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name: "Michael Beattie"
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born: "7 September 1956"
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# Michael Beattie

Actor. Born 7 September 1956 in Toronto.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 7 September 1956, Toronto

## Biography

Michael Beattie is a Canadian actor born in Toronto. He has worked in film, television, voice acting and video games for over 25 years.

Beattie is known for voice roles in Illumination animated features, including the 2nd Marketing Guy in *The Lorax* (2012), VNC Announcer and Walter Jr. in *Minions* (2015), Tattoo in *The Secret Life of Pets* (2016), and further parts in *Despicable Me 3* (2017), *The Grinch* (2018) and *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022). His live-action credits include Todd in Guy Ritchie’s *Swept Away* (2002) and the Manager in *Star* (2001). He has also voiced characters in television series and games such as Mordin Solus in *Mass Effect 2* (2010).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Swept Away* (2002), Fi1m 32, as Todd — [page](https://film.one/film/swept-away-2002.md)

## Also known for

- *Minions* (2015), VNC Announcer / Walter Jr. (voice)
- *The Secret Life of Pets* (2016), Tattoo (voice)
- *Despicable Me 3* (2017), Scar-Faced Man / TMZ Announcer (voice)
- *The Grinch* (2018), Store Clerk (voice)
- *Minions: The Rise of Gru* (2022), VNC Announcer / Guru Rick (voice)
- *The Lorax* (2012), 2nd Marketing Guy (voice)
- *The Secret Life of Pets 2* (2019), Lead Wolfdog / Skinny Cat (voice)
- *Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore* (2010), Angus MacDougall (voice)

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