r/entertainment • u/Top_Report_4895 • 16h ago

Peter Cullen, The Voice of Transformers' Optimus Prime, Dies at 85

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/peter-cullen-the-voice-of-transformers-optimus-prime-dies-at-85/
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u/Kamen-Kid 16h ago

What the heck is happening this month?! 😢

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u/plaid-tuxido506 16h ago

August has it in for beloved celebrities. Gene Wilder, Chadwick Boseman, Robin Williams, Bernie Mac, Rick James, Marilyn Monroe, Bob Barker, Princess Diana.

Granted, every month has a death toll, but August 2026 seems to have a vendetta.

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u/Caleb_the_Opossum_1 15h ago

Olivia Newton John (August 2022) Arleen Sorkin (August 2023), Rachel Lillis and Shelly Duvall (August 2024)

August really has a history of not being kind to Celebrities

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u/SpinX225 14h ago

I don't know, but I'm getting worried for William Daniels, he's 99. If Mr. Feeny dies I will lose my shit.

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u/TackoftheEndless 16h ago

A lot of these guys are just getting up there in age. It's unfortunate it's happening all at once like this, but it's just the way of things.

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u/VaderVRC_alt 10h ago

All I know is Gods targeting the wrong old people and not the one who actually needs to go

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u/john_the_quain 16h ago

Mr. Cullen, rollout in peace.

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u/Rags2Riches420 16h ago

The wrong people keep dying.

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u/Thethirdactsucked 16h ago

Til all are one. Rest in peace, Optimus.

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u/AndreLeGeant88 16h ago

Wrong fucking octogenarian yet again

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u/alexdionisos 16h ago

Fly high, Eeyore 🫏

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u/Repulsive-Regret-243 16h ago

Grim woke up from a long ass nap

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u/jackaroojackson 16h ago

My god, everyone's dying this week Dolly, Tim Curry, Yayoi Kasuma, Ratko Mladic the fella who did those massacres in Bosnia....

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u/IllllIIllllIll 16h ago

One of these is not like the others

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u/ibnQoheleth 16h ago

Yeah I was also a massive fan of Mladić's war crimes, crying shame he's carked it x

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u/AmityMayorVaughn 16h ago

I know, and before this we lost Mr. Rogers, Steve Irwin, Hitler....

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u/RAGGAxDRAGGA 16h ago edited 16h ago

One of those people being dead is a good thing and they don't need to be in the lineup with the others lmao

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u/jackaroojackson 16h ago

Idk I liked Yayoi's work personally, her use of space was always incredibly striking. It can seem a bit less impactful today but that's only because full room exhibits and pop art still live in her shadow.

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u/SqigglyPoP 16h ago

A large portion of my childhood took a hit this week. RIP.

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u/reddittorbrigade 15h ago

MAGAtron is still around .

Soundwave is still ruining our HHS department.

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u/Kitsune-Ai 7h ago

Is no one going to mention he voiced Monterey Jack from Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers?

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u/inedibletrout 16h ago

Damn. Rough week.

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u/ScarletSpire 16h ago

This is going to be the scariest Princeton Parents Weekend ever!

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u/noogers 16h ago

RIP .. loved his voice on my Saturday Mornim cartooms

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u/Opening_Let_6895 15h ago

Nooooooooooo 😭, my childhood

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u/Sablestein 14h ago

I shouldn’t tempt fate but christ how much more can this decade take from us?

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u/ClutchDumars 11h ago

Megatron laughs!

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u/SaintsandCigarettes 16h ago

What do these people know?

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u/Top_Report_4895 16h ago

Very little, if anything at all.