Thurl Ravenscroft
Voice Actor, TV Actor
1914 – 2005
Who was Thurl Ravenscroft?
Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was an American voice actor and basso profundo best known as the deep voice behind Tony the Tiger's "They're grrreat!" in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes television commercials for more than five decades. Ravenscroft was also known, however uncredited, as the vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.
He also did some voice-over work and singing for Disney in both the films and the attractions at Disneyland. The most well known of these attractions are The Haunted Mansion, The Country Bear Jamboree, The Mark Twain Riverboat, The Pirates of the Caribbean and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room. His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.
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- Born
- Feb 6, 1914
Norfolk - Also known as
- Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft
- The Sportsmen
- The Sportsman Quartette
- The Sportsmen Quartette
- The Mellomen
- Pappy
- Spouses
- June Ravenscroft
(1946/07/21 - 1999/12/05)
- June Ravenscroft
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Otis College of Art and Design
- Died
- May 22, 2005
Fullerton
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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