Paul Winchell

About

Puppeteer behind Jerry Mahoney who also provided the cartoon voice for Tigger in Winnie the Poo. He also invented an artificial heart. He hosted the children's show Winchell-Mahoney Time from 1965 until 1968. 

Before Fame

Growing up, he wanted to have a medical career.

Trivia

In the early '50s, he hosted The Paul Winchell Show. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 

Family Life

He married three times: he first got married to Dorothy (Dottie) Movitz, then to Nina Russel in 1961, and then to Jean Freeman in 1974.

Associated With

Although they have the same last name, he bears no known relation to columnist Walter Winchell.