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Pauli Virta (November 21, 1945 - December 21, 2011) was a Finnish voice actor and singer who provided voices for the Finnish dub of TUGS. He also translated and directed the series. He used to live in Sweden during his childhood years.

He was most famously known as the voice of Meowth from Pokémon in the Finnish dub from seasons 1-7 and the first three movies.

Other Finnish dubbing credits include: Mr. Willmake in Bertha, Skeletor in He-Man, The Narrator in Postman Pat (VHS version), the narrator in Dig and Dug with Daisy, Grouchy Smurf in The Smurfs (VHS version), Matt in Tractor Tom, Dennis the Menace, Leonard Weems in Recess, Clockmaker in Inspector Gadget, Squidward Tentacles in SpongeBob Squarepants Movie, The Narrator in "Creepy Crawlies", Treelo in "Bear in the Big Blue House" and many more.

He passed away in December 21, 2011 from a long illness.

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Trivia[]

  • His father was Olavi Virta. a well known Finnish singer who recorded many classic songs from 1939 to 1966.
  • His daughter (Pauliina Virta) was also a voice access in Pokémon.
  • Leon' fan dub is better
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