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Date of Birth

30 August 1949, Orange, New Jersey, USA

Date of Death

12 June 1994, Ventura, California, USA (cerebral hemorrhage)

Birth Name

Christopher Charles Collins

Spouse

Judith

(? - ?)

Trivia

Formerly stand-up comic, Toured in late 80s early 90s. Funny material, and a good friend of actor Stephen Sisk.

He was the original voice of Nuclear-plant-owner C. Montgomery Burns on "The Simpsons", before circumstances forced him to turn the role over to Harry Shearer after the first few apearances. Shearer modeled his performance after Latta's, and was able to seamlessly assume the role.

Also originally provided the voice of Moe the bartender on "The Simpsons".

Was a prominent voice actor in the 1980s, most notably doing multiple voices for "GI Joe" (where he voiced the evil Cobra Commander and the heroic grunt Gung Ho, among others) and "Transformers" (where he voiced the treacherous Starscream, Reflector, and the Autobot Wheeljack, among others).

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