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Fred Newman (actor)
Frederick R. Newman (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor, comedian, composer, sound effects artist both in person and for film, singer and former talk show host. Newman is known for his ability to make mouth sounds and is not a traditional Foley artist.
Newman was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia on a farm outside of the city. As a "snaggletooth, freckled" boy in rural Georgia, he spent a lot of time outside mimicking sounds, including honk sounds, drips, bubbles typewriters clicks, animal sounds, and helicopters.
He first learned a water drop when he was six by a 90 year old man named Snipes when he was around five years old. A lot of the sounds he learned was inspired by different storytellers in Georgia, mainly African-American. One storyteller in particular was a man named Jack Fling. He also developed a talent for whistling as a boy, learning a double-whistle and often showing off to his family. He was a judge in 1982 for the International Whistlers Convention along with being Entertainer Of The Year.
He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Georgia, and received an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1978.
Newman's first job in New York City was at Newsweek. After doing comedy, Newman soon capitalized on his unique vocalizations, and Peter Workman (Workman Publishing) signed Fred to write the best-selling book MouthSounds (first published in 1980 with a vinyl record insert, and updated with a CD in 2004). Newman was an actor and sound-effects artist on Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion. In an audience favorite feature of the program, Keillor tells an apparently impromptu story that is funny because it requires Newman to strain to supply rapid-fire sound effects for unusual occurrences and obscure animals.
Newman was featured in an interview with Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning and the segment was nominated for an Emmy.
He has also done character voices and sound effects in numerous film, television and video game credits, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doug (as Skeeter Valentine, Porkchop, Mr. Dink, Stinky, and other characters), Grand Theft Auto 2, Harry and the Hendersons, Gremlins, Munchies, Storybook World, Elmo's World as a special guest on the episode "Mouths", Wolf and Men in Black.
Newman hosted Livewire, a children's talk show on Nickelodeon in the early 1980s. Livewire was known for giving bands their first television appearance, including R.E.M. and Split Enz. He was also a host for Nickelodeon's Halloween TV special game, Nick or Treat!
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Fred Newman (actor)
Frederick R. Newman (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor, comedian, composer, sound effects artist both in person and for film, singer and former talk show host. Newman is known for his ability to make mouth sounds and is not a traditional Foley artist.
Newman was born and raised in LaGrange, Georgia on a farm outside of the city. As a "snaggletooth, freckled" boy in rural Georgia, he spent a lot of time outside mimicking sounds, including honk sounds, drips, bubbles typewriters clicks, animal sounds, and helicopters.
He first learned a water drop when he was six by a 90 year old man named Snipes when he was around five years old. A lot of the sounds he learned was inspired by different storytellers in Georgia, mainly African-American. One storyteller in particular was a man named Jack Fling. He also developed a talent for whistling as a boy, learning a double-whistle and often showing off to his family. He was a judge in 1982 for the International Whistlers Convention along with being Entertainer Of The Year.
He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Georgia, and received an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1978.
Newman's first job in New York City was at Newsweek. After doing comedy, Newman soon capitalized on his unique vocalizations, and Peter Workman (Workman Publishing) signed Fred to write the best-selling book MouthSounds (first published in 1980 with a vinyl record insert, and updated with a CD in 2004). Newman was an actor and sound-effects artist on Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion. In an audience favorite feature of the program, Keillor tells an apparently impromptu story that is funny because it requires Newman to strain to supply rapid-fire sound effects for unusual occurrences and obscure animals.
Newman was featured in an interview with Jane Pauley on CBS Sunday Morning and the segment was nominated for an Emmy.
He has also done character voices and sound effects in numerous film, television and video game credits, including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doug (as Skeeter Valentine, Porkchop, Mr. Dink, Stinky, and other characters), Grand Theft Auto 2, Harry and the Hendersons, Gremlins, Munchies, Storybook World, Elmo's World as a special guest on the episode "Mouths", Wolf and Men in Black.
Newman hosted Livewire, a children's talk show on Nickelodeon in the early 1980s. Livewire was known for giving bands their first television appearance, including R.E.M. and Split Enz. He was also a host for Nickelodeon's Halloween TV special game, Nick or Treat!
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