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Franklin Wendell Welker (born March 12, 1946) is an American voice actor with an extensive career spanning nearly six decades. As of 2021, Welker holds over 860 film, television, and video game credits, making him one of the most prolific voice actors of all time. With a total worldwide box-office gross of $17.4 billion, he is also the third highest-grossing film voice actor of all time. Welker is best known for voicing Fred Jones in the Scooby-Doo franchise since its inception in 1969, and Scooby-Doo himself since 2002. In 2020, Welker reprised the latter role in the CGI-animated film Scoob!, the only original voice actor from the series in the movie's cast. He has also voiced Oswald the Lucky Rabbit in Epic Mickey and its sequel, Megatron, Galvatron and Soundwave in the Transformers franchise, Shao Kahn and Reptile in the 1995 Mortal Kombat film, Curious George in the Curious George franchise, Garfield on The Garfield Show, Nibbler on Futurama, the titular character in Jabberjaw, Speed Buggy in the Scooby-Doo franchise, Astro and Orbitty on The Jetsons, Mushmouse on Punkin' Puss & Mushmouse, and various characters in The Smurfs as well as numerous animal vocal effects in many works. In 2016, he was honored with an Emmy Award for his lifetime achievement. Description above from the Wikipedia article Frank Welker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
"Mort," a captivating animated film adaptation based on Terry Pratchett's Discworld novel, takes you on a thrilling journey through a fantastical world. Produced by Sony Pictures Animation, the studio behind the critically acclaimed "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse," this enchanting tale follows the misadventures of a young protagonist named Mortimer or short for (Mort) as he becomes the apprentice to Death himself. When Mort is given the extraordinary opportunity to assist Death in his duties, chaos ensues. With Death's unique job requiring him to collect souls and guide them to the afterlife, Mort finds himself in bizarre and comedic situations. Together with Death's unconventional adopted daughter, Ysabell, who Mort and Ysabell have a romantic relationship during the film and later have a kid by the name of Sto-Helit after Mort confusing Death that he live his daughter and want to marry her, and the anthropomorphic personification of Death's horse, and Binky, Mort embarks on a hilarious and heartwarming adventure that challenges his perception of life, death, and destiny. As Mort grapples with the weight of his newfound responsibilities, he must confront the consequences of meddling with fate and the repercussions it has on the delicate balance between the living and the deceased. Through humorous encounters with eccentric characters, Mort discovers the true meaning of compassion, friendship, and the importance of every individual's journey.
