Philip Mitchell Baron (born May 10, 1949) is an American

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and

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who voiced Piglet in the

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'' Welcome to Pooh Corner''. He was also the voice of the title character in the popular

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toy-line and voiced Teddy Ruxpin again, as well as other characters, in the 1987 animated television show The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin. He also created and voiced some characters in ''

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'' in the mid-1990s. He also had a very successful career in music, as half of the comedy/music duo, Willio and Phillio with Will Ryan, and including a stint as an exec for

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and a successful songwriter, including songs written and performed (often with Ryan) for

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children's titles. He also wrote songs for ''

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'' and was an additional puppeteer on '' Muppets Tonight''. He has become a cantor and serves in this capacity at

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synagogue in the

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Filmography

Film

Television

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* 1949 births Living people Jewish American male actors American male voice actors Jewish American artists Jewish American writers Hazzans 21st-century American Jews {{US-voice-actor-1940s-stub