Phil Baron

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Phillip Baron
Born (1949-05-10) May 10, 1949 (age 75)
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)actor, voice actor, puppeteer, musician, songwriter, singer, writer, lyricist, composer, author, cantor
Years active1978–present
Spouse
Michelle Rose Baron (nee kulefsky)
(m. 1995)
Children3

Phillip "Phil" Baron (born May 10, 1949) is an American actor, voice actor, puppeteer, composer, lyricist, writer, author, singer and songwriter who voiced Piglet and Rabbit's brother, Robert Rabbit in the Disney Channel live-action/puppet television series Welcome to Pooh Corner . He was also the voice of the title character and additional characters in the popular Teddy Ruxpin toy-line and wrote many of the toy's books and songs. Then voiced Teddy Ruxpin again, as well as his father, Burl Ruxpin, in the 1987 animated television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin . [1]

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He also created, puppeteered and voiced some characters in The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth in the mid-1990s. Outside of children's media, he had a 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 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. [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1982 Magic Journeys MagicianShort Film, Epcot, Magic Kingdom
1985Good Citizenship with Winnie the PoohPiglet
1986Pooh's Great School Bus AdventurePigletShort Film
1987The World of Teddy Ruxpin: Come Dream with Me TonightTeddy Ruxpin (voice)Direct-to-video
1987 Walk Like a Man Teddy Ruxpin (uncredited)
2015Bride of FinklesteinDr. FinklesteinShort Film
2015The Adventures of Biffle and ShoosterDr. Finklestein
2015Woman In GoldRabbi
2019The Legend of Joan of ArcOld Louis

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1983 Fantasy Island M.C.Episode: "The Songwriter/Queen of the Soaps"
1983–1986 Welcome to Pooh Corner Piglet, Robert Rabbit
1985 Too Smart for Strangers PigletTV movie
1985-1986 Dumbo's Circus Additional voices
1985 ABC Weekend Specials Teddy Ruxpin, Additional MudblupsEpisode: "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin"
1986–1987 The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin Teddy Ruxpin, Burl RuxpinMain cast; 65 episodes
1988Bubbe's Boarding HouseBubbe, book, additionals
1988Someday, MeRalph, Additional Voices Fisher-Price
1990A Very Retail ChristmasPuppet PerformerTV movie
1995-1996 The Adventures of Timmy the Tooth Gus, Leo, Mr. Wisdom, Raz the Beatnik, Sunny the Sun, Walter CrunelemuffinDirect-to-video
1995Alef...Bet...Blast-Off!Grandpa, Mitzvah Mouse, Bermuda Schwartz, additional puppets, extra
1996–1997 Muppets Tonight Additional Muppets5 episodes
1997 The Crayon Box Hugo, Additional Crayons
2012Bubble Puppy's Fin-tastic Fairytale AdventureAdditional voicesTV movie
2015 Little Charmers Additional voicesEpisode: "Charm Your Mom Day/A Charming Campout"

Footnotes

  1. "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin". IMDB. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
  2. "CANTOR PHIL BARON". Valley Beth Shalom. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 2006-12-13.


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