History Creator / ThurlRavenscroft

Thurl Ravenscroft is a sort of paradox. While his [[BassoProfundo deep]] voice was perfectly capable of shaking gods and [[EvilSoundsDeep chilling audiences]], Thurl preferred to provide children's fare, and his voice also possessed a very friendly vibe to it, much like a giant teddy bear. In 1966, he was offered a job by Creator/DrSeuss and Creator/ChuckJones on ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' to provide his most famous song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and provided his voice in many other Dr. Seuss animated shorts as well. Along with his collaborations with breakfast companies and Dr. Seuss (and his later notable part as the vacuum-cleaner Kirby in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''), Thurl also had a notable partnership with Creator/WaltDisney, providing many a voice in his animated films, but most famously for [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], lending his voice for such rides as ''Ride/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', ''Ride/TheHauntedMansion'' (his is that singing bust often confused with Walt Disney), ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom'' (both the Walt Disney original and the infamous Under New Management version), and even ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''. He also played the Russian cat in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''. He was even the voice of the Disneyland Railroad calling the guests to the trains!

Thurl Ravenscroft is a sort of paradox. While his [[BassoProfundo deep]] voice was perfectly capable of shaking gods and [[EvilSoundsDeep chilling audiences]], Thurl preferred to provide children's fare, and his voice also possessed a very friendly vibe to it, much like a giant teddy bear. In 1966, he was offered a job by Creator/DrSeuss and Creator/ChuckJones on ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' to provide his most famous song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and provided his voice in many other Dr. Seuss animated shorts as well. Along with his collaborations with breakfast companies and Dr. Seuss (and his later notable part as the vacuum-cleaner Kirby in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''), Thurl also had a notable partnership with Creator/WaltDisney, providing many a voice in his animated films, but most famously for [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], lending his voice for such rides as ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' (his is that singing bust often confused with Walt Disney), ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom'' (both the Walt Disney original and the infamous Under New Management version), and even ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''. He also played the Russian cat in ''WesternAnimation/TheAristocats''. He was even the voice of the Disneyland Railroad calling the guests to the trains!

[[caption-width-right:180:A face fitting of the name Ravenscroft if I ever saw one.]]

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 -- May 22, 2005) may have had one of the greatest voices to grace humankind. Born in Norfolk, Nebraska, Thurl later left for California in his twenties to study at the Otis Art Institute and pursue a life of show business; after being flooded with job requests stemming from his auditioning at Paramount as a studio singer, he eventually had to quit the former. He said he originally wanted to apply his unique voice for opera, but instead he found his calling doing radio work and singing bass in a barbershop quartet called The Mellomen. This group received lots of gigs singing jingles for commercials for products such as wine and breakfast cereals, and it was at this point that Thurl received his most famous job -- voicing the Frosted Flakes cereal mascot ''Tony the Tiger'', a character he voiced for his entire life(let's be honest, he was ''grrrrreat'' at it!).

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (February 6, 1914 -- May 22, 2005) may have had one of the greatest voices to grace humankind. Born in Norfolk, Nebraska, Thurl later left for California in his twenties to study at the Otis Art Institute and pursue a life of show business; after being flooded with job requests stemming from his auditioning at Paramount as a studio singer, he eventually had to quit the former. He said he originally wanted to apply his unique voice for opera, but instead he found his calling doing radio work and singing bass in a barbershop quartet called The Mellomen. This group received lots of gigs singing jingles for commercials for products such as wine and breakfast cereals, and it was at this point that Thurl received his most famous job -- voicing the Frosted Flakes cereal mascot ''Tony the Tiger'', a character he voiced for his entire life.

Thurl Ravenscroft is a sort of paradox. While his [[BassoProfundo deep]] voice was perfectly capable of shaking gods and [[EvilSoundsDeep chilling audiences]], Thurl preferred to provide children's fare, and his voice also possessed a very friendly vibe to it, much like a giant teddy bear. In 1966, he was offered a job by Creator/DrSeuss and Creator/ChuckJones on ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' to provide his most famous song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and provided his voice in many other Dr. Seuss animated shorts as well. Along with his collaborations with breakfast companies and Dr. Seuss (and his later notable part as the vacuum-cleaner Kirby in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''), Thurl also had a notable partnership with Creator/WaltDisney, providing many a voice in his animated films, but most famously for [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], lending his voice for such rides as ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' (his is that singing bust often confused with Walt Disney), ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom'' (both the Walt Disney original and the infamous Under New Management version), and even ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''. He also played the Russian cat in ''Disney/TheAristocats''. He was even the voice of the Disneyland Railroad calling the guests to the trains!

Thurl Ravenscroft is a sort of paradox. While his [[BassoProfundo deep]] voice was perfectly capable of shaking gods and [[EvilSoundsDeep chilling audiences]], Thurl preferred to provide children's fare, and his voice also possessed a very friendly vibe to it, much like a giant teddy bear. In 1966, he was offered a job by Creator/DrSeuss and Creator/ChuckJones on ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' to provide his most famous song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and provided his voice in many other Dr. Seuss animated shorts as well. Along with his collaborations with breakfast companies and Dr. Seuss (and his later notable part as the vacuum-cleaner Kirby in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''), Thurl also had a notable partnership with Creator/WaltDisney, providing many a voice in his animated films, but most famously for [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], lending his voice for such rides as ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' (his is that singing bust often confused with Walt Disney), ''Ride/TheEnchantedTikiRoom'', and even ''Ride/ItsASmallWorld''. He also played the Russian cat in ''Disney/TheAristocats''. He was even the voice of the Disneyland Railroad calling the guests to the trains!

'''Thurl Ravenscroft''' (February 6, 1914 -- May 22, 2005) may have had one of the greatest voices to grace humankind. Born in Norfolk, Nebraska as Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (yes, he was born with that [[AwesomeMcCoolName last name]]!), Thurl later left to California in his twenties to study at the Otis Art Institute and pursue a life of show business; after being flooded with job requests stemming from his auditioning at Paramount as a studio singer, he eventually had to quit the former. He said he originally wanted to apply his unique voice for opera, but instead he found his calling doing radio work and singing bass in a barbershop quartet called The Mellomen. This group received lots of gigs singing jingles for commercials for products such as wine and breakfast cereals, and it was at this point that Thurl received his most famous job -- voicing the Frosted Flakes cereal mascot ''Tony the Tiger'', a character he voiced for his entire life.

Thurl Ravenscroft is a sort of paradox. While his [[BassoProfundo deep]] voice was perfectly capable of shaking gods and [[EvilSoundsDeep chilling audiences]], Thurl preferred to provide children's fare, and his voice also possessed a very friendly vibe to it, much like a giant teddy bear. In 1966, he was offered a job by Creator/DrSeuss and Creator/ChuckJones on ''WesternAnimation/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas'' to provide his most famous song, "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch", and provided his voice in many other Dr. Seuss animated shorts as well. Along with his collaborations with breakfast companies and Dr. Seuss (and his later notable part as the vacuum-cleaner Kirby in ''WesternAnimation/TheBraveLittleToaster''), Thurl also had a notable partnership with Creator/WaltDisney, providing many a voice in his animated films, but most famously for [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], lending his voice for such rides as ''Franchise/PiratesOfTheCaribbean'', ''Franchise/TheHauntedMansion'' (his is that singing bust often confused with Walt Disney), ''The Enchanted Tiki Room'', and even ''It's a Small World''. He also played the Russian cat in ''Disney/TheAristocats''. He was even the voice of the Disneyland Railroad calling the guests to the trains!

'''Thurl Ravenscroft''' may have had one of the greatest voices to grace humankind. Born February 6, 1914 in Norfolk, Nebraska as Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (yes, he was born with that [[AwesomeMcCoolName last name]]!), Thurl later left to California in his twenties to study at the Otis Art Institute and pursue a life of show business; after being flooded with job requests stemming from his auditioning at Paramount as a studio singer, he eventually had to quit the former. He said he originally wanted to apply his unique voice for opera, but instead he found his calling doing radio work and singing bass in a barbershop quartet called The Mellomen. This group received lots of gigs singing jingles for commercials for products such as wine and breakfast cereals, and it was at this point that Thurl received his most famous job -- voicing the Frosted Flakes cereal mascot ''Tony the Tiger'', a character he voiced for his entire life.