{"id":1174,"date":"2010-12-29T12:00:24","date_gmt":"2010-12-29T20:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/?p=1174"},"modified":"2010-12-29T15:10:25","modified_gmt":"2010-12-29T23:10:25","slug":"uncle-phil-from-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-was-shredder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/12\/uncle-phil-from-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-was-shredder\/","title":{"rendered":"Uncle Phil From \u2018Fresh Prince of Bel-Air\u2019 Was Shredder"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pf-content\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/james_avery.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3868\" title=\"james_avery\" src=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/12\/james_avery-e1293664180439.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"361\" \/><\/a><a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com' title='Interesting Facts'>Today I found out<\/a> the actor who played Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cartoon series. *mind blown*<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"bonusfacts\">Bonus<\/span> <a title=\"Difference Between a Fact and a Factoid\" href=\"http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/the-difference-between-a-fact-and-a-factoid\/\" target=\"_blank\"><a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/the-difference-between-a-fact-and-a-factoid\/'>Factoids<\/a><\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Uncle Phil, also occasionally known as James Avery in the real world,\u00a0 was also the voice of James Rhodes in the 1990s Iron Man series.<\/li>\n<li>After serving a stint in the U.S. Navy, he moved to San Diego where he began writing television scripts and poetry, eventually winning an Emmy Award for &#8220;Ameda Speaks: Poet James Avery&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li>The character of Uncle Phil was ranked number 34 in TV Guides &#8220;50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span id=\"bonusfacts\">Bonus<\/span> Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles WTF:<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object id=\"220360\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"464\" height=\"388\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MjIwMzYw\" \/><embed id=\"220360\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" width=\"464\" height=\"388\" src=\"http:\/\/embed.break.com\/MjIwMzYw\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\"><\/embed><\/object><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: xx-small;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\/usercontent\/2007\/2\/6\/freaky-tmnt-fan-220360\" target=\"_blank\">freaky TMNT fan<\/a> &#8211; Watch more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.break.com\" target=\"_blank\">Funny  Videos<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<p>References:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"James Avery\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/James_Avery_%28actor%29\" target=\"_blank\">James Avery<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"History Makers James Avery\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thehistorymakers.com\/programs\/dvl\/files\/Avery_Jamesf.html\" target=\"_blank\">History Makers: James Avery <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Reddit\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/todayilearned\/comments\/ap76t\/til_uncle_phil_is_shredder\/\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com' title='Interesting Facts'>Today I found out<\/a> the actor who played Uncle Phil in Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was also the voice of Shredder in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cartoon series. *mind blown* <span id=\"bonusfacts\">Bonus<\/span> <a href='http:\/\/www.todayifoundout.com\/index.php\/2010\/02\/the-difference-between-a-fact-and-a-factoid\/'>Factoids<\/a>: Uncle Phil, also occasionally known as James Avery in the real world,\u00a0 was also the voice of James Rhodes in the 1990s Iron Man series. 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