Description:
Frank Welker was born in Colorado. He followed his dream to California, and started a voice acting career which has spanned over five decades and hundreds of credits. Frank has worked with fellow voice actors Casey Kasem, Nicole Jaffe, Don Messick, Heather North, and Stefanianna Christopherson on Hanna-Barbera's iconic Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969), voicing Fred Jones, among other Scooby credits over the years. He has also worked with Kurt Russell, Peter Cullen, and Michael Bay.
Birthday
March 12, 1946
Born In
Denver, Colorado, USA
Alternative names
Jack Beanstalk
, Dr. Frankenwelker
, Frank W. Welker
, Franklin Welker
, Tom Welker
Height
173 cm
Parents
Merrill Welker
Trivia
His broad spectrum of character voices, noises and other vocal effects that have appeared over the last 40 years in motion pictures, have vaulted him to number one on the "All Time Top 100 Stars at the Box office" list. The revenue of films he has participated in have generated over 12 billion dollars worldwide. His work in over 90 films has put him ahead of Harrison Ford, Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hanks and Eddie Murphy.
Quotes
I've been doing voices as long as I can remember. When I was little, I could pick up on sounds and then I discovered you could distort what you hear and make people laugh or disrupt a class.
Nickname
Dr. Frankenwelker
Trademarks
Often works in animated productions as the voice of animal characters
