Elmer Dresslar Jr. Cancer, Elmer Dresslar Jr., who extolled vegetables to generations of television watchers as the booming voice of the Jolly Green Giant, died on Oct 16. He was 80.
The cause was cancer, said his daughter, Teri Bennett.
Mr. Dresslar, known as Len, was an entertainer and a singer for nearly six decades. His voice rang through millions of households when he called out the simple refrain “Ho, ho, ho” in an advertising jingle for Green Giant foods.
After touring with a production of “South Pacific,” Mr. Dresslar, a native of Kansas, moved to Chicago with his wife in the 1950′s to study voice. By the 1960′s, he had a career singing in clubs, on television and in jingles.
He recorded 15 albums with a jazz group, the Singers Unlimited, and appeared on the CBS television show “In Town Tonight” from 1955 to 1960.
Advertising jingles were the most consistent part of his career, and he had roles in commercials for Rice Krispies, Marlboro, Amoco and Dinty Moore.
He periodically re-recorded the “Ho, ho, ho” for Green Giant commercials, most recently about 10 years ago.
Monday, July 8, 2013
Elmer Dresslar Jr. Cancer
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