Brendan James O'Brien (born May 9, 1962) is an American voice and television actor, who is best known for his role as the original voice of

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and for providing various other character voices for the ''

'' video games during the

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years.

Early life

Brendan O'Brien was born in

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on May 9, 1962. He is the son of actor

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(1915–1985) and actress

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(1927–2009). He also has two sisters, television producer Bridget O’Brien Adelman and actress Maria O’Brien.

Career

O'Brien began his acting career in 1973, his first role was in the television film ''Honor Thy Father''. He would later appear in '' 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He got the role of Crash Bandicoot after Joe Pearson suggested that he call Jason Rubin (who was looking for a voice artist). After going to the studio for the call (where his parents used to work), he got the role. The recordings that O'Brien did for Crash Bandicoot were done in an intimate setting at the Alfred Hitchcock Theater. He also performed additional voices for the animated series adaptation of ''

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'' and

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's ''

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''. He has also acted in several live action television shows such as ''

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'' and ''The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys''. O'Brien went on a hiatus from acting in 2004, but would later make his return to acting once again in the 2018 television film '' No One Would Tell'' as Mr. Tennison and has recently made an appearance in an episode of '' Riverdale'' as a Math Teacher.

Personal life

O'Brien has been married to filmmaker Ingrid K. Behrens since September 9, 2000.

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Crew work

References

External links

Official site
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Obrien, Brendan 1962 births 20th-century American male actors 21st-century American male actors Male actors from Hollywood, Los Angeles American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male video game actors Living people American people of Irish descent American people of Puerto Rican descent