Speed Racer Silenced

<div id="post_message_3133032"><b>Peter Fernandez</b>, who voiced the iconic character in the American import of the 1960s Japanese cartoon and who also wrote the lyrics to the indelible theme song, has died.<br />
He succumbed to lung cancer at 83, according to the <a href="http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/201…" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">Anime News Network</font></a>.<br />
Aside from <b>Speed</b>, Fernandez also voiced <b>Racer X</b> and miscellaneous minor characters on the high-octane toon. He also lent his pipes to key parts in the English-language versions of <i><b>Astro Boy</b></i>, <i><b>Ultraman</b></i>, <i><b>Gigantor</b></i> and <i><b>Star Blazers</b></i>. The <b>Wachowski brothers</b> even gave him a cameo in their<a href="http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b86425_S…" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc"> 2008 live-action remake</font></a>.<br />
Rest in peace.</div>