Phillip Glasser

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Phillip Glasser
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Glasser at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2020
Born
Phillip Alexander Glasser

(1978-10-04) October 4, 1978 (age 44)
Occupation(s) Actor, film producer
Years active1986–2002 (actor)
2007–present (producer)

Phillip Alexander Glasser (born October 4, 1978) is an American producer and a former actor. He is best known for providing the voice of Fievel Mousekewitz in An American Tail and its sequel An American Tail: Fievel Goes West . [1]

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Selected filmography

Actor

Film and television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 An American Tail Fievel Mousekewitz (voice)
1987 Pound Puppies Terry / Puppy 2 / Freddie (voices)3 episodes
1989 Full House Young DannyEpisode: Pal Joey
1989 Satan's Princess Joey
1990 The Bradys Jake GreenbergEpisode: A Moving Experience
1991 Gabriel's Fire David GoldsteinEpisode: A Prayer for the Goldsteins
1991 Tiny Toon Adventures Pedro (voice)Episode: High Toon
1991 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West Fievel (voice)
1992 P. J. Sparkles Peter Movie
1992 Bébé's Kids Opie (voice)
1992 Fievel's American Tails Fievel (voice)13 episodes
1992 Frosty Returns additional voices
1994 A Troll in Central Park Gus (voice)
1994 Boy Meets World UbaldoEpisode: The Uninvited
1996 Saved by the Bell: The New Class StanleyEpisode: Oh, Brother
1996 Sabrina the Teenage Witch Student #2 / James Dean 22 episodes
1998 Star Trek: Insurrection Young Ru'afoDeleted Scenes
1998 The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue Reformed 19 Year Old Martin (voice) Direct-to-video
1998 Fallen Arches Scott Merchant
1999–2000 Hang Time Eugene Brown26 episodes
2000 Cutaway CordMovie
2002 Poolhall Junkies Max
2002 Sabretooth Jason KimbleMovie

Producer

Film
YearTitleReferences
2007 Kickin' It Old Skool [2]
2013 Escape from Planet Earth
2020 The War with Grandpa
2023 Camp Hideout

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References

  1. Holden, Stephen (November 22, 1991). "An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) Review/Film; Immigrant Mice Face the Frontier". The New York Times . Retrieved November 13, 2016.
  2. Harvey, Dennis (April 27, 2007). "Kickin' It Old Skool - Film Reviews". Variety . Retrieved December 22, 2010.