John Ratzenberger Add to My Celebs Age 65 Birthday Apr. 6th, 1947 Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA Height 5' 9"

John Ratzenberger's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Cheers Cliff Clavin The Tortellis Cliff Clavin

Main Movie Roles 2010 - Toy Story 3 2009 - Up 2008 - Wall·E 2007 - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project 2007 - Ratatouille 2006 - Cars 2004 - The Incredibles 2003 - Finding Nemo 2001 - Monsters, Inc. 2000 - Tick Tock 1999 - Toy Story 2 1998 - A Bug's Life 1997 - One Night Stand 1997 - That Darn Cat 1995 - Toy Story 1988 - She's Having a Baby 1987 - House II: The Second Story 1985 - The Falcon and the Snowman 1984 - Protocol 1982 - Gandhi 1982 - Firefox 1981 - Ragtime 1981 - Outland 1981 - Reds 1980 - Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back 1980 - Superman II 1980 - Motel Hell 1979 - Yanks 1979 - Hanover Street 1978 - Superman 1978 - Warlords of Atlantis 1977 - A Bridge Too Far

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

John started Sal's Meat Market in Bridgeport, Connecticut, while a student at Sacred Heart University, located in Fairfield/Bridgeport, Connecticut. He was later affiliated with the ensemble group "The Downtown Cabaret." Coincidentally, he was a friend of Susan Ryan, the mother of Meg Ryan (I). A mutual friend, also associated with The Downtown Cabaret, was the daughter-in-law of actress Mabel Albertson, the sister of actor Jack Albertson.


TRIVIA:

• He recently started the Nuts, Bolts and Thingamajigs Foundation, whose mission is to "Give children tools and watch them build America.".
• Only _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv) cast member to have actually lived in Boston -- specifically, the "Combat Zone" red-light district.
• Along with 'George Wendt (I)' (qv), 'Richard Belzer' (qv) and 'Paul Fusco (I)' (qv), he is one of only four actors to play the same character (Clifford C. 'Cliff' Clavin, Jr.): _"Cheers" (1982)_ (qv), _"St. Elsewhere" (1982)_ (qv), _"The Tortellis" (1987)_ (qv), _"Wings" (1990)_ (qv), _"The Simpsons" (1989)_ (qv) and _"Frasier" (1993)_ (qv). He has appeared in episodes of all six series with 'George Wendt (I)' (qv).
• The only person to voice a character in all of Pixar Animation's feature films: as Hamm in _Toy Story (1995)_ (qv); PT Flea in _A Bug's Life (1998)_ (qv); Hamm again in _Toy Story 2 (1999)_ (qv); the Abonimable Snowman in _Monsters, Inc. (2001)_ (qv); Fish School in _Finding Nemo (2003)_ (qv); Underminer in _The Incredibles (2004)_ (qv); Mack in _Cars (2006)_ (qv), Mustafa in _Ratatouille (2007)_ (qv), and John in _WALL·E (2008)_ (qv) and it has been confirmed that he will appear in both _Up (2009)_ (qv) and _Toy Story 3 (2010)_ (qv).
• Active in the pro-ecological movement, he was owner and operator of Eco-Pak, a conservation-conscious packaging company.
• Holds a Red Belt in karate.
• He does not, as believed, play the bagpipes but in fact plays snare drum for a pipe band called "Gold Coast Pipe Band" in which he was a founding member.
• His speaking role in 'Richard Attenborough' (qv)'s _Gandhi (1982)_ (qv), was dubbed by 'Martin Sheen' (qv). Later he went on to become a trademark voice for Pixar Studios.

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