John Ratzenberger | Cheers

John Dezso Ratzenberger was born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on April 6, 1947, to Bertha Veronica Ratzenberger, a Remington Arms employee, and Dezso Alexander Ratzenberger, a Texaco truck driver. He went to St. Ann’s School in Bridgeport and went on to Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, to earn his degree. In the 1970s, he toured the UK as part of the satirical theater duo Sal’s Meat Market, which he co-founded with Ray Hassett. However, he rose to fame after portraying Cliff Clavin in Cheers.

Ratzenberger’s time at Pixar was mocked in the Cars end credits, where his character, Mack, watches Pixar films such as Toy Car Story, Monster Trucks, Inc., and A Bug’s Life, the latter of which features the Volkswagen Beetle. In April 2020, he revealed that he and American Made Ads, a corporation he co-founded, would provide free advertising and marketing assistance to chosen businesses that have been harmed by the economic decline caused by this current global situation.