This article is about the voice actor Rob Paulsen. For the Fight Club character Robert Paulson, see Fight Club. Robert Fredrick Paulsen, III (born March 11, 1956) (sometimes credited as Rob Paulson or "Vocal Magic") is an American voice actor best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner from Animaniacs and Pinky from Pinky and the Brain. His role as Yakko won him a Daytime Emmy Award for male vocal performance; he won a second one for his portrayal of Pinky. In 1999, the animated movie, Wakko's Wish, he was the voices of Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, Yakko Warner, and Pinky.
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.
Best-known as the voice of Pinky in the animated TV show "Pinky and the Brain" (1995).
1994 - Did voices on the 'Buffalo Duck's Radio Ranch'
In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award in Outstanding Individual Acheivement for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation for his work as Yakko Warner on "Animaniacs" (1993).
Has a son named Ashton, born September 10, 1984.
Made an extremely rare public appearance with fellow voice actor Maurice LaMarche at Comic-Con International 2002 at the invitation of fellow voice actor Mark Hamill (I). He was given a 2-minute standing ovation upon arriving, and after calming down, the audience was treated to "Nations of the World," which he did with no mistakes. It was received with thunderous applause, and along with Maurice, they did many Pinky and the Brain impersonations. The impressions can be seen on the bonus disc of Comic Book: The Movie (2004) (V). Rob Paulsen returned in 2003 for a live encore.
Known for ad-libbing in his voice-over readings.
Because he voices Jim Carrey's character of Stanley Ipkiss in the cartoon spin-off series "Mask, The" (1995), whenever a Jim Carrey movie is aired on television and needs to be edited for language content, Rob Paulsen is called upon to re-dub whenever Carrey is not available.
Idol is Detroit Red Wings' player Gordie Howe, who wears number 9.
Proud sponsor of Camp Will-A-Way, a camp for the mentally or physically disabled.
He was the voice of Raphael on the original "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1987) cartoon from 1987 to 1995.
