Eddie Carroll is a voice actor who took over the role of Jiminy Cricket in 1977 after the death of original voice Cliff Edwards in 1971. He grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. In the 1950s, he moved to Hollywood to become an actor. According to an interview, he is the uncle of actress Erika Eleniak, who played Daisy May in the 1990s version of the Beverly Hillbillies. Eddie Carroll entertains in dinner theatres as a Jack Benny impersonator and continues to provide the voice of Jiminy Cricket as of 2007.