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February 12, 2025 38 mins
MJ welcomes Alan Oppenheimer, a legendary actor with a career spanning over 70 years. The conversation explores their deep friendship, Alan's vibrant spirit, and his remarkable journey through Hollywood. They share laughter, stories of love, and insights into the entertainment industry, highlighting Alan's experiences and the importance of positivity and romance in life. In this engaging conversation, Alan Oppenheimer and MJ delve into personal stories about relationships, career milestones, and the lessons learned throughout their lives. They reflect on the beauty of aging, the importance of living in the moment, and the value of communication and honesty in relationships. Alan shares anecdotes from his Broadway career and discusses the unexpected turns in his life that led to significant opportunities. The conversation is filled with humor, wisdom, and a deep appreciation for the journey of life. More about Alan Oppenheimer: Alan Oppenheimer is recognized as the voice of many characters, often for Filmation in the 1970s and 1980s, such as Mighty Mouse, Ming the Merciless on Flash Gordon, the Overlord on BlackStar, and Skeletor, Man-At-Arms and Mer-Man from Filmation's 1980s cartoon He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Other notable voice roles include Thundarr the Barbarian, Vanity on The Smurfs, Rhinokey and Crock from The Wuzzles and Falkor, Gmork, Rockbiter, and the Narrator from 1984's The NeverEnding Story. In the early 1990s, Oppenheimer was the voice of Merlin in The Legend of Prince Valiant. He also performed various supporting roles in various incarnations of Scooby Doo. He took over the voice of Roger Smith's butler Norman Burg in the second season of The Big O. Oppenheimer also worked on The Transformers, most notably as two contrasting characters, the pacifist Beachcomber and the bellicose Warpath.. He was the voice of Alistair Crane on the soap opera Passions. Oppenheimer recently provided the voice of the Scientist for the film “9.” Oppenheimer's repertoire also includes video games, voicing Dr. Piotr Ivanovich in Soldier of Fortune II: Double Helix, Prometheus in God of War II and Jandor the Airship Captain in Nox. In Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel, he spoke the part of Harold, an ancient mutated survivor of nuclear holocaust who has appeared in four of the Fallout series games. Oppenheimer was Dr. Rudy Wells in the Six Million Dollar Man. He was nominated for an Emmy for ‘MURPHY BROWN’ and starred in many TV shows and films, including LITTLE BIG MAN, THE HINDENBURG, FREAKY FRIDAY. He also co-starred on Broadway as Cecil B. DeMille in SUNSET BOULEVARD.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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