John Ratzenberger
Actor
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Biography:
John Ratzenberger is best known for playing mail carrier 'Cliff Calvin' on one of the most popular sitcoms of all time "Cheers." He had read for the part of Norm Peterson, but after the audition, he could tell they weren't going to give him the part. Sensing an opportunity, he asked if they had written a "bar know-it-all", which the producers decided was a great idea. Cliff became known for his outlandish stories of plausible half-truths, irrelevant trivia, and ignorant misinformation, and was known for being an overall pretentious blowhard.
Star Wars fans world wide know John for his role as 'Major Derlin' as seen in "Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back" and those same fans will recognize him from another huge franchise; "Superman 1 & 2"! Horror fans remember him from "House II" and "Motel Hell", films which are on the oposite side of the spectrum when it come sto what kids know him for today!
John's popularity has crossed over from the sitcom, Sci-Fi and fantasy worlds into another huge demographic, being recognized by kids off all ages for his various roles in the Disney/Pixar animated films!
Convention Guest Appearances
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2024
- Tucson Comic Con 2024 - August 30 - September 1, 2024 in Tucson, AZ, USA
- Southernerds Festival 2024 - May 25-26, 2024 in Biloxi, MS, USA
- Motor City Comic Con 2024 - May 17-19, 2024 in Novi, MI, USA
- RocketTown Comic Con 2024 - May 4-5, 2024 in Lompoc, CA, USA 2023
- Rhode Island Comic Con 2023 - November 3-5, 2023 in Providence, RI, USA 2022
Queen City Con 2022 - October 21-23, 2022 in Charlotte, NC, USAConvention Cancelled- Sacramento Toy Show 2022 - August 21, 2022 in Sacramento, CA, USA
Days of the Dead Chicago 2022 - May 13-15, 2022 in Rosemont, IL, USACancelled AppearanceQueen City Con 2022 - May 6-8, 2022 in Charlotte, NC, USAConvention Postponed- SC Comicon 2022 - April 9-10, 2022 in Greenville, SC, USA 2021
Queen City Con 2021 - October 8-10, 2021 in Charlotte, NC, USAConvention Cancelled- Granite State Comicon 2021 - September 18-19, 2021 in Manchester, NH, USA 2019
- Washington State Summer Con 2019 - June 15-16, 2019 in Puyallup, WA, USA
- Film & Comic Con Birmingham 2019 - June 1-2, 2019 in Birmingham
- Star Wars Celebration Chicago 2019 - April 11-15, 2019 in Chicago, IL, USA 2018
- Grand Rapids Comic-Con 2018 - November 9-11, 2018 in Grand Rapids, MI, USA
- Anime USA 2018 - October 19-21, 2018 in Washington, DC, USA
- Saskatchewan Entertainment Expo 2018 - September 15-16, 2018 in Saskatoon, SK, Canada
- Niagara Falls Comic Con 2018 - June 1-3, 2018 in Niagara Falls, ON, Canada 2017
- Mouse-Con 2017 - November 5, 2017 in South San Francisco, CA, USA
- Cincinnati Comic Expo 2017 - September 22-24, 2017 in Cincinnati, OH, USA
- SacAnime 2017 - September 1-3, 2017 in Sacramento, CA, USA 2016
- Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2016 - March 18-20, 2016 in Chicago, IL, USA 2014
- Phoenix Comicon 2014 - June 5-8, 2014 in Phoenix, AZ, USA
20 confirmed guest appearances