Eddie Carroll (September 5, 1933 – April 6, 2010) was a Canadian actor, who is best known as the third performer to provide the voice for

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, a role he played for over 35 years.

Career

In Canada, Carroll studied at the Orion theater with fellow student

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. After moving to

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in 1956 to work for

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as a writer and producer, living as a resident alien in the United States, he was drafted into the US Army. He performed with the

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and the 6th Army Chorus. In 1959, he took the professional name Eddie Carroll. In 1960 Carroll released a comedy album, "On Fraternity Row." In 1962, he co-wrote the song "

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" which was recorded by

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. Starting in the early 1960s, Carroll appeared in numerous television programs and commercials. In 1970, he and business partner

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developed and syndicated a sports-talk program, "Man to Man", through

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, and not long after a Saturday morning animated series for

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, ''

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''. Carroll took over the role of Jiminy Cricket for

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in 1973 after the death of original voice actor

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in 1971, and a brief stint by

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. From 1983 until his death in 2010, he traveled with two one-man shows portraying comedian

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: "A Small Eternity with Jack Benny" and "Jack Benny: Laughter in Bloom." From 1995 to 1996, Carroll toured with a production of ''

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''. In later years, he attended numerous conventions and gatherings for both Disney fans and devotees of

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. Eddie Carroll was sometimes billed as Eddy Carroll. He is not to be confused with British

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musician Eddie Carroll.

Personal life and death

Carroll married his wife Carolyn Springer on April 7, 1963; together they had two children, Tina and Leland. On April 6, 2010, Carroll died from a brain tumor at the

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in Woodland Hills, California, at the age of 76, just one day before his 47th wedding anniversary.

Filmography

Television

Films

Video games

References

External links

*
Eddie Carroll on Facebook

The Radio Dan Show Interview
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Carroll, Eddie 1933 births 2010 deaths Canadian expatriate male actors in the United States Canadian male video game actors Canadian male voice actors Canadian people of Ukrainian descent Deaths from brain cancer in the United States Male actors from Alberta People from Smoky Lake County