John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers. He has had a role in all of Pixar’s feature films, ranging from main characters to characters who appear in only one scene.
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John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers. He has had a role in all of Pixar’s feature films, ranging from main characters to characters who appear in only one scene. His first Pixar role was the voice of Hamm in Toy Story, and he has voiced Pixar characters in films and video games ever since. From 2004 to 2008 he hosted the TV documentary series Made in America. Outside of acting, he has promoted American entrepreneurship and manufacturing, and campaigned for several Republican candidates. He was born on Easter Sunday, April 6, 1947, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. His father was of Austrian and Hungarian descent, and his mother was of Polish ancestry. He moved to London in 1971 and stayed there for 10 years. He had minor film and television roles throughout the late 70s and early 1980s before creating, and then landing, the role of the know-it-all mailman Cliff Cl Gavin on Cheers, a role he portrayed throughout the show’s eleven seasons.
He also provided the voice for an animated version of Cliff on The Simpsons sixth-season episode \”Fear of Flying\”. He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1985 and again in 1986. His favorite Pixar character is Mack, who watches car-themed versions of Pixar films and asks, ‘What kind of actor is this?!’ He was parodied during the end credits of Cars where his character, Mack, watches the car- themed versions of the films and notes that all of his favorite characters are performed by the same actor, at the same point in the production. In 2001, he sued Host International for using Hank and Bob’s likenesses without permission. The case languished in court for eight years before all sides settled in 2001, before all parties agreed to a settlement. He currently lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two children.
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