Since 1952, only one person has provided the voice for Tony the Tiger--Thurl Ravenscroft. Ravenscroft also sung "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" in How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Put that together with numerous Disney characters and you've got a voice that will continue to sing on in DVD collections and in the memories of anyone who grew up on these classics in the last 50 years.
Hear him say his most famous phrase one more time on this NPR clip.
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