Francis Ramos

Francis John Ramos (born October 6, 1969) is an American voice actor and actor. Born in, he moved frequently among , and the  while growing up.

Early life
Francis John Ramos was born October 6, 1969 in, , the third of six children born to Gilbert Ramos, a mining engineer of Portuguese descent, and Louise Ramos (née Braverman), a writer of Jewish ancestry. At the age of three, he moved with his parents to, where his father worked for a local engineering firm. In 1977, the family moved to, for a year, where his father briefly worked as a consultant for , then returned to Chicago. Ramos became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1980, but the family returned to Johannesburg in 1983.

Upon his graduation from in 1988, he was faced with conscription into the South African military. As a self-described pacifist and supporter of anti-apartheid activities, he left South Africa to avoid service.

Ramos initially joined his mother in, a city the family briefly lived in before he was born, before relocating to in 1990 to pursue an acting career.

Career
Upon moving to Los Angeles, he got involved in voice-over work. His first major character was Jiminy Cricket in a 1991 Disney Sing-Along Songs video, Rockin' with Mickey & Friends.