Where is ted williams now

He envisions a laundromat where volunteer attendants wash and dry homeless people's clothes so they have a shot at getting back to work, like he did. His surprise road to fame has had its bumps.

He celebrated four years' sobriety a couple months ago, but his path to getting clean was punctuated by depression, failed attempts at rehab and bad business relationships.

A month ago, Pepsi debuted a new ad voiced by Williams, which is running now and will run during the Super Bowl. He particularly enjoys speaking to children. Over the summer, he briefly considered launching a presidential bid as an Independent, but later decided he could make a difference in other ways.

Faith has kept him away from his old lifestyle, he said. With a rap sheet that extends for pages — Williams' first time in prison was when he was 21, after he was caught stealing from his father — he often turns to religion to keep him strong.

Reminders of his past are everywhere. Occasionally, he said, he will saunter through aisles of stores where he used to pocket items. Even in the worst of times, Williams held onto his dream of doing voiceover work again.

When he was in jail, he said, he would entertain fellow inmates by doing fake radio commercials. Williams, who was adopted and raised in Brooklyn, New York, has nine children and stepchildren, and 16 grandchildren. Despite prior rocky relationships with family, he has reconnected with many of his relatives since getting sober.

A field trip as a child to a meet a radio deejay inspired him to make a career out of his own voice. While his second chance at life has surpassed his expectations, there's one company he's still hoping will someday call him: Disney-Pixar.

I wasn't focused," the voice over artist admitted. What did these people do? Williams alleged that one management company "deprived [him] of residuals," and another set him up in a nice condo but took a lot of money for it. I don't even have a car right now. Ted Williams, AKA The Man with the Golden Voice, surprised many people when in , he announced he'd be running in the presidential election as an independent candidate. Williams explained that he'd be running his campaign based on veterans' rights, fighting housing discrimination, bettering the school system, improving the job market, and serving as "a voice for people who are struggling.

Looking at all the other people running, I said why not change things on the highest level. Not only did he announce his presidential campaign, but he also lent his voice to a big brand's big commercial. As per AdAge , the Man with the Golden Voice's iconic pipes were used in Pepsi's newest version of their "Joy of Pepsi" campaign when, at the beginning of the commercial, he said, "Alright everybody, if this doesn't get your toes tappin', then check your pulse" via iSpot.

Additionally, PepsiCo shared that this advertisement was in line with their long-established branding. The advertisement wasn't just big for Pepsi; it was also big for Williams. This was the first commercial he'd ever done for Pepsi, and, considering how widely the video played and the fact that it aired during the Superbowl, he probably made a fair chunk of change as per NBC News.

Ted Williams escaped disaster in , when, according to the Daily Mail , his former manager reportedly asked him to be part of a drug smuggling plot. According to the Daily Mail, Battle was arrested on his way back from Ethiopia because, as per a release from the U.

Customs and Border Protection, "Officers noticed that [his] bag was heavier than normal and found that it had a false bottom. Despite the alleged crimes, The Man with the Golden Voice still holds his ex-manager in his thoughts and prayers. That's why, after a long journey of highs and very low lows, Williams was overjoyed to get back on the airwaves in His show, titled The Golden Voice Show , was a bit talk radio and a bit gospel music.

Additionally, this new gig was actually Williams' very first steady job since Were his employers nervous about hiring him back because of his checkered past? Not at all. The Man with the Golden Voice also has a golden heart; Ted Williams is committed to giving back to the homeless community he was once part of. According to an interview with Oprah: Where Are They Now , Williams frequently volunteers at homeless shelters like Friends of the Homeless, which is one he used to frequent.

Williams is also helping the homeless in another way: giving out clean socks. Additionally, Williams believes that being homeless himself called him to this duty. And I want my grandkids to look on YouTube and see some of the things that their PawPaw was proud of. Ted Williams might not be lucky in most things, but he does seem to be lucky in love. The Man with the Golden Voice has a long-term girlfriend named Kathy — super long-term. According to an interview Williams gave on the Tamron Hall Show , he and Kathy have been together for "over 30 years.

She was also there with him on his viral rise to fame and his subsequent success. Like when, as per a report from Entertainment Tonight , they got a condo together just one short year after the Man With the Golden Voice video came out.

As of this writing, Williams and Kathy are going strong. But that doesn't seem to deter their love, as Williams joked, "It's cheaper to keep her! When people think of Ted Williams they might not think "father. According to Today , Williams is actually father to nine children: two boys and seven girls. And, as per a report from Good News Center , he also has 16 grandkids. It couldn't have been easy for Williams' children to see him living on the streets and in the throes of substance abuse, which is why it makes sense that they had strained relationships.

A prime example would be the time Williams was arrested in Los Angeles because he had a heated altercation with one of his daughters via E! But, like so many other parts of his life, Williams was able to turn things around. Now she's married and I was able to be a part of that. This interview led to a few sad revelations, including that Williams is once again homeless.

The Man with the Golden Voice also listed a few reasons as to his homelessness. Despite not having a place to call his own, Williams is not out on the streets. He's living with his "dear friend Mark Henderson," and is "still hoping things have another turn around. From achieving his childhood dream of becoming a radio DJ to losing it all to drugs and homelessness — and then winning it all back just to lose it again — no one can argue that Ted Williams hasn't lived one heck of a life.

But does he regret it? With fame and fortune come a lot of other problems, like the fact that, as he also revealed during that interview, that Williams is once again homeless.