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 Crash Bandicoot and for providing various other character voices for the '' Crash Bandicoot'' 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 Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985) and actress Olga San Juan (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'', '' P.U.N.K.S.'', '' Race to Space'' 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 '' Spawn'' and

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's '' Spicy City''. He has also acted in several live action television shows such as '' Candid Camera'' 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
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