| Scrooge McDuck | |
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| First appearance | Christmas on Bear Mountain (Four Color Comics #178, December 1947) |
| Created by | Carl Barks |
| Voiced by | Dallas McKennon (1960)[1] Bill Thompson (1967) Alan Young (1974–2016)[2] Will Ryan (1987) Dan Milano/Seth Green (Robot Chicken) Pat Fraley (young Scrooge, inDuckTales episode "Once Upon a Dime") John Kassir (2016–present) David Tennant (DuckTales) Eric Bauza (Legend of the Three Caballeros) |
| Developed by | Carl Barks,Don Rosa |
| Information | |
| Nickname(s) | Uncle Scrooge |
| Species | Anthropomorphic Pekin duck |
| Gender | Male |
| Occupation | Business magnate "Adventure Capitalist" |
| Family | Clan McDuck |
| Significantother(s) | Glittering Goldie Brigitta MacBridge |
| Relatives | Donald Duck (nephew) Huey, Dewey, and Louie (grand-nephews) Ludwig Von Drake (brother-in-law) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
Scrooge McDuck orUncle Scrooge, is afictional character first appearing in theDisneycomic bookChristmas on Bear Mountain. The character was created byCarl Barks and has appeared in many comic books,television shows (most notably in his ownanimatedtelevision seriesDuckTales)movies, andvideo games. Since 1952 Scrooge McDuck has appeared in his own comic book series, calledUncle Scrooge. He is partially based on the fictional characterEbenezer Scrooge, fromCharles Dickens'novel,A Christmas Carol and on the real Scottish-born AmericanbusinessmanAndrew Carnegie, whose life story resembles that of Scrooge McDuck.
Scrooge was born inScotland in 1867, the son of Fergus McDuck. His family is very poor, so Scroogeemigrates toUSA where he finds gold and becomes rich. In 1902 he moves to Duckburg and builds theMoney Bin on Killmotor Hill in the center of Duckburg. Over the next years, Scrooge travels the world, learning about many cultures. In 1930, Scrooge became the richest duck onEarth.
In 1942, Scrooge retires and buys amansion called theManor McDuck. In 1947, he invites hisnephewDonald Duck and his grand-nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie to spend Christmas at his mansion. His mainenemies include thecriminalgang called the Beagle Boys who keep trying to steal Scrooge's money, and Flintheart Glomgold, the second richest duck in the world, who tries to destroy Scrooge'swealth and become the richest duck in the world.
Despite his huge wealth, Scrooge does not like to spend his money, and instead likes to swim in his "Money Bin" full ofgold coins. Although he is well-meaning and cares about hisrelatives and other people, hereluctantly givesallowance to his grand-nephews, with thecondition that they spend itwisely.
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