Anecdotes

Before the crash, he and the driver were on their way to the Mosaic Multicultural Foundation, a spiritual conference where successful businessmen mentor men who are trying to straighten out their lives.

Father of Jordan Ranft and Sophia Ranft.

He has appeared in six films that have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: Qui veut la peau de Roger Rabbit (1988), La Petite Sirène (1989), La Belle et la Bête (1991), L'Étrange Noël de monsieur Jack (1993), Le Roi lion (1994) and Toy Story (1995).

Brother of Jerome Ranft, a sculptor at Pixar Animation Studios.

He was replaced by Rob Paulsen to voice Igor in L'Étrange Noël de monsieur Jack: La Revanche d'Oogie (2004) most likely because Ranft was busy working with Pixar Animation Studios.