tim allen played santa claus in the santa clause movie.
tim allen played santa claus in the santa clause movie.
who played santa claus in the santa clause movie?
tim allen
one genre of movies suggests that santa claus is not historically a single individual but a succession of individuals. the feature film "" (1985), starring david huddleston as santa claus and british actress judy cornwell as his wife anya, shows how santa and anya are discovered by a clan of elves called the vendequm. (dudley moore portrays patch, the central character and main focus of the story; burgess meredith portrays their wise leader, the ancient one, who reveals that claus represents the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy, whereby he has been designated as "the chosen one", whose mission it will be to deliver the elves' toys to children all over the world. the film's prologue features claus and anya performing santa-like duties in their home village, and strongly suggests santa's saintly origins. in "ernest saves christmas" (1988), ernest p. worrell (jim varney) joins the challenge of santa claus, alias seth applegate (douglas seale), to convince florida kids' show host joe carruthers (oliver clark) to become the next santa. in "the santa clause" (1994), tim allen plays scott calvin, who accidentally causes santa claus to fall off the roof of his house. after he puts on santa's suit, he becomes subject to the "santa clause" (like a contract), which requires him to become the next santa. despite his average appearance, over the next year he grows fat, his hair whitens, and he grows a beard by magic in order to look the part. reluctant at first, he falls in love with his newfound role. this film spawned two sequels. in 2002's "the santa clause 2", he must find a wife (the "mrs. clause"), and in 2006's "", he must battle jack frost for control of the north pole. a recent and unique television special also draws upon the succession theme; in "call me claus" (2001), lucy cullins (whoopi goldberg) is an african american woman destined to become the next santa claus. she, too, is reluctant to take on the role. in "the hebrew hammer" (2003), the role of santa claus is traditionally passed down from father to son. the system is disrupted when the reigning santa is murdered by his son, damian, who then uses the position to attack the competing holidays of hanukkah and kwanzaa.
santa claus in film
in 1912 the actor leedham bantock became the first actor to be identified as having played santa claus in a film. "santa claus", which he also directed, included scenes photographed in a limited, two-tone color process and featured the use of detailed models. since then many feature films have featured santa claus as a protagonist, including "elf", "miracle on 34th street" and "the santa clause".









































in the cartoon base, santa has been voiced by several people, including stan francis, mickey rooney, ed asner, john goodman, and keith wickham.









































santa has been described as a positive male cultural icon:
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