Peter Robbins

Birth Name:

Louis Nanasi

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor

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

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