Paul Frees

Birth Name:

Solomon Hersh Frees

Birth Place:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer, Music department, Director, Producer, Special effects

Was posthumously honored as a Disney Legend in 2006
Attended the Chouinard Art Institute in Los Angeles, but had to drop out and return to work due to his first wife's failing health
Being drafted into World War II cut his early radio career short, and while serving, he fought at Normandy, France on D-Day
Started out performing as a impressionist in vaudeville acts in the 1930s
Quote: "[on whether or not he resented his relative anonymity] "Sometimes, yes․ But it's nothing I can't overcome when I look at the bank balance․""
Best known for voicing cartoons for the Walt Disney Company, Jay Ward Productions and Rankin/Bass Productions
Had a four-octave vocal range that allowed him to voice everything from basso profundo voices to squeaky voices
Played all of the roles in "The Player," a syndicated anthology radio series
Voiced the Ghost Host in the Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland and Disney World
Voiced the Little Green Sprout in the Green Giant Vegetable commercials

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