Rob Paulsen

Known for

Acting

Born

March 11, 1956 (age 70)

Birthplace

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Biography

Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956), sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr. Otto Scratchansniff from Animaniacs, Pinky from Pinky and the Brain and Animaniacs, Rev Runner from Loonatics Unleashed, and Throttle from the 1990s and 2006 versions of Biker Mice From Mars. His role as Yakko won him a Daytime Emmy Award for male vocal performance; he won a second one for his portrayal of Pinky.

In total, Paulsen has been the voice of over 250 different animated characters and performed in over 1000 commercials. He continues to play minor pa...

Best known work

Rick and Morty

2013

Spaceballs

1987

SpongeBob SquarePants

1999

The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water

2015

Mulan II

2004

Seinfeld

1989

Return to Never Land

2002

Aladdin and the King of Thieves

1996

A Goofy Movie

1995

Batman: The Animated Series

1992

Filmography

2025
Pinocchio and the Water of Life
as Nick (voice)
2025
Courtesy Clerk
as Courtesy Clerk / Old Lady (voice)
2024
Max & the MidknightsTV
as Jack / Tavern Patron #1 (voice) (1 episode)
2024
Not Just a Goof
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Fright KreweTV
as Lou Garou (voice) (7 episodes)
2023
Screaming Soup Presents: Attack of the Killer Tomatoes Retrospective
as Self
2022
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
as Various Characters (voice)
2022
A Doutora Faz 10 Anos
as Sir Kirby (voice)
2021
Jellystone!TV
as Major Glory (voice) (1 episode)
2020
AnimaniacsTV
as Yakko Warner / Pinky (voice) (123 episodes)
2020
S.A.L.E.M.TV
as Boogeyman / Book (Voice) (1 episode)
2019
Green Eggs and HamTV
as Pool Shark (voice) (1 episode), as Little Snerz (voice) (1 episode)
2019
Bongee Bear and the Kingdom of Rhythm
as Bongee (voice)
2019
Changeland
as Dad
2019
Manou the Swift
as Sandpiper (voice)
2018
Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesTV
as Foot Lieutenant (voice) (2 episodes)
2017
Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie
as Rothchild/Cole Lampkin/Lizor (voice)
2017
DuckTalesTV
as Gibbous / Moonlander #1 (voice) (1 episode), as Gibbous (voice) (3 episodes), as Gibbous / Guard (voice) (1 episode), as Host (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Batman and Harley Quinn
as Harold Goldblum (voice)
2017
All Hail King Julien: ExiledTV
as Brodney (voice) (3 episodes), as Brodney / Brendan the Butterfly (voice) (1 episode)
2017
Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder
as Donatello (voice)
2017
VeggieTales in the CityTV
2016
Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz
as The Tin Man / Hickory (voice)
2016
Trekoff: The Motion Picture
as Himself
2016
The Land Before Time XIV: Journey of the Brave
as Spike / Skinny Digger (voice)