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Paul Winchell (Paul Wilchinsky) was born on 21 December, 1922 in New York City, New York, USA, is an actor,soundtrack,writer. Discover Paul Winchell's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

Popular As Paul Wilchinsky
Occupation actor,soundtrack,writer
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 21 December, 1922
Birthday 21 December
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Date of death 24 June, 2005
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Paul Winchell Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, Paul Winchell height is 6' 1½" (1.87 m) .

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Height 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
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Who Is Paul Winchell's Wife?

His wife is Jean Freeman (1974 - 24 June 2005) ( his death) ( 2 children), Nina Russel (1961 - 1972) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Dorothy (Dottie) Movitz (1944 - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children)

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Wife Jean Freeman (1974 - 24 June 2005) ( his death) ( 2 children), Nina Russel (1961 - 1972) ( divorced) ( 1 child), Dorothy (Dottie) Movitz (1944 - ?) ( divorced) ( 2 children)
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Paul Winchell Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Paul Winchell worth at the age of 82 years old? Paul Winchell’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Paul Winchell's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2024 Under Review
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Timeline

1922

Born Paul Wilchinsky on December 21, 1922, the son of Sol and Clara Wilchinsky, Paul Winchell grew up to be the most beloved ventriloquist of American children. Ironically, as famous as Paul was, his dummy, Jerry Mahoney, was probably more famous. Not since Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy in the previous two decades had a ventriloquist and his dummy known equal celebrity.

1936

Started his career with a puppet named Terry in 1936 on radio's "Major Bowes Original Amateur Hour," and earned first prize. When Paul was not satisfied with the figure that Frank Marshall had carved for him, It looked like Paul, he created Jerry Mahoney by modifying a stock figure (Noseyboy) from the Frank Marshall's line of dummies. His dim-witted Knucklehead Smiff puppet debuted in 1950 on TV's "The Spiedel Show," which was later renamed "What's My Name?" was a Jerry Mahoney that "Winch" later modified himself.

1939

Credits his British born third wife Jean who came up with Tigger's signature phrase "TTFN: Ta-ta for now". TTFN was a popular British expression frequently used during WWII (c1939 - 1945). Use as a catch phrase in the weekly British radio comedy "It's That Man Again" (1940) added to its popularity.

1948

Entering the spotlight on the Edward Bowes "Original Amateur Hour" (1948), he began working soon after in a review show in which Major Bowes would showcase the winners of his radio program.

He started his television career on the CBS program The Bigelow Show (1948) in 1948; The Paul Winchell Show (1950), originally called "The Spiedel Show," in 1950; and, finally, the best-known of his shows Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965). With a clubhouse premise, his dummies Jerry Mahoney and Knucklehead Smiff--another of Paul's characters--as the clubhouse leaders, and the music of the bandleader Milton Delugg. A new innovation of Winchell's was to replace the dummy's hands with those of puppeteers who were hidden behind the dummies in a crate. Winch also played many serous dramatic roles on television without his dummy sidekicks. What may be even more famous is that he created the voice of Tigger for the Walt Disney Company's "Winnie The Pooh" motion-picture series, based on the famous books by A. A. Milne.

1950

Ventriloquist star from 1950s and 1960s television and films.

1952

Named television's most versatile performer by Look magazine in 1952 and 1953.

1954

Published the book "Ventriloquism for Fun and Profit" in 1954.

1960

Second wife, Nina Russel, was an actress. Their child April Winchell was born in 1960, and has done her father proud by becoming a top-notch vocal artist of her own. She has voiced "Clarabelle Cow", "Baby Herman's Mother", "Peg" in the Goof Troop (1992) series, and "Cruelle De Vil" for Disney; and contributed voices for such TV shows as The Simpsons (1989), and films such as Men In Black (1997).

1963

Held patents on over 30 devices, a flameless cigarette lighter, an invisible garter belt, a method of breeding Tilapia fish so that poorer countries could feed their citizens, and an indicator to show when frozen food had gone bad after a power outage. As for his major achievement, the artificial heart, which he built in 1963, was donated to the University of Utah for research. The first implant on a human happened in 1982.Paul Winchell invented the disposable razor which he neglected to get a patent on. when friends told him "Who would buy a razor just to throw it away?" Paul abandoned the idea, later to Winch's dismay, a major razor company proved Paul was right!

1965

He won a $17.8-million jury verdict in his lawsuit against Metromedia Inc. over Metromedia's destruction of the only remaining tapes of his Winchell-Mahoney Time (1965) children's television series. Metromedia, which produced the show from 1964 to 1968, erased the 288 tapes in a dispute with Winchell over the syndication rights.

1968

Became the voice for Tigger in 1968 for the Walt Disney Company's Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) which earned an Academy Award for best animated short. He retired the vocal role after 33 years with "Winnie the Pooh: Seasons of Giving" in 1999 at the age of 76. Jim Cummings, who voiced Pooh since the death of Sterling Holloway, took over the role of Tigger.

1969

Other famous cartoon voices over the years included Gargamel in "The Smurfs," the mustache-twirling Dick Dastardly of Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines (1969) and Boomer in The Fox and the Hound (1981).

1974

Earned a 1974 Grammy award for Best Children's Recording with "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" from the feature Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too (1974). He was also nominated for an Annie award for the animated feature Pooh's Grand Adventure: The Search for Christopher Robin (1997).