Eddie Carroll

Eddie Carroll
Background information
Fullname	Edward Eleniak
Born	September 5, 1933 Smoky Lake, Alberta, Canada
Died	April 6, 2010 (aged 76) Woodland Hills, California, United States
Cause of death	Brain tumor
Nationality	Canadian American
Occupation	Actor, voice actor
Years active	1963-2010
Family information
Spouse	Carolyn Carroll (1963-2010)
Children	2

Eddie Carroll was a Canadian-American actor and voice actor, who moved to Hollywood, California in the 1950s to become an actor.

For Disney, he took over the voice of Jiminy Cricket in 1973 from the late Cliff Edwards and voiced the character for almost 40 years until his death in 2010.

Life and career

In Canada, he studied at the Orion theater with fellow student Robert Goulet. After moving to Hollywood in 1956 to work for NBC as a writer and producer, living as a resident alien in the United States, he was drafted into the US Army. He performed with the Armed Forces Radio Service and the 6th Army Chorus. In 1959, he took the professional name Eddie Carroll. In 1960, Carroll released a comedy album "On Fraternity Row". In 1962, he co-wrote the song "How Is Julie?", which was recorded by The Lettermen. Starting in the early 1960s Carroll appeared in numerous television programs and commercials. In 1970, he and business partner Jamie Farr developed and syndicated a sports-talk program "Man to Man" through MGM Television, and not long after a Saturday morning animated series for Hanna-Barbera: The Amazing Chan and the Chan Clan.

He took over the role of Jiminy Cricket for Walt Disney Productions in 1973 after the death of original voice actor Cliff Edwards in 1971, and a brief stint by Clarence Nash. From 1983 until his death in 2010 Carroll traveled with two one-man shows portraying comedian Jack Benny: "A Small Eternity with Jack Benny" and "Jack Benny: Laughter in Bloom". From 1995–1996, he toured with a production of The Odd Couple. In later years, he attended numerous conventions and gatherings for both Disney fans and devotees of old-time radio.

Eddie Carroll was sometimes billed as Eddy Carroll. He is not to be confused with British big band musician Eddie Carroll.

Role

Jiminy Cricket (1973–2010)

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