The voice behind one of the most iconic cartoon characters of the 90s has passed away,
Peter Renaday, best known as the voice of Master Splinter on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, has died aged 89.
The death was confirmed by his agent to Peoplewhile TMZ reported that law enforcement officials did a welfare check at his Burbank, California home on Sunday (Monday in Australia), finding his body inside.
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His niece Mindy Zachary told TMZ that the family feels his death needs no further investigation. TMZ understands Renaday’s death to be due to natural causes.
His friends and former coworkers, including Townsend Coleman, Cam Clarke, Sam Kwasman and Ike Eisenmann, spoke out about the news on social media.
Renaday, who also reportedly voiced Mickey Mouse at one point in his career, was remembered by his former colleagues.
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Coleman, who voiced Michelangelo in the beloved cartoon, shared his tribute in a Facebook post: “Folks, I’m devastated this morning to learn of the passing yesterday of our dear sensei, Peter Renaday. Pete was one of the most genuine, salt of the earth people I have ever known, and I will miss him dearly.”
He also shared he had just caught up with Renaday a month beforehand and said he was “as vibrant as ever, at 89, just as endearingly silly, smart and talented as I’ve always known him to be.”
Cam Clarke, who voiced Leonardo, reached out to grieving fans in his message.
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“To my darling Ninja Turtle fans, By now, many of you have already heard, but we just lost our amazing Sensei, Master Splinter, and dearest friend Peter Renaday. As I write this, the tears in my eyes make it hard to see enough to write this post,” he wrote on Facebook,
Clarke also shared a photo the cast took when they celebrated Renaday’s 88th birthday last year.
Renaday has a whopping 175 acting credits to his name, dating back to 1963 with a role on General Hospital,
He also had roles in The Million Dollar Duck, Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN, The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and The Cat from Outer Space, and as Al-Mualim in Assassin’s Creed.
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