Michael Yarmush

Michael Yarmush (right) with Mister Rogers (left) and Marc Brown (center) in a 1999 episode of Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

Michael Lawrence Yarmush (born 1982) is an American television, film, and voice actor.

He is the original voice of Arthur Read for the TV series, voicing the character from Season 1 to Season 5 and Arthur's Perfect Christmas. Since the maturing of his voice, Yarmush now provides the voice of Tough Customer member Slink.

He sings with Bruce Dinsmore for the 4 Open Hearts song sung by the Tough Customers in the episode The Last Tough Customer.

Voices on Arthur

Major

• Arthur Read (season 1—season 5; Arthur's Perfect Christmas, Arthur's New Friend)
• Slink (2005/2006—present)

Minor

• Jay (waiter)
• Big Kid #2

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Result	Category	Series
1998	Young Artist Award	Won	Best Performance in a TV Drama Series - Leading Young Actor	My Life as a Dog (Tied with Austin O'Brien for Promised Land)
1999-2000		Nominated	Best Performance in a Voice Over in a Feature or TV - Best Young Actor	Arthur
1998	YoungStar Award		Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Drama TV Series	My Life as a Dog

Voice Credits

Season 1

• Arthur's Eyes/Francine's Bad Hair Day
• Arthur and the Real Mr. Ratburn/Arthur's Spelling Trubble
• D.W. All Wet/Buster's Dino Dilemma
• D.W.'s Imaginary Friend/Arthur's Lost Library Book
• Arthur's Pet Business/D.W. the Copycat
• Locked in the Library!/Arthur Accused!
• Arthur Goes to Camp/Buster Makes the Grade
• Arthur's New Puppy/Arthur Bounces Back
• Arthur Babysits/Arthur's Cousin Catastrophe
• Arthur's Birthday/Francine Frensky, Superstar
• Arthur's Baby/D.W.'s Baby
• Arthur Writes a Story/Arthur's Lost Dog
• So Long, Spanky/Buster's New Friend
• Arthur the Wrecker/Arthur and the True Francine
• Arthur's Family Vacation/Grandpa Dave's Old Country Farm
• Arthur and the Crunch Cereal Contest/D.W. Flips
• Meek for a Week/Arthur, World's Greatest Gleeper
• Arthur's Chicken Pox/Sick as a Dog
• D.W. Rides Again/Arthur Makes the Team
• Arthur's Almost Boring Day/The Half-Baked Sale
• Sue Ellen Moves In/The Perfect Brother
• D.W.'s Snow Mystery/Team Trouble
• Bully for Binky/Misfortune Teller
• Arthur's Tooth/D.W. Gets Lost
• D.W. Thinks Big/Arthur Cleans Up
• My Dad, the Garbage Man/Poor Muffy
• D.W.'s Blankie/Arthur's Substitute Teacher Trouble
• I'm a Poet/The Scare-Your-Pants-Off Club
• My Club Rules/Stolen Bike
• Arthur's First Sleepover/Arthur's New Year's Eve

Season 2

• Arthur Meets Mr. Rogers/Draw!
• Binky Barnes, Art Expert/Arthur's Lucky Pencil
• D.W., the Picky Eater/Buster and the Daredevils
• Arthur Makes a Movie/Go to Your Room, D.W.
• Arthur's Underwear/Francine Frensky, Olympic Rider
• Buster Baxter, Cat Saver/Play it Again, D.W.
• Arthur's TV-Free Week/Night Fright
• Arthur vs. the Piano/The Big Blow-Up
• Lost!/The Short, Quick Summer
• D.W. Goes to Washington/Arthur's Mystery Envelope
• D.W.'s Deer Friend/Buster Hits the Books
• Arthur's Faraway Friend/Arthur and the Square Dance
• Water and the Brain/Arthur the Unfunny
• Sue Ellen's Lost Diary/Arthur's Knee
• Grandma Thora Appreciation Day/Fern's Slumber Party
• Love Notes for Muffy/D.W. Blows the Whistle
• Francine Redecorates/Arthur the Loser
• Arthur vs. the Very Mean Crossing Guard/D.W.'s Very Bad Mood
• D.W.'s Name Game/Finders Key-pers
• How the Cookie Crumbles/Sue Ellen's Little Sister

Season 3

• Buster's Back/The Ballad of Buster Baxter
• D.W. All Fired Up/I'd Rather Read It Myself
• Arthur Goes Crosswire/Sue Ellen and the Brainasaurus
• Background Blues/And Now Let's Talk to Some Kids
• The Chips are Down/Revenge of the Chip
• Binky Rules/Meet Binky
• Arthur Rides the Bandwagon/Dad's Dessert Dilemma
• Popular Girls/Buster's Growing Grudge
• Arthur's Treasure Hunt/The Return of the King
• Attack of the Turbo Tibbles/D.W. Tricks the Tooth Fairy
• Double Tibble Trouble/Arthur's Almost Live Not Real Music Festival
• What Scared Sue Ellen?/Clarissa is Cracked
• Arthur's Dummy Disaster/Francine and the Feline
• Mom and Dad Have a Great Big Fight/D.W.'s Perfect Wish
• Arthur and D.W. Clean Up/The Long, Dull Winter

Season 4

• D.W.'s Library Card/Arthur's Big Hit
• Hide and Snake/Muffy's New Best Friend
• Buster's Breathless/The Fright Stuff
• The Contest/Prove It
• The Blizzard/The Rat Who Came to Dinner
• D.W. Tale Spins/Prunella Gets it Twice
• Binky Barnes, Wingman!/To Beat or Not to Beat
• 1001 Dads/Prunella's Prediction
• What is that Thing?/Buster's Best Behavior
• My Music Rules/That's a Baby Show!

Season 5

• Arthur and the Big Riddle/Double Dare
• Kids are from Earth, Parents are from Pluto/Nerves of Steal
• It's a No-Brainer/The Shore Thing
• The World Record/The Cave
• The Lousy Week/You Are Arthur
• The Election/Francine Goes to War
• Sleep No More/Pet Peeved
• The Last Of Mary Moo Cow/Bitzi's Beau
• Just Desserts/The Big Dig
• Arthur's Family Feud/Muffy Gets Mature

Specials

• Arthur's New Friend
• Arthur's Perfect Christmas

Season 9

• The Law of the Jungle Gym
• Arthur Makes Waves

Season 10

• Happy Anniversary

Season 14

• The Play's the Thing

Season 16

• The Last Tough Customer

References

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