Michael Bell Biography

Fast Facts

• His wife, Victoria Carroll, and daughter, Ashley Bell, are also actors
• Began his voice acting career in 1972 in the animated series "The Houndcats․"
• Made his screen acting debut in the film "Across the Bridge" in 1957
• Best known as the voice of Drew Pickles and Chas Finster in "Rugrats" and of several characters, including Scrapper and Prowl, in "The Transformers․"
• Has also done voice-over work for several video games, voicing the character Lawrence in the "Ratchet & Clank" series and Raziel in the "Legacy of Kain" series
• Opened the West End Playhouse in Van Nuys, California, with his wife Victoria Carroll in 1983
• Invented a device that recycles graywater with his "Rugrats" co-star Melanie Chartoff in 1991, which they later patented