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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)

• Fast Facts

  1. Full name: John Deszo Ratzenberger
  2. Born: April 6, 1947
  3. Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut
  4. Attended: Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut
  5. Appeared in The Empire Strikes Back as Bren Derlin
  6. Appeared in commercials as a spokesman for Pitney Bowes
  7. Appears in the PC version of the Trivial Pursuit board game made by Atari
  8. Co-authored the book We've Got it Made in America: A Common Man's Salute to an Uncommon Country
  9. Developed a safe, biodegradable alternative to Styrofoam and plastic bubble wrap
  10. Only actor to have done voice-over work for every single Pixar feature film
  11. Has two children

• 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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