Corey Burton
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Corey Burton (born Corey Gregg Weinberg on August 3, 1955) is an American voice actor. He has a very prolific portfolio: some of his most recognized roles over the years have been Tomax from G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero, Brainiac in the DC Animated Universe, Count Dooku and Cad Bane in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Hugo Strange from Batman: Arkham City, and all the furry little monsters in Critters. He is also the voice of several Disney legacy characters, including Dale (of Chip 'n Dale), Professor Ludwig von Drake and Captain Hook. He also had one line as Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, the one where he talked - just - LIKE - THIIIIIIIIIIIIIS!
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Voice roles
The Transformers
Transformers Animated
Incidentals
- Narrator ("Transform and Roll Out")
- Dispatcher ("Transform and Roll Out")
- Pilot ("Transform and Roll Out")
- Man ("The Thrill of the Hunt")
- Man ("Sound and Fury")
- Computer Voice ("Headmaster")
Transformers: War for Cybertron Gamestop commercial
Notes
- Burton based Shockwave's voice on that of actor David Warner—specifically, Warner's turn as the cold, mechanical Sark from Disney's Tron, a character that Burton himself would later voice in Kingdom Hearts II.
- Burton also based his voice for Spike Witwicky after Mark Hamill's portrayal of Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy. To his surprise, he would meet Hamill proper years later.[1]
- Burton stated in an interview that Shockwave was by far his favorite character to perform in the original show. However, he thinks Animated Shockwave could take Generation 1 Shockwave in a fight.
- You should thank him as it was his wish to do more of Shockwave that Transformers Animated even got one in the first place.
- Although Steve Blum voiced Shockwave in the War for Cybertron game, Burton performed the character for a Gamestop commercial. In a forum post about the recording session, Burton lamented that the performance was so rushed, and the "gag" nature so out of character, that he felt it hardly even sounded like him.[2]
- Burton was offered the chance to audition for Jazz and Brawl (whether that's the police car Brawl, the helicopter Brawl or tank Brawl isn't certain) for the 2007 Transformers live-action film but declined, explaining "[I] have practically no interest in that kind of mega-budget movie enterprise involvement".[3]
- Burton was one of the eight-voice actors featured in Shout! Factory's cast reunion in the original series's 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection.
