
John Ratzenberger
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Biography
John Dezso Ratzenberger is an American actor, voice actor, director, producer, writer and entrepreneur. He is one of the most successful actors of all time in terms of box-office receipts. Ratzenberger is best known for portraying Cliff Clavin on the popular comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. He is the only voice actor to appear in every Pixar Animation Studios feature film, including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, and Mack in the Cars franchise.
Ratzenberger began his entertainment career while living in London in the 1970s. He had minor film and television roles throughout the late 70s and early 1980s before creating, and then landing, the role of the know-it-all mailman Cliff Clavin on Cheers, a role he portrayed throughout the show's eleven seasons. His first Pixar role was the voice of Hamm in Toy Story, and he has voiced Pixar characters in films and video games ever since. From 2004 to 2008 he hosted the TV documentary series Made in America. Outside of acting, he has promoted American entrepreneurship and manufacturing, and campaigned for several Republican candidates.
Known For

Bones

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

The Simpsons

Hill Street Blues

Magnum, P.I.

Mom

The Goldbergs

St. Elsewhere

Touched by an Angel

Hell's Kitchen

Sabrina, the Teenage Witch

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Blossom

Wings

That '70s Show

Frasier

8 Simple Rules

Dancing with the Stars

Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?

Sister, Sister

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures

Monsters at Work

Caroline in the City

Drop Dead Diva

Wizards and Warriors

Bob Hearts Abishola

Poker Face

The Wonderful World of Disney

WondLa

Gandhi

Ragtime

Reds

Superman

She's Having a Baby

Firefox

Cars 2

Soul

The Empire Strikes Back

Planes: Fire & Rescue

Inside Out 2

Finding Nemo

Superman II

Coco

Monsters University

Super Buddies

The Incredibles

Finding Dory

Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

Cars 3

Toy Story 4

Inside Out

Planes

Spellbound

A Bug's Life

Monty Python: Live at Aspen

Cars

Onward

Ratatouille

Brave

Partysaurus Rex

Cars Wal-Mart Exclusive Geared UP

Incredibles 2

That Darn Cat

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Luck

Toy Story 2

Outland

Monsters, Inc.

Cheers

Hawaiian Vacation

Legit

Toy Story 5

The Good Dinosaur

Up

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Reading?

Small Fry

Toy Story 3

Toy Story

WALL·E

Your Friend the Rat

Toy Story Treats

Forky Asks a Question: What Is Money?

Forky Asks a Question: What Is a Friend?
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