AI voice cloning: Matt Lucas and Hugh Bonneville demand a new UK law
Performers demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning Matt Lucas, Hugh Bonneville and Nicola Coughlan are among more than 80 performers who have written to the government demanding greater protection against AI voice cloning. They want Prime Minister Andy Burnham to introduce legislation giving every person in the UK a legal right to their own […]
2 weeks ago
Peter Cullen, the voice of Optimus Prime and Eeyore, dies aged 85
The Canadian voice actor who gave Optimus Prime his unmistakable baritone and voiced Eeyore in Disney’s Winnie the Pooh franchise, Peter Cullen, has passed away aged 85. According to a statement reported by BBC News, Cullen died at his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The statement read: “Peter Cullen passed away peacefully, surrounded by […]
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James Carter Cathcart, voice of Pokémon’s James, Meowth and Professor Oak, dies aged 71
RIP to a legend James Carter Cathcart, the voice of Pokémon’s James, Meowth and Professor Oak, has died aged 71. Cathcart voiced legendary characters such as Professor Oak, Meowth, Gary Oak and Team Rocket’s James in the English dubbed version of Pokémon. He also did voice acting for Sonic the Hedgehog, voicing Vector the Crocodile […]
1 year ago
Jason Mantzoukas will play Tommy Lee’s penis in Pam & Tommy
Praying he brings that same Big Mouth energy Comedy actor and recognisable voice actor Jason Mantzoukas is apparently going to voice Tommy Lee‘s penis in the upcoming Pam & Tommy mini-series coming to Hulu and Disney+, because why not? As reported by Variety, the 49-year-old Brooklyn Nine-Nine star will provide the voiceover for Tommy Lee’s appendage […]
5 years ago
Dragon Ball Z narrator and voice actor Jôji Yanami dies aged 90
The voiceover to so many people’s childhood Legendary voice actor and Dragon Ball Z narrator, Jôji Yanami, has sadly passed away aged 90. Yanami was perhaps best known for providing the Japanese voice-over on the original Dragon Ball Z as well as Dragon Ball Super – but he also voiced many characters within the show among […]
5 years ago