Knowl Johnson is an American actor born on September 16, 1970, in

Greenwich Greenwich ( , ,) is a town in south-east London, England, within the ceremonial county of Greater London. It is situated east-southeast of Charing Cross. Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich ...

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern 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 cap ...

, United States. He is known for his vocal work as Brother Bear in several of the

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television specials such as ''The Berenstain Bears' Easter Surprise'' (1981), ''The Berenstain Bears' Comic Valentine'' (1982), and ''The Berenstain Bears Play Ball'' (1983).

Film credits

Aside from his voice acting career, Johnson has appeared in several motion pictures, including ''

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'' (1989), '' Lean on Me'' (1989) and ''

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'' (1991).

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Knowl American male film actors American male child actors American male voice actors 1970 births Living people Male actors from Connecticut 20th-century American male actors