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John Ratzenberger(I)

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IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000704
John Ratzenberger
A musician who has lost his passion for music is transported out of his body and must find his way back with the help of an infant soul learning about herself.
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Soul (2020)
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John started the improvisational duo group, "Sal's Meat Market", in Bridgeport, Connecticut with fellow actor and friend Ray Hassett. He was later affiliated with the ensemble group, "The Downtown Cabaret". Coincidentally, he was a friend of Susan Ryan, the mother of Meg Ryan. A mutual friend, also associated with "The Downtown Cabaret", was the daughter-in-law of actress Mabel Albertson, the sister of actor Jack Albertson.
BornApril 6, 1947
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BornApril 6, 1947
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cliff Clavin
    • Cliff
    Steve Buscemi, Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Helen Mirren, Alfred Molina, Bonnie Hunt, John Ratzenberger, Dave Foley, Kathy Griffin, Sean Hayes, Jason Marsden, Randy Newman, Lori Alan, Carlos Alazraqui, Jack Angel, Robert L. Baird, Bob Bergen, Gregg Berger, Rodger Bumpass, Tara Strong, Dane Cook, John Cygan, Charlie Day, Walt Dohrn, Paul Eiding, Jessica Evans, Bill Farmer, Dannah Feinglass Phirman, Nathan Fillion, Donald Fullilove, Teresa Ganzel, Daniel Gerson, Jan Rabson, Bill Hader, Jess Harnell, Jean-Claude Kalache, John Kassir, Tyler Labine, Dawnn Lewis, Sherry Lynn, Danny Mann, Mona Marshall, Mickie McGowan, Alec Medlock, Joel Murray, Laraine Newman, Ricky Nierva, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, Bret 'Brook' Parker, Donovan Patton, Bob Peterson, Jeff Pidgeon, Kori Rae, Dan Scanlon, Greg Snyder, Peter Sohn, Mindy Sterling, Julia Sweeney, Marcia Wallace, Jim Ward, April Winchell, John Krasinski, Sean Conroy, Bobby Moynihan, Joel Spence, Patrick Seitz, Makenna Cowgill, Greg Dykstra, Keith Ferguson, Colette Whitaker, Cristina Pucelli, Brandon Johnson, Allan McLeod, Neil Campbell, Aubrey Plaza, Matthew Mercer, Andy Fischer-Price, Elissa Knight, Raymond Ochoa, Tyler Ganus, David Neher, Samantha Sadoff, Gage Davenport, Isabella Acres, Joseph John Schirle, Noah Johnston, Patrick Carlyle, Montse Hernandez, Mason Cook, Lindsay Lefler, Beth Behrs, Davin Ransom, Dave Theune, Tyree Brown, Jack Bright, Ava Acres, Madison Rothschild, Erica Teeple, Tricia McAlpin, Nikolas Michailidis, Betsy Sodaro, Aramé Scott, Gia Michailidis, Mike Hanford, Kristen Li, Pam Murphy, Casey Barden, Natalie Jane Dang, Ethan Louis Samuels DiSalvio, Brooke Klinger, Alexis Poindexter, Ileanna Bravos, Clayton Drier, Faith Goblirsch, Calum John, Marley Pearson, Khiara Symone Threets, and Kristen Phaneuf in Monsters University (2013)
    Monsters University
    7.2
    • Yeti(voice)
    • 2013
    Tom Hanks, R. Lee Ermey, Tim Allen, Annie Potts, John Ratzenberger, Wallace Shawn, Jim Varney, and Don Rickles in Toy Story (1995)
    Toy Story
    8.3
    • Hamm(voice)
    • 1995
    WALL·E (2008)
    WALL·E
    8.4
    • John(voice)
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem, Dee Bradley Baker, and Rachel Zegler in Spellbound (2024)
      Spellbound
      5.5
      • Milo The Monster Handler (voice)
      • 2024
    • WondLa (2024)
      WondLa
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Caruncle (voice)
      • 2024
    • Lewis Black, Tony Hale, Liza Lapira, Amy Poehler, Phyllis Smith, Maya Hawke, Adèle Exarchopoulos, Paul Walter Hauser, and Ayo Edebiri in Inside Out 2 (2024)
      Inside Out 2
      7.5
      • Fritz (voice)
      • 2024
    • Billy Crystal, John Goodman, Henry Winkler, Alanna Ubach, Ben Feldman, Mindy Kaling, and Lucas Neff in Monsters at Work (2021)
      Monsters at Work
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Bernard
      • Adorable (voice)
      • 2021–2024
    • Tapawingo (2023)
      Tapawingo
      7.6
      • 2023
    • Natasha Lyonne in Poker Face (2023)
      Poker Face
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Abe
      • 2023
    • Simon Pegg and Eva Noblezada in Luck (2022)
      Luck
      6.4
      • Rootie (voice)
      • 2022
    • Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey in Soul (2020)
      Soul
      8.0
      • Guy on the Subway (voice, uncredited)
      • 2020
    • Sean Giambrone in Russell Maniac (2020)
      Russell Maniac
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Mick Vaughn
      • 2020
    • Just Roll with It (2019)
      Just Roll with It
      5.3
      TV Series
      • George Bennett
      • 2020
    • Billy Gardell and Folake Olowofoyeku in Bob Hearts Abishola (2019)
      Bob Hearts Abishola
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Hank
      • 2020
    • Julia Louis-Dreyfus, John Ratzenberger, Tracey Ullman, Mychael Danna, Jeff Danna, Wilmer Valderrama, Catherine Apple, Sharon Calahan, Grey Griffin, Chris Pratt, Kori Rae, Mel Rodriguez, Dan Scanlon, Octavia Spencer, Keith Bunin, Kyle Bornheimer, Noah Klocek, Lena Waithe, Adam Habib, Jason Headley, Tom Holland, Ali Wong, and George Psarras in Onward (2020)
      Onward
      7.4
      • Construction Worker Fenwick (voice)
      • 2020
    • Tony Hale in Forky Asks a Question (2019)
      Forky Asks a Question
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Hamm (voice)
      • 2019
    • Jeff Garlin, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Troy Gentile, Hayley Orrantia, and Sean Giambrone in The Goldbergs' Excellent Adventure (2021)
      The Goldbergs
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Digby Yates
      • 2019
    • Louis Gossett Jr., John Ratzenberger, Kevin Sorbo, Sam Sorbo, and Tyler Mane in Miracle in East Texas (2019)
      Miracle in East Texas
      3.7
      • Dad Everett
      • 2019

    Director



    • Malcolm McDowell, Carol Kane, Lucy Liu, Kevin Corrigan, and Rhea Perlman in Pearl (1996)
      Pearl
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996
    • Tamera Mowry-Housley, Tim Reid, Jackée Harry, and Tia Mowry in Sister, Sister (1994)
      Sister, Sister
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 1996
    • Dabney Coleman in Madman of the People (1994)
      Madman of the People
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Marilu Henner, Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis, Charles Durning, Hal Holbrook, Michael Jeter, and Elizabeth Ashley in Evening Shade (1990)
      Evening Shade
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1994
    • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
      Cheers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988–1993
    • Down Home (1990)
      Down Home
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1991
    • Sydney (1990)
      Sydney
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990

    Producer



    • Industrial Tsunami
      • executive producer
      • 2010
    • World's Most Amazing Animal Rescues: Part 3 (1998)
      World's Most Amazing Animal Rescues: Part 3
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1998
    • World's Most Amazing Animal Rescues: Part 2
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • The World's Most Incredible Animal Rescues
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 1997
    • Locals
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1994

    Videos63

    "Security Camera" from Toy Story 3
    Clip 1:12
    "Security Camera" from Toy Story 3
    "Meet Ken" from Toy Story 3
    Clip 1:46
    "Meet Ken" from Toy Story 3
    "Meet Ken" from Toy Story 3
    Clip 1:46
    "Meet Ken" from Toy Story 3
    Up -- "The Pursuit"
    Clip 1:36
    Up -- "The Pursuit"
    UP – “Tepui Landing”
    Clip 2:11
    UP – “Tepui Landing”
    Up -- "Met Dug"
    Clip 1:32
    Up -- "Met Dug"
    Up: Upisode #2 -- "First Aid"
    Clip 1:03
    Up: Upisode #2 -- "First Aid"

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
    • Born
      • April 6, 1947
      • Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouses
        Julie BlichfeldtNovember 6, 2012 - present
    • Children
        James John Ratzenberger
    • Parents
        Dezso Alexander Ratzenberger
    • Other works
      Radio: Commercials for RenoAir.
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      • 1 Interview
      • 2 Articles

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      The only person to voice a character in all of Pixar Animation's feature films: as Hamm in Toy Story (1995), PT Flea in A Bug's Life (1998), Hamm again in Toy Story 2 (1999), Abominable Snowman in Monsters, Inc. (2001), Fish School in Finding Nemo (2003), Underminer in The Incredibles (2004), Mack in Cars (2006), Mustafa in Ratatouille (2007), John in WALL·E (2008), Construction Foreman Tom in Up (2009), Hamm in Toy Story 3 (2010), Mack in Cars 2 (2011), Gordon in Brave (2012), Yeti in Monsters University (2013), Fritz in Inside Out (2015), and Earl in The Good Dinosaur (2015).
    • Quotes
      Wake up in the morning, put your hand to something useful, and take care of yourself and your family.
    • Trademarks
        Has a role in every film made by Pixar studios
    • Nickname
      • Ratz

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