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Michael Yarmush
Born
Michael Lawrence Yarmush

(1982-06-19) June 19, 1982 (age 41)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1993–present
Known forThe Little Lulu Show (1996–1998)
Arthur (1996–2000, 2022)

Michael Lawrence Yarmush (born June 19, 1982)[1] is an American-Canadian actor. He is known for providing the original voice of Arthur Read in the PBS children's animated television series Arthur.[2]

Early life

Yarmush was born in Miami, Florida, the son of Daniel and Diane Yarmush.[citation needed]

Career

He was the very first voice actor of Arthur Read for the first five seasons of the TV series, and Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Since his voice became too deep to perform the title character's voice,[3] 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 Young Artist Award 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 Montreal, Quebec.[citation needed]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Kids of the Round Table Kid of the Round Table Uncredited
1998 Little Men Emil
1998 First Do No Harm Mark
2007 Steel Toes Tong
2021 Chaos Walking Prentisstown Scout

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 The Little Lulu Show Butch the Westside Boy 2 episodes
1995 Are You Afraid of the Dark? Jonah Episode: "The Tale of the Manaha"
1995–1996 My Life as a Dog Eric Johansson 22 episodes
1996–1998 Stickin' Around Additional Voices
1996–2000, 2004–2022 Arthur Arthur Timothy Read (Seasons 1–5; "All Grown Up") and Slink Lead role/Recurring cast
1996 Losing Chase Little Richard Phillips Television movie
1997 Whiskers Fingers Television movie
1997 Shadow of the Bear Justin Andrich Television movie
1997 ...First Do No Harm Mark Reimuller Television movie
1998–2001 Radio Active Ethan St. John
2000 Arthur's Perfect Christmas Arthur Read (voice)[1] Television movie
2001–2002 Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat Wing Wing Recurring Role
2011 Supernatural: The Animation Young Dean (voice) English version
Episode: "Rising Son"

References

  1. ^ a b "Michael Yarmush - 12 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. ^ Boardman, Madeline (September 2, 2016). "Arthur: See the Voices Behind Your Favorite Characters". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  3. ^ Bernstein, Abbie (February 16, 2022). "ARTHUR: Creator Marc Brown on the end of his long-lived children's PBS series - Exclusive Interview". Assignment X. Retrieved December 31, 2022.

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Preceded bynone Voice of Arthur Read 1996–2000; 2022 Succeeded byJustin Bradley
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