Rob Paulsen.
Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956; 64 years old), often credited as Rob Paulsen, is the regular voice actor for Raphael in the 1987 animated series, up until the last season, when he was replaced by Michael Gough. Rob returned to the Ninja Turtles franchise as the voice of Donatello in the 2012 animated TV series. He is the voice director for Rise of the TMNT and also voices the Foot Lieutenant in the series.
Other notable roles of his include Yakko Warner, Otto Scratchansniff, and Pinky from the 1993 Animaniacs series, the latter role which he also voiced in Pinky and the Brain; Paulsen also reprised Yakko and Pinky in the 2020 Hulu reboot. He also voiced The Mask from the animated television series based on the classic film of the same name. His role as Pinky won him a Daytime Emmy Award for male vocal performance. In total, Paulsen has been the voice of over 250 different animated characters and performed in over 1000 commercials. He continues to play minor parts in dozens of cartoons, as well as supporting characters in multiple animated movies.
Episode 35 Rob Paulsen Nick Animation Podcast
TMNT voices
1987 series
- Anchorman
- Buford Badd
- Demonicus
- Denton Nulcet
- Dinosaurs
- Documentary presenter
- Donald J. Lofty
- Dwayne
- First Mole Squad member
- First explosive thief
- First thug
- First construction worker
- Grybyx
- High Five
- HiTech
- Howie Hardy
- Joe Junkee/Joe Eyeball
- Kojima Brothers
- Lafayette Le Drone
- Monroe Q. Flem
- Mole Squad leader
- Movie director
- Museum curator
- Mister Ogg
- One eyed wrecking crew member
- On Trial announcer
- Percival Pifflecoot
- Professor Soffo
- Professor Willard W. WIllard
- Professor Wilhelm Vanilli
- Posh restaurant waiter
- Raphael
- Rabbit Hutch manager
- Seymour Gutz/Mutagen Man
- Rudolph Cobrato
- Rodney
- Second goon
- Self-help guru
- Shibano
- Speega
- Tattoo
- Tokka
- Tony Vivaldi (season 4 alternate)
- Urn owner
- Vice president of a bank
- Vinnie
- Wingnut
- Wolf Jaxon's goon
- Zach
- Zipps
- Zenter
- Zoo Manager