Ken Forsse, the man who created Teddy Ruxpin in the '80s, passed away March 20. He was 77. The Disney animator and inventor died at home of congestive heart failure, Forsse's wife Jan, 67, told NBC News, confirming the sad news that was first reported by the Teddy Ruxpin Facebook page. "He had one of the most fertile creative minds I ever knew," she said. "He thought about Teddy all the time and was always writing stories." Stories were Ruxpin's specialty. The talking toy bear had a cassette player in his back and his eyes moved as he "read" aloud. Introduced at...
- 3/27/2014
- by Kristin Boehm
- PEOPLE.com
Ken Forsse -- the creator of the talking Teddy Ruxpin toy bear -- is dead at 77.Giving young children nightmares since 1985 -- Teddy Ruxpin was able to move his mouth and eyes while reciting bedtime stories that were stored on cassettes inserted into his back.Teddy was Forsse's claim to fame -- even developing a TV show named "The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin."During the 1980s Ruxpin became the "Official Spokesbear for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
- 3/26/2014
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The guy who created Teddy Ruxpin isn't exactly flattered that his creation got a shout-out in Seth MacFarlane's new movie "Ted" ... in fact, he wishes the movie had Never been made at all.You remember Teddy ... that iconic talking stuffed animal from the '80s who preached love, friendship and other things of the heartwarming sort. He was adorable. So when Teddy's creator Ken Forsse saw the commercials for "Ted" -- a teddy bear who drinks,...
- 6/30/2012
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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