AIVA: Bob Papenbrook
A bit of a surreal & special "Adventures in Voice Acting" clip this week, which features the late great Bob Papenbrook. An extremely talented actor who played the title character in "Heat Guy J" & an almost endless amount of other works, Mr. Papenbrook sadly passed away earlier this year. Considering the timing of AIVA this was probably one of the last things he ever did, & we're lucky that it involved him being filmed.
At ACen earlier this year, I asked Jeff Nimoy about Mr. Papenbrook, since he worked with him on Digimon. He told the audience of what great a man he really was, both in talent & in life. Jeff explained how he was always a trickster, & saved his biggest trick of all that he played on everybody in Hollywood to the very end. Apparently he would tell his acting & studio buddies vivid details about fighting the Vietnam War. At his funeral, one of his childhood friends revealed the truth. That Mr. Papenbrook was only a child during the time of the war, & wanted for it to be revealed after he had passed on. Jeff said he'll always remember the man fondly with a laugh. Here's your chance to see him one last time:
http://www.bangzoomentertainment.com/adventures_in_voice_acting/weekly/index.html