Which Animation Voice Actor are you most closely connected to?

Question

This week we're featuring animation voice artists, like Clarence "Ducky" Nash, in the Connection Finder.

Featured alongside him are other voice artists:

• Sterling Price Holloway - Winnie the Pooh
• Adriana Caselotti - Snow White 
• Clifton Edwards - Jimminy Cricket
• Dickie Jones - Pinnochio
• Pinto Colvig - Goofy, Pluto and many others
• Russi Taylor - Minnie Mouse
• Daws Butler - Yogi Bear
• June Foray - Rocky the Flying Squirrel

Who are you most closely connected to? If you're one of the 22,678,000 of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

You can check for shared ancestors with the Relationship Finder. Are you a cousin to any of them? Your Relationship Finder Quick Links page (see your profile pull-down menu under "Relationships") has quick links for several notable groups.

Let us know below! If you want to share your connection on social media with cousins and friends, click the "get shareable image" below the results, e.g. Frida Kahlo and Georgia O'Keeffe. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)

P.S. Help us choose and improve profiles for next week's feature: Slapstick Comedians!

Answer 1

I am most closely connected to Pinto Colvig and Sterling Holloway at 21 degrees of separation.

• 21 degrees from Pinto Colvig (was 23 degrees)
• 21 degrees from Sterling Holloway
• 22 degrees from Charles Butler
• 22 degrees from Dick Jones
• 22 degrees from Clarence Nash
• 22 degrees from Russi Taylor (was 35 degrees)
• 23 degrees from June Foray
• 25 degrees from Adriana Caselotti (was 31 degrees)
• 26 degrees from Cliff Edwards

edited to reflect updated degrees of connection

Comments

We moved you closer, so Sterling is tied with Pinto Colvig now.

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Thanks Karen. I see that I am now closer on three of the profiles.

Answer 2

I am most closely connected to Sterling Holloway at 26 degrees.

Comments

I'll see your 26, and raise you to Pinto Colvig at 24. 

Answer 3

I'm not really close to anyone - 35 degrees to Clarence Nash is my closest. However, last week I was working on connecting Andrea Caselotti and my (38 degrees) connection goes through the branch of our tree I was able to link up (Frances Chard) which is very, very satisfying.

Comments

Ooh, I added a bunch of sources to the George Cooper you linked to Frances Chard. It is really satisfying to make a new link. You're still pretty far away though! We'll have to see what we can find to pull you in.

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I do love connecting but can't find many connections for myself.  A few of my ancestors are on WikiTree, but only the first I found was connected. By joining them up to my branch of the tree, they usually get their connection. 

Answer 4

17 degrees from Dick Jones
19 degrees from June Foray (9th cousins, 3x removed)
19 degrees from Adriana Caselotti
20 degrees from Sterling Holloway
20 degrees from Pinto Colvig (8th cousins, 3x removed)
20 degrees from Russi Taylor
21 degrees from Clarence Nash (20th cousins, 5x removed)
23 degrees from Charles Butler
24 degrees from Cliff Edwards

Comments

You're much closer to the last three now, but still not closer than Dick Jones. It was neat to see all the work David did on his bio.

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Thanks Karen!

Answer 5

Clarence "Ducky" Nash - 16th cousin 1x removed

Answer 6

I'm closest related and connected to June Foray, 17 degrees and 7th Cousin, 2x Removed

Comments

But wait! 16 degrees to Adriana Caselotti now. It's a Québec thing.

Answer 7

Clarence "Ducky" Nash - 8th cousins 3 times removed

Answer 8

I am 17 degrees from both Dick Jones and Kathy Evans. 18 degrees from Charles Butler. 19 degrees from Clarence Nash and June Foray.

Answer 9

I cannot tell a lie, I am 20 degrees from Dickie Jones - Pinocchio.  

Wendy xo

Answer 10

I'm 18 degrees from Dickie Jones and not related to anyone on the list.  My daughter was hoping we'd be related or most closely connected to the voice of Minnie Mouse who is one of her favorite characters. 

Comments

I wonder if we could learn about Russi Taylor's parents? It would be fun to get you and your daughter connected to her more closely. Hopefully you at least got a little closer with the changes to Wayne Allwine / Mickey Mouse's Bandle family.

Answer 11

Clarence Nash was my Uncle.  My mother's sister was married to him for many, many years.  We had wonderful times together at family gatherings.  Although when we were young, we were a bit scared of the large Donald puppet he would bring out to entertain us!

Comments

Amazing! That's pretty funny that the giant Donald Duck was scary rather than amusing.

Answer 12

19 degrees from Clarence Nash. 18th cousin twice removed. MRCA Margaret (Peplesham) Batisford (b. abt. 1335)

20 degrees from Sterling Holloway.

32 degrees from Adriana Caselotti.

22 degrees from Cliff Edwards.

18 degrees from Dick Jones.

19 degrees from Pinto Colvig.

20 degrees from Russi Taylor.

18 degrees from Charles Butler.

24 degrees from June Foray.

Answer 13

How could you Leave OUT the voice of the great MEL BLANC? Mel Blanc, who acted the voice of Bugs Bunny and over four hundred other characters, appeared in three thousand cartoons and animated film shorts. From Yosemite Sam and Daffy Duck to Mister Magoo and George Jetson, he made an enduring contribution to the art of voice animation.

Comments

Mr. Magoo was voiced by Jim Backus.

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Agree about Mel Blanc. But he needed a proper bio written.

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Aw... several of us worked hard to find connections for Mel, so you can still look and see how you're connected to him. But we did overlook his bio - I'll put him on my list to improve that.

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We have had support anchors with NO bio.

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Thanks for all your efforts!! : )

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Oh, and, we could have also featured Mel Blanc, and one other, but we went from the more recent ten profiles featured, back to the old eight profiles featured.

Answer 14

Clarence Nash: 18 degrees, and an 18th cousin 3x removed through MRCA Margaret (Peplesham) Batisford

Others who are close in degree but not related include:

Russi Taylor: 14 degrees

Sterling Holloway: 20 degrees

Cliff Edwards: 20 degrees

June Foray: 20 degrees

Answer 15

15 degrees from Dick Jones.

Answer 16

It's no surprise that I am closely connected to Clarence Nash (22 degrees) through my husband.

Fun fact: My husband can also create the voice of Donald Duck.

Update as of 06/13/2021: I'm 22 degrees from Sterling Holloway via my paternal side.

Answer 17

19 degrees from Sterling Price Holloway, Holloway-3713  *Winnie the Pooh

20 degrees from Russell (Russi) Taylor, Taylor-22207 *Minnie Mouse.  19 degrees from her husband, Wayne Allwine, Allwine-1, 16th cousins once removed, MRCA Margery (Venables) de Bulkeley, Venables-1 *Mickey Mouse

21 degrees from Clarence Nash, Nash-3310, 17th cousins once removed,  MRCA William (Echingham) de Echingham, Echingham-8  *Donald Duck

21 degrees from Clifton Edwards, Edwards-14024  *Jimminy Cricket

22 degrees from June Foray, Forer-15  *Rocky the Flying Squirrel

23 degrees from Charles Butler, Butler-12301  *Yogi Bear

23 degrees from Adriana Caselotti, Caselotti-1  *Snow White

23 degrees from Pinto Colvig, Colvig-1, 16th cousins twice removed, MRCA Maud (Swynnerton) Savage, Swynnerton-1  *Goofy, Pluto, and many others

24 degrees from Dick Jones, Jones-76025  *Pinocchio

Answer 18

You know it's gonna be a sad day when Rob Paulsen passes away. The guy has voiced:

Raphael and Donatello from two iterations of the Ninja Turtles.

Pinky and Yakko Warner from Animaniacs.

And so much more.

 And let's not forget about Frank "Megatron" Welker, Tara Strong and Peter "Optimus Prime" Cullen and other voice actors from my childhood. But, did you know radio host Casey Kasem voiced two Autobots in Transformers? It's true!

Now then, who am I closely connected to? Adriana, the voice of Snow White! She was uncredited in her role. Wow....

Answer 19

20 degrees from Goofy, Pluto, and Winnie the Pooh.  Not sure what that says about me. 

Answer 20

June Foray is my closest featured connection so far, at 16 degrees and is my 8th cousin, once removed.

Comments

. Pinto and Kristine are 16th cousins three times removed -->  We both descend from John Norreys KB (1405-1466).

. Sterling Holloway is 21 Degrees from Kristine Quintero

. Cliff Edwards is 24 Degrees from Kristine Quintero

. Russi Taylor is 20 Degrees from Kristine Quintero

. Charles Butler is 24 Degrees from Kristine Quintero

. June Foray is 25 Degrees from Kristine Quintero