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From ages 7 to 11 was popular model for John Robert Powers Agency. Radio and Broadway actor until army draft. Radio shows included: "Mr. District Attorney", "Let's Pretend", "Gangbusters", "My Best Girls, " "Superman", "Suspense", many soap operas, and as George Bigelow on "The Aldrich Family" and as Jerry on "The Sea Hound." Discharged from US Army in 1946 as Tech. Sargeant. As well as actor became writer of published adventure pulp fiction. Wrote scripts for radio and TV including "Suspense" (radio) "When a Girl Marries"(radio) "Rendezvous" (TV) and was on writing staff of "The Verdict Is Yours. Adapted and directed for records most of Newberry and Caldecot Award winning books. Wrote published children's book "Bedtime Stories From the Bible."Original Christmas story "The Night the Animals Talked" was adapted for an anual TV special with music by Cahn & Stein. Adapted, directed and voiced English tracks for hundreds of foreign films from all over world including: "Fistful of Dollars", "The Nest", "Mothra, "That Man From Rio", "Cinema Paradiso", some of the Godzilla films, "Flight of the Eagle" and "La Famiglia". Wrote, directed and voiced many TV series including "Speed Racer", "Marine Boy, " "Ultraman" and "The Space Monsters". Wrote the lyrics for the Speed Racer theme. Adapted many scripts for "Astroboy" also "Gigantor" series. Dialog director for "Galaxy Rangers" series and "Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders". Adaptor and director of Canadian mini-series "Jalna". Has been the voice on hundreds of TV and radio commercials.

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When the David Letterman show was on NBC the gag writers thought it would amusing to revoice an entire previously aired hour and broadcast it with no explanation. Peter Fernandez dubbed David Letterman's voice.

While writing English dialog for Astroboy (1963), Fernandez was paid $100 per episode.

Where Are They Now

(April 2002) Making personal appearances throughout USA for Speed Racer series on behalf of the Child Safety Network and the PTA. Completed direction of voices (and occasionally being one) of the "Courage the Cowardly Dog" animated series. (52 episodes, 100 stories)

(December 2003) Just completed directing the first 13 episodes of "Kenny the Shark" seen on NBC Saturday mornings.

(April 2004) Based in Pomona, New York and still very active in all Animation and Voice overs.

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