Brendan O'Brien (voice actor)

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Brendan O'Brien
Born
Brendan O'Brien

(1962-05-09) May 9, 1962 (age 59)
Hollywood, California, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1973–2004, 2020–present
Spouse(s)
Ingrid K. Behrens
​
(m. 2000)​
Parent(s)Edmond O'Brien (father)
Olga San Juan (mother)
Websitewww.brendanobrien.com

Brendan James O'Brien (born May 9, 1962)[1] is an American voice and television actor, who is best known for his role as the original voice of Crash Bandicoot and for providing various other character voices for the Crash Bandicoot video games during the Naughty Dog years.

Early life[]

Brendan O'Brien was born in Hollywood, California on May 9, 1962. He is the son of actor Edmond O'Brien (1915–1985) and actress Olga San Juan (1927–2009).[2][3] He also has two sisters, television producer Bridget O’Brien Adelman and actress Maria O’Brien.[3]

Career[]

O'Brien began his acting career in 1973, his first role was in the television film Honor Thy Father. He would later appear in 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain, P.U.N.K.S., Race to Space and Grindhouse.

He got the role of Crash Bandicoot after Joe Pearson suggested that he call Jason Rubin (who was looking for a voice artist).[4] After going to the studio for the call (where his parents used to work), he got the role.[4] The recordings that O'Brien did for Crash Bandicoot were done in an intimate setting at the Alfred Hitchcock Theater.[4]

He also performed additional voices for the animated series adaptation of Spawn and Ralph Bakshi's Spicy City. He has also acted in several live action television shows such as Candid Camera and The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys.

O'Brien appeared on The BAM!Box in 2021 and on Mark and Nina.

Personal life[]

O'Brien has been married to filmmaker Ingrid K. Behrens since September 9, 2000.

Filmography[]

Film[]

Year Title Role Notes
1973 Honor Thy Father Child TV movie
1989 Hollywood Chaos Guido Luini Indie film
1995 Get Street Smart: A Kid's Guide to Stranger Dangers Capricorn's Dad (voice) Short film[1]
1996 The Legend of Galgameth Heretic
1997 Casper: A Spirited Beginning Terrified Worker Direct-to-video
1998 3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain Zed
1999 P.U.N.K.S. Repo Supervisor
2000 The Trial of Old Drum Brendan TV movie
Wild Grizzly Earl TV movie
2001 Race to Space Centrifuge Technician [5]
2003 Grindhouse Father Holloway

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
1991 Candid Camera Pincushion/Self 2 episodes
1992 The Amazing Live Sea-Monkeys Milkman / Award Presenter 2 episodes
1996–1999 Rugrats Additional voices 18 episodes
1997 Spicy City Additional voices Episode: "Love Is a Download"
1997–1999 Todd MacFarlane's Spawn Additional voices 6 episodes

Video games[]

Year Title Role Notes
1996 Crash Bandicoot Crash Bandicoot, Pinstripe Potoroo, Doctor Neo Cortex, Doctor Nitrus Brio [6][1]
1997 Crash Bandicoot 2: Cortex Strikes Back Crash Bandicoot, Doctor Nitrus Brio, Doctor N. Gin, Komodo Moe, Tiny Tiger [6]
1998 Crash Bandicoot 3: Warped Crash Bandicoot, Tiny Tiger, Doctor N. Gin [6]
1999 Crash Team Racing Tiny Tiger, N. Gin, Pinstripe Potoroo [6][7]
2000 Crash Bash Crash Bandicoot, Tiny Tiger, Doctor Nitrus Brio, Komodo Moe, Papu Papu [6]
2001 Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex Crash Bandicoot, Tiny Tiger
2002 Crash Bandicoot: The Huge Adventure Crash Bandicoot Archive footage
2003 Crash Bandicoot 2: N-Tranced Crash Bandicoot, Fake Crash
2004 Crash Bandicoot Purple: Ripto's Rampage Crash Bandicoot
2016 Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Crash Bandicoot

Crew work[]

Year Title Position Notes
1987 Keep on Crusin' Writer TV series
Contributing writer
1990 Guys Next-Door Writer TV series short
Contributing writer
1994 The Secret World of Alex Mack Drama coach, dialogue coach 4 episodes
1997 In Cold Sweat Writer Video
As Alex Smart
2000 Wild Grizzly Composer Television film

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Brendan O'Brien - 19 Character Images". Behind The Voice Actors.
  2. ^ "Edmond O'Brien, Actor, Dies at 69". The New York Times. May 10, 1985. p. D22. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Olga San Juan dies at 81; actress sang and danced with Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire". LA Times. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "Crash Bandicoot an Oral History". Polygon. Polygon. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  5. ^ Willis, John; Monush, Barry (February 2004). Screen World 2003. Applause Theatre & Cinema Books. p. 447. ISBN 1557835284.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Brendan O'Brien". Retrieved August 21, 2020.
  7. ^ Though Chip Chinery provided most of the lines for Crash Bandicoot in Crash Team Racing, one of Crash's "woah" lines was a stock sound effect recorded by Brendan O'Brien that was recycled from the first game.

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