cat 2009 The Powerpuff Girls Rule! Bubbles Batman: The Brave and the Bold Professor Helena Bertinelli/Huntress, Billy Batson, Mary Batson[7] The Goode Family The Penguins of Madagascar Eggy the duckling, Mother Duck, Know-it-all Kid, Additional Voices The Super Hero Squad Show H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Woman, Scarlet Witch, Brynnie Bratton, Random! Cartoons Beth, New Alien El Chavo Doña Florinda, La Popis 2010 Sym-Bionic Titan Ilana My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic Twilight Sparkle Speaking Voice only Ben 10: Ultimate Alien Ben Tennyson (age 10), Serena MAD Meredith Grey, Ariel Moore, Kit Kittredge, Patti Stanger, Buffy Summers, Bubbles, Twilight Sparkle, Raven 2011 Young Justice Dr. Serling Roquette, Lunch lady, Additional Voices Dan Vs. Timmy The Looney Tunes Show Sniffles, Penelope Pussycat 2012 Napoleon Dynamite Kangaroo singer, Scantronica, Dody, Shaylene, Candy, Egg Queen, Ultimate Spider-Man Mary Jane Watson, Thundra Super Best Friends Forever Barbara Gordon/Batgirl Green Lantern: The Animated Series Iolande Ben 10: Omniverse Benjamin Kriby Tennyson (11 Years Old) 2013 Xiaolin Chronicles Omi Video games Year Game Role Notes 2000 Icewind Dale Yxunomei Orphen: Scion of Sorcery Mar Sacrifice Rugrats in Paris: The Movie Dil Pickles 2001 Batman: Vengeance Batgirl/Barbara Gordon Final Fantasy X Rikku Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 Rugrats: All Growed Up – Older and Bolder Dil Pickles 2002 Pirates: The Legend of Black Kat Mara Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 Whacked! Lucy, Charity 2003 Batman: Rise of Sin Tzu Batgirl / Barbara Gordon Final Fantasy X-2 Rikku Tony Hawk's Underground Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Ada 2004 Hot Shots Golf Fore! Emma Jak 3 Keira, Seem La Pucelle: Tactics Goddess Poitreene, Chocolat Ninja Gaiden Rachel Robotech: Invasion Guppy Shrek 2 Lil' Red Spyro: A Hero's Tail Ember, Flame, Blink Tales of Symphonia Presea Combatir, Corrine Tony Hawk's Underground 2 2005 Jak X: Combat Racing Keira Killer7 Kaede Smith Psychonauts Sheegor Shrek SuperSlam Red Riding Hood, Dronkey, Luna (Witch), Anthrax (Unicorn) Tony Hawk's American Wasteland Viewtiful Joe: Red Hot Rumble Captain Blue Jr. Xenosaga II Sakura Mizrahi X-Men Legends II: Rise of Apocalypse Blink 2006 Blue Dragon Kluke Cartoon Network Racing Bubbles Family Guy Video Game! additional voices Justice League Heroes Supergirl Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops Elisa & Ursula Ninja Gaiden Sigma Rachel Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams Arin Xiaolin Showdown Omi Teen Titans (console game) Raven Shrek Smash n' Crash Racing Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks 2007 Ben 10: Protector of Earth Ben Tennyson Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure Cream, Mosby, and Baby Tokaron Lost Odyssey Seth Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction Talwyn 2008 Ratchet & Clank Future: Quest for Booty Talwyn Line Rider 2: Unbound Bailey Eternal Sonata Salsa, March Wii Music Melody Tute Crash: Mind over Mutant Additional Voices Lego Batman: The Videogame Batgirl 2009 Fat Princess Princess, Female Army Member Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall Bubbles Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier Keira Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Watchmen: The End Is Nigh Ninja Gaiden Sigma 2 Rachel, Sanji Marvel Super Hero Squad Invisible Woman 2010 Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker Paz No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle Cloe Walsh, Margaret Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions Doctor Octopus 2099 Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet Scarlet Witch, H.E.R.B.I.E., Invisible Woman 2011 Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds X-23 Rango Priscilla Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion Bubbles, Chowder, Dexter, Cheese, Young Ben Tennyson Shadows of the Damned Justine Rage Elizabeth Batman: Arkham City Harley Quinn Star Wars: The Old Republic Risha, Holiday 2012 Asura's Wrath Durga Armored Core V Fran Lollipop Chainsaw Juliet Starling References[link] ^ a b c d e f "Tara Strong official website". Tarastrong.com. http://www.tarastrong.com. Retrieved 2011-05-04.  ^ "Strong on the cover of ''Working Mother'' magazine". Mkbmemorial.com. http://mkbmemorial.com/TOTS/main/WM_C.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04.  ^ "website". Tv.com. http://www.tv.com/take-home-chef/tara-s./episode/1131875/summary.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04.  ^ In a Comedy Central interview: "Toot is the funniest character I have done. Toot lives in a fantasy world, insisting that she is still a beautiful sex symbol under the delusion that all the men want her." ^ In an interview: "I love playing goth characters, out of all the goths I've played Raven is my favorite and I love it how she is half demon and half good girl which is so different from all the other goths I have played. And plus my sons love the show, they love any cartoon that is based on a comic book superhero." ^ "TOTS: The Official Tara Strong filmography!". Mkbmemorial.com. http://www.mkbmemorial.com/TOTS/filmo/index.html. Retrieved 2011-05-04.  ^ "Toon Zone - Your Source for Toon News!". News.toonzone.net. 2009-03-26. http://news.toonzone.net/articles/29173/toon-zone-news-interviews-the-brave-and-bold-james-tucker. Retrieved 2011-05-04.  External links[link] Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Tara Strong Official website Tara Strong at the Internet Movie Database Persondata Name Strong, Tara Alternative names Short description Date of birth February 12, 1973 Place of birth Toronto, Ontario, Canada Date of death Place of death

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Jim Ross Meskimen (born September 10, 1959) is an American comedian and actor, perhaps best known for his work on the improvisation show Whose Line Is It Anyway? and as the voice of President George W. Bush and other politicians for the internet Jib Jab animated shorts. He voices Thom Cat, Neighbor John, and Stumpy in Random! Cartoons.

Meskimen was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of actors Marion Ross and Freeman Meskimen.^[1] Meskimen portrayed the father of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen's characters in the 2000 direct-to-video film Our Lips Are Sealed. He is a Scientologist.^[2]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jim Meskimen's official website
• Jim Meskimen at the Internet Movie Database
• The Really Spontaneous Theatre Company's official website
• Jim Meskimen in funny office videos for Factiva
• Jib Jab
• Audio Interview (2008)

Townsend Coleman (born May 28, 1954) is an American voice actor who performed in many animated series and TV commercials beginning in the early 1980s. Among his most notable roles are Michaelangelo from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,^[1] Wayne Gretzky on ProStars, the title character of Where's Waldo?, and the title character of The Tick.

Early work[link]

Townsend Coleman was a disc jockey for WGCL in Cleveland, Ohio in the late 1970s. This included the weekend of July 7–8, 1979, when that radio station presented his own take on American Top 40 upon the station's refusal to air the "Top 40 Disco Songs" special for that weekend.

In the that same period, Coleman appeared in several plays through Jerry Leonard's Heights Youth Theater ensemble. The plays were staged at Wiley Junior High School in University Heights, Ohio — just down the road from John Carroll University. Other famous performers who appeared in Jerry Leonard's plays include actress Carol Kane.

Voice acting[link]

Coleman's career as a voice actor took off in the 1980s when, having recently moved to Los Angeles, he auditioned for the role of Corporal Capeman on Inspector Gadget. An addition to the aforementioned roles, he also portrayed Riot on Jem, Gobo in the animated version of Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock, Scott Howard on the animated Teen Wolf, and many others. In TV commercials, he was the 7-Up "Spot," Keebler Elves, and Raid Bugs. Coleman has also been the voice of NBC commercials for programs such as "Must See TV" and The Tonight Show since the early 1990s. Coleman has also provided the voice for Jason Whittaker on the Focus on the Family radio drama Adventures in Odyssey since 1994. He also voiced the Autobot Mini-Cassette Rewind on the Transformers cartoon series (1986) and provided the voice of 'Colt' in Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs.

Coleman performed a wide range of voices in King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow, including Vizier Abdul Alhazred, Shamir Shamazel, Lord Azure, Ferryman, Beast, and the Minotaur.

More recently, Townsend is the voice of Sentinel Prime in the Transformers Animated series. The character was designed to look like The Tick, as confirmed by the writers of the show at Botcon 2008. Townsend provided the voice for the title character of The Tick in the 1994 cartoon series.

Select filmography[link]

• Alice Through the Looking Glass - Tom Fool
• Inspector Gadget - Corporal Capeman
• Jem and the Holograms- Rory "Riot" Lewellyn
• NBC advertising
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Michaelangelo, Rat King, Krang (1989 Alternate) and Shredder (1993 Alternate) (7 episodes only), Usagi Yojimbo, Rahzar, Screwloose, Splinter (Season 5 Alternate), Burne Thompson (Season 3 Alternate), Jerry Spiegel, Electrozapper, Dalton Dumpsky, Fritz
• The Tick - The Tick
• Transformers Animated - Sentinel Prime
• Where's Waldo? - Wally

References[link]

External links[link]

• Townsend Coleman at the Internet Movie Database