John Irwin, the voice actor behind He-Man, Grasp of the Universe, 9Lives spokescat Morris, and extra, dies at 88.
It’s a tragic day in Eternia as information in regards to the passing of John Erwin, the voice actor behind He-Man, Morris the Cat, and different notable popular culture icons. Erwin, a Saturday morning staple of the Nineteen Sixties, ’70s, and ’80s, died final month of pure causes at his house in Camarillo, California. He was 88. Celebworx, the PR agency representing Mr. Erwin, introduced his demise this Friday afternoon.
Few folks of the Elder Millenial era (folks born between 1980 and 1985) grew up with out listening to John Erwin as He-man, Grasp of the Universe, match wits with Skeletor (Alan Oppenheimer) whereas battling the forces of evil. Along with voicing He-Man and the Archie Comics character Reggie, Erwin performed the unenthusiastic spokescat for 9Lives model cat meals, Morris the Cat. Within the promos, Morris, a big orange tabby tomcat, snarkily remarked about being bored with something besides when it got here to a scrumptious can of 9Lives cat meals. After mocking his human co-stars, Morris’s tune would change when somebody launched a contemporary can of 9 Lives. Morris was like a real-world Garfield, roughly.
Right this moment, Melendy Britt, who voiced the character She-Ra, the superheroine sister of Prince Adam, aka He-Man, issued the next assertion: “For 40 years, John Erwin was not only my brother on screen, he was my friend,” she wrote on Fb. “To have ‘my brother’ pass on is a tremendous sorrow even though I know life is not infinite. The tears I have are because John was such a special quiet man and we shared a very special relationship in those roles as twin brother and sister…He Man said “I have the Power. You did and still do.”
Skeletor voice actor Alan Oppenheimer additionally shared some phrases for his dearly departed buddy, saying, “Working with John Erwin was a ballad of irreverence, professionalism, and surprise… Surprise of how many life stories he had: he was a series actor, writer, performer of commercials, musician, painter, and an all around lovely gentleman, an indelible addition to my life.”
John Erwin is extra prolific than you may suppose. Past taking part in He-Man and Morris the Cat, he populated the Archie Comics universe throughout many reveals and spin-offs, voicing characters just like the well-off Reggie Mantle on The Archie Present (1968) and quite a few cartoon spin-offs of the ’60s and ’70s (The Archie Comedy Present, Archie’s Funhouse, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Archie’s Bang-Shang Lalapalooza Present). You can too catch Erwin’s dulcet tones in The Flintstones and one among my private favorites, the Groovie Ghoulies!
Per Celebworx, Erwin is survived “by his loving family of children and grandchildren. No names were provided in keeping with his wishes.”
We want Mr. Erwin secure passage to the Nice Hereafter and therapeutic to his household, buddies, and followers. His work touched the hearts of many, and we’ll always remember the adventures we shared in Eternia and past.
