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Remembering Peter Cullen, voice actor behind the iconic "Optimus Prime"
The new episode of the Speed Nguyen's Deep Dive Podcast document the legendary career and recent passing of Peter Cullen, the iconic voice actor most famous for portraying Optimus Prime in the Transformers franchise. At age 85, Cullen died in Los Angeles, leaving behind a massive legacy that included voicing Eeyore in Winnie the Pooh and providing narration for the Toonami programming block. His performance as the Autobot leader was famously inspired by his brother Larry, a veteran who taught him that true heroism requires a person to be strong enough to be gentle. Before his death, the…
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