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'Teen Titans Go' Actor Greg Cipes Claims He Was Fired From Beast Boy Role After Parkinson’s Diagnosis
Greg Cipes alleges wrongful dismissal due to Parkinson's disease disclosure and seeks fan support through a petition for reinstatement in his long-standing voice role.
- On Sunday, Greg Cipes said Warner Bros. fired him on Valentine's Day after he publicly shared his Parkinson's diagnosis, appealing to fans for help.
- A veteran of the role, Greg Cipes has voiced Beast Boy since Teen Titans and returned for Teen Titans Go! on Cartoon Network with 426 episodes.
- Alleging discrimination, Greg Cipes says Warner Bros. made him audition three times while others were renewed automatically and that Sam Register wrongfully terminated him.
- Studio sources told TheWrap that Warner Bros. producers removed Greg Cipes because his performance was not up to the level needed for Beast Boy, but offered a new character and began negotiating a development deal while he recorded scripts.
- Fans mobilized around #savebeastboy as Emmanuel Newsome vowed to start a petition and tagged James Gunn, DC boss, who has yet to respond.
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'Teen Titans Go!' Voice Actor Greg Cipes Claims Warner Bros. Canned Him After He Revealed His Parkinson's Disease
Greg Cipes in Meet the Voice Behind ‘Teen Titans’ Beast Boy via Great Big Story on YouTube Greg Cipes, a voice actor known especially for his work as Beast Boy in DC animated projects, has gone public with a Parkinson’s diagnosis, but that was only the beginning of the bad news. The actor is also saying Warner Bros. let him go from his long tenure as the Teen Titan. Greg Cipes comments on Gunnverse’s post via Instagram RELATED: ‘Magic: The Gathe…
Beast Boy Voice Actor Claims He Was Fired by WB After Parkinson’s Diagnosis
The long-running voice of Beast Boy, Greg Cipes, has come forward with a serious allegation against Warner Bros. According to Cipes, he was fired from his role as Beast Boy the day after he publicly shared his Parkinson’s diagnosis—ending over two decades of work with DC’s animated projects. The post Beast Boy Voice Actor Claims He Was Fired by WB After Parkinson’s Diagnosis appeared first on That Park Place.
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