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Michael Leslie Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, comedian and beatboxer [1] billed as The Man of 10,000 Sound Effects [2] for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films as Larvell Jones.
Wesley Bryon Harrison (January 31, 1925 - July 21, 2019), better known as Wes Harrison and nicknamed Mr. Sound Effects, was an American comedian and voice actor, notable for his ability to create realistic sound effects using only his voice and a Shure 530 Slendyne microphone. [1] Harrison had a comic style reminiscent of Red Skelton.
During the 1960s a new series of 'sound effect' comedies began with Dick Lester, Spike Milligan and Peter Sellers's Running Jumping & Standing Still, continued through Eric Sykes's The Plank, Barbara Windsor's San Ferry Ann and included four films with Ronnie Barker: A Home of Your Own, Futtock's End, The Picnic, and By the Sea.
Man from Atlantis [a] is an American superhero television series that ran on the NBC network from 1977–78. It initially began as four TV movies that had aired in Spring 1977. [ 1 ] The movies achieved high ratings which led to the commissioning of a weekly series for the 1977–78 season , but it was cancelled after 13 episodes due to a ...
The classic comedy duo of Laurel and Hardy were pioneers in the use of comic sound as they transitioned from silent film to "talkies". [1] Key examples of its use in society and media works are: Flatulence - Various toys have been produced to replicate this sound, i.e., whoopie cushions. Ape or monkey-like noises.
Mighty Man & Yukk is an animated series created by Ruby-Spears Productions. It aired as part of the 1980–81 show The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show . [ 1 ]
By 1993 he co-owned Uptown Comedy Corner in Atlanta's vibrant Buckhead entertainment district. While there he continued to hone his skills as the much sought after house host and featured some of the greatest minds in stand-up. Later he opened a club of his own, Earthquake's Comedy Corner II in Dallas, Tx. and Atlanta, Ga., resepectively
The film was originally known as Atlantis. However it was decided to change the title to avoid confusion with Atlantis, the Lost Continent (1961). So the title became 7 Cities of Atlantis. Then the TV series The Man from Atlantis flopped and executives did not want to associate the film with that show, so it became Warlords of the Deep.