Corey Gregg Weinberg, better known asCorey Burton, is an American voice actor. He is best known for various roles such asCaptain Hook,Dale,Ludwig Von Drake,Yen Sid, and Zipper forThe Walt Disney Company. His other roles include Shockwave andMegatron in theTransformers franchise,Brainiac in various media,Count Dooku andCad Bane in theStar Wars franchise, V.V. Argost onThe Secret Saturdays, Jaga on the 2011 reboot ofThunderCats andDracula onAvengers Assemble.

In video games, he voices Zeus in theGod of War series,Hugo Strange inBatman: Arkham City and Nitros Oxide inCrash Team Racing Nitro Fueled.

Burton's grandparents immigrated fromTransylvania.^[1] Burton was initially hesitant to pursue voice acting due to his shy demeanor andAsperger syndrome, but credits the design and storytelling of Disney'sThe Haunted Mansion attraction as his inspiration to move forward.^[2] He also citedThe Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (which he watched during his childhood) as an inspiration. Burton started his career at age 17 under thestage name Corey Weinman, with an imitation performance ofHans Conried for a filmstrip by Disney, titledChef Ahmalette's Health Diet.^[3] He studied radio acting withDaws Butler for four years and went on to work with nearly all of the originalHollywood radio actors in classic-style radio dramas.^[3][2][4]

Burton has done extensive voice-work for Disney, including animated features and theme park attractions at theDisneyland Resort,Walt Disney World, andTokyo Disney Resort.^[5] He provided the narration for many of the behind-the-scenes programs of Disney movies on many of their VHS issues from the 1990s. He provided the voice ofCaptain Hook since 1977^[4] and dubbed the voice ofDeems Taylor inFantasia for the film's 2000 and 2010 re-releases.

Burton has voiced sound-alikes and original characters for over 50 Disney Storyteller records.^[4] His roles include:

• Ludwig Von Drake since 1987
• Dale and Zipper inChip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.
• The How-to Narrator inGoof Troop and later Disney media
• The White Rabbit,Mad Hatter, Dale,Captain Hook, andChernabog inHouse of Mouse.
• Gruffi Gummi and Toadwart inAdventures of the Gummi Bears (following the death ofBill Scott).
• Zeus in the animated seriesHercules (replacingRip Torn).
• Quint and Speedy the Snail inTimon & Pumbaa.
• Gaetan "Mole" Molière inAtlantis: The Lost Empire andAtlantis: Milo's Return.
• Ansem the Wise in theKingdom Hearts series.
• Professor Owl in theDisney Sing-Along Songs series.
• King Stefan inDisney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams.
• Yen Sid andCaptain Hook in theEpic Mickey andKingdom Hearts series.^[6]
• Doc Hudson in variousCars media andRadiator Springs Racers (replacingPaul Newman).
• General Knowledge from the formerCranium Command attraction atEpcot.^[7]
• Dale, Bruno Biggs, and Moe Whiplash fromWalt Disney World Quest: Magical Racing Tour.

Burton, for many years, served as a protégé to voice actorPaul Frees. Following Frees' death and his son Fred's temporary takeover, Burton stepped in and imitated Frees' voice as the Ghost Host inDisneyland'sHaunted Mansion Holiday attraction.^[8][4] He also recited the classic line "Welcome, foolish mortals," in the opening of the2003 film adaption and currently serves as the Ghost Host's voice in every Haunted Mansion franchise-related media, adoptions, and events. He was approached to record a new safety spiel for the intro to the original Haunted Mansion ride. He declined and the spiel was instead recorded by voice actor Joe Leahy.

He provided many other Paul Frees-like voices forDisneyland Park, including several newer pirates in thePirates of the Caribbean attraction (like the "Pooped Pirate" and the pirate voice that guides the guests on and off the boat), Grumpy on theSeven Dwarfs Mine Train attraction,^[9] and several voices inMr. Toad's Wild Ride.^[10]

Burton also performed Frees imitations for comedianStan Freberg's albumStan Freberg Presents The United States of America, Volume Two,^[11][4] and as the voice of the announcer in the 1999 filmDudley Do-Right, and did likewise as the voices of the alien foreheads inLarry Blamire's 2008 satireTrail of the Screaming Forehead.^[4]

Burton appeared as Shockwave,Sunstreaker,Brawn, andSpike Witwicky in the originalTransformers animated series bySunbow Productions andMarvel Productions. He would later voiceMegatron, Ratchet, Ironhide, Brawn, Cyrus "The Colossus" Rhodes, Spike, and Longarm Prime/Shockwave inTransformers: Animated byCartoon Network.

Burton stated in an interview that Shockwave was by far his favorite character to perform in the original series. Despite this, he turned down the offer to reprise the role inTransformers: Dark of the Moon, as he felt he had voiced the character enough times.^[12] Consequently, the part was given toFrank Welker, the voice of Megatron/Galvatron.

ForStar Wars, Burton voicedLuke Skywalker in Disney-produced read-along records in 1979-1983,^[3][13] and dubbed one of Hobbie Klivian's lines inThe Empire Strikes Back.^[13] He also voicedCount Dooku,Cad Bane, and Ziro the Hutt inStar Wars: The Clone Wars, and has continued to voice Bane inStar Wars: The Bad Batch^[14] andThe Book of Boba Fett. He has also voiced several characters in video games.^[15]

For theKingdom Hearts series, Burton voicedAnsem the Wise inChain of Memories,Birth by Sleep, andDream Drop Distance due toChristopher Lee's health problems. For the cinematic version ofKingdom Hearts 358/2 Days, Burton re-dubbed Lee's lines that he had previously recorded for theNintendo DS version. He reprised his role as Ansem forKingdom Hearts III.

Burton has portrayed the supervillainBrainiac in theDC Animated Universe. He appeared as the character inSuperman: The Animated Series,Justice League,Static Shock, andJustice League Unlimited, as well as the non-DCAU mediaLegion of Super Heroes,DC Universe Online, andLego DC Super-Villains.

• Narrated the 1992Discovery Channel documentaryGreat White!.
• Scarecrow, Ronald Marshall and Yuri Dimitrov inBatman: Gotham Knight.
• V.V. Argost and Leonidas Van Rook inThe Secret Saturdays.
• The titular character inJames Bond Jr..
• Invisibo inFreakazoid!.
• Old Queeks inMike, Lu & Og.
• Captain Marvel andSolomon Grundy inSuperman/Batman: Public Enemies.
• Red Tornado, Silver Cyclone,Doctor Mid-Nite,Will Magnus,Joker (Scooby-Doo version),Mercury, andThomas Wayne inBatman: The Brave and the Bold.
• Count Dooku,Cad Bane, andZiro the Hutt inStar Wars: The Clone Wars.
• Tomax inG.I. Joe.
• Goon, Kanawk, and Tauron inRobotix.
• Law inG.I. Joe: Renegades.
• Brain,Dudley H. Dudley,Hamilton Hill,James Gordon, andWizard inYoung Justice.
• Dash Whippet forPound Puppies.
• Brainstorm, Malware, and Mr. Baumann inBen 10: Omniverse.
• Dracula inAvengers Assemble andUltimate Spider-Man.
• Ranger Smith inBoo Boo Runs Wild, andA Day in the Life of Ranger Smith, both standalone projects produced bySpümcø based on the characterYogi Bear.

• Played Jerry Lyden in the radio seriesAlien Worlds.
• Has done work for theUniversal Studios theme parks,^[5] voicing the Narrator andSnidely Whiplash inDudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls,^[16] the Fish and Safety/Emergency Announcer inThe Cat in the Hat,^[17] Tick-Tack-Joe in If I Ran the Zoo,^[18] and theGrinch in Sneech Beach Area and the Seuss Landing Street Show.^[19]
• Does voice-overs forOld Navy commercials and a promo forFinal Fantasy XII.
• Provided voice-overs forWWE'sWrestleMania XXV recap segments.
• Various characters in the 1980 cult classicCloset Cases of the Nerd Kind.
• The titular creatures in theCritters film series.
• Narrator for the video gameBrütal Legend.
• Volteer the Electric Guardian Dragon, Exhumor, and Mason inThe Legend of Spyro trilogy.
• Zeus in theGod of War series.
• Numerous supporting roles onFocus on the Family's radio dramaAdventures in Odyssey.
• Doctor N. Gin,Doctor N. Tropy andNitros Oxide in theCrash Bandicoot series.
• Jack in the theme park attractionThe House at Haunted Hill.
• Narrator of the filmThe A-Team.
• Hugo Strange inBatman: Arkham City andLego DC Super-Villains.
• John Grey (Jean Grey's father) forWolverine and the X-Men.
• Provided voice samples for the song "Machete" byDJ Hazard (reused fromGrindhouse^[5][20]) and the albumUniversus byShockOne.^[21]
• Announcer for theBounty Law promo inOnce Upon a Time in Hollywood.^[5]
• Announcer for theEl Rey Network.
• Played the Narrator and the Guest inFlying Logos.
• Still heard on the safety info for the parking lot trams forDisneyland andMagic Kingdom (as of 2011).

• Alice in Wonderland –White Rabbit,Tweedle Dee,Tweedle Dum, Playing Cards^[29]
• Cranium Command – General Knowledge, Chicken, Male Recruit, Drill Sergeant^[30]
• Dudley Do-Right's Ripsaw Falls –Snidely Whiplash, Narrator^[16]
• Fantasmic! –Chernabog,Captain Hook,Magic Mirror, Pirates^[4]
• Festival of Fantasy Parade – Opening Spiel (2014–20)
• Haunted Mansion Holiday – Ghost Host^[8]
• Horizons – Futureport "Brava Centauri" Announcer
• If I Ran the Zoo – Tick-Tack-Joe^[18]
• Journey Into Your Imagination –Figment^[31]
• Mickey and Friends Parking Tram – Spiel
• Mr. Toad's Wild Ride – Cop, Judge, Farmer^[10]
• O Canada! – Invisible Narrator (2007–19)
• Parking Lot Trams – Safety Spiel
• Peter Pan's Flight – Captain Hook,Mr. Smee^[32]
• Pirates of the Caribbean – Stuffed Pirate, Safety Spiel
• Radiator Springs Racers – Doc Hudson^[33]
• Seven Dwarfs Mine Train –Grumpy^[9]
• Sneech Beach Area –Grinch^[19]
• Seuss Landing Street Show – Grinch^[19]
• Tapestry of Nations – Sage of Time
• The Cat in the Hat – Fish, Safety/Emergency Announcer^[17][19]
• The House at Haunted Hill – Jack
• Walt Disney World Railroad – Conductor Spiel (2022–present)^[34]
• Wonders of Life – Narrator

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