Peter Robbins Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned dual degrees from the University of California at San Diego, one in psychology and one in communication
• Quote: "[Charlie] is my natural voice, but it has a special kind of inflection, a mixture of anxiety and reflection as only a 9-year-old can display․"
• His acting career ended soon after his final "Peanuts" special, "It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown․"
• Best known as the first person to voice the seminal character, Charlie Brown, in the first animated Peanuts special in 1965
• Voiced Charlie Brown from ages 9 to 13
• Peanuts expert Scott McGuire described him as "the definitive version of Charlie Brown․"
• In 2006, he lived in the Los Angeles area where he owned and managed several apartment buildings
• Once owned a beagle that he named Snoopy
• Paid $125 for his very first outing as Charlie Brown, voicing the character in 1965's "A Charlie Brown Christmas"
• Was replaced as the voice of Charlie Brown because his voice changed too much at the age of 14