Corey Burton

Too friendly-looking to be Shockwave, yet too cool to be Spike.

Corey Burton (born Corey Gregg Weinberg on August 3, 1955) is an American voice actor. Some of his most recognized roles over the years have been Tomax from G.I. Joe, Dale from Chip n' Dale Rescue Rangers, Brainiac from Superman: The Animated Series, Professor Owl and Professor Ludwig von Drake from various Disney productions and all the furry little monsters in Critters.

Voice roles

Generation 1

"Why did you get to be in more episodes than me?"

• Alpha Trion (Young version)
• Brawn
• Dion
• NUL-A
• Shockwave
• Spike Witwicky
• Sunstreaker
• Vector Sigma
• Wideload
• Brooding Robot (Ep 69 Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4)

Transformers Animated

• Megatron
• Ratchet
• Colossus Rhodes
• Shockwave/Longarm Prime
• Ironhide
• Spike

Incidentals

• Narrator ("Transform and Roll Out")
• Dispatcher ("Transform and Roll Out")
• Pilot ("Transform and Roll Out")
• Man ("The Thrill of the Hunt")
• Man ("Sound and Fury")
• Computer Voice ("Headmaster")

Notes

• Corey Burton confirmed via his messageboard on CoreyBurton.com that he based his vocal characterization for G1 Shockwave on his impression of actor David Warner who played villains in a number of films and TV shows (Titanic, Tron, Time Bandits, Batman: The Animated Series, Freakazoid). Burton performed the voice of Sark, the evil computer program portrayed by Warner in Tron, in the video game Kingdom Hearts II.
• Corey Burton stated in an interview that Shockwave was by far his favorite character to perform in the original show. He does however think Animated Shockwave could take Generation 1 Shockwave in a fight.
• You should thank him as it was his wish to do more of Shockwave that Transformers Animated even got one in the first place.

External links

• Corey Burton at the Internet Movie Database
• seibertron.com Interview with Cory Burton