Caroll Edwin Spinney (December 26, 1933 – December 8, 2019) was an American puppeteer, songwriter, radio host, and speaker. He was known for playing Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on "Sesame Street".
He announced his retirement from acting in October 2018, with his last performances airing on the show's 50th season special.
He died at his home in Woodstock, Connecticut, on December 8, 2019, at the age of 85. He had dystonia, a neurological disorder, at the time of his death.
Lim Su-kyung
Lim Su-kyung (Hangul: 임수경; Hanja: 林秀卿; born 6 November, 1968) is a South Korean politician.
Quinton Flynn
Quinton Joseph Flynn (born October 10, 1964) is an American voice actor. Who has done many various voice roles in television shows, anime, films and video games.
He is most notable for providing the English voices of video game characters. Right now, he is the new voice of Silver the Hedgehog.
George Segal
George Segal, Jr. (February 13, 1934 – March 23, 2021) was an American movie, television, stage, voice actor, comedian, and musician who was known for his roles in; "Retired at 35", "Just Shoot Me!", "Who's Afraid of Virginia the Wolf", "The Quiller Memorandum", "Look Who's Talking", and "Fun with Dick and Jane". Segal won a Golden Globe Award in 1973.
Segal was born on February 13, 1934 in Great Neck, New York and studied at George School, Haverford College, and at Columbia University.
Segal was married to Marion Segal Freed from 1956 until they divorced in 1981. He later married Linda Rogoff from 1983 until her death in 1996. He was later married to Sonia Schultz Greenbaum 1996 until his death. He had two children with Freed.
Segal died at a hospital in Santa Rosa, California on March 23, 2021 from problems caused by heart surgery, aged 87.
Richard Riehle
Richard Riehle (born May 12, 1948) is an American movie, television, voice, and stage actor who is known for his roles in "", "The Man from Earth", "Treasure Buddies", "Santa Buddies", "Office Space", and "Chillerama".
Riehle was born on May 12, 1948 in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and studied at the University of Notre Dame and at the University of Minnesota.
Dick Anthony Williams
Dick Anthony Williams (August 9, 1934 – February 16, 2012) was an American movie, television, stage, and voice actor. He is known for his roles in; "Mo' Better Blues", "Blood and Bone", "The Players Club", "Edward Scissorhands", and "The Anderson Tapes". He has won a Drama Desk Award. He was born on August 9, 1934 in Chicago, Illinois. Williams died on February 16, 2012 in his Los Angeles, California from unknown causes, aged 77.
Ben Mendelsohn
Paul Benjamin "Ben" Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian movie, television, stage and voice actor. He is known for his roles as Andrew "Pope" Cody in "Animal Kingdom", Russell in "Killing Them Softly", John Daggett in "The Dark Knight Rises", Orson Krennic in "Rogue One", King George VI in "Darkest Hour" and as Nolan Sorrento in "Ready Player One".
Mendelsohn was born on 3 April 1969 in Melbourne, Victoria. He was married to Emma Forrest since 2012.
Cheap
Cheap may refer to:
Cheap (ward)
Cheap (meaning market) is a small ward of the City of London.
Squire Fridell
Squire Fridell (born February 9, 1943) is an American actor, best known for playing Ronald McDonald in the McDonald's commercials after King Moody's retirment.
Fridell was born in Oakland, California on February 9, 1943.
After King Moody's retirement in 1984, Fridell was hired to replace him as Ronald McDonald in McDonald's commercials. He did this until 1991 when he was replaced by Jack Deopke.
Jorge B. Vargas
Jorge B. Vargas (August 24, 1890 – February 22, 1980) was Philippine politician. He was Chairman of Philippine Executive Commission from 1942 to 1943.
In January 30, 1936 he was Executive Secretary of Philippine Presidents Manuel Quezon. December 22, 1941 to January 23, 1942, he was Head of the Civilian Emergency Administration and Mayor of Manila. In 1941 he was appointed to Secretary of National Defense.
He was also the first Filipino member of the International Olympic Committee.
He was one of the charter members of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines in 1936. In 1949 he became the BSP's President and Chief Scout. He was in the position of National President until 1961. He became a member of the World Scout Committee of the World Organization of the Scout Movement from 1951 to 1957.
Anna Chlumsky
Anna Chlumsky (born December 3, 1980 in Chicago) is an American movie and television actress. She played the character Vada in the 1991 movie "My Girl" and "My Girl 2" in 1994. She got her start in 1989 in the movie "Uncle Buck". She stopped acting for a while but recently worked on the show "Veep" on HBO as Amy Brookheimer.
Ray Bentley
Ray Russell Bentley (born November 25, 1960 in Grand Rapids, Michigan) is a former American football player and current football analyst for ESPN and ESPNU.
Bentley's first three years in professional football were with the Michigan Panthers and Oakland Invaders of the United States Football League.
He later joined the Buffalo Bills. He played six seasons with the team. He was in their first two Super Bowl years in the 1990s. Bentley's career ended with the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992.
His broadcasting career includes:
Tim Ryan (sportscaster)
Tim Ryan (born May 16, 1939 in Canada) is an American sportscaster. He lives in Ketchum, Idaho.
Tim started his career at CFTO as an assistant sports director. While he worked there he called games for the Toronto Marlboros as well as the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and Toronto Argonauts home games.
In 1977, Ryan began working at CBS. There Ryan called games for the "NBA on CBS" from 1977–1983, "NFL on CBS" from 1977–1993, "College Football on CBS" from 1996–97, and college basketball from 1982–1998. He also called alpine skiing at the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Olympic Winter Games. From 1978–97, Ryan was a CBS tennis commentator. He called nineteen U.S. Open Tennis Championships.
Ryan was also a lead boxing announcer during the 1970s and 1980s. Some notable fights Ryan called include Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier, Floyd Patterson vs. Oscar Bonavena, Monroe Brooks vs. Bruce Curry, Bernard Hopkins vs. Glen Johnson, and Thomas Hearns vs. Sugar Ray Leonard,
In 1986, Ryan won the Sam Taub Award for Excellence in Broadcasting Journalism.
In 1998 Ryan began to work for Fox and NBC. He covered NFL games and tennis for Fox and tennis, skiing, equestrian events, and boxing for NBC. From 2004-2006, Ryan called college football and tennis for ESPN.
Ryan worked the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics, 2006 Winter Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics, and the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Paul Kennedy
Paul Kennedy is an American sportscaster with Fox Sports Florida. He does play-by-play for games for the Orlando Magic. Kennedy has also called NFL Europe and NFL games for Fox. He currently calls college football games for Fox Sports Net. Kennedy is the host of a show for the Tampa Bay Lightning "Inside the Lightning". He also hosted Prime Time Noles. He also has called college basketball games for FSN. Kennedy was the host of Miami Dolphins Monday Night Magazine and Bucs Diaries featuring head coach Tony Dungy. He also served as the play-by-play voice for the Alabama Crimson Tide football and basketball teams. Kennedy has also been involved in baseball. He was the studio host for The Baseball Network and the Florida Marlins and called select play-by-play for the Marlins.
Dan Miller
Dan Miller (born 1963) is a radio personality who is the voice of the Detroit Lions. He also called Lions preseason games before moving to the radio booth replacing Mark Champion. Miller called regional NFL games for Fox.
Ron Pitts