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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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