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