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- Will provided the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh in "Road to the North Pole".
- William Z. "Will" Ryan (born on November 13th, 1939) is an American voice-actor, perhaps best known for voicing Eeyore and Rabbit from Winnie-The-Pooh.
- Will Ryan (November 13, 1939) is a voice actor from Cleveland, Ohio.
- He's known for voicing Petrie in The Land Before Time and Unwin in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
- __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Will Ryan Real Name Unknown Job Titles Voice Actor First publication Unknown
- After growing up in Cleveland, Ryan is well known for singing about the American West. In summer 1966, Will's earlier band, Wead, played a gig in Wellington, Ohio. Appearing on the same bill was Akron-based girl-group The Poor Girls, featuring 17-year-old Chrissie Hynde. Willio and Phillio performed "I Wish it Could Be Christmas All Year Long" on a Disney Christmas album in a voice similar to Micky Dolenz of The Monkees.
- Will Ryan (born November 13, 1939) is an American voice actor, singer, comedian, musician, composer, writer and producer. Having worked extensively with Disney, he is the main voice for Willie the Giant. He also had occasional stints as Goofy, Pete, Scrooge McDuck, and a few Winnie the Pooh characters. He was the voice of Barnaby from Dumbo’s Circus and a seahorse from The Little Mermaid.
- Will Ryan (November 13, 1939) is a voice actor originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He voiced the character Rabbit in the 1983 short film Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore and the character Hero in the critically panned 1994 film Thumbelina. Something of a prodigy, his music career began when, while still in high school, he signed the first of two recording contracts with CBS Records. Leaving music for a while, he took over the job once held by R. Crumb at the American Greetings card company back in his native Cleveland.
- William Z. "Will" Ryan is an American voice actor, singer, musician, comedian, and writer who is well-known for singing about the American West and is known his band, Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys. In the '70s, he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US. Ryan and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.
- Will Ryan is a voice actor and writer who scripted multiple episodes of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, served as consulting producer on the series (often credited as Terwilliger Ryan or another pseudonym), and authored the book The King's Beard.
- Will Ryan (born November 13, 1939) is an American voice actor and producer–writer–composer, well-known for singing about the American West. In the late seventies he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US. Ryan and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin.
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- After growing up in Cleveland, Ryan is well known for singing about the American West. In summer 1966, Will's earlier band, Wead, played a gig in Wellington, Ohio. Appearing on the same bill was Akron-based girl-group The Poor Girls, featuring 17-year-old Chrissie Hynde. In late 1970s he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio.[1] They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the U.S.. They later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. In August 2002, Willio and Phillio returned to Cleveland for two performances, at historic Cain Park and two days later at the famed Beachland Ballroom. At the Cain Park show, friend Alec Nordstrom of Hudson was invited onstage. Cleveland's revered rock critic and "world's oldest teenager," Jane Scott, attended and reviewed the Beachland performance for the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Willio and Phillio act brought Ryan back into music and after moving to California, he began to write and record songs for The Walt Disney Company. Willio and Phillio performed "I Wish it Could Be Christmas All Year Long" on a Disney Christmas album in a voice similar to Micky Dolenz of The Monkees. He provided the voices of Rabbit and Tigger, and the singing voice of Eeyore in the Disney Channel's long-running series Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons. He also provided the voice of Barnaby the Dog on the popular series Dumbo's Circus. In 1987, Ryan became a fixture of the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, as Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, David Harley, Patrick O'Ryan and nearly 100 one-shot characters. He voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore, Digit in An American Tail, Petrie in The Land Before Time, and Willie the Giant in Mickey's Christmas Carol He continues to do voice work. In 2009, he was working on the third season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the 21st season of Adventures in Odyssey, and the new radio series of Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up. In the Family Guy episode "Road to the North Pole", he provided the voice for Winnie-the-Pooh. As a side project, with Andrew J. Lederer and Michael Rosenberg (Jackie Diamond), Will Ryan briefly performed in the '20s-style music and comedy trio, The Merry Metronomes. He and Lederer also appeared from time to time as a duo, usually under the name The Natty Nabobs. He and Nick Santa Maria also perform occasionally as a vaudeville-era comedy team, Biffle & Shooster (Ryan plays the latter), and in 2013 they made their first film, a faux 1930s comedy short titled It's a Frame-Up!.
- Will Ryan is a voice actor and writer who scripted multiple episodes of The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss, served as consulting producer on the series (often credited as Terwilliger Ryan or another pseudonym), and authored the book The King's Beard. As a performer, Ryan partnered with Phil Baron as "Willio and Phillio" in the 1970s. He soon established himself as a voice actor, playing Willie the Giant and Pete in Mickey's Christmas Carol, Footloose on G.I. Joe, Grubby in the Teddy Ruxpin toys and animated series, and the seahorse in The Little Mermaid. He voiced Rabbit in the 1983 Winnie the Pooh featurette Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore and the same year played Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore's singing voice in Welcome to Pooh Corner for the Disney Channel. Ryan has been heard in such Don Bluth features as An American Tail (Digit) and The Land Before Time (Petrie). As a writer, Ryan has contributed regular articles to Animation Magazine and created Elmo Aardvark (no relation), who starred in several audio CDs and the flash animated series Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective.
- Will provided the voice of Winnie-the-Pooh in "Road to the North Pole".
- William Z. "Will" Ryan (born on November 13th, 1939) is an American voice-actor, perhaps best known for voicing Eeyore and Rabbit from Winnie-The-Pooh.
- Will Ryan (November 13, 1939) is a voice actor from Cleveland, Ohio.
- Will Ryan (born November 13, 1939) is an American voice actor and producer–writer–composer, well-known for singing about the American West. In the late seventies he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US. Ryan and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. The Willio and Phillio act brought Ryan back into music and after moving to California, he began to write and record songs for Disney. He provided the voice of Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore in the Disney Channel's long-running series Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons. He also provided the voice of Barnaby the Dog on the popular series Dumbo's Circus. Since 1987, Ryan has been a fixture of the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, playing Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, David Harley, Patrick O'Ryan and hundreds of one-shot characters. He also voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore after the death of Junius Matthews. Ryan also voiced the character Digit in the 1986 animated film An American Tail. He appears in the film The Wizard of Speed and Time as several different motion picture union representatives. He is the current voice of Elmo Aardvark. He can be heard as the character, called Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective and in several Elmo Aardvark CDs. Must be noted that Ryan is the current voice of Willie the Giant. He started voicing the character from Mickey's Christmas Carol. Ryan's youthful involvement in pop music has continued alongside his animation career. Will Ryan compositions have been recorded by artists such as Patti LaBelle, Diane Schuur, Victoria Jackson, The Pointer Sisters and Joanie Sommers (whom he also produced). With Andrew J. Lederer and Michael Rosenberg (Jackie Diamond), Ryan performed in the '20s-style music and comedy trio, The Merry Metronomes. He and Lederer also appeared from time to time as a duo, usually under the name The Natty Nabobs. His latest musical incarnation is as leader of Los Angeles-based Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys, a cross between the Marx Brothers and The Sons of the Pioneers. His variety show, Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up, has been a staple in Southern California since 2008. It regularly plays at several venues, including the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. Ryan continues to do voice work. In 2009 he was working on the third season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the 21st season of Adventures in Odyssey, and the new radio series of Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up.
- Will Ryan (born November 13, 1939) is an American voice actor, singer, comedian, musician, composer, writer and producer. Having worked extensively with Disney, he is the main voice for Willie the Giant. He also had occasional stints as Goofy, Pete, Scrooge McDuck, and a few Winnie the Pooh characters. He was the voice of Barnaby from Dumbo’s Circus and a seahorse from The Little Mermaid. His other known roles include Petrie from The Land Before Time, Digit from An American Tail, Frog from Frog and Toad, Grubby the Octopede from Teddy Ruxpin, Eugene Meltsner from Adventures in Odyssey, and Papa Bear from Looney Tunes: Back in Action.
- Will Ryan (November 13, 1939) is a voice actor originally from Cleveland, Ohio. He voiced the character Rabbit in the 1983 short film Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore and the character Hero in the critically panned 1994 film Thumbelina. Something of a prodigy, his music career began when, while still in high school, he signed the first of two recording contracts with CBS Records. Leaving music for a while, he took over the job once held by R. Crumb at the American Greetings card company back in his native Cleveland. Segueing into live comedy, he formed a team with Phil Baron and, as Willio and Phillio, they becams midwestern favorites, with radio shows and a regular gig on PM Magazine. He and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book & tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin Willio and Phillio brought Ryan back into the field of music and after relocating to California, he began to write and record wacky songs for Disney, becoming one of its most popular and versatile voice actors. He provided the voice of Rabbit in the Disney Channel's Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons. He also portrayed the voice of Barnaby the Dog on Dumbo's Circus among many others. Since 1988 he has provided the voice of Eugene Meltsner (and other characters) for the Focus on the Family radio series Adventures in Odyssey. Recently Ryan completed two CD albums - songs on the ukulele by Eugene. He is the current voice of Elmo Aardvark, who has been reputed, in a series of magazine articles and elsewhere, to have been created by his grandfather and to predate Mickey Mouse. There was a successful Internet cartoon series featuring the character, called Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective and there have been several Elmo Aardvark CDs.
- He's known for voicing Petrie in The Land Before Time and Unwin in Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears.
- __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Will Ryan Real Name Unknown Job Titles Voice Actor First publication Unknown
- William Z. "Will" Ryan is an American voice actor, singer, musician, comedian, and writer who is well-known for singing about the American West and is known his band, Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys. In the '70s, he teamed up with Phil Baron as Willio and Phillio. They had regular gigs on television, radio and comedy clubs and universities throughout the US. Ryan and Baron later paired up again voicing characters of best friends Teddy Ruxpin (Baron) and Grubby the Octopede (Ryan) in the Teddy Ruxpin book and tape series as well as the 1987 television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. The Willio and Phillio act brought Ryan back into music and after moving to California, he began to write and record songs for Disney. He provided the voice of Rabbit, Tigger, and Eeyore's singing voice in the Disney Channel's long-running series Welcome to Pooh Corner and in many other Pooh cartoons. He also provided the voice of Barnaby the Dog on the popular series Dumbo's Circus. In 1985, he voiced Unwin and a hunter in the Adventures of the Gummi Bears. Since 1987, Ryan has been a fixture of the radio drama Adventures in Odyssey, playing Eugene Meltsner, Harlow Doyle, David Harley, Patrick O'Ryan and hundreds of one-shot characters. He also voiced Rabbit in Winnie the Pooh and a Day for Eeyore after the death of Junius Matthews. Ryan also voiced the character Digit in Steven Spielberg and Don Bluth's An American Tail. He also voiced the character of Petrie in The Land Before Time, another Spielberg and Bluth collaboration, of which George Lucas was also involved. He appears in the film The Wizard of Speed and Time as several different motion picture union representatives. He is the current voice of Elmo Aardvark. He can be heard as the character, called Elmo Aardvark: Outer Space Detective and in several Elmo Aardvark CDs. Ryan is the current voice of Willie the Giant. He started voicing the character in Mickey's Christmas Carol, where he also voiced Pete. Ryan's youthful involvement in pop music has continued alongside his animation career. Will Ryan compositions have been recorded by artists such as Patti LaBelle, Diane Schuur, Victoria Jackson, The Pointer Sisters and Joanie Sommers (whom he also produced). With Andrew J. Lederer and Michael Rosenberg (Jackie Diamond), Ryan performed in the '20s-style music and comedy trio, The Merry Metronomes. He and Lederer also appeared from time to time as a duo, usually under the name The Natty Nabobs. His latest musical incarnation is as leader of Los Angeles-based Will Ryan and the Cactus County Cowboys, a cross between the Marx Brothers and The Sons of the Pioneers. His variety show, Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up, has been a staple in Southern California since 2008. It regularly plays at several venues, including the Steve Allen Theatre in Hollywood. Ryan continues to do voice work. In 2009, he was working on the third season of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, the 21st season of Adventures in Odyssey and the new radio series of Will Ryan's Cactus County Round-Up.
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