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Thurl Ravenscroft

From: Norfolk, United States
Active: 1914–2005
Releases: 5

About

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (; February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American actor and bass singer best known for providing the voice of Tony the Tiger in Kellogg's Frosted Flakes commercials from the 1950s until his death and for singing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in the 1966 Christmas television special How the Grinch Stole Christmas!.

Ravenscroft did voice-over work and singing for Disney in various films and Disneyland attractions (which were later featured at Walt Disney World), the best known including The Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Jamboree, Mark Twain Riverboat, Pirates of the Caribbean, Disneyland Railroad, and Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room.
His voice-acting career began in 1939 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.

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