This week in the Connection Finder, we're featuring Santa Claus -- or at least some of his famous impersonators -- starting with Ed Asner, who played him in "Elf."
Featured alongside him are other men who have portrayed Santa Claus, Sinterklaas, or Father Christmas:
- Tim Allen, The Santa Clause (and sequels)
- Sir Richard Attenborough, Miracle on 34th Street
- Brian Blessed, The Amazing World of Gumball
- Douglas Campbell, Once Upon A Christmas
- Hume Cronyn, Santa and Pete
- Paul Frees, Frosty the Snowman
- David Huddleston, Santa Claus: The Movie
- Mickey Rooney, Santa Claus is Coming to Town
- Kurt Russell, The Christmas Chronicles
- Abraham Rutger van der Vlugt, Sinterklaas
Which Santa you most closely connected to? If you're one of the 24.4 million 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.
Special feature: Check out how you're connected to other Actors by using the green MyConnections button in the upper right hand corner of the category page. Browse related categories like Disney Legends Recipients and Voice Actors.
Let us know how you're related 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. Ed Asner and Tim Allen. Then just upload it along with the URL of your direct connection. (Please refrain from sharing your connection on the featured profiles themselves, though. It clutters conversations on research and collaboration. Thanks!)
Help us with next week's feature: Broadway. Help us choose and improve profiles for it.
