Dick Orkin

Dick Orkin
Born
Richard Alan Orkin

(1933-07-09)July 9, 1933
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedDecember 24, 2017(2017-12-24) (aged 84)
Thousand Oaks, California, U.S.
EducationFranklin and Marshall College (BA)
Phillips Graduate University (MS)
Yale University (MFA)
Spouses
  • Blanche "Bunny" Grosky
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    (m. 1954; died 2007)​
  • Diane Lantz
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    (m. 2009)​
Children4

Richard Alan Orkin (July 9, 1933 – December 24, 2017) was an American voice actor and commercial radio producer who created the Chickenman radio series[1] and The Secret Adventures of the Tooth Fairy. His voice was used in many radio advertisements and public-service announcements.[2]

  1. ^ "Radio: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! Whoops, It's a Bird". Time. June 9, 1967. Archived from the original on December 15, 2008. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  2. ^ RadioRanch-How the Radio Serials, Chickenman and Toothfairy Were Born Archived July 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine