1. John Dezso Ratzenberger was born on April 6,1947 and is an American actor.
27 Facts About John Ratzenberger
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John Ratzenberger is best known for playing the character Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations.
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John Ratzenberger has voiced various characters in several Pixar animated feature films including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Abominable Snowman in the Monsters, Inc franchise, Mack in the Cars franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, Fritz in the Inside Out franchise, and many others.
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John Ratzenberger began his entertainment career while living in London in the 1970s.
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John Ratzenberger acted in and wrote film and television through the 1970s and early 1980s before returning to America.
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At an audition for a role in a new sitcom, John Ratzenberger created the character of Cliff Clavin.
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John Dezso Ratzenberger was born on Easter Sunday, April 6,1947, in Bridgeport, Connecticut, the son of Bertha Veronica, and Dezso Alexander Ratzenberger, a WWII veteran who had been a combat engineer in the Philippines.
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John Ratzenberger attended St Ann's School and Bassick High School in Bridgeport and then Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut.
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In 1969, John Ratzenberger worked at the Woodstock Festival as a heavy equipment operator and as part of the crew building the stage.
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John Ratzenberger moved to London in 1971, where he began his acting, writing, and directing career.
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John Ratzenberger began his career in the performing arts while living in London, England.
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John Ratzenberger played mail carrier Cliff Clavin on the sitcom Cheers.
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John Ratzenberger came up with the idea for Cliff's trademark white socks, which he wore as a tribute to French comedian Jacques Tati.
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John Ratzenberger was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1985 and again in 1986.
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John Ratzenberger provided the voice for an animated version of Cliff on The Simpsons sixth-season episode "Fear of Flying".
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John Ratzenberger played the role in the short-lived spin-off The Tortellis and in an episode of Wings, which was made by the same creators.
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John Ratzenberger has contributed voice work for several animated projects, most notably Pixar productions.
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John Ratzenberger has continued to work with Lasseter, who produces all feature films and executive-produces all series at Skydance Animation.
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Additionally, John Ratzenberger provided the voice for Aniyaku the assistant manager in the English dub version of Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away, which Lasseter executive-produced.
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John Ratzenberger reprised his role as Yeti and voiced a new character named Bernard in the Disney Television Animation series Monsters at Work, which is set after the main events of Pixar's Monsters, Inc.
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John Ratzenberger married Georgia Stiny in 1984; during their 20-year marriage they had two children together before divorcing in 2004.
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John Ratzenberger developed a packaging-alternatives product made from biodegradable and non-toxic recycled paper as a safe alternative to foam peanuts and plastic bubble wrap.
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John Ratzenberger was outspoken in opposition of the 2010 health care reform bill, referring to it as socialism.
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John Ratzenberger campaigned for Republican Josh Mandel of Ohio for state treasurer in 2010 and served as master of ceremonies for Mandel's inauguration into the position in 2011.
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John Ratzenberger considered running for the US Senate in Connecticut in 2012.
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John Ratzenberger appeared on Your World with Neil Cavuto to support Donald Trump's candidacy during the 2016 presidential race, shortly after Trump was declared the presumptive Republican nominee.
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John Ratzenberger praised his performance as president in 2017, saying he had done "a wonderful job as far as manufacturing is concerned".