William Gerald Ratner (born February 25, 1947) is an American voice actor, author and solo performance artist. He is best known as the voice of

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in Hasbro's syndicated TV cartoon ''

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''.

Career

Ratner is best known as the voice of

in Hasbro's syndicated TV cartoon ''

''. His voice was used in numerous movie trailers, including '' Inside Out'',

Will Ferrell John William Ferrell (; born July 16, 1967) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is known for his leading man roles in comedy films and for his work as a television producer. Ferrell received various accolades, including ...

's ''

Talladega Nights ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby'' is a 2006 American sports comedy film rom-com directed by Adam McKay who co-wrote the film with Will Ferrell. It features Ferrell as the titular Ricky Bobby, an immature yet successful NASCAR dri ...

'' and ''

Blades of Glory ''Blades of Glory'' is a 2007 American sports comedy film directed by Will Speck and Josh Gordon, written by Jeff Cox, Craig Cox, John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky. It stars Will Ferrell and Jon Heder as a mismatched pair of banned figure s ...

'', ''

Kung Fu Panda ''Kung Fu Panda'' is an American martial arts comedy media franchise that started in 2008 with the release of the animated film '' Kung Fu Panda'' produced by DreamWorks Animation. Following the adventures of the titular Po Ping (primarily v ...

'',

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's '' The Love Guru'', ''

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'', and many more. He narrates

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, A&E,

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, and others. His voice is on ''

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'', ''

Grand Theft Auto IV ''Grand Theft Auto IV'' is a 2008 action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It is the sixth main entry in the Grand Theft Auto, ''Grand Theft Auto'' series, following 2004's ''Grand Theft Auto: San And ...

'', ''

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'', and others, and he is the narrator in episodes of ''

Ben 10 ''Ben 10'' is an American media franchise conceived by Man of Action and owned by The Cartoon Network, Inc. The franchise, mainly consisting of animated series produced by Cartoon Network Studios, revolves around a young boy named Ben Tennys ...

'' for the

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. Ratner is also a voice-over announcer for television stations across the US. His book, ''Parenting for the Digital Age: The Truth behind Media's Effect on Children and What To Do About It'', winner of the National Indie Excellence Award and a Next Generation Indie Book Award and

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finalist, is published by Familius. His personal essays are published in the ''

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'', ''Blue Lake Review'' and '' The Missouri Review''. Ratner's performances of his personal essays are featured on

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's ''Strangers'' and

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's ''The Business''. and Good Food. He tours nationally for storytelling conferences, and festivals, is a regular competitor in The Moth Story Slams in

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, is a nine-time Moth StorySLAM Winner, a National Storytelling Festival Story Slam teller-Jonesborough TN, a National Storytelling Network storyteller. He is a contributing author of the book ''Secrets of Voiceover Success''. He is a two-time winner of "Best of the Hollywood Fringe Festival Extension" – Solo Category for "Bobbywood: Whatever Happened to Bobby the Bellboy?" in 2013 and Voices in my Head: A Life. He is a member of Actors Equity Association, and Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of TV & Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) where he teaches

voiceover Voice-over (also known as off-camera or off-stage commentary) is a production technique used in radio, television, filmmaking, theatre, and other media in which a descriptive or expository voice that is not part of the narrative (i.e., non- ...

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

References

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