Theodore "Ted" Shackleford (known to the public as The Man with the Yellow Hat) is the deuteragonist of the Curious George franchise. He is first voiced by Will Ferrell in the 2006 animated film and then later Jeff Bennett in the TV series and sequels. In Curious George (2006), Ted gets his trademark yellow suit when he's tricked by the shop owners into purchasing it (claiming yellow's "the new khaki"). He then meets George, a playful but curious monkey who changes his life forever.