NewzPeter Cullen, the Montreal-born actor who lent his calm and steady voice to Optimus Prime in the "Transformers" franchise, has died at age 85, his family says. Peter Cullen, who famously voiced the role of Optimus Prime in the "Transformers" franchise, has passed away. The Canadian voice actor died on Wednesday at his home in Los Angeles, TMZ reports.
The cause of death wasn't revealed. "Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family - and [...] Peter Cullen, a voice actor who starred as Optimus Prime in "Transformers" and as Eeyore in "Winnie the Pooh," has died at the age of 85.
Peter Cullen, the voice actor behind the Autobots leader Optimus Prime in “Transformers” and the mopey Eeyore in several “Winnie-the-Pooh” projects, died on Wednesday, his agent Kevin Motley confirmed. Cullen passed at his family home in Los Angeles, “surrounded by his loving family – and held in the hearts of his many friends […] The theater-trained Canadian also created sounds for King Kong and the Predator and portrayed Eeyore, Winnie the Pooh's pal.
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