Michael Lawrence Yarmush (born June 19, 1982) is an American actor. He is known for providing the original voice of

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in the

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children's animated television series ''

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''.

Early life

Yarmush was born in

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, the son of Daniel and Diane Yarmush.

Career

He was the very first voice actor of

for the first five seasons of the

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, and ''Arthur's Perfect Christmas''. Since his voice became too deep to perform the title character's voice, Yarmush later played the recurring voice role of the Tough Customer member named Slink starting with the ninth season of the show. Twenty-two years after his departure from the role, he provided the voice of the adult Arthur in the series finale. In 2007, he became a voice actor in the animated series ''Tripping The Rift'', where he had the opportunity to use his voice for various characters in the series. He won a

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in 1998 for the television series ''My Life as a Dog'', and a Young Star Award in 1999 for his work in ''Arthur''. He currently resides in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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