Corey Burton
Description
Corey Burton, born Corey Gregg Weinberg on August 3, 1955, is a highly prolific American voice actor with a career spanning over five decades, beginning in 1972. He is renowned for his extensive work across animation, video games, and theme park attractions, often providing voices for iconic characters in major franchises.
Burton's career began at the age of 17, performing an impression of actor Hans Conried for a Disney project. He honed his craft by studying radio acting for four years with renowned voice actor Daws Butler. He has also cited the character design and atmosphere of Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction as a key inspiration for pursuing voice work.
Burton has a long and defining relationship with The Walt Disney Company, providing voices for numerous characters in animated series, films, and park attractions. He is the current voice of classic characters such as Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake, and Dale the chipmunk. His Disney film roles include Gaetan "Mole" Molière in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Grumpy in Ralph Breaks the Internet. In the theme parks, he has contributed voices to attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, notably serving as a legacy voice actor for Paul Frees, imitating his performances as the Ghost Host and others.
Beyond Disney, Burton is a familiar presence in several other major franchises. In the DC animated universe, he is well-known as the long-time voice of the supervillain Brainiac in series such as Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited. He has also portrayed numerous other DC characters, including Hugo Strange in the video game Batman: Arkham City, various roles in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and The Brain in Young Justice. As noted, he voiced the Scarecrow, as well as Ronald Marshall and Yuri Dimitrov, in the 2008 animated film Batman: Gotham Knight, a project that featured an anime-influenced visual style from Japanese animation studios.
His work extends to the Star Wars and Transformers franchises. For Star Wars, he voiced Count Dooku, Cad Bane, and Ziro the Hutt in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series and has continued to voice Cad Bane in later projects like The Bad Batch. In the Transformers universe, he is known for roles including Shockwave, Brawn, and Spike Witwicky in the original 1980s series, later voicing Megatron and others in Transformers: Animated. In the video game world, his notable roles include Zeus in the God of War series and Ansem the Wise in the Kingdom Hearts series, often stepping in for the late Sir Christopher Lee.
Throughout his career, Burton has engaged in recurring collaborations, particularly with Disney and within the DC Animated Universe voice cast. His achievements were recognized with an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production in 2003 for his work on Disney's House of Mouse.
Burton's career began at the age of 17, performing an impression of actor Hans Conried for a Disney project. He honed his craft by studying radio acting for four years with renowned voice actor Daws Butler. He has also cited the character design and atmosphere of Disney's Haunted Mansion attraction as a key inspiration for pursuing voice work.
Burton has a long and defining relationship with The Walt Disney Company, providing voices for numerous characters in animated series, films, and park attractions. He is the current voice of classic characters such as Captain Hook, Ludwig Von Drake, and Dale the chipmunk. His Disney film roles include Gaetan "Mole" Molière in Atlantis: The Lost Empire and Grumpy in Ralph Breaks the Internet. In the theme parks, he has contributed voices to attractions like Pirates of the Caribbean and the Haunted Mansion, notably serving as a legacy voice actor for Paul Frees, imitating his performances as the Ghost Host and others.
Beyond Disney, Burton is a familiar presence in several other major franchises. In the DC animated universe, he is well-known as the long-time voice of the supervillain Brainiac in series such as Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League Unlimited. He has also portrayed numerous other DC characters, including Hugo Strange in the video game Batman: Arkham City, various roles in Batman: The Brave and the Bold, and The Brain in Young Justice. As noted, he voiced the Scarecrow, as well as Ronald Marshall and Yuri Dimitrov, in the 2008 animated film Batman: Gotham Knight, a project that featured an anime-influenced visual style from Japanese animation studios.
His work extends to the Star Wars and Transformers franchises. For Star Wars, he voiced Count Dooku, Cad Bane, and Ziro the Hutt in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars series and has continued to voice Cad Bane in later projects like The Bad Batch. In the Transformers universe, he is known for roles including Shockwave, Brawn, and Spike Witwicky in the original 1980s series, later voicing Megatron and others in Transformers: Animated. In the video game world, his notable roles include Zeus in the God of War series and Ansem the Wise in the Kingdom Hearts series, often stepping in for the late Sir Christopher Lee.
Throughout his career, Burton has engaged in recurring collaborations, particularly with Disney and within the DC Animated Universe voice cast. His achievements were recognized with an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Production in 2003 for his work on Disney's House of Mouse.
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- EnglishAnime overview: Batman: Gotham Knight