Stephan, I must tell you how much I LOVE YOU MAN!!! I just got off the phone with one of my all time, life long idols ROB PAULSEN!! He’s such an awesome guy. Very genial and willing to take time out of his busy schedule to chat with a fan of his work.
When Stephan told me that he’d ask Rob to call, at first I was skeptical (didn’t stop me from coming up with a list of questions, which incidentally went straight out of my brain when I was actually on the phone with him.)
We talked about his career and other voice over artist, like Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNeille, and fellow Turtles cast mate Pat Fraley. I asked how he got his start and he told me he started on stage, then on the screen in some cheesy films, like the infamous Stewardess School and then branched out into animation in the 80’s with GI Joe, Transformers, and of course our very own Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
I then of course asked the toughest question that I could come up with…”Which is your favorite character?” Though he did say it was like asking which of his children he loved the most, he did say that Pinky would probably win, since it was the role that helped cement him in the industry, and even won him his Emmy.
We even discussed his small roles in the Thumb! films by Steve Oedekerk (which required having his head strapped into a medieval style torture device) and Elvira’s Haunted Hills (a film I owned even before I realized he was in it, now I could never get rid of it.) All in all it was an exciting and informative 30 minutes.
So Stephan thank you, and Rob, THANK YOU! You took the time out of your probably very busy schedule to chat with a flighty fan for his birthday. I couldn’t ask for a better gift. Thank you both soooo much. Crap! I forgot to ask him how he would answer the ultimate question: Are you pondering what I’m pondering? (that and some thing about that TMNT 25th DTV movie doo-dad.)
