Rob Paulsen Net Worth

Rob Paulsen's Quotes

• Laughter is the best medicine, the coolest thing is you can't OD and the refills are free!
• [on voicing two Ninja turtles in two incarnations of the show] I'm a two time turtle baby, and I figure if I live to be a hundred I can knock all four of them out.
• [When asked who was his biggest influence] The first one of course would have to be probably Mel Blanc because I loved cartoons as a kid as we all did. Mel I think set the standard. Mel and Frank Welker, as far as I'm concerned, are the two best who've ever walked the face of the earth with respect to voice acting.
• Richard Stone was a genius and I know that word gets banded around a lot but he really was...He was not only a genius but he was a genius at just being a person. He was a world-class human.
• I wish I had a nickel for every time I've sang "Yakko's World".

Interesting Facts about Rob Paulsen

1. 1994 - Did voices on 'Buffalo Duck's Radio Ranch'.
2. In 1995, he was nominated for an Annie Award in Outstanding Individual Acheivement for Voice Acting in the Field of Animation for his work as Yakko Warner on Animaniakken (1993).
3. Has a son named Ashton, born September 10, 1984.
4. Made an extremely rare public appearance with fellow voice actor Maurice LaMarche at Comic-Con International 2002 at the invitation of fellow voice actor Mark Hamill. He was given a 2-minute standing ovation upon arriving, and after calming down, the audience was treated to "Nations of the World," which he did with no mistakes. It was received with thunderous applause, and along with Maurice, they did many Pinky and the Brain impersonations. The impressions can be seen on the bonus disc of Comic Book: The Movie (2004). Rob Paulsen returned in 2003 for a live encore.
5. Known for ad-libbing in his voice-over readings.
6. Because he voices Jim Carrey's character of Stanley Ipkiss in the cartoon spin-off series The Mask (1995), whenever a Jim Carrey movie is aired on television and needs to be edited for language content, Rob Paulsen is called upon to re-dub whenever Carrey is not available.
7. Idol is Detroit Red Wings' player Gordie Howe, who wears number 9.
8. Proud sponsor of Camp Will-A-Way, a camp for the mentally or physically disabled.
9. The Back at the Barnyard (2007) episode "Otis' Mom" ended with an "In Loving Memory of Lee Paulsen" dedication, which was for Rob's mother. Rob was the voice of Peck the Rooster on the series.
10. Son of Lee Paulsen.
11. Friends with Barry Gordon, Cam Clarke, and Townsend Coleman.
12. He auditioned for the voice of Phillip J. Fry in Futurama (1999).
13. His original claim to fame as a voice actor was playing Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987). He was cast as Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012).
14. Has a weekly podcast called "Talkin' Toons with Rob Paulsen". It is the highest rated voice-over related podcast show on ITunes.
15. Primarily was interested in becoming a professional hockey player.
16. Sang in a choir throughout his youth and adolescence and began performing in plays in grammar schools.
17. He named the titular characters of Bubsy (1993) and Coconut Fred's Fruit Salad Island! (2005) as his most hated voice roles.
18. He auditioned for the titular role for Howard the Duck, in Howard the Duck.
19. He auditioned for the role for Klaus in American Dad.
20. Stated that of all cartoons he ever voiced the one, who is most similar to his own character is Raphael from the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.