Hal Rayle | |
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 Rayle at the Florida Supercon in 2013 | |
| Born | January 3, 1955 Fowler, Indiana, United States |
| Alma mater | Ball State University |
| Occupation | Voice actor |
| Years active | 1982–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
Hal Rayle (born January 3, 1955) is an American voice actor. He has done many roles for both animated series and live action movies.
Rayle has had a number of voice acting jobs over his career. Rayle's animated series roles include Miss Piggy, Gonzo & Animal for the Little Muppet Monsters . Raphael in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Filling in for Rob Paulsen), the Tin Man in The Wizard of Oz television series, Einstein the Dog and 65 other voices in Universal Animation's Back to the Future , Riddler's Henchman #1 in Batman: The Animated Series , Inspector Clouseau in The Pink Panther series, Reflex and Howler in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw , Lieutenant Commander Steele in SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron , Pipes, Snarl and Shrapnel in Transformers , Deep Six in the Sunbow/Marvel G.I. Joe series, Arzon and the Wise Owl in Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light , and Doyle Cleverlobe in Galaxy High . [1]
Rayle also provided the voice of the Predator creature in Predator 2 . Rayle provided the voice of Marvin the Martian in the commercials for Air Jordan.
In the live action film Ghoulies II , he was the voice for all of the Ghoulies. Rayle also voiced "Virgil" the Chimpanzee in Project-X , the "Koala Bear" in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane and the "Rats" in Total Recall . Rayle has provided the voice of Alfred Hitchcock & the Hal-9000 Computer for Universal Studio's - Hollywood/Orlando.
Rayle graduated from Ball State University in 1977 with a degree in Telecommunications, Cinematography, and History. Rayle is married to actress Maggie Roswell, and they adopted a girl in 1993, whom they named Spenser. They own and operate a voiceover studio, AudioRnR, near their home in Burbank, California. [2] Rayle is a registered Democrat and adheres to the Catholic faith. [3]
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