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- Full name: John Deszo Ratzenberger
- Born: April 6, 1947
- Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Attended: Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut
- Appeared in The Empire Strikes Back as Bren Derlin
- Appeared in commercials as a spokesman for Pitney Bowes
- Appears in the PC version of the Trivial Pursuit board game made by Atari
- Co-authored the book We've Got it Made in America: A Common Man's Salute to an Uncommon Country
- Developed a safe, biodegradable alternative to Styrofoam and plastic bubble wrap
- Only actor to have done voice-over work for every single Pixar feature film
- Has two children
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John Ratzenberger is an American film and stage actor who hosts his own show on the Travel Channel called Made in America. He has appeared on ABC's Dancing with the Stars as well as on the television series Cheers as the character Cliff Clavin.
Ratzenberger reportedly took out a restraining order against his ex-girlfriend in May of 2009 after claims that she has harassed him through "intimidating phone calls, emails and text messages."TMZ: My Ex Might Set My Car on Fire (May 13, 2009)
Selected Film and Television Roles
- 1976: The Ritz as Patron
- 1977: A Bridge Too Far as U.S. lieutenant
- 1978: Superman as Controller
- 1980: Superman II as Controller
- 1981: Ragtime as Policeman
- 1982: Gandhi as American Lt., driver
- 1988: Small World as Morris Zapp
- 1990-1992: Captain Planet and the Planeteers as Rigger
- 1982-1993: Cheers as Cliff Clavin
- 1998: A Fare to Remember
- 2001: Determination of Death as Charlie Halloran
- 2008: The Village Barbershop as Art Leroldi
- 2009: Up as Construction Foreman Tom
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John Ratzenberger Questions
Who is the "Zimmerman" mentioned in John Lennon's song God 2000? 1 AnswerThat would be Robert Allen Zimmerman also known as Bob Dylan http://www.mahalo.com/search?q=robert+zimmerman read more
Should John C. Dvorak be a comedian? 6 AnswersWould I go see him do a standup act? Probably not. I'm not sure he could do stand-up. I think too much of what comes out of his mouth would go over people's h... read more
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John Ratzenberger Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- April 6, 1947 Born
- 1982-1993: Cheers
- 1995: Toy Story
- 1998: A Bug's Life
- 1999: Toy Story 2
- 2001: Monsters, Inc.
- 2003: Finding Nemo
- 2004: The Incredibles
- 2006: Cars
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@carlgardner a sign that it's Friday. You say Ratzinger and I think of John Ratzenberger http://bit.ly/QlORZ. How cool would that be?! :O)
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A young John Ratzenberger is in it. I thought I saw Wolfman Jack, too.
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John Deszo Ratzenberger films are amazing
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"Rats in Burgers" John Ratzenberger plays a health inspector in NYC, Doug E Doug co-stars. #tvshowpunnames #cheersactorshavepunnynames
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John Ratzenberger's voice makes my heart smile. :D
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