Age: 78
Birthplace: Macon, Georgia, U.S.
Blake Clark (born February 2, 1946) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice artist, comedian, perhaps best known as Chet Hunter on Boy Meets World and Harry "the Hardware Store Guy" on Home Improvement. Clark is the present-day voice of Slinky Dog in the Toy Story series, replacing Jim Varney after the latter's death in 2000.
Clark was born and raised in Macon, Georgia on February 2, 1946. He graduated from LaGrange College in 1969 with a degree in the performing arts.
Clark is a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served as a first lieutenant in the United States Army with the 5th Infantry Division.
He is frequently cast in numerous Adam Sandler films including The Waterboy, Little Nicky, Mr. Deeds, Eight Crazy Nights, 50 First Dates, I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, Bedtime Stories, Grown Ups, and That's My Boy. He has also appeared in numerous television guest appearances including Home Improvement, Boy Meets World, The Jamie Foxx Show, The Drew Carey Show, and Girl Meets World. He was also Fred the chauffeur in Remington Steele. Clark is also the current voice of Slinky Dog in the Toy Story franchise, in place of Jim Varney, who died of lung cancer in 2000.
Clark was a close friend of Jim Varney (who is best known for playing Ernest); until his death in February 2000. When Toy Story 3 was still in production, Pixar, upon finding out that Jim Varney had died, searched frantically for someone who sounded like Varney and were very lucky to find Clark, who "had the spirit of Slinky" (meaning that he sounds like Slinky's previous voice actor).
During his time in the army, Clark was also a member of the 101st Airborne division known as the "Screaming Eagles."
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010 | Toy Story 3: The Video Game | Slinky Dog | Voice only |
2012 | Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure | ||
2013 | Disney Infinity |