Editing Rob Paulsen (section)

==Career==
Paulsen's first voice acting role came in 1983 with the mini-series ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero]]'', where he played [[Snow Job (G.I. Joe)|Snow Job]] and [[Tripwire (G.I. Joe)|Tripwire]]. A few years later, his career launched into more roles such as Cobra Slavemaster and reprising Snow Job and Tripwire on ''[[G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (1985 TV series)|G.I. Joe]]'', Corky on ''[[Snorks|The Snorks]]'', Marco Smurf on the later seasons of ''[[The Smurfs (1981 TV series)|The Smurfs]]'', Boober in ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series|Fraggle Rock]]'', [[Hadji (character)|Hadji]] in ''[[The New Adventures of Jonny Quest]]'' and the title character Saber Rider and the villain Jesse Blue on ''[[Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs]]''.

During the 1980s, Paulsen also explored the field of live action films. His first film was ''[[Eyes of Fire (film)|Eyes of Fire]]'' in 1983. He played supporting roles in ''[[Body Double]]'', ''[[Stewardess School]]'', ''[[Warlock (1989 film)|Warlock]]'', and ''Mutant on the Bounty''. He appeared in television shows during this time as well, such as ''[[MacGyver (1985 TV series)|MacGyver]]'' and ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''. 
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,<ref name="USA Today">{{cite news |last=Petrecca |first=Laura |date=15 October 2007 |title=Advertainment greets moviegoers |url=https://www.usatoday.com/money/advertising/adtrack/2007-10-14-movie-ads_N.htm |work=USA Today}}</ref> 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]] in that famous duel?'', aired in 1993, and launched the ''Got Milk?'' campaign into a 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 Mr. Mini-Wheat in the [[Frosted Mini-Wheats|Mini-Wheats]] commercials in Canada.

From 1987 to 1995, Paulsen voiced [[Raphael (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Raphael]] and various supporting characters in the original 1987 ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'' series. Originally starting as a five-part miniseries, the series continued for ten seasons and 193 episodes. It was a great success and became an instant pop culture symbol. Paulsen has said that Raphael's voice is very similar to his natural voice.

He returned to the franchise as [[Donatello (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)|Donatello]] for the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)|2012 ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' series]] on [[Nickelodeon]], which ran for five seasons and 124 episodes from September 29, 2012, until November 12, 2017.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williamson |first=Anna |date=September 28, 2012 |title=Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' – preview |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/news/a408997/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-returns-preview.html |access-date=March 10, 2019 |website=Digital Spy}}</ref> He also reprised his role as 1987 Raphael in the multiple 1987/2012 crossover episodes.

Paulsen serves as the voice director for the subsequent series, ''[[Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]'', which premiered in July 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=November 2, 2017 |title='Rise Of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles': Ben Schwartz, Kat Graham Among Voice Cast |url=https://deadline.com/2017/11/rise-of-the-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-ben-schwartz-kat-graham-voice-cast-1202200190/ |access-date=March 10, 2019 |website=Deadline}}</ref>

[[File:Anthrocon 2007 Rob Paulsen and Pinky at Masquerade.jpg|thumbnail|right|Paulsen with Pinky at [[Anthrocon]] 2007]]
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Szabo |first=Barbara |date=March 7, 2007 |title=Talent Agent Lectures for Mary Pickford Series |url=http://cdnc.ucr.edu/cgi-bin/cdnc?a=d&d=CRS20070307.2.10.3 |access-date=October 19, 2014 |via=California Digital Newspaper Collection |volume=93 |number=3 |newspaper=Corsair Newspaper – [[Santa Monica College]]}}</ref> In 1993, he voiced "Antoine Depardieu" in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s series ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', and "[[Arthur (The Tick)|Arthur]]", an insecure accountant in a moth costume (wings included), in the superhero series ''[[The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]'' in 1995, replacing [[Micky Dolenz]], who had originally played Arthur.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hogan |first=Ron |date=April 4, 2019 |title=The Tick: The History of a Laugh-Out-Loud Superhero Satire |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/comics/the-tick-the-history-of-a-laugh-out-loud-superhero-satire/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191031080108/https://www.denofgeek.com/us/tv/the-tick/267230/the-tick-the-history-of-a-laugh-out-loud-superhero-satire |archive-date=31 October 2019 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=Den of Geek }}</ref>

In 1993, he starred as the title character in both ''[[Mighty Max (TV series)|Mighty Max]]'' and ''[[The Mask: Animated Series|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 and the Brain#Pinky|Pinky]] from  both ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and its spin-off ''[[Pinky and the Brain]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Forman |first=Ross |date=November 8, 1994 |title=Cartoon-voice Actor Is All Talk |publisher=Chicago Tribune |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-11-08-9411080101-story.html |access-date=May 9, 2022}}</ref> a show which won him several [[Annie Award]]s and a [[Daytime Emmy Award|Daytime Emmy]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nordine |first=Michael |date=2018-11-18 |title='Pinky and the Brain' Voice Actors Hint at Reboot: 'If We Get Our Show Back…' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/pinky-and-the-brain-reboot-rob-paulsen-maurice-lamarche-1202021746/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211020443/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/11/pinky-and-the-brain-reboot-rob-paulsen-maurice-lamarche-1202021746/ |archive-date=11 December 2019 |access-date=2019-12-11 |website=IndieWire}}</ref> 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]] film ''[[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. <ref>{{Cite web | title=Behind The Voice Actors - Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/movies/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-How-I-Spent-My-Vacation/ | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110423042715/http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com:80/movies/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-How-I-Spent-My-Vacation/ | access-date=2025-03-22 | archive-date=2011-04-23}}</ref>
Paulsen reprised his voice roles as Yakko and Pinky for the ''[[Animaniacs (2020 TV series)|Animaniacs]]'' revival, which ran for three seasons on [[Hulu]] from 2020 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pastrick |first=Chris |date=October 9, 2019 |title=Original voices set to return for 'Animaniacs' reboot on Hulu |url=https://triblive.com/aande/movies-tv/original-voices-set-to-return-for-animaniacs-reboot-on-hulu/ |access-date=October 9, 2019 |website=[[The Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref>

Paulsen has also provided voices for numerous other characters, including Steelbeak in ''[[Darkwing Duck]]'', [[List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Brick|Brick]] and [[List of The Powerpuff Girls characters#Boomer|Boomer]] in ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', [[Reuben (Lilo & Stitch)|Experiment 625 / Reuben]] and several of Jumba Jookiba's [[List of Lilo & Stitch characters#Jumba's genetic experiments (Stitch's cousins)|other genetic experiments]] in ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'' and its films ''[[Stitch! The Movie]]'' and ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'', Atchan in ''[[Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi]]'', [[Spooky the Tuff Little Ghost]] in ''[[The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper]]'', Ogden O. Ostrich in ''[[Channel Umptee-3]]'', [[Hathi]] in ''[[Jungle Cubs]]'', Jack Fenton, The Box Ghost, Nicolai Technus, and The Vulture Ghosts in ''[[Danny Phantom]]'', Carl Wheezer, Butch and Skeet in ''[[The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius]]'', Mark Chang, his father King Grippulon, Happy Peppy Gary, and Bucky McBadbat in ''[[The Fairly OddParents]]'', Peck the Rooster in ''[[Barnyard (film)|Barnyard]]'' and ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]'', and Gordon in ''[[Catscratch]]''.

He was also the voice of Rothchild in the early episodes of ''[[Samurai Jack]]''. Additionally, Paulsen provided the voice of [[Pete Junior|P.J. Pete]] in ''[[Goof Troop]]'', ''[[A Goofy Movie]]'', and ''[[An Extremely Goofy Movie]]'', as well as the voices of Ratchet and Dr. Debolt in the ''[[TaleSpin]]'' pilot television film ''[[Plunder & Lightning]]''. He also did the voices of Boober Fraggle, Sprocket, and Marjory the Trash Heap in the animated version of ''[[Fraggle Rock: The Animated Series|Fraggle Rock]]'', as well as Gwizdo in the [[Dragon Hunters]] film.

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]]''. and also provided the voices of 2T Fru-T and Mike Ellis in the 2001 cartoon series ''[[Butt-Ugly Martians]]''.

He portrayed the voice of [[Chomper]] and Strut in ''[[The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure]]'', [[Spike (The Land Before Time)|Spike]] and Rinkus in ''[[The Land Before Time (series)|The Land Before Time]]'' sequels and Spike in the TV series, but Spike was played anonymously in the original ''[[The Land Before Time (film)|The Land Before Time]]''. Paulsen also played Mo in ''[[The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water]]''. Paulsen also voiced the robot "D.E.C.K.S." in the early 1990s TV series ''[[Wake, Rattle, and Roll]]''. Paulsen also voiced Prescott A. Wentworth III in the ''[[Jem (TV series)|Jem]]'' episode ''The Fan''. Paulsen also played Antoine Depardieu in ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (TV series)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]''.

Paulsen was best known to ''[[Transformers]]'' fans as the voices of the [[Autobot]]s [[Air Raid (Transformers)|Air Raid]], Chase, Haywire, Fastlane and [[Slingshot (Transformers)|Slingshot]] in ''[[The Transformers (TV series)|The Transformers]]''.

Paulsen has voiced characters in video games such as ''[[Doom 3]]''. He played Fluffy the Chinese-crested dog in ''[[102 Dalmatians: Puppies to the Rescue]]'', an [[Irish pub]] landlord in the 1996 video game ''[[Toonstruck]]'', and a floating talking skull named Morte in ''[[Planescape: Torment]]'', as well as Anomen Delryn in ''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]'' and [[Gray Fox (Metal Gear)|Gray Fox]] in ''[[Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes]]'' and both ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as an Assist Trophy. He provided the voice for Erik the Swift of ''[[The Lost Vikings]]'' in its second installment. He portrayed 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 (2005 video game)|God of War]]''. He voiced [[List of Disney's Cinderella characters#Jaq and Gus|Jaq]] and [[List of Disney's Cinderella characters#Grand Duke|The Grand Duke]] from the [[Cinderella (Disney franchise)|Cinderella]] world in [[Square Enix]]'s and [[Disney]]'s ''[[Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep]]''.

In the video game ''[[The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge]]'', he did the voice of [[Igor (The Nightmare Before Christmas)|Igor]]. He also reprised his role as [[Yakko Warner]], [[Dr. Otto Scratchansniff]], and [[Pinky and the Brain#Pinky|Pinky]] in ''[[Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt]]''. Rob Paulsen voiced the lead character, Lazarus Jones, in the [[PlayStation 2|PS2]] game ''[[Ghosthunter (video game)|Ghosthunter]]''. Rob also voiced Alfredo Fettuccini, Bob the Ghost Pirate, Lookout and Ghost Priest in ''[[The Secret of Monkey Island|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]]''. He has voiced the [[Riddler]] in ''[[Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes]]'', a role he reprised in ''[[Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite]]''. Rob is the voice of talking alien dog Beak-Beak in ''[[Armikrog]]''. Paulsen also voices Smash Hit in'' [[Skylanders: SuperChargers]]'' and ''[[Skylanders: Imaginators]]''.<ref name="Kickstarter">{{Cite web |last=Kickstarter |date=June 4, 2013 |title=V.O. Spotlight – Rob Paulsen |url=http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1949537745/armikrog/posts/500264 |access-date=2013-06-20}}</ref>

Paulsen is also the off-camera voice of the syndicated television series ''Funniest Pets & People'', which is seen on [[WGN America|Superstation WGN]] and other television stations throughout the United States and abroad.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}

[[File:Annie Awards Rob Paulsen.jpg|160px|thumb|Paulsen at the 2006 Annie Awards]]
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 "[[Modern animation in the United States|Silver Age of Animation]]"). Paulsen appeared as Rev Runner of the new show ''[[Loonatics Unleashed]]'' and starred in ''[[Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island]]''. He was also the voice of the character Squeeky on the TV show ''[[Danger Rangers]]''.  He voiced "Ichabeezer", Bacon Bill, Motato, Beau Rockley, Captain Mike, Tom Celeriac (a play on [[Tom Selleck]]), and other countless voices in ''[[VeggieTales in the House]]'' for [[Netflix]].  Paulsen also provides the voice for the Honda character Mr. Opportunity. In the [[Rob Zombie]] animated film, ''[[The Haunted World of El Superbeasto]]'', Paulsen voiced the characters "El Gato" and "Commandant Hess", among some others. He also voiced Ditto, Rhomboid Vreedle, Baz-El, and Magister Patelliday in the ''[[Ben 10]]'' franchise.{{Citation needed|date=October 2014}}

Beginning in 2001, Paulsen was the voice of [[Disney]] character [[José Carioca]] until he stepped down from the role in June 2020, announcing that he would no longer play characters of color.<ref>{{cite news |last=Eakin |first=Marah |title=Voice actor Rob Paulsen says he won't play a character of color again |url=https://www.avclub.com/voice-actor-rob-paulsen-says-he-won-t-play-a-character-1844183726 |access-date=2023-07-05 |work=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=2020-06-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240627154031/https://www.avclub.com/voice-actor-rob-paulsen-says-he-won-t-play-a-character-1844183726 |archive-date=2024-06-27|url-status=live |df=mdy-all}}</ref> He became the new voice of [[Prince Eric]] of Disney's [[The Little Mermaid (franchise)|''The Little Mermaid'' franchise]] beginning with the film ''[[The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea]]'' since [[Christopher Daniel Barnes]] failed to reprise the role in 2000, though Barnes did return to voice the character in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series and in [[Gameloft]]'s Disney video games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/The-Little-Mermaid/Prince/|website=Behind the Voice Actors|title=Prince Voices (Little Mermaid)|access-date=2024-09-24|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Additionally, he voiced Toodles in ''[[Mickey Mouse Clubhouse]]'', Peck in ''[[Back at the Barnyard]]'', various characters in ''[[The Replacements (TV series)|The Replacements]]'', and Bobble in the ''[[Tinker Bell (film series)|Tinker Bell]]'' films. Paulsen also played the titular character for an animated web series based on the video game ''[[Bravoman]]'' for [[Bandai Namco Entertainment|Namco Bandai]]'s [[ShiftyLook]] division.<ref>{{Cite web |title=CCI: ShiftyLook Announces New Webcomics, Animated Projects |date = 14 July 2012|url=https://www.cbr.com/cci-shiftylook-announces-new-webcomics-animated-projects/ |access-date=15 December 2012 |publisher=Comic Book Resources}}</ref>