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Pat Fraley

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Pat Fraley is an American voice actor and voice-over teacher,[1] known as the voice of Krang, Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman and numerous other characters in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated television series and voiced Falcon in the 2003 Stuart Little animated television series. Fraley is also a member of Voice and Speech Trainers of America.

Pat Fraley
Fraley in 2011
Born
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Other namesPatrick Fraley
Occupation(s)Voice actor, voice-over teacher
Years active1979–present
Agent(s)Cunningham, Escott, Slevin and Doherty
Spouse
Renee Zimmerman
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(m. 1979)​
Children4
FamilyCam Clarke (cousin)
Buddy Cole (uncle)
Tina Cole (cousin)
Websitepatfraley.com

Career

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His first role was in 1979, in Hanna-Barbera's Scooby Goes Hollywood where he supplied additional voices.

In 1985, he voiced Ace on G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero and Hillbilly Jim on Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling. He played Slick the Turtle on ABC's The Littles. He later did the voices of Coach Frogface and Sludge on Galaxy High School.

A versatile voice artist in 1987, Fraley voiced 65 characters on the animated TV series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Al, Aleister, Army Colonel, Antrax, Billy Jim Bob McJames, Bubba Badd, Bully, Chakahachi, Clown, Dr. Davens, Electrozapper, Erik/Erk Krang, Casey Jones, Cheese shop owner, Dippy, Dirtbag, Baxter Stockman, Barney Stockman, Fourth Goon, Gas station worker, The Great Boldini, Jewelry store salesman, Joey, Hans, Zak the Nutrino, Granitor, Burne Thompson, Kazuo Saki, Library security guard, Maitre'd, Malathor, Man with cotton candy, Mr. Reilly, Napoleon Bonafrog, Nasty Krangazoid, Obento, Rich man, Police chief, Policeman, Professor Mindbender, Raptor, Ray, Rich Man Rodney's butler, Rudy, Sailor, Scaredy Krangazoid, Scumbug, Seymour/Security guard, Second Viking, Short criminal, Sergeant O'Flaherty, Shogun, Slash, Smarty Krangazoid, Subway policeman, Third Goon, Titanus, Turtle cab driver, Wally cleaver, and Vernon Fenwick.

In the 1980s and 1990s he appeared in guest roles on animated series such as Denver, the Last Dinosaur, Garfield and Friends, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Little Clowns of Happytown, The New Yogi Bear Show, Filmation's Ghostbusters, Goof Troop, Bonkers, Gargoyles, Yo Yogi!, Batman: The Animated Series, Bobby's World, The Tick, James Bond Jr., The Mask: The Animated Series, The Little Mermaid, and The Angry Beavers.

Pat voiced the title character in BraveStarr, Fireball in Saber Rider and the Star Sheriffs, Cousin Itt in The Addams Family, Max Ray in Ruby Spears' The Centurions, Lurky, Buddy Blue, On-X and Evil Force in Rainbow Brite, young Scrooge McDuck and Sir Guy Standforth in DuckTales, Gwumpki in Quack Pack, Sniff in Space Cats and as Wildcat in TaleSpin. He also voiced Kyle the Cat on The Tom and Jerry Kids Show and lead character, Marshal Moo Montana in Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo Mesa as well as Tuffy Smurf in The Smurfs.

In 2004, Fraley appeared as a guest star on Cartoon Network's The Grim Adventures Of Billy And Mandy, Fox’s King of the Hill, and Nickelodeon's My Life as a Teenage Robot, The Fairly OddParents, and ChalkZone. The following year, he had a minor role in Disney's animated film The Wild and also voiced Fred's uncle Karl on an episode of What's New, Scooby-Doo?. He also had a role on camera as Mr. Harris in 'Til Death and did voices in the two live-action films The High Crusade and The Fisher King.

In 2007, Fraley made his live-action voice role debut in the post-apocalyptic science fiction horror film I Am Legend where he voiced the President of the United States.

Fraley substituted for Tim Allen in the early years as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in various video and computer games, merchandise, attractions, and the Disney On Ice Disneyland Adventure.[2]

He has voiced roles in Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Chicken Little, Tangled, and Happy Feet Two and performed ADR work for films such as The Muppets and Lincoln.

Personal life

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Fraley has been married to his wife Renee Zimmerman since 1979; together they have four children.[citation needed]

He grew up in the Mormon faith but became a born-again Christian later in life. He lives in Hollywood, California. He is good friends with fellow actor Brad Garrett and was a close friend to actor Ed Asner.

He got his MFA degree in Acting from Cornell University in 1973.[3]

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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Live-action

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References

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  1. ^ "Pat Fraley on 3 Things the Voiceover Business is All About". November 4, 2014.
  2. ^ Price, David A. (June 22, 2008). "The Pixar Touch". The New York Times. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "Interview with Pat Fraley". Rutger's TMNT Autograph Collection. March 7, 2006. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab "Pat Fraley - 204 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  5. ^ Brubaker, Charles (February 18, 2015). ""Crayon Shin Chan" (1992)". Cartoon Research. Retrieved January 31, 2017.
  6. ^ "Final Fantasy XIII (2010 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "80s Krang Voice - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Wrath of the Mutants (Video Game) - Behind The Voice Actors".
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