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  "id": 3945079,
  "title": "Transformers Actors Reflect on Death of Optimus Prime actor Peter Cullen: \"A Prodigious Talent\"",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/28/transformers-actors-reflect-on-death-of-optimus-prime-actor-peter",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-28T11:00:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Polygon",
    "slug": "polygon",
    "url": "https://www.polygon.com/peter-cullen-optimus-prime-death-transformers-actors-respond/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Transformers voice actors pay tribute to Peter Cullen, the voice actor behind Optimus Prime for over 40 years.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IGN",
        "title": "Peter Cullen, Optimus Prime in Transformers, Dies at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-optimus-prime-in-transformers-dies-at-85",
        "published": "2026-08-27T15:01:30.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The A.V. Club",
        "title": "R.I.P. Peter Cullen, Transformers' Optimus Prime",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/r-i-p-peter-cullen-transformers-optimus-prime",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:29:17.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "NYT Arts",
        "title": "Peter Cullen, Who Voiced Optimus Prime in ‘Transformers,’ Dies at 85",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/peter-cullen-who-voiced-optimus-prime-in-transformers-dies-at-85",
        "published": "2026-08-27T22:17:05.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}