Ted Shackleford

Ted Shakleford (who is most often called simply The Man in the Yellow Hat) is a main character in the Curious George franchise. In 2006, it was revealed that the Man's full name is Ted Shackleford. The name "Ted" was only used for him in the Curious George film (2006) and Curious George 2 (2009) He is George's owner but sees himself as more of a "Monkey Parent". It is unknown where he lives, but certain clues from the movies and TV series indicate that he lives in either Manhattan, NY or Chicago, Illinois. His current hobbies include bowling, studying nature, hiking, jogging, camping, bike riding, playing the tuba, sand castle building, going to the beach, gardening, reading, marathon running, board games, frog impressions, golf, bird watching, "worm racing",

Ted is the 9th member of The Official Original Classic" gang along with Frosty the Snowman, Jabberjaw, Dirk the Daring, Mario, Zak Young, Quasimodo, Pacha, Milo Thatch, Prince Goku, Prince Naveen, Martin Kratt and Chris Kratt. Ted's voice was played by Will Ferrell (in 2006 film), then later Jeff Glenn Bennett (in Curious George 2 Follow That Monkey and the TV series).

In Curious George: A Very Monkey Christmas, You can hear Ted sings "Christmas with a Monkey" for the very first time!