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Peter Robbins dead: Voice behind Peanuts' Charlie Brown dies at 65 after taking own life
The voice actor’s family confirmed that Peter Robbins had committed suicide last week.The star was best known for voicing Peanuts character Charlie Brown.Peter started his voice acting career at the age of nine in 1963, going on to appear in numerous cartoons for comic strip Peanuts. He also appeared in The Munsters, an American sitcom depicting the home life of a family of benign monsters, playing Elmer.Peter clearly had a great love for his days voicing Charlie Brown, as he had a picture of Charlie and his beloved dog Snoopy tattooed on his arm.The star suffered from bipolar disorder and sadly went on to be troubled in later life.Plenty of fans took to social media to pay tribute to the late star and to reflect on his tragic death.Noah Pasternak tweeted: “RIP Peter Robbins, probably the best-known voice actor for Charlie Brown.“I've heard all the stories about the struggles he had later in life... hope he's found some kind of peace now.
