Paul Winchell

Birth Name:

Paul Wilchinsky

Birth Place:

New York City, New York, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Writer

Won a Grammy Award with Sebastian Cabot and Sterling Holloway for their recording of "Winnie-the-Pooh and Tigger Too" in 1974
Made his first radio appearance on "Major Bowes' Original Amateur Hour" when he was only 13 years old
Began playing Tigger in 1968 in "Winnie-the-Pooh and the Blustery Day" and continued voicing the character in TV and film until 1999, when the role was taken on by Jim Cummings
Best known as a ventriloquist, comedian, and voice actor who was the original voice of Winnie-the-Pooh's friend Tigger
His dummy sidekicks were Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff, both of whom appeared with him on a number of TV series during the 1950s and 1960s
In addition to Tigger he voiced several other cartoon characters, including Boomer in "The Fox and the Hound," the Siamese cat in "Aristocats," and Gargamel in "The Smurfs․"
Tigger's catchphrase, "Ta-ta for now," was improvised on a suggestion from his third wife, who was British
Was also an inventor and developed 30 patents during his life, including one for an early artificial heart that he donated to the University of Utah

1975Grammy - Best Recording for Children:Winner
1998Annie - Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Feature Production:Nominated

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