1. Tony Jay's voice acting roles included Claude Frollo in Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Megabyte in ReBoot, Shere Khan in The Jungle Book 2, the TV series TaleSpin, and the Elder God in the Legacy of Kain series of video games.
19 Facts About Tony Jay
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Tony Jay made many distinguished on-screen appearances, including the role of Nigel St John on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
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Tony Jay further made guest appearances on programs including The Golden Girls in 1987, Twin Peaks in 1990 to 1991, and Night Court in 1991.
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Tony Jay attended Pinner County Grammar School, and completed his National Service with the Royal Air Force in 1953.
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Tony Jay later recalled, "I was always an actor at school"; but opted for the financial security of a real estate business.
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Tony Jay moved to South Africa in about 1966, after hearing of the potential there for his line of work.
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Tony Jay left South Africa to return to England in 1973, after which he moved to the United States in 1986.
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Tony Jay acted, wrote, and directed radio plays on the South African Broadcasting Corporation's first commercial radio station, Springbok Radio.
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Tony Jay adapted, cast, and directed the first 6 months of episodes for The Avengers.
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Tony Jay appeared as the merchant in Shakespeare's Timon of Athens for BBC Shakespeare, and in single episodes of popular television programmes such as The Sweeney, The Professionals and the comedy Whoops Apocalypse.
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George Lucas met with Tony Jay about playing Obi-Wan Kenobi in a planned film with the working title Galactic Warfare.
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Tony Jay was cast as Vincent Crummles in the Royal Shakespeare Company's.
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Tony Jay's acting drew the attention of an agent who arranged for him to return from England to the United States for an audition.
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Tony Jay was cast in a pilot program called Circus which was unsuccessful.
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On set Tony Jay met make-up artist Kathy Rogers, who would become his second wife.
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Tony Jay moved to the United States where he became a resident.
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In various animated projects Tony Jay took over the voice of Shere Khan, which actor George Sanders had originated for the 1967 Disney animated film The Jungle Book.
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Tony Jay was a devotee of classic Broadway and made several recordings and performances of old-time Broadway lyrics, in spoken-word form.
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On it Tony Jay recites lyrics written by the likes of Noel Coward, Ira Gershwin, and Oscar Hammerstein, accompanied by synthesized music which he composed.