Eddie Carroll is a voice actor who took over the role of Jiminy Cricket in 1975 after the death of original voice Cliff Edwards in 1971. HIs real name is Eddie Eleniak. He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the fifties he moved to Hollywood to become an actor. He is rumoured to be related to the actress Erika Eleniak, who played Daisy May in the 1990s version of the Beverly Hillbillies. Eddie Carroll entertains in dinner theatres as a Jack Benny impersonator. A voice actor (also a voice artist) is a person who provides voices for animated characters (including those in feature films, television series, animated shorts), voice-overs in radio and television commercials, audio dramas, dubbed foreign language films, video games, puppet shows, and amusement rides. ... Jiminy Cricket is an animated cartoon character who first appeared in the 1940 Walt Disney animated film Pinocchio. ... 1975 (MCMLXXV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1975 calendar). ... Cliff Edwards (14 June 1895 - 17 July 1971), also known as Ukelele Ike, was a United States singer and musician who enjoyed considerable popularity in the 1920s and early 1930s, and also did voices for animated cartoons later in his career. ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Erika Eleniak was born on September 29, 1969, in the Los Angeles suburb of Glendale. ... The Beverly Hillbillies is a TV sitcom about a hillbilly who strikes oil while rabbit hunting, becomes a millionaire and moves with his family to Beverly Hills, California. ...