Knowl Johnson

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Knowl Johnson
Born (1970-09-16) September 16, 1970 (age 47)
Greenwich, Connecticut, United States
Occupation Voice actor/actor
Years active 1981 ─ present

Knowl Johnson is an American actor born on September 16, 1970, in Greenwich, Connecticut, United States. He is known for his vocal work as Brother Bear in several of the Berenstain Bears television specials such as The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise (1981), The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine (1982), and The Berenstain Bears Play Ball (1983).

Greenwich, Connecticut Town in Connecticut, United States

Greenwich is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census, the town had a total population of 61,171. It is the 10th largest municipality in Connecticut.

Connecticut state of the United States of America

Connecticut is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. It is part of New England, although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the Tri-state area. The state is named for the Connecticut River which approximately bisects the state. The word "Connecticut" is derived from various anglicized spellings of an Algonquian word for "long tidal river".

Berenstain Bears series of childrens picture books by the Berenstains

The Berenstain Bears is a children's literature franchise created by Stan and Jan Berenstain and continued by their son, Mike Berenstain, who assumed partial authorship in 2002, and full authorship in 2012 following Jan's death. The books feature a family of anthropomorphic grizzly bears who generally learn a moral or safety-related lesson in the course of each story.

Film credits

Aside from his voice acting career, Johnson has appeared in several motion pictures, including Steel Magnolias (1989), Lean on Me (1989) and Toy Soldiers (1991).

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Steel Magnolias is a 1989 American comedy-drama film directed by Herbert Ross. It is a film adaptation of Robert Harling's 1987 play of the same name. The play and film are about the bond a group of women share in a small-town Southern community, and how they cope with the death of one of their own.

<i>Lean on Me</i> (film) 1989 film by John G. Avildsen

Lean on Me is a 1989 American biographical drama film written by Michael Schiffer, directed by John G. Avildsen and starring Morgan Freeman. Lean on Me is loosely based on the story of Joe Louis Clark, a real life inner city high school principal in Paterson, New Jersey, whose school is at risk of being taken over by the New Jersey state government unless students improve their test scores on the New Jersey Minimum Basic Skills Test. This film's title refers to the 1972 Bill Withers song of the same name. Parts of the film, including the elementary school scenes, were filmed in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.

<i>Toy Soldiers</i> (1991 film) 1991 film by Daniel Petrie

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