Kelly Ward (born November 17, 1956) is an American actor and voice director for television animation. He is most famous for his role as T-Bird Putzie in '' Grease'' (1978).

Biography

Ward was born in San Diego. He is the son of Don and Bonnie Ward, who have been active in theatre in San Diego for decades. His brother is Kirby Ward. He first gained national attention as a character in the television film ''

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'', which starred

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as the title character. The role began a short acting career for Ward; when Travolta was cast in the 1978 film '' Grease'', Ward was cast as Putzie, a character created specifically for the film. Ward mostly stopped appearing on-camera in 1983; he continues to work in the entertainment industry. He is a voice director for

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, and has voice directed ''

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'', ''

Jake and the Never Land Pirates ''Jake and the Never Land Pirates'', titled ''Captain Jake and the Never Land Pirates'' for the fourth season and associated merchandise, is an American animated Interactivity, interactive preschool children's television series for Disney Jr. Bas ...

'', ''

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'', among many others. He teaches musical theatre at the

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Acting career

* '' GoBots: Battle of the Rock Lords'' (

1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal en ...

) – Fitor (voice) * '' Challenge of the GoBots'' (

1984 Events January * January 1 – The Bornean Sultanate of Brunei gains full independence from the United Kingdom, having become a British protectorate in 1888. * January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeas ...

) – Fitor (voice) * ''

Magnum, P.I. ''Magnum, P.I.'' is an American crime drama television series starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a private investigator (P.I.) living on Oahu, Hawaii. The series ran from December 11, 1980, to May 1, 1988, during its first-run broadcast on ...

'' (TV series) ** "The Big Blow" (

1983 1983 saw both the official beginning of the Internet and the first mobile cellular telephone call. Events January * January 1 – The migration of the ARPANET to TCP/IP is officially completed (this is considered to be the beginning of the ...

) – Lou Blassingame * '' Quincy M.E.'' (TV series) ** "Next Stop, Nowhere" (

1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C. ...

) – Skip * ''

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'' (1982) – Glenn Werner * '' Bret Maverick'' (TV series) ** "The Not So Magnificent Six" (1982) – Willie Trueblood * ''

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'' (

1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 6 – A funeral service is held in West Germany for Nazi Grand Admiral ...

) – Thomas 'Tommy' Roberts * ''

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'' (

1980 Events January * January 4 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter proclaims a United States grain embargo against the Soviet Union, grain embargo against the USSR with the support of the European Commission. * January 6 – Global Positioning Sys ...

) – Pvt. Johnson, 1st Squad * ''

M*A*S*H ''M*A*S*H'' (an acronym for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital) is an American media franchise consisting of a series of novels, a film, several television series, plays, and other properties, and based on the semi-autobiographical fiction of Richa ...

'' (TV series) ** "Dear Uncle Abdul" (

1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...

) – Dave * ''

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'' (TV series) ** "The Violated" (1979) – Frank Thatcher * '' Grease'' (

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

) – Putzie * ''

Deadman's Curve ''Deadman's Curve'' is a 1978 American made-for-television biographical film based on the musical careers of Jan Berry and Dean Torrence. The film was developed from a 1974 article published in ''Rolling Stone'' by Paul Morantz, who also help ...

'' (1978 TV movie) – Billy * ''

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'' (TV series) – Doug * ''

'' (1976 TV movie) – Tom Shuster

Screenwriting credits

Television

* '' Challenge of the GoBots'' (1985) * ''

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'' (1986) * '' Sky Commanders'' (1987) * '' Popeye and Son'' (1987) * ''

Fantastic Max ''Fantastic Max'' is an animated cartoon series, originally aired on the BBC from 1988 to 1990 and created by Hanna-Barbera Productions, Kalisto Ltd., Booker PLC and Tanaka Promotion Co. in association with S4C. It centers on a boy named Maxwel ...

'' (1988) * ''

The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley ''The Completely Mental Misadventures of Ed Grimley'' is an American animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and featuring Martin Short's fictional character Ed Grimley (with Short reprising his role as Grimley). The sh ...

'' (1988) * ''

The Further Adventures of SuperTed ''The Further Adventures of SuperTed'' is an animated television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and Siriol Animation in association with S4C, and continues the adventures of SuperTed. Only 13 episodes were produced and originally broadcast on ...

'' (1989) * ''

The Pirates of Dark Water ''The Pirates of Dark Water'' is an American fantasy animated television series created by David Kirschner and produced by Hanna-Barbera. The series premiered as a five-part miniseries on Fox Kids early 1991, simply entitled ''Dark Water''. The ...

'' (1991) * '' Voltron: The Third Dimension'' (1998–2000) * ''

The New Woody Woodpecker Show ''The New Woody Woodpecker Show'' (titled on-screen as ''The Woody Woodpecker Show'') is an American animated comedy television series based on the animated short film series created by cartoonist and animator Walter Lantz. It was co-developed ...

'' (1999) * ''

Horrible Histories ''Horrible Histories'' is an educational entertainment franchise encompassing many media including books, magazines, audio books, stage shows, TV shows, and more. In 2013, Lisa Edwards, UK publishing and commercial director of Scholastic Corpo ...

'' (2001–2002) * '' Butt-Ugly Martians'' (2002) * '' Liberty's Kids'' (2002–2003) * '' Trollz'' (2005) * ''

Firehouse Tales ''Firehouse Tales'' is an American animated children's television series created by Sidney J. Bailey, produced by Warner Bros. Animation as the only original series for Cartoon Network's now-defunct Tickle-U preschool programming block, with ...

'' (2005-2006) * ''

Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ''Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks'', or ''Jakers'' in Europe, is an animated children's television series created and developed by Mike Young, Liz Young, Sindy McKay-Swerdlove and John Over based on an original idea by Denise Fitzpatric ...

'' (2004–2006) * ''

Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! ''Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!'' is an American animated children's educational television series created by Bob Boyle for Nickelodeon. The series was produced by Bolder Media (a joint venture of Frederator Studios and the Mixed Media Group) and Star ...

'' (2006) * ''

Crime Time Crime Time is a series of animated shorts produced by Future Thought Productions, produced by Jay Zaveri and Steve Kasper, and directed by Nassos Vakalis. Premise Shifty (The Criminal) perpetrates crimes from the sublime to the ridiculous ...

'' (2008) * ''

'' (2006-2016) * ''

'' (2011–2014)

Film

* ''

Once Upon a Forest ''Once Upon a Forest'' is a 1993 animated adventure film produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox. Based on the ''Furlings'' characters created by Rae Lambert, the film was directed by Charles Grosvenor and p ...

'' (1993) * ''

All Dogs Go to Heaven 2 ''All Dogs Go to Heaven 2'' is a 1996 American animated musical fantasy adventure film, and a sequel to Goldcrest Films' animated film ''All Dogs Go to Heaven'' (1989). Produced by MGM/UA Family Entertainment and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation ...

'' (1996)

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ward, Kelly 1956 births Living people American voice directors Male actors from San Diego American male voice actors American male telenovela actors American male film actors 20th-century American male actors American animated film directors University of Southern California faculty Writers from San Diego