He was disenchanted with live-action acting after working on The Redd Foxx Show, in which he portrayed Ralph/Rita. His voice acting career took off when Adler landed the roles of Nat Smurfling in the fourth season of The Smurfs, 'Rowdy' Roddy Piper on Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling, Silverbolt on The Transformers and Eric Raymond, Techrat and Zipper in Jem. He improvised characters during the tape, which impressed both McSwain and Thornton, however, left him so embarrassed with his performance that he performed with his back to them and his face hidden with a hat and sunglasses. Having no demo, they arranged for him to record an audition. McSwain recalls that 'he blew their minds' but he claims that initially they had no interest in him. An agent had praised him in front of them as the 'next Frank Welker'. In 1985, after convincing the head of the Abrams, Rubiloff and Lawrence agency to allow him to audition for their voice-over department, Adler later attended a private audition for Ginny McSwain and Arlene Thornton. Īdler's first animation role was recorded in New York City, voicing Spike in Rescue at Midnight Castle. In 19, he starred as Arnold Beckoff in Torch Song Trilogy, for which he was nominated for the 1985 Helen Hayes Best Actor Award, in New York City before moving to California in 1986.

During this time, he worked a variety of jobs, including waiter, janitor, paper delivery man, floor stripper, house painter, remedial reading teacher and caretaker for an Episcopal church. Growing up, Adler was a self-described 'TV junkie', and an avid fan of Rocky and Bullwinkle, The Three Stooges and Irene Ryan's Granny Moses from The Beverly Hillbillies.Īdler's first professional acting job was in a commercial in 1971. His sister Cheryl Adler is a psychotherapist who wrote the book Sober University.

He was given the nickname 'Beanie' due to always wearing a Beanie cap. In the mid-1960s, Adler's family moved to Nanuet, New York and later to Massachusetts. Joe: Renegades, I Am Weasel and SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron. Whiskers, Cow and Chicken, Earthworm Jim, G.I. His credits also include Avengers Assemble, Brandy & Mr. He is known for his roles as Buster Bunny on Tiny Toon Adventures, Ed and Bev Bighead on Rocko's Modern Life, Ickis on Aaahh!!! Real Monsters and Starscream in the Transformers films. Charles Michael Adler (born October 2, 1956) is an American voice actor and voice director.

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