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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. Due to the large number of films he is able to work on in a given year, films with Frank Welker had grossed more than those of any other actor in Hollywood from 1980 until 2011, when he was surpassed by Samuel L. Jackson. Also known as the voice of Fred Jones and the current voice of Scooby-Doo. Frank is also most well known for portraying in voice for Dr. Claw in Inspector Gadget and Megatron and Soundwave. Welker was born in Denver, Colorado. He then moved to California and attended Santa Monica City College in Santa Monica, California, where he majored in theatrical arts. In 1966, he received honors for his performance as the Cowardly Lion in the college's theater production of The Wizard of Oz. During his transition between college and his voice acting career, his first voice-over role was in a commercial for Friskies dog food. The producer's girlfriend informed him of auditioning for Hanna-Barbera during the casting of Scooby Doo, where he initially auditioned for the title character but instead got the role of Fred Jones. | |||
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Franklin Wendell "Frank" Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American actor who specializes in voice acting. Due to the large number of films he is able to work on in a given year, films with Frank Welker had grossed more than those of any other actor in Hollywood from 1980 until 2011, when he was surpassed by Samuel L. Jackson. Also known as the voice of Fred Jones and the current voice of Scooby-Doo. | |||