Legendary pioneer voice actor Peter Fernandez has passed away due to lung cancer this morning at the age of 83. Most of you may not know Peter Fernandez but you most likely know of the works he was involved in.
In the early days of anime, shows such as Tetsuwan Atom and Tetsujin 28 were brought to America as Astro Boy and Gigantor respectively. Peter worked on the staff for the dialogue and voice direction for those shows. He was also Lupin III at one point in his career.
His most well-known accomplishments were his roles as the voices of both Speed Racer and his brother Racer X in the 1960s cartoon and he even composed the English lyrics for the show’s famous theme song.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
Source: ANN
