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September 10/11 to October 10 is a month, not a week

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life. In [[1938]], he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. In 1941, Welles directed and starred in an obscure movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}}; in 1979, he played a highly memorable role in ''{{w\|The Muppet Movie}}'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big [[Hollywood]] break.		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life. In [[1938]], he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. In 1941, Welles directed and starred in an obscure movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}}; in 1979, he played a highly memorable role in ''{{w\|The Muppet Movie}}'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big [[Hollywood]] break.

	It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a ~~week~~ after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.		It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a month after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] by Barbara Leaming; page 522 (Limelight Edition, 1995)</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] by Barbara Leaming; page 522 (Limelight Edition, 1995)</ref>}}

Catgirl: replaced broken link to the michael mcconnohie interview with an archived version

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	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] by Barbara Leaming; page 522 (Limelight Edition, 1995)</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] by Barbara Leaming; page 522 (Limelight Edition, 1995)</ref>}}

	{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}		{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160203074420/http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}

	==Voice roles==		==Voice roles==

TheLastGherkin: Two versions of this biography exist; the page number is relevant to the one released post-mortem

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Two versions of this biography exist; the page number is relevant to the one released post-mortem

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	It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a week after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.		It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a week after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] by Barbara Leaming; page 522 (Limelight Edition, 1995)</ref>}}

	{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}		{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}

Locoman at 23:14, 11 June 2024

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life. In [[1938]], he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[~~Martians~~]] were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. In 1941, Welles directed and starred in an obscure movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}}; in 1979, he played a highly memorable role in ''{{w\|The Muppet Movie}}'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big [[Hollywood]] break.		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life. In [[1938]], he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. In 1941, Welles directed and starred in an obscure movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}}; in 1979, he played a highly memorable role in ''{{w\|The Muppet Movie}}'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big [[Hollywood]] break.

	It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a week after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.		It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a week after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.

Locoman at 23:14, 11 June 2024

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life~~, in case you hadn't heard~~. ~~For starters, in~~ [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[~~Martian~~]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. ~~On screen~~, Welles ~~had~~ a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big ~~break in~~ [[Hollywood]]~~. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'')~~.		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life. In [[1938]], he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martians]] were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. In 1941, Welles directed and starred in an obscure movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}}; in 1979, he played a highly memorable role in ''{{w\|The Muppet Movie}}'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big [[Hollywood]] break.

	It wasn't until 1985 that ~~Mr.~~ Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling ~~world~~ [[Unicron]]~~, although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released~~ in [[~~1986~~]]. ~~Only~~ a week after recording his lines, ~~in fact~~.		It wasn't until 1985 that Orson Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling [[Unicron]] in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. Sadly, Mr. Welles died only a week after recording his lines, and the film's [[1986]] release marks one of his last acting roles.

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

Cyberlink420 at 21:06, 8 August 2023

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	It wasn't until 1985 that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]]. Only a week after recording his lines, in fact.		It wasn't until 1985 that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]]. Only a week after recording his lines, in fact.

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that ~~changed~~ from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that change from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

	{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}		{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}

Skadooshbag at 04:43, 15 January 2023

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in [[Hollywood]]. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in [[Hollywood]]. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').

	It wasn't until 1985 that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].		It wasn't until 1985 that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]]. Only a week after recording his lines, in fact.

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

Anythingspossibleforapossible at 19:28, 12 June 2021

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in [[Hollywood]]. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in [[Hollywood]]. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').

	It wasn't until [[1985]] that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].		It wasn't until 1985 that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

Anythingspossibleforapossible at 19:27, 12 June 2021

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	It wasn't until [[1985]] that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].		It wasn't until [[1985]] that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].

	{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a full-length animated cartoon about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}		{{quote\|You know what I did this morning? I played the voice of a toy. Some terrible robot toys [[TakaraTomy\|from Japan]] that changed from one thing to another. The Japanese have funded a [[The Transformers: The Movie\|full-length animated cartoon]] about the doings of these toys, which is all bad outer-space stuff. I play a planet. I menace somebody called Something-or-other. Then I'm destroyed. My plan to destroy Whoever-it-is is thwarted and I tear myself apart on the screen.\|Orson Welles, on his final film performance<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=KlqsYy512WIC&source=gbs_navlinks_s "Orson Wells: A Biography"] page 522</ref>}}

	{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}		{{quote\|The irony of [Welles] playing a planet-sized eating machine wasn't lost on anyone.\|[[Michael McConnohie]]<ref>[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/60-astrominutes/michael-mcconnohie/michael-mcconnohie-3.html Cybertron Chronicle interview with Michael McConnohie]</ref>}}

Anythingspossibleforapossible at 21:50, 24 April 2021

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	'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in Hollywood. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').		'''George Orson Welles''' ([[May 6]], [[1915]] – [[October 10]], [[1985]]), actor and director, was born in Kenosha, [[Wisconsin]] and lived a fairly eventful life, in case you hadn't heard. For starters, in [[1938]] he convinced a bunch of rubes that [[Martian]]s were invading the [[Earth]] with his ''[[The War of the Worlds]]'' radio show. On screen, Welles had a highly memorable role in ''The Muppet Movie'', where he gave Kermit the Frog his big break in [[Hollywood]]. Oh yeah, he also made some movie about {{w\|Citizen Kane\|some guy who wants a sled}} (''spoiler alert'').

	It wasn't until [[1985]] that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].		It wasn't until [[1985]] that Mr. Welles finally fulfilled his true destiny by playing the planet-gobbling world [[Unicron]], although, sadly, Mr. Welles died before the movie was released in [[1986]].