Peter Robbins, voice of ‘Peanuts’ character Charlie Brown, dies at 65 – National

The unique voice of character Charlie Brown within the early animated Peanuts specials, actor Peter Robbins, died final week on the age of 65.

Robbins’ members of the family confirmed to Fox 5 San Diego that the voice actor died by suicide. No different particulars about his demise have been instantly out there, and his household issued no additional remark besides a request for privateness.

From age 9 to 13, Robbins performed Charlie Brown within the Nineteen Sixties traditional cartoons A Charlie Brown Christmas and It’s the Nice Pumpkin, Charlie Brown, amongst others.

Robbins, whose actual identify was Louis G. Nanasi, additionally had visitor appearances on TV reveals like Get Sensible and Good Occasions. His last appearing credit score is a small function on My Three Sons in 1972.

After that, his appearing profession slowed as he battled issues with dependancy and psychological well being, which plagued him all through his life. He claimed that he had bipolar dysfunction and suffered from paranoid schizophrenia.

In 2013, Robbins pleaded responsible to stalking and threatening an ex-girlfriend and her plastic surgeon. Robbins was sad with the outcomes of a breast enhancement surgical procedure he allegedly paid for his ex to bear, and was searching for a refund from the surgeon.

In December of 2015, Robbins was sentenced to just about 5 years in jail for making extra legal threats.

He pleaded responsible to sending threatening letters to a supervisor at a cell residence park in suburban Oceanside, Calif., the place he lived. He additionally despatched letters to members of the media wherein he provided to pay cash to have San Diego County Sheriff Invoice Gore killed.

He served roughly 80 per cent of his sentence.

“I’d advocate to anyone that has bipolar dysfunction to take it critically as a result of your life can flip round within the span of a month prefer it did to me,” Robbins reportedly stated in 2019, in response to ABC Information. “I got here out of jail and I’m a greater individual for it. I’m way more humble and grateful and grateful that I lived by the expertise.”

Robbins valued his reference to Charlie Brown his complete life, even getting a tattoo of Snoopy hugging Charlie Brown on his arm.

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