John Ratzenberger

John Dezso Ratzenberger, an American actor, voice artist, director, producer, writer, and entrepreneur, was born on April 6, 1947, in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He began his artistic career during his years living in London and took on small roles in cinema and television at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s. A turning point in his career was portraying the character 'Cliff Clavin' throughout all eleven seasons of the popular comedy series Cheers, for which he received two Academy Award nominations. Like voicing the character Hamm in Toy Story 5, he has provided significant voice roles in nearly all productions by Pixar Animation Studios. Additionally, he voiced The Underminer in The Incredibles franchise and Mack in the Cars franchise. Between 2004 and 2008, he hosted the television documentary series Made in America. Throughout his film career, Ratzenberger has been regarded as one of the most successful box office performers; beyond acting, he has supported American entrepreneurship and manufacturing sectors and campaigned for several Republican candidates.