Again, we say goodbye to another legend today at 66 🕊️🎙️
One of the most recognizable voices in dubbing has gone silent.
Veteran voice actor Ettore Zuim has passed away at 66, leaving behind more than four decades of work across animation, anime, movies, television and video games.
For Disney fans, he became especially memorable as the Brazilian Portuguese voice of Hercules in the 1997 animated classic and David Kawena in Lilo & Stitch. DC fans also knew him as Bruce Wayne / Batman, dubbing Christian Bale throughout The Dark Knight trilogy and portraying the character in games including Batman: Arkham Origins, Arkham Knight and Injustice: Gods Among Us.
His incredible list of characters also included:
• Hercules — Hercules
• Bruce Wayne / Batman — The Dark Knight Trilogy / Batman: Arkham / Injustice
• Dracule Mihawk — One Piece
• Mugen — Samurai Champloo
• Prince Charming — Shrek 2 / Shrek the Third
• Nigel Uno / Numbuh 1 — Codename: Kids Next Door
• Jon Arbuckle — Garfield
• Yakko Warner — Animaniacs
• Heiter — Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End
• Eric the Cavalier — Dungeons & Dragons
• Fire Lord Sozin — Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Noah — Total Drama
• Hotstreak — Static Shock
• Shen — League of Legends
• David Kawena — Lilo & Stitch
From Disney and DC to One Piece, Frieren, Shrek and gaming, Ettore Zuim helped make characters from around the world feel at home to generations of Portuguese-speaking fans.
Rest in peace, Ettore Zuim. The characters will remain, and so will the voice that made so many of them unforgettable. 🕯️
Frank Welker pays tribute to his longtime friend and ‘Transformers’ co-star Peter Cullen:
“I will miss my friend, but that voice and his heart and values will always be part of Optimus Prime.”
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The Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Direct on Sept 8 at 7am PT (Approx 30 mins)
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Frank Welker’s career is almost impossible to summarize with one character, because for more than half a century, he has been hiding in plain sight inside animation itself. 🎙️
He can be a talking hero, a calculating villain, a terrified animal, or a creature that never speaks a single recognizable word. That ability to make even non-human characters feel alive is a huge part of why Welker has remained so respected across generations.
And then there is his legendary connection with Peter Cullen. Beginning with The Transformers in 1984, Cullen’s Optimus Prime and Welker’s Megatron became one of animation’s defining rivalries. Decades later, the two voices are still inseparable from the Autobots and Decepticons for millions of fans.
Some of Welker’s most popular roles include:
Megatron (Transformers)
Fred Jones (Scooby-Doo)
Scooby-Doo (Scooby-Doo)
Garfield (The Garfield Show)
Abu (Aladdin)
Nibbler (Futurama)
Ray Stantz / Slimer (The Real Ghostbusters)
Brain / MAD Cat (Inspector Gadget)
Ralph T. Guard (Animaniacs)
Goddard (Jimmy Neutron)
Bullseye (Toy Story)
Barney Rubble (The Flintstones)
Welker’s legacy isn’t simply the enormous number of credits.
It’s realizing that some of the voices, creatures, and sounds we’ve known our entire lives were coming from the same extraordinary performer. And beside Peter Cullen, he helped create a rivalry that became part of animation history 💯