Ted williams golden voice biography of rory

  • Ted Williams becomes an overnight internet sensation because of what is being described as a "golden voice.".
  • ' Mr Williams trained to be a radio announcer but found his life derailed by drugs and alcohol in the s.
  • Ted Williams was homeless, panhandling on the side of an Interstate freeway ramp in Columbus, Ohio, carrying a sign saying he'd fallen on hard times but has.

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    'I'm taking it one day at a time': Ted 'Golden Voice' Williams reveals he has been sober for one year

    By DAILY MAIL REPORTER

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    He may have starred in a YouTube video that went viral, turning him from a homeless crack addict to a minor celebrity with a home and a job, but the journey has not been easy for Ted Williams.

    The man nicknamed Golden Voice, due to his silky delivery, has admitted that coming into money for the first time in 17 years allowed him to binge on alcohol - and led to two stints in rehab.

    But he added that he has now achieved one year of sobriety, walking his daughter down the aisle at her wedding to celebrate the anniversary on May 4.

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    Road to recovery: Ted Williams, the former homeless man who was dubbed Golden Voice after appearing in a YouTube video that went viral, has said he has been sober for one year

    'I was able to be a part of that, something that a year and a half ago I wouldn’t have even thought abou

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    Golden Voice tiggare headed for rehab after row with daughter over claims he was still drinking

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    A homeless man who became an internet känsla because of his silky voice has agreed to enter rehab in Los Angeles after getting into a furious row with one of his daughters over allegedly returning to drinking.

    Celebrity therapist Dr Phil McGraw has reportedly convinced Ted Williams, 53, to enter rehab as soon as today, and representatives have already been in contact.

    Williams has secured a TV advert, several voiceover jobs for cable television and even had an offer of an announcing job with the Cleveland Cavaliers basketball team after he was discovered begging in Columbus, Ohio.

    But a trip to Hollywood for appearances on Dr Phil and Entertainment Tonight got off to a bad start after the heated argument at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel & Spa.

    Road to success: Beggar Ted Williams pictured after being discovered on YouTube - and before he

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