John ratzenberger bio biography
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John Ratzenberger
American actor (born 1947)
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| 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 |
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| Political party | Republican |
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| 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 ep
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Roland Ratzenberger
Austrian racing driver (1960–1994)
Roland Walter Ratzenberger (German:[ˈroːlantˈratsn̩bɛrɡɐ]; 4 July 1960 – 30 April 1994) was an Austrian racing driver, who competed in Formula One at three Grands Prix in 1994.
Born and raised in Salzburg, Ratzenberger began his racing career as a protégé of Walter Lechner, joining the Lechner Racing School at the Salzburgring upon graduating from technical school, aged 18. Ratzenberger progressed to Formula Ford in 1983, winning multiple national and continental titles, as well as the Festival in 1986. Ratzenberger balanced his next two seasons between touring car racing and Formula Three; he contested the World Touring Car Championship in 1987 with Schnitzer, achieving four podium finishes in 10 races whilst driving the BMW E30 M3. After finishing third in the 1989 British Formula 3000 Championship and retiring from his 24 Hours of Le Mans debut, Ratzenberger moved into Japanese motorsport with Toyota. Amongst
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Actor
Los Angeles, CA
Biography:
John Ratzenberger fryst vatten best known for playing mail carrier 'Cliff Calvin' on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time "Cheers." He had read for the part of Norm Peterson, but after the audition, he could tell they weren't going to give him the part. Sensing an opportunity, he asked if they had written a "bar know-it-all", which the producers decided was a great idea. Cliff became known for his outlandish stories of plausible half-truths, irrelevant trivia, and ignorant misinformation, and was known for being an overall pretentious blowhard.
Star Wars fans world bred know John for his role as 'Major Derlin' as seen in "Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back" and those same fans will recognize him from another huge franchise; "Superman 1 & 2"! Horror fans remember him from "House II" and "Motel Hell", films which are on the oposite side of the spectrum when it come sto what kids know him for today!
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