John Ratzenberger

John Ratzenberger
Ratzenberger in 2016
Born	John Dezso Ratzenberger[1][2] (1947-04-06) April 6, 1947 (age 77) Bridgeport, Connecticut, U.S.
Alma mater	Sacred Heart University
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1973–present
Agents	Saskia Delp-Kullock Global Artists
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Georgia Stiny ​ ​ (m. 1984; div. 2004)​ Julie Blichfeldt ​ (m. 2012)​
Children	2
Honours	PhD, Humane Letters, Sacred Heart University
Website	ratzenberger.com

John Dezso Ratzenberger (born April 6, 1947)^[1] is an American actor. He is best known for playing the character Cliff Clavin on the comedy series Cheers, for which he earned two Primetime Emmy nominations. Ratzenberger reprised the role in the short-lived spin-off The Tortellis, an episode of Wings, as well as in an episode of Frasier. He has voiced various characters in several Pixar animated feature films including Hamm in the Toy Story franchise, The Abominable Snowman in the Monsters, Inc. franchise, Mack in the Cars franchise, The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise, Fritz in the Inside Out franchise, and many others.

Ratzenberger began his entertainment career while living in London in the 1970s. He acted in and wrote film and television through the 1970s and early 1980s before returning to America. At an audition for a role in a new sitcom, Ratzenberger created the character of Cliff Clavin. Cheers (1982–1993) was a success and went on to run for 11 years. After Cheers, he began voicing characters for Pixar; Ratzenberger's first role was Hamm in Pixar's debut feature film Toy Story (1995), and he would continue to voice characters in many subsequent Pixar films. Including voice acting and cameos, he is the third highest-grossing actor of all time.