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Benjamin Blümchen with friends: From now on with Aquaman's voice
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Benjamin Blümchen is best known for his cheerful signature sound “Törööö!”
From now on Matti Klemm will be trumpeting this to children's ears.
Klemm, 48, is already a fixture as a voice actor.
Filmgoers know him as the German voice of Oscar winner Mahershala Ali (“Green Book”) or the action hero Jason Momoa (“Aquaman”).
You can also hear him as an off-screen speaker for the Kabel eins station.
He has also appeared several times in reports and documentaries for public television.
The Berlin label Kiddinx, which is responsible for the Blümchen radio plays, explained: "Many fans have been eagerly waiting for the new voice of the popular pachyderm." The Berliner with the deep, smoky timbre will appear as an elephant for the first time in the 157th radio play episode.
The episode is called “Benjamin Blümchen as a singer”.
Klemm is Benjamin Blümchen's third speaker since the series began in 1977. Episodes 1 to 80 were spoken by Edgar Ott (1929–1994), after whose death he was succeeded by Jürgen Kluckert (1943–2023), until Kluckert also spoke last year died.
“The death of Jürgen Kluckert left a big gap,” said the producers of Kiddinx.
“Now Matti Klemm takes on the role with his distinctive voice,” the label continued.
Klemm will bring his many years of experience and talent “to bring the world of Benjamin Blümchen to life and give the popular pachyderm a fresh, yet familiar voice.”
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