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Tony the Tiger Voice - dead at 64

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 7:12 pm
by WildBill
[youtube]http://youtube.com/watch?v=vs3pJOBgAJo[/youtube]

The voice actor behind the iconic slogan for Tony the Tiger, the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot, has died.

Lee Marshall was 64 when he died as a result of esophageal cancer on April 26 but his family just confirmed the death on Thursday.

Marshall began voicing the Kellogg's Frosted Flakes mascot in 1999, filling in for the original actor, Thurl Ravenscroft.

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Re: Tony the Tiger Voice - dead at 64

Posted: Fri May 09, 2014 7:22 pm
by tomtexan
:sad:

Re: Tony the Tiger Voice - dead at 64

Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:05 am
by Keith B
Sad to hear. He was 'Grrrrrrrrreat!'

Re: Tony the Tiger Voice - dead at 64

Posted: Sat May 10, 2014 8:25 am
by Wodathunkit
He was also the uncredited singer of "you're a mean on Mr. Grinch"

Re: Tony the Tiger Voice - dead at 64

Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 5:18 pm
by ssnstump
Actually Ravenscroft was the singer of the "Grinch" recording in the original animated movie.