Cullen’s voice has been heard in everything from cartoons and television commercials to theatrical promotions, beginning with the popular T.V. Cullen also lent his talents to the sad but sincere voice of Eeyore, the eternally pessimistic donkey from Winnie the Pooh who views the world through morose-colored glasses. For his years of service and devotion in creating this iconic character, Cullen was inducted into the Hasbro Hall of Fame as one of the first inductees and the first voice-over actor to be so honored. He has portrayed this character in countless video and online games and toys and on the Calm Meditation app for children. In 1986, he reprised the voices of Optimus Prime and Ironhide in the animated film, “The Transformers: The Movie.” He voiced Optimus Prime in the blockbuster live-action motion picture franchise “Transformers,” and in all the subsequent installments, including “Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen” and “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” as well as for “Bumblebee” and last summer’s “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts.” Cullen was nominated for an Emmy Award for his voice-over performance as Optimus Prime in the animated series, “Transformers Prime.” He also appeared in character in “Rescue Bots,” the pre-school animated “Transformers” series. Peter Cullen is known throughout the world as the voice of the wise and heroic leader of the Autobots, Optimus Prime, on the popular 1980s cartoon series “The Transformers,” and as the voice of various other robots, including Ironhide, Slugslinger, Streetwise, Wingspan, and Nightstick. Seriously though, I am humbled to be recognized by the Academy with this great honor.” Peter Cullen said: “Are you sure they have the right Cullen? I spell it C-u-l-l-E-n. His remarkable career in many genres of television and film make him an exemplary honoree.” Not by chance, he was nominated for an Emmy award for his unforgettable voice-over performance as Optimus Prime, and he is expected to continue being the leader of the Autobots in future movie installments.Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS, said: “We are thrilled to recognize Peter Cullen, who has voiced so many iconic characters over a lifetime of true achievement. In the live-action movies, Cullen reprised the voice role of Ironhide as well. That's how Cullen ended up becoming one of the first-ever inductees to the Hasbro Hall of Fame, a selection that now includes mega-producer Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, former Transformers director Michael Bay, and "Weird" Al Yankovic.Ĭullen also voiced several other robots in the animated series, including Ironhide, Slugslinger, Streetwise, Wingspan, and Nightstick. Cullen's voice work in the Transformers franchise was so iconic that he was selected to play Optimus Prime again when the animated series was transformed into a blockbuster franchise - as well as the franchise's video game and toy iterations.
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