Phil Baron
Philip Mitchell Baron | |
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Born | |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Voice actor, puppeteer, musician, songwriter, cantor |
Years active | 1983–present |
Philip Mitchell Baron (born May 10, 1949) is an American voice actor, puppeteer and songwriter who voiced Piglet in the Disney Channel live-action/puppet television series Welcome to Pooh Corner. He was also the voice of the title character in the popular Teddy Ruxpin toy-line and voiced Teddy Ruxpin again, as well as other characters, in the 1987 animated television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. He also created and voiced The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth in the mid 1990s. He also had a very successful career in music, as half of the comedy/music duo, Willio and Phillio with Will Ryan, and including a stint as an exec for Rhino Records and a successful songwriter, including songs written and performed (often with Ryan) for Disney children's titles. He also wrote songs for Sesame Street and was an additional puppeteer on Muppets Tonight.
He has become a cantor and serves in this capacity at Valley Beth Shalom synagogue in the San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles, California.[1]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1986 | Pooh's Great School Bus Adventure | Piglet (voice) | Short Film |
1987 | The World of Teddy Ruxpin: Come Dream with Me Tonight | Teddy Ruxpin (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Malubu Timmy | Sunny the Sun (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Big Mouth Gulch | Gus (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Molar Island | Leo (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Lost My Brush | Raz the Beatnik (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Rainy Day Adventure | (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: An Eye for a Tooth | (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Timmy in Space | Walter Crunelemuffin (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Spooky Tooth | Mr. Wisdom / Leo (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1995 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: Operation: Secret Birthday Surprise | Mr. Wisdom / Leo (voice) | Direct-to-video |
1996 | The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth: The Brush in the Stone | Mr. Wisdom (voice) | Direct-to-video |
2015 | Bride of Finklestein | Dr. Finklestein | Short Film |
2015 | The Adventures of Biffle and Shooster | Dr. Finklestein | |
2019 | The Legend of Joan of Arc | Old Louis (voice) |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1983 | Fantasy Island | M.C. | Episode: "The Songwriter/Queen of the Soaps" |
1983–1986 | Welcome to Pooh Corner | Piglet (voice) | |
1985 | Too Smart for Strangers | Piglet (voice) | TV Movie |
1985 | ABC Weekend Specials | Teddy Ruxpin (voice) | Episode: "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin" |
1986–1987 | The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin | Teddy Ruxpin / Burl Ruxpin (voice) | Main cast; 65 episodes |
1990 | A Very Retail Christmas | Puppet Performer | TV Movie |
1996–1997 | Muppets Tonight | Additional Muppets (voice) | 5 episodes |
1997 | The Crayon Box | (voice) | |
2012 | Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairytale Adventure | (voice) | TV Movie |
2015 | Little Charmers | (voice) | Episode: "Charm Your Mom Day/A Charming Campout" |
Footnotes[]
- ^ "CANTOR PHIL BARON". Valley Beth Shalom. Retrieved 2006-12-13.
External links[]
- Phil Baron at IMDb
- 1949 births
- Living people
- Jewish American actors
- American male voice actors
- Jewish American artists
- Jewish American writers
- Hazzans
- American voice actor, 1940s birth stubs