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Birth Name: Robert Frederick Paulsen III
Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Date of Birth: March 11, 1956
Ethnicity: * father – Danish * mother – Macedonian
Rob Paulsen is an American voice actor and voice director. He is known for his roles in many animated series and films. He has won a Daytime Emmy award and three Annie Awards for his work voicing Yakko Warner and Pinky on Animaniacs .
Rob is the son of Lena and Robert Frederick Paulsen, Jr. He is married to Parrish Todd, with whom he has a son.
His maternal grandparents were from Greece or Macedonia.
Rob’s paternal grandfather was Robert Frederick Paulsen (the son of Robert Paulsen and Ingeborg Potz). Robert was a Danish emigrant, from Faaborg.
Rob’s paternal grandmother was Matilda Henrietta Cook (the daughter of John Hendickson Cook and Marie Christensen). Matilda was born in Grayling, Crawford, Michigan, to Danish parents.
Rob’s maternal grandfather was named Emanuel Boubeff.
Rob’s maternal grandmother was named Metra Jurcoff.
Sources: Marriage record of Rob’s paternal grandparents, Robert Frederick Paulsen and Matilda Henrietta Cook – https://www.familysearch.org
U.S. Naturalization record of Rob’s paternal grandfather, Robert Frederick Paulsen – https://www.familysearch.org