Marty Ingels (born Martin Ingerman on March 9, 1936[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is best known as the voice of many cartoon characters and commercials, including Paul Masson wines, with his scratchy, unique voice. His latest role was in Pac-Man (1982) as the title character himself. He has also acted in motion pictures and short-lived television series. In recent years, Ingels has done less work as an actor and more work as an agent, specializing in representing actors in celebrity endorsement ads. A unique deal for his contract to read for voice of Pac-Man in the cartoon was to be granted a Pac-Man arcade cabinet, which was delivered by truck to his home.

He has been married since 1977 to the actress and singer Shirley Jones.

In the animated series Freakazoid!, his works are apparently considered to be a means of torture.

Legal Trouble

In 2005, Ingels' lawsuit against radio personality Tom Leykis because of age discrimination was thrown out in a California court. He called under an assumed name, Paul Russo, and claimed that Leykis' actions violated California's Unruh Civil Right Act, which prohibits individious discrimination in business.

Approximately two decades earlier, Ingels became the target of a lawsuit which threatened to ruin his burgeoning career as an agent within the advertising industry. When the suit was decided in Ingels' favor, he celebrated by buying Shirley Jones a car with the license plate "BBDO", standing for "Big Bad Deposition Over".

External links

• Marty Ingels at the Internet Movie Database
• Marty Ingels at the Voice Chasers Database
• C.A. Rejects Age Bias Suit Over Exclusion From Radio Talk Show

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