Patrick Préjean is a prominent French actor born on June 4, 1944, in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés, France, who has built an extensive and celebrated career primarily in the field of voice acting. He is the son of actor Albert Préjean and actress Lysiane Rey, and his daughter, Laura Préjean, is also an actress. Beyond his voice work, he has appeared in numerous films, television series, and theatrical productions, including a role in the 1982 film Le gendarme et les gendarmettes.

In the realm of animation, Préjean is highly regarded for his voice work in French dubs of international productions. His extensive filmography includes several roles in anime and anime-influenced series. He is the French voice of the character Passe Partout in the 1987 anime series Around the World with Willy Fog, a role that directly connects him to the medium. He also provided voices for the French dub of the Transformers franchise, contributing to episodes such as The Insecticon Syndrome.

His voice acting career, however, extends far beyond these specific titles, encompassing a vast range of characters in Western animation dubbed for French audiences. He is particularly renowned as the definitive French voice for several iconic characters. These include Sylvester the Cat and Yosemite Sam from the Looney Tunes franchise, Hamm the piggy bank in the Toy Story film series, and Tigger in various Winnie the Pooh productions. Other notable dubbing roles include Gorgious in Space Goofs, the Narrator in the Noddy series, Victor MacBernik in Famille Pirate, and P. Sherman in Finding Nemo. He is also the long-standing French voice of Homer Simpson on The Simpsons. Through these many roles, Patrick Préjean has become one of the most recognized and prolific voices in French dubbing, bringing beloved characters to life for generations of viewers.