Thurl Ravenscroft

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft (/ˈθɜrl ˈreɪvənzkrɒft/; February 6, 1914 – May 22, 2005) was an American voice actor and singer best known as the deep voice behind Tony the Tiger's "They're grrreat!" in Frosted Flakes television commercials for more than five decades. Ravenscroft was also known, however uncredited, as the vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. His voice acting career began in 1940 and lasted until his death in 2005 at age 91.

Ravenscroft left his native Norfolk, Nebraska, for California in 1933. He achieved early success as part of a singing group called The Mellomen. The Mellomen can be heard on many popular recordings of the Big Band Era, including backup for Bing Crosby, Frankie Laine, Spike Jones, Jo Stafford and Rosemary Clooney. Their earliest contribution to a Disney film was for Pinocchio (1940), to which they contributed the song "Honest John." This was deleted from the film but can still be heard in the supplements on the 2009 DVD. They also contributed to other Disney films, such as Alice in Wonderland and Lady and the Tramp. The group appeared on camera in a few episodes of the Disney anthology television series, in one instance recording a canine chorus for Lady and the Tramp, and on another occasion playing a barbershop quartet that reminds Walt Disney of the name of the young newspaper reporter Gallegher.

Ravenscroft, Thurl Filmography

Play in Full Screen Songs in the Key of Grinch

2000, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars

1998, role: actor , character name: Kirby
Play in Full Screen The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue

1997, role: actor , character name: Kirby
Play in Full Screen Superior Duck

1996, role: actor , character name: Narrator
Play in Full Screen How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Special Edition

1994, role: actor , character name: Interview
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1993, role: actor , character name: Himself
Play in Full Screen The Music of Disney: A Legacy in Song

1992, role: actor , character name: Russian Cat
Play in Full Screen The Brave Little Toaster

1987, role: actor , character name: Kirby
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1984, role: actor , character name: Announcer at Fantasyland castle opening
Play in Full Screen The Small One

1978, role: actor , character name: Potter
Play in Full Screen The Hobbit

1977, role: actor , character name: Goblin
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1977, role: actor , character name: Monsters
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1977, role: actor , character name: Bass Singer
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1977, role: actor , character name: Singer
Play in Full Screen Emilio and His Magical Bull

1975, role: actor
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1972, role: actor , character name: Singer
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1971, role: actor
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1971, role: actor , character name: Thing 1
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1970, role: actor , character name: Wickersham Brother
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1970, role: actor , character name: Russian Cat
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1969, role: actor , character name: Choir Singer
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1969, role: actor
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1968, role: actor , character name: Soloist
Play in Full Screen How the Grinch Stole Christmas!

1966, role: actor , character name: Singer 'You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch'
Play in Full Screen The Man from Button Willow

1965, role: actor , character name: Reverend
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1965, role: actor , character name: Saloon Man#2
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1964, role: actor
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1964, role: actor , character name: Hog
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1963, role: actor , character name: The Mellomen
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1963, role: actor , character name: Black Bart
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1962, role: actor , character name: Singer "The Money Cat"
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1961, role: actor , character name: Captain
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1961, role: actor , character name: Spirit of Progress, Senior
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1959, role: actor , character name: Ham
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1959, role: actor , character name: Shem
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1959, role: actor , character name: Singer
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1959, role: actor , character name: Japeth
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1958, role: actor , character name: Stewpot
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1958, role: actor , character name: Paul Bunyan
Play in Full Screen The Story of Anyburg U.S.A.

1957, role: actor , character name: Cyrus P. Sliderule
Play in Full Screen Design for Dreaming

1956, role: actor
Play in Full Screen You Can't Run Away from It

1956, role: actor , character name: Reporter
Play in Full Screen It's Always Fair Weather

1955, role: actor , character name: Harry Wilson
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1955, role: actor , character name: Singer
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1955, role: actor , character name: Announcer at Fantasyland Castle Opening
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1954, role: actor , character name: The Mellomen
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1954, role: actor , character name: Indian Medicine Man
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1953, role: actor , character name: Chorus Singer
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1952, role: actor , character name: Jack-o'lantern
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1952, role: actor , character name: Singer in Radio Commercial

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President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia's King Salman stand together for the Leaders Photo at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Saudi Arabia may be in for a nasty shock when Obama steps down

Edit The Independent 22 Apr 2016

Foreign leaders visiting King Salman of Saudi Arabia have noticed that there is a large flower display just in front of the 80-year-old monarch ... Of course, King Salman is not the only world leader past or present whose inability to cope has been artfully concealed by aides and courtiers ... ....

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File - Prince performing during his Nude Tour in Ireland, 1990.

Prince: postmortem to be held after death of singer

Edit The Guardian 22 Apr 2016

Star who sold 100m records during rich and unpredictable career found collapsed at Paisley Park home outside Minneapolis. A postmortem examination will take place on Friday on the body of Prince, who died at his Paisley Park home aged 57, leaving behind him a gaping hole in musical genres as diverse as R&B, rock, funk and pop ... “Yes, it’s Prince” when asked if he was with the person ... Sorry, your browser is unable to play this video ... ....

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From left, Oman's Deputy Prime Minister Fahd bin Mahmoud al-Said, Saudi Arabia's King Salman, U.S. President Barack Obama and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al Khalifa participate in the Leaders Photo with these and other Gulf Cooperation Council leaders at the Diriyah Palace during the Gulf Cooperation Council Summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Thursday, April 21, 2016.

Arc Of Moral Universe Doesn’t Bend Towards Riyadh, Let Alone Washington D.C.

Edit WorldNews.com 22 Apr 2016

Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling President Barack Obama’s conciliatory pilgrimage to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, doesn’t necessarily mean “the arc of the moral universe that is long and bends towards justice” curves towards Riyadh, let alone Washington DC ... In fact, Saudi leaders are using Washington’s petroleum dollars to fund their own extreme brand of militant Islam, Wahhabism, and to combat Iran’s Islamic Republic....

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MS Gabriella in Kustaamiekka strait, Helsinki.MS Gabriella is a cruise ferry sailing on a route connecting Helsinki, Finland and Stockholm, Sweden for Viking Line.

Cuba reversal appears to clear way for Carnival cruise

Edit CNN 22 Apr 2016

Havana, Cuba (CNN)The Cuban government said it would scrap a long-standing ban on letting people born in Cuba come to the island by cruise ship, the Communist Party newspaper Granma reported Friday. The change in policy appears to remove barriers to the first visit by a U.S. cruise ship to the island scheduled for next month. The Carnival Cruise Corp ... Obama calls for change and freedom in Cuba. JUST WATCHED ... Replay ... ....

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This undated file photo shows al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan.

Journalist Says Saudis Paid Pakistan To Hide Bin Laden From Americans

Edit WorldNews.com 21 Apr 2016

because the Saudis didn’t want the Americans to interrogate him.“The money was from the government … what the Saudis were doing, so I’ve been told, by reasonable people (I haven’t written this) is that they were also passing along tankers of oil for the Pakistanis to resell ... They were very unhappy about the attention paid to that because they went in and it was just a hit,” Hersh said ... That was the plan,” Hersh said....

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Music to Marvel By: The Haunted Mansion (Marvel Entertainment LLC)

Edit Public Technologies 10 Mar 2016

(Source. Marvel Entertainment LLC) Writer Joshua Williamson, writer of THE HAUNTED MANSION, gives you a playlist of music to listen to while reading the series!. In this Marvel.com feature, writers and artists will recommend the perfect tunes that embody the character, decorate the background, or inspired them to create the book you're reading ... Paul Frees, Betty Taylor, Bill Lee & Thurl Ravenscroft) - 'Grim Grinning Ghosts' ... 'A classic....

Daddy Days: Christmas carols, Daddy Days style

Edit Austin American Statesman 18 Dec 2015

It’s hard to go anywhere this time of year and not hear a variety of Christmas and holiday tunes playing. It’s harder still to find traditional holiday songs being performed by timeless artists, since every pop sensation from the past three decades has covered (*cough* destroyed) every holiday song ever written ... Weeks went by and I still had no inspiration ... Oh what fun ... I blow Thurl Ravenscroft out of the water with my cover of the Dr....

Disneyland Opening Day Vs. Today: Happy 60th Birthday!

Edit Vocativ 17 Jul 2015

July 17th marks the 60th anniversary of Disneyland opening its gates to the public ... Admission. 1955. $1.00 2015. $99.00 (one-day, one-park ticket) ... Attendees (Single Day). Opening day, 1955. 28,154 2015 (average). 45,945. Art Linkletter, Ronald Reagan, Bob Cummings, the Mouseketeers, Thurl Ravenscroft, and California Governor Goodwin J ... ....

16 Fun Facts For Disneyland's 60th Anniversary

Edit About.com 14 Jul 2015

Disneyland is celebrating its 60th anniversary today! Take a trip back down memory lane as we share some fun facts from Disneyland's last 60 years ... Opened in 1969, the attraction features Paul Frees, the voice of Ludwig Von Drake, the Pillsbury Doughboy, and Boris Badenov of Rocky and Bullwinkle fame and Thurl Ravenscroft, the voice of Tony "They're Grrrrrreat!" the Tiger, and singer of "You're a Mean One, Mr ... ....

Myths about Walt Disney: Is Walt really frozen under Pirates of the Caribbean?

Edit The Examiner 04 Jul 2015

Over the year’s rumors and myths about Walt Disney and his company have evolved into legends. Legends, which many guests and even some Disney Cast Members today have come to believe as a true part of Disney history. While some of those legends are true, there are many that are false. Let us take a look at some of the more popular Disney myths. ... It is actually the face of Thurl Ravenscroft, who is known as the voice of Tony the Tiger ... ....

Charlie Chaplin comes to Easton in 1915 - Almanac May 22, 2015

Edit Lehigh Valley 22 May 2015

Today is the 142nd day of 2015. There are 223 days left in the year. On this date.   In 1969. The lunar module of Apollo 10, with Thomas P. Stafford and Eugene Cernan aboard, flew to within nine miles of the moon's surface in a dress rehearsal for the first lunar landing ... Voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft, who supplied Tony the Tiger's "They're grrrrreat!" for more than 50 years, died in Fullerton, California, at age 91 ... Hail Caesar....

Today in History

Edit U~T San Diego 22 May 2015

Today is Friday, May 22, the 142nd day of 2015. There are 223 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History .. On May 22, 1915, the Lassen Peak volcano in Northern California exploded, devastating nearby areas but causing no deaths. On this date. ... In 1935, President Franklin D ... Voice actor Thurl Ravenscroft, who supplied Tony the Tiger's "They're grrrrreat!" for more than 50 years, died in Fullerton, California, at age 91 ... Bush ... ....

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Call the Midwife Holiday Special' and more

Edit The Los Angeles Times 23 Dec 2014

Customized TV Listings are available here. www.latimes.com/tvtimes. Click here to download. TV listings for the week of Dec. 21 - 27, 2014 in PDF format. This week's TV Movies. SPECIALS. Yule Log Holiday music accompanies images of a blazing hearth. 4 a.m. KTLA; 6 a.m. KCAL ... 9 a.m. ABC. Dr ... Boris Karloff narrates, and Thurl Ravenscroft performs the theme song. 8 p.m. ABC ... 8 p.m ... Add a comment. 0 ... 9 p.m. BBC America ... 9.20 p.m. KOCE. MOVIES ... 5 p.m ... ....

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Mariah Carey has biggest selling digital Christmas album

Edit Music News 05 Dec 2014

On Thursday, Billboard published Soundscan's list of the 25 top selling digital holiday songs from 2003 to today. The list reflects the growing number of modern artists that have recorded new holiday classics to mix in with the tried-and-true numbers from the 40's through the 60's. Topping the list is Mariah Carey's All I Want For Christmas is You ... All I Want For Christmas is You ' Mariah Carey ... Grinch ' Thurl Ravenscroft ... Have Your Say....

iHeartRadio debuts an all-holiday music station hosted by Santa Claus

Edit Mashable 03 Dec 2014

When you need the perfect DJ to rock around your Christmas tree, look no further than jolly old St. Nick himself. Launched on Nov. 28, iHeartRadio is hosting a radio station that will only play holiday music called North Pole Radio. As an added bonus, the station has the ultimate holiday DJ. Santa Claus. See also. 28 songs for your holiday travel home ... Listeners can also connect with Santa on Twitter ... 31. BONUS ... 1 ... Grinch" by Thurl Ravenscroft ... ....

King of Spotify: Ed Sheeran beat out these major artists to rule 2014

Edit Mashable 03 Dec 2014

Ed Sheeran has won the world over, claiming the throne as Spotify's most-streamed artist this year, with 860 million listens in the 58 global markets where the service is available. The English singer-songwriter held off stiff competition from Eminem, who is Spotify's all-time most-popular musician, Coldplay, Calvin Harris and Katy Perry. See also ... 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 chart in June ... 1. Ed Sheeran. 2 ... 3 ... 4 ... Grinch" by Thurl Ravenscroft....

Watch Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas' Sung in 20 Different Styles

Edit Rollingstone 02 Dec 2014

A rendition of Mariah Carey's classic, "All I Want for Christmas Is You," sung in 20 different styles. Sidebar ... Vincent blends the Vince Guaraldi Trio (A Charlie Brown Christmas) and Thurl Ravenscroft, who famously sang "You're a Mean One, Mr Grinch," with Depeche Mode, Eric Church and Alvin and the Chipmunks (the latter involving the inhalation of a significant amount of helium) ... ....

Unknown facts about Mr. Grinch’s music a holiday delight

Edit Springfield News-Sun 29 Nov 2014

The real voice, uncredited, belonged to the late Thurl Ravenscroft, a name that seems too theatrical to be real, but is not ... The Website “All Things Thurl” reports that Ravenscroft also sang with the Norman Luboff Choir, the Johnny Man Singers and the Mellomen and was with the Randy Van Horne Singers when they recorded the theme songs for “The Flintstones,” “Huckleberry Hound,” “The Jetsons,” “Magilla Gorilla” and “Yogi Bear .”....

Ravenscroft, Thurl Filmography