Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956), sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American actor, voice actor, singer and voice director, best known as the voice of Raphael in the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, Yakko Warner, Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, and Pinky from Animaniacs and its 2020 revival, Antoine Depardieu in the Sonic the Hedgehog Saturday morning cartoon, and Throttle from the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker Mice From Mars. His role as Yakko won him a Daytime Emmy Award for male vocal performance; he won a second for his portrayal of Pinky.
In total, Paulsen has been the voice of over 250 different animated characters and performed in over a thousand commercials. He continues to play minor parts in dozens of cartoons as well as supporting characters in animated movies.
Nickelodeon Roles
Credits
For Nickelodeon, Rob has voiced a wide plethora of characters, including:
- The Angry Beavers: Terrence
- Oh Yeah! Cartoons: Ahib, Jack, Mother Goose, Various Characters
- The Fairly OddParents: Mark Chang, Happy Peppy Gary, King Grippulon, and Bucky McBadbat
- The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius : Carl Wheezer, Mrs. Wheezer, Mr. Wheezer, Butch Pakovski, and Skeet from the episode "Men at Work"
- Planet Sheen : Doppy Doppweiler, Mrs. Doppweiler, and Mr. Doppweiler
- CatDog: Hotdog and Hamburger
- ChalkZone: Craniac, Vinnie Raton, Various Characters
- Danny Phantom : Jack Fenton, Box Ghost, Nicolai Technus
- Rugrats Pre-School Daze: Various Characters
- Catscratch : Gordon Quid
- Tak and the Power of Juju: Party Juju, Judge Juju, Various Characters
- Back at the Barnyard : Peck
- Random! Cartoons: Handycat, Solomon Fix, Danny Vasquez, Flavio
- The Mighty B!: Old Timey Banker, Various Characters
- The Penguins of Madagascar: Archie, Kid Kazoo, Various Characters
- Big Time Rush: C.A.L in the episode "Big Time Job" and the "Superparrot" in the episode "Big Time Guru"
- T.U.F.F. Puppy: Bird Brain
- Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness: Han Sr (Episode: Hall of Lame)
- Robot and Monster: Bob, Scale
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello, and the 1987 version of Raphael in the episodes "The Manhattan Project", "Trans-Dimensional Turtles" and "Wanted: Bebop & Rocksteady"
- Fresh Beat Band of Spies: Nutty Nuts
- Pig Goat Banana Cricket: Various Characters
- The Loud House: Lane Loud (Luan's male counterpart) in the episode "One of the Boys", Seymour
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Foot Lieutenant, Dastardly Danny, Various
- Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie: Foot Lieutenant
- It's Pony: Noodleneck Ned
- SpongeBob SquarePants: Officer in "Escape from Beneath Glove World"
Paulsen also served as the voice director for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.