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Peter Cullen

1941 - Today

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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 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Peter Cullen is the 1,799th most popular actor (up from 1,808th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Canada (down from 141st in 2019) and the 39th most popular Canadian Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Peter Cullen ranks 1,799 out of 13,578. Before him are Shera Danese, Joan Cusack, Bernadette Lafont, Bruce Campbell, Pierre Renoir, and Daniel Gélin. After him are Al Matthews, Patricia Hayes, Paul Bettany, Joan Chen, Kevin Peter Hall, and Allan Edwall.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1941, Peter Cullen ranks 199. Before him are Élisabeth Depardieu, Edmund Stoiber, Aldrich Ames, Paavo Lipponen, Akiko Wakabayashi, and Peter Coyote. After him are Leon Russom, Salvatore Accardo, Dana Ivey, Tom Conti, Jaan Kaplinski, and José Carlos.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Peter Cullen ranks 155 out of 1,622. Before him are Napoleon Sarony (1821), Nancy Greene Raine (1943), Louis Nirenberg (1925), Myron Scholes (1941), Rick Moranis (1953), and Steven Pinker (1954). After him are Nathan Fillion (1971), Cindy Breakspeare (1954), Maud Lewis (1903), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Shania Twain (1965), and Michael Ontkean (1946).

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Among ACTORS In Canada

Among actors born in Canada, Peter Cullen ranks 39. Before him are Joshua Jackson (1978), Walter Huston (1883), Bruce Greenwood (1956), Ryan Gosling (1980), Rachel McAdams (1978), and Rick Moranis (1953). After him are Nathan Fillion (1971), Tom Cavanagh (1963), Michael Ontkean (1946), Fay Wray (1907), Deanna Durbin (1921), and Joanna Shimkus (1943).

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