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- Stan Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. To the puppet community, he (along with Daws Butler) is known for his work on Time for Beany (1949-54). Stan Freberg has also often been cited as an influence on Jim Henson's work, and Sam and Friends frequently used his recordings.
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- Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg (b. August 7, 1926-d. April 7, 2015) was an American author, recording artist, voice actor, radio personality, comedian, puppeteer, and advertising creative director. He died on April 7th, 2015 at the age of 88 after suffering from respiratory problems and pneumonia. His death leaves June Foray to be the sole living original voice actor from Looney Tunes.
- Stan was one of the recurring voice artists for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. He often voiced big "dumb" characters such as Junior Bear of the Three Bears and Pete Puma, and voiced the comic foils of Mel Blanc's straight men such as Bertie of Hubie and Bertie, Tosh of Mac and Tosh aka the Goofy Gophers, and Hector the Terrier as the stooge for Spike the Bulldog. He is also notable as being the second voice actor to receive sole credit for the Friz Freleng cartoon Three Little Bops. Stan reprised the roles of Pete Puma and Junior Bear on Tiny Toons.
- Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is an American author, recording artist, animation voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer, and advertising creative director. The son of a Baptist minister, Stan Freberg was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Pasadena, California. His traditional upbringing is reflected both in the gentle sensitivity that underpins his work (despite his liberal use of biting satire and parody) and in his refusal to accept alcohol and tobacco manufacturers as sponsors—an impediment to his radio career when he took over for Jack Benny on CBS radio. As Freberg explained to Rusty Pipes:
- Iconic multitalented comedian, author, actor, voice actor and innovative creator of advertising. Freberg is probably best known for his comedy recordings, most of which are considered classics today (although many will recognize his voice work on various vintage Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes cartoons, where he played characters including Tosh of the Goofy Gophers and the dimwitted Pete Puma). Starting with his record "John and Marsha" in 1951, Freberg created a seemingly-endless string of hit novelty records, in which he satirized everything from the pop music of the 1950s to the overcommercialization of Christmas to Lawrence Welk. His 1951 "St. George and the Dragonet", in which St. George channels Jack Webb's Joe Friday in his attempt to arrest a dragon on a rampage, was a #1 hit and lau
- Stan Freberg (1926 - 2015) was a satirist, voice actor, puppeteer, and advertising man. Freberg began his career as a voice actor for Warner Bros., playing Baby Bear, Pete Puma, and other characters in Looney Tunes cartoons. In the early days of television, he puppeteered Cecil the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent and Dishonest John on Bob Clampett's Time for Beany (opposite frequent collaborator Daws Butler). Freberg hit his stride in the 1950s with a string of successful comedy records spoofing recent music trends, as well as the 1957 radio series The Stan Freberg Show.
- He is known for his novelty records, including two installments of Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, parody versions of songs such as “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Banana Boat”, “The Great Pretender”, and “The Yellow Rose of Texas”, and original songs such as “John and Marsha”, “The Quest For Bridey Hammerschlaugen”, “St. George and the Dragonet”, and “Tele-Vee-Shun”. Freberg also had live action appearances in films such as Callaway Went Thataway and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. In The Weird Al Show, he portrayed J.B. Toppersmith and Papa Boolie.
- Stan Freberg (born Stanley Friberg; August 7, 1926 - April 7, 2015) was an American author, recording artist, voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, whose career began in 1944. He was best known for co-starring with or filling in for Mel Blanc in select Looney Tunes shorts. He was also the voice of Mickey Mouse and additional voices in the 1954 Disneyland record album, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party.
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| abstract | - Stan Freberg (1926 - 2015) was a satirist, voice actor, puppeteer, and advertising man. Freberg began his career as a voice actor for Warner Bros., playing Baby Bear, Pete Puma, and other characters in Looney Tunes cartoons. In the early days of television, he puppeteered Cecil the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent and Dishonest John on Bob Clampett's Time for Beany (opposite frequent collaborator Daws Butler). Freberg hit his stride in the 1950s with a string of successful comedy records spoofing recent music trends, as well as the 1957 radio series The Stan Freberg Show. Freberg has often been cited as an influence on Jim Henson's work, and Sam and Friends frequently used his recordings. Known sketches utilizing Freberg records include "Under My Skin," "C'est Si Bon," and "The Yellow Rose of Texas." The voice of Kermit the Frog was originally inspired by one of Freberg's character voices. Freberg, after having seen one of the Sam and Friends skits based on his recordings, sent Henson a telegram: Freberg even appeared in an episode of Sam and Friends. As Freberg recalled it, he popped into frame and criticized the Muppets for doing his records without giving him credit (according to Freberg's memory, it was in reference to skits on The Ed Sullivan Show, although in fact Henson had yet to perform there). Kermit says "here's a little credit" and proceeded to beat Freberg out of frame with a mallet. While in the studio, Freberg taught Jim Henson, Jane Henson and Frank Oz how to make Kermit smile. As both Henson and Freberg went into advertising, they occasionally shared clients, most notably Esskay Meats. The comic song "Money," co-written by Freberg with Ruby Raskin, was later performed on The Mike Douglas Show and on The Muppet Show episode 106. In a 2006 blog, Freberg's son Donavan recalled meeting Henson at an Emmy Award broadcast when he was 8 years old, where Freberg was performing his moon man character Orville and Henson puppeteering Kermit. According to Donavan Freberg, Henson "smelled like powdered donuts."
- Stan was one of the recurring voice artists for the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. He often voiced big "dumb" characters such as Junior Bear of the Three Bears and Pete Puma, and voiced the comic foils of Mel Blanc's straight men such as Bertie of Hubie and Bertie, Tosh of Mac and Tosh aka the Goofy Gophers, and Hector the Terrier as the stooge for Spike the Bulldog. He is also notable as being the second voice actor to receive sole credit for the Friz Freleng cartoon Three Little Bops. Stan reprised the roles of Pete Puma and Junior Bear on Tiny Toons. Freberg died on April 7, 2015, at the age of 88, at the UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, in Santa Monica, California, from Pneumonia.
- Founded: 1926 Headquarters: Los Angeles, CA
- Stan Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is an American puppeteer and voice actor. To the puppet community, he (along with Daws Butler) is known for his work on Time for Beany (1949-54). Stan Freberg has also often been cited as an influence on Jim Henson's work, and Sam and Friends frequently used his recordings.
- He is known for his novelty records, including two installments of Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America, parody versions of songs such as “Heartbreak Hotel”, “Banana Boat”, “The Great Pretender”, and “The Yellow Rose of Texas”, and original songs such as “John and Marsha”, “The Quest For Bridey Hammerschlaugen”, “St. George and the Dragonet”, and “Tele-Vee-Shun”. In voiceover, Freberg has portrayed Pete Puma, Junior Bear, Bertie (of Hubie and Bertie), Chester the Terrior, and Tosh (of Mac and Tosh, the Goofy Gophers) in Looney Tunes, Cecil the Seasick Serpent and Dishonest John from Beany and Cecil, the beaver from Lady and the Tramp, Albert Alligator from I Go Pogo, the narrator of Disney’s Wuzzles, and Mo-Ron/Bo-Ron from Freakazoid!. He also voiced Cage E. Coyote, the father of Wile E. Coyote, in the 2000 short Little Go Beep. Freberg also had live action appearances in films such as Callaway Went Thataway and It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. In The Weird Al Show, he portrayed J.B. Toppersmith and Papa Boolie.
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- Iconic multitalented comedian, author, actor, voice actor and innovative creator of advertising. Freberg is probably best known for his comedy recordings, most of which are considered classics today (although many will recognize his voice work on various vintage Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes cartoons, where he played characters including Tosh of the Goofy Gophers and the dimwitted Pete Puma). Starting with his record "John and Marsha" in 1951, Freberg created a seemingly-endless string of hit novelty records, in which he satirized everything from the pop music of the 1950s to the overcommercialization of Christmas to Lawrence Welk. His 1951 "St. George and the Dragonet", in which St. George channels Jack Webb's Joe Friday in his attempt to arrest a dragon on a rampage, was a #1 hit and launched Freberg into the public eye. (He would eventually make no less than four Dragnet parodies, turning it into something of a trademark for his work.) Freberg also created the seminal audio work Stan Freberg Presents the United States of America about the founding of the USA. The original was produced in the 60s, with the second volume created in the 90s (and featuring, amongst others, Tyne Daly and John Goodman). He has indicated that there could be third and fourth volumes forthcoming. In both his recordings and his subsequent radio shows (1954's That's Rich, 1957's The Stan Freberg Show), Freberg never backed down from potentially controversial topics. "The Old Payola Roll Blues" was a two-part double-sided narrative that (prematurely) celebrated the demise of rock'n'roll music in the wake of the payola scandals of the 1950s, for instance. Politically-themed sketches from his radio show were often censored by network executives. And his famous 1958 recording "Green Chri$tma$", which viciously skewered the overcommercialization of Christmas, was almost suppressed by a record company terrified of offending powerful advertising agencies. Los Voraces (The Greedy) slammed both Las Vegas' opulence and the Cold War (the ending, in which two battling casinos escalate to detonating a nuclear bomb on stage, which of course destroys the city, was changed to an earthquake in the broadcast. This original ending is now available.) Freberg later skewered censorship in Elderly Man River, which anticipated Political Correctness Gone Mad by decades with a censor who forces him to change the lyrics of Old Man River until it becomes an unrecognizable mess. Point of Order mocked McCarthyism, leading to an executive asking if he'd ever been "part of any groups" leading to Freberg joking "actually I've been a member now for many years of..." the executive turned purple "the Mickey Mouse Fan Club." Despite this, it was still broadcast. Freberg also had difficulties because he refused to accept sponsorship from tobacco and alcohol companies. The combination of his moral stand on advertisers and a network nervous about his politically-tinged humor eventually forced his second radio show off the air after a mere 15 episodes. Although he would continue acting in films (It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World) and on television (The Monkees, The Girl From UNCLE; more recent audiences will know him as "Mr. Parkin" from Roseanne), Freberg's greatest contribution to television was as a creator of advertising. After leaving radio, Freberg moved into the field of advertising -- and carried his sense of humor along with him and applied it to the commercials he made. This was a revolutionary development -- before Freberg, commercials had never been funny (at least, not intentionally). Ad agencies and their products were deadly serious, convinced that inviting the viewer to laugh at the commercial meant that they would also be laughing at the product -- and would not buy it. Freberg turned this staid, petrified attitude on its head with a series of innovative advertising campaigns that, for the first time in television history, were intentionally humorous and often poked a little sly fun at their own expense. In Freberg's hands, commercials became entertainment for the first time, instead of simple attempts to convince customers to buy. From his "Who put eight great tomatoes in that little bitty can?" for Contadina tomato paste to Anne Miller's showstopping production number for Heinz soups, Freberg proved that humor made a commercial -- and thus its product -- memorable. His commercials were also the first to play with and subvert the tropes and cliches that advertising had already accumulated by the 1950s. A prime example would be his famous "nine out of ten doctors recommend!" ad for Chun King Chinese food, featuring nine smiling Asian doctors, and one frowning white doctor. Eventually Freberg would win 21 Clio awards for his work in advertising, work which genuinely revolutionized the field. Freberg's willingness to buck the "conventional wisdom" of the advertising agencies in the 1950s is directly responsible for decades of amusing, entertaining and -- most of all -- memorable commercials. Remember him the next time you enthuse about Superbowl ads, or when you ask a coworker, "did you see that commercial where...?" For a more detailed biography of Stan Freberg, see That Other Wiki. You can find a vast selection of his work with a simple YouTube search.
- Stan Freberg (born Stanley Friberg; August 7, 1926 - April 7, 2015) was an American author, recording artist, voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer and advertising creative director, whose career began in 1944. He was best known for co-starring with or filling in for Mel Blanc in select Looney Tunes shorts. His Disney roles included Mr. Busy the Beaver in Lady and the Tramp, the Egyptian God Ra in the Hercules: The Animated Series episode "Hercules and the Romans", and the narrator for An All New Adventure of Disney's Sport Goofy, Down and Out with Donald Duck (for which he also served as a writer for the TV special) and The Wuzzles. His rendition of the song "Money" appeared in episode 106 of The Muppet Show as performed by Dr. Teeth. He was also the voice of Mickey Mouse and additional voices in the 1954 Disneyland record album, Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party.
- Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg (b. August 7, 1926-d. April 7, 2015) was an American author, recording artist, voice actor, radio personality, comedian, puppeteer, and advertising creative director. He died on April 7th, 2015 at the age of 88 after suffering from respiratory problems and pneumonia. His death leaves June Foray to be the sole living original voice actor from Looney Tunes.
- Stanley Victor "Stan" Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is an American author, recording artist, animation voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer, and advertising creative director. The son of a Baptist minister, Stan Freberg was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Pasadena, California. His traditional upbringing is reflected both in the gentle sensitivity that underpins his work (despite his liberal use of biting satire and parody) and in his refusal to accept alcohol and tobacco manufacturers as sponsors—an impediment to his radio career when he took over for Jack Benny on CBS radio. As Freberg explained to Rusty Pipes: After I replaced Jack Benny in 1957, they were unable to sell me with spot announcements in the show. That would mean that every three minutes I'd have to drop a commercial in. So I said, 'Forget it. I want to be sponsored by one person like Benny was, by American Tobacco or State Farm Insurance,' except that I wouldn't let them sell me to American Tobacco. I refused to let them sell me to any cigarette company. Stan Freberg's first wife, Donna, died in 2000. He married Betty Hunter in 2001, and she adopted the name Hunter Freberg.
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