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Robert Frederick Paulsen III (born March 11, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director, known for his roles in numerous animated television series and films. He received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program and three Annie Awards for his role as both Yakko and Pinky in the Animaniacs franchise. His other voice roles include Hadji in The New Adventures of Jonny Quest (1986–87) and The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest (1996–97); Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–96); P.J. Pete in A Goofy Movie (1995) and An Extremely Goofy Movie (2000); Carl Wheezer in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius (2001) and The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius (2002–06); and Donatello in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–17).

Early life
Rob Paulsen was born in Detroit, Michigan, on March 11, 1956, the son of Bob and Lee Paulsen. He was raised in Grand Blanc, Michigan, where he graduated from Grand Blanc High School in 1974. He sang in choirs throughout his youth and adolescence and began performing in plays in school, but his childhood idol was ice hockey player Gordie Howe, and he considered the arts to be a secondary career choice due to his primary interest in becoming an NHL player. He briefly attended the University of Michigan-Flint, but later dropped out and moved to Los Angeles in 1978 to pursue a career in show business, much to the disapproval of his father. He worked his first job as a musician, before pursuing voice acting full time.