Thurl Ravenscroft Quotes


It always ended up that they said, 'Tony, are Frosted Flakes good?' And he would laugh and say, 'Good? Why, they're great.' And I said, 'Well, we've gotta do something with the word 'great' to make It explode. It has to really knock the packages off the shelves.'


Citations

Wilson, Jeff. "Voice of Tony the Tiger Roaring on at 82." The Associated Press, 16 Aug. 1996.

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Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft
  • Born: February 6, 1914
  • Died: May 22, 2005
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Actor, Singer

Thurl Arthur Ravenscroft was an American actor and bass singer known as the booming voice behind Kellogg's Frosted Flakes animated spokesman Tony the Tiger for more than five decades. He was also the uncredited vocalist for the song "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" from the classic Christmas television special, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!