Danny Mann

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Danny Mann
Born (1951-07-28) July 28, 1951 (age 68)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesDaniel Man, Danny Man, Daniel Mann
OccupationVoice actor, writer
Years active1984–present

Daniel Mann (born July 28, 1951) [1] is an American voice actor best known for his voices of Ferdinand in Babe , Hector in Heathcliff, Freeway, Cloudraker and Lightspeed in The Transformers , Serge in the Open Season and Sparky in Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue .

Career

Mann officially began his voice over career in 1984, as Hector in Heathcliff , followed by Autobots Cloudraker, Freeway, Lightspeed and Spoilsport in The Transformers . [2]

In 1995, Mann voiced the nervous duck, Ferdinand in the critically acclaimed film Babe , for which he and his co-star Christine Cavanaugh, who voiced the titular character, flew to Australia to record their lines. [3] He would reprise the role in the sequel Babe: Pig in the City , three years later. During the same year, Mann also voiced Percy, Governor Ratcliffe's pet pug in Disney's Pocahontas and Kaltag in Balto .

In later years, Mann would voice Construction Worker Steve in the Academy Award-winning Pixar film Up , Serge in the first three films of the Open Season film series, Sparky in Planes and Planes: Fire & Rescue and Hewdraw and Thanatos in Kid Icarus: Uprising .

Mann is also a writer, having written for shows like Thicke of the Night . [4]

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References

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  2. "Transformers voice actor Danny Mann joins the G1 Reunion at TFcon Los Angeles 2019" . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "Cast of movie Babe - James Cromwell, Christine Cavanaugh, Danny Mann and more - YouTube" . Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials - Vincent Terrace - Google Books" . Retrieved May 27, 2020.