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<div>[[Image:PeterCullen1.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scarier than Venger and the Predator combined.]]<br />
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'''Peter Cullen''' (1944&ndash;) is an American voice actor (though originally from Canada) who has earned fame, respect and admiration as the voice of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|the original Optimus Prime]].He is best known for providing the voices for Optimus Prime and Ironhide, in the original Transformers series and the narrator in both American Voltron series (he would subsequently reprise the role of Optimus in Michael Bay's live-action Transformers film series). <br />
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In 2006 it was announced that he would be voicing [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] in the 2007 movie as well. And there was much rejoicing (One person started complaining. He was torn limb from limb, skewered and eaten).<br />
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In addition to Transformers, some of Cullen's other roles include Eeyore from ''[[Jim Cummings|Winnie the Pooh]]'', Venger from ''Dungeons & Dragons'', Bankjob Beagle from ''Ducktales'', Cindarr from ''Visionaries'', [[Zandar]] and [[Nemesis Enforcer]] from ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', K.A.R.R. from ''Knight Rider'' and as the title villain from ''Predator''. He has also recently done announcer work for commercials for the U.S. Navy, taking over the job from [[Keith David]], the announcer for the U.S. Navy for a number of years.<br />
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==Roles==<br />
===Generation 1===<br />
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]<br />
*[[Nightstick (Decepticon)|Nightstick]]<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]<br />
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]]<br />
*[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]<br />
*[[Wingspan]]<br />
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===Transformers (2007 movie)===<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]<br />
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==Trivia==<br />
* In 1984, he created the voice of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] by emulating the mannerisms of his older brother, who had served in the [[United States Military|United States Marine Corps]] prior to him, in the Vietnam War.<br />
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* Yes, Optimus Prime is his favorite voice acting role.<br />
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* He also loves being [[Wikipedia:Eeyore|Eeyore]].<br />
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* At [[BotCon 2007]], Peter Cullen said he'd love to own one of the three modified [http://www.peterbilt.com/index_gal_mod_desc.asp?model=model379 Peterbilt 379] trucks used in the filming of [[Transformers (2007)]]. Let's try and picture Optimus Prime driving himself for a moment. Has your brain exploded yet from the sheer awesomeness?<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0191520/ Peter Cullen at the Internet Movie Database]<br />
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[[Category:Voice actors|Cullen, Peter]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div></div>64.115.153.250https://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Live-action_film_series&diff=198708Live-action film series2009-03-18T15:04:45Z<p>64.115.153.250: New page: Transformers is a 2007 live-action film adaptation of the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwic...</p>
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<div>Transformers is a 2007 live-action film adaptation of the Transformers franchise, directed by Michael Bay and written by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. It stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky, a teenager involved in a war between the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons, two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery. The Decepticons desire control of the All Spark, the object that created their robotic race, with the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth. Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Jon Voight and John Turturro also star, while Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving provide the voices of Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively.<br />
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Producers Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto developed the project in 2003, with a treatment written by DeSanto. Executive producer Steven Spielberg came on board the following year, and hired Orci, Kurtzman and Bay for the project in 2005. The filmmakers wanted a realistic depiction of the story, and created a complex design aesthetic for the robots to stress their alien nature. The computer-generated characters were programmed to have thousands of mechanical pieces move as they transformed and maneuvered. The United States Military and General Motors lent vehicles and aircraft during filming, which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes.<br />
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Hasbro organized an enormous promotional campaign for the film, making deals with hundreds of companies. This advertising blitz included a viral marketing campaign, coordinated releases of prequel comic books, toys and books, as well as product placement deals with GM and eBay. The film was a box office success despite mixed fan reaction to the radical redesigns of the characters, and reviews criticizing the focus on the humans at the expense of the robots. It is the thirtieth most successful film released and the fifth most successful of 2007, grossing approximately US$708 million worldwide. The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for three Academy Awards. It revitalized media interest in the franchise, and a sequel Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is expected for release on June 24, 2009.</div>64.115.153.250