Arthur Read
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| Arthur Timothy Read | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age | 8 |
| Voiced by: | Cameron Ansell (9-) Mark Rendall (6-8) Justin Bradley (5) Michael Yarmush (1-4) |
Arthur Timothy Read is the title character of both the book series and the PBS children's television show Arthur which was created by Marc Brown. On the show, he is eight years old in third grade, and lives in Elwood City.
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[edit] Arthur's appearance
Arthur is an eight-year-old aardvark recognizable by the trademark bright yellow sweater, bright blue jeans, big glasses, and red and white sneakers that he wears in most appearances.
[edit] Arthur's relationships
[edit] Family
Arthur is constantly pestered by his four-year old sister D.W. Read, which stands for Dora Winifred. Much of the time, D.W. tries to get Arthur into trouble.
Arthur's parents are his mother Jane, who works as an accountant and his father David Read, who runs a catering business. He also has a baby sister named Kate and a dog named Pal. Appearances from Arthur's extended family include Grandma Thora, Grandpa Dave, Uncle Fred, Uncle Richard (Dave's father), Aunt Jessica, Aunt Loretta, Aunt Lucy, Great-Grandma (Thora's mother) and his cousins Cora, Monique, Ricky, and other unnamed relatives.
[edit] Friends
Buster Baxter ( a rabbit) is known for telling jokes and eating, and is Arthur's best friend. Arthur's other friends include Francine Frensky (a monkey), who is quite bossy and enjoys sports; Mary Alice "Muffy" Crosswire (a monkey as well), a rich and rather stuffy girl who loves fashion; Alan "The Brain" Powers (a bear), a very intelligent boy, hence his nickname; Sue Ellen Armstrong (a cat), a friendly girl who has lived abroad and practices martial arts; Fern Walters (a dog), a quiet girl who loves reading, especially mysteries and poems, and also loves to write poetry. George Nordgren (a moose), a timid, shy, dyslexic boy who daydreams regularly and also has a puppet named Wally that he sometimes talks to; and Binky Barnes, a bulldog whose personality varies from appearance to appearance (throughout the first appearance he was viewed as a bully, but later on he was viewed as a good person with a heart of gold); and Jenna Morgan (a cat), who's very good at sports and won the athlete of the year award.
[edit] Trivia
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- In the first Arthur book Arthur's Nose, Arthur had a nose like an actual aardvark. His design evolved over the first half dozen books.
- The theme tune for the television show was sung by Ziggy Marley (Bob Marley's son).
- Marc Brown hides the names of his three children, Tolon, Tucker, and Eliza in each book.
- His birthday is May 25th.
He also appears in the Barney Bunch
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