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Paul Winchell
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Film & TV
New York City, New York, USA
Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the previous two decades had a ventriloquist and his dummy known equal celebrity. Entering the…
Known for
- The Magical World of Winnie the Pooh: A Great Day of Discovery — Tigger2003
- Winnie the Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year — Tigger (segment "Winnie the Pooh and Christmas Too") (voice)2002
- Winnie the Pooh: Spookable Fun — Tigger (voice)2000
- Winnie the Pooh: A Valentine for You — Tigger (voice)1999
- Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving — Tigger (voice)1999
- A Winnie the Pooh Thanksgiving — Tigger (voice)1998
- Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin — Tigger (voice)1997
- The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: The Story Behind the Masterpiece — Self - Voice of 'Tigger'1996
- Winnie the Pooh: Frankenpooh — Tigger (voice)1995
- Winnie the Pooh: Un-Valentine's Day — Tigger (voice)1995
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Key facts
- Born
- Paul Wilchinsky , ( 1922-12-21 ) December 21, 1922, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- June 24, 2005 (2005-06-24) (aged 82), Moorpark, California , U.S.
- Occupations
- Ventriloquist comedian actor humanitarian inventor
- Years active
- 1938–1999
- Spouse s
- Dorothy Movitz ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1944 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1960 ) , Nina Russell ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1961 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1972 ) , Jean Freeman ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1974 )
- Children
- 3, including April Winchell
- Website
- www.paulwinchell.com (archive)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Paul
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- New York City
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- voice actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Record label
- RCA Records
- Image
- Paul Winchell Jerry Mahoney 1951.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1922-12-21
- date of death
- 2005-06-24
- cause of death
- disease
- start of work period
- 1938-00-00
- notable role
- Dick Dastardly
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Paul Winchell (né Wilchinsky; December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) was an American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, humanitarian, and inventor whose career flourished in the 1950s and 1960s. From 1950 to 1954, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show, which also used two other titles during its prime time run on NBC: The Speidel Show, and What's My Name? From 1965 to 1968, Winchell hosted the children's television series Winchell-Mahoney Time.
He made guest appearances on television series from the late 1950s to the mid 1970s, such as Perry Mason, The Dick Van Dyke Show, McMillan & Wife, The Brady Bunch, The Donna Reed Show, and appearances as Homer Winch on The Beverly Hillbillies. In animation, Winchell was the original voice of Tigger, Dick Dastardly, Gargamel, Scrubbing Bubbles, and other characters.
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