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Michael Winslow Wiki Information
Michael Winslow
(born September 6, 1958) is an American actor and comedian known as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" [1] for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice. He lives in Winter Garden, Florida, an outlying suburb of Orlando.
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Life and career
Michael Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Robert Winslow. [2] He attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling, and Imaging. His first television appearance was on The Gong Show
in which he squeezed in spot-on sound-alikes of Benji the movie dog, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin's " Immigrant Song". He is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvell "Motor Mouth" Jones in the Police Academy
series of movies and TV shows. Winslow is also a motivational speaker.
References in other media
- In 2007, Winslow was featured as himself in promos for ESPN Radio. The hook of the promo is that without ESPN's constant updates, a listener's sports knowledge would be as dated as 80's icon Winslow.
- Also in 2007, Winslow was featured in a Geico commercial with a real customer (Alex Klein), performing his signature sound effects to enhance the story of the customer's Geico experience. He is mentioned as "that guy who does those funny sound effects".
- In the first season of the animated program King of the Hill
, Bobby Hill practices making sound effects while his mother cleans up his room. When asked what he's doing he replies, "I gonna be a stand up comedian one day and make noises like that guy from Police Academy
."
- In The Simpsons
episode "Marge Be Not Proud", Bart Simpson is caught stealing and is lectured by Homer, who concludes with the lines: "We live in a society of laws. Why do you think I took you to all those Police Academy
movies? For fun? Well I didn't hear anybody laughing, did you? Except at that guy who made sound effects." Homer then attempts to make random sound effects, laughs at himself and forgets what he was talking about.
- Michael Winslow was parodied by Phil LaMarr in a MADtv
skit mocking Hollywood Squares
.
- In the Family Guy
episode "Family Guy Viewer Mail #1" (during the sub episode “Li'l Griffins”), the characters are required to stay in a haunted house to impress Lois. They hear what appears to be the sound of a wolf, but discover it's just Michael Winslow making noises, which in turn scares them even more.
- The episode "Sausage Fest" of Robot Chicken
featured Winslow's Larvell Jones from Police Academy
as well as the other police officers when they join the Xavier Institute for Higher Learning to become X-Men. Michael Winslow voiced his character as well as the accompanying sound effects. Throughout the sketch, Jones character seems to be making screeching sound effects whenever Professor Xavier rolls around on his wheelchair. Xavier realizes this and uses his powers to make Jones brain dead so that he can't do this anymore, only to find out that his wheelchair was
, in fact, screeching on its own. Winslow also performed an alternate ending theme for the credits of that episode.
- Winslow was spoofed on In Living Color
, with David Alan Grier making sound effects. Although the biggest punchline was a narrator saying "You remember Michael Winslow from Spaceballs, as well as Police Academy 1, Police Academy 2...." and continues naming the Police Academy films up to a non-existent Police Academy 8 and 9.
Live appearances
- On May 24, 2009, Michael appeared live on Kanal 5 on "Söndagsparty med Filip och Fredrik".
- As of May 24, 2008 he appeared at at the Tampa convention center.
- As of summer 2007, Michael Winslow has been promoting a stand up comedy tour.
- Appeared at Dragoncon 2007 (August 31-September 3 2007). Appeared in the annual Dragoncon parade where he rode in a car behind Erik Estrada, who was riding a (non-police) motorcycle. Winslow occasionally provided sound effects for Estrada's motorcycle along with police siren effects as Estrada circled his car.
- In the early 1980s Mr Winslow was easily found perfecting his art as a street performer on Hollywood Boulevard just down the street from Grauman's Chinese Theatre. At one point he had a notice indicating how many consecutive nights he had been a live performer. He managed this as he worked around filming schedules.
- On Tuesday, February 19, 2008, Michael appeared live on BBC Radio 1 on the Scott Mills Show at 16:30.
- On Saturday, February 23, 2008, Michael appeared live on Harborough FM on the Mark and Nina Show at 17.30.
- Appeared in Dublin City University, Ireland on February 20, 2008 and NUI Maynooth on February 27, 2008.
- On Thursday, May 1, 2008, appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno
- Featured guest at the Armageddon (convention) in New Zealand. March 28 to 29 at Christchurch convention centre and April 4 to 5 at Wellington TSB arena.
- Performed at several shows between April 20-25, 2009 in the Ha!ifax Comedy Fest in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
- On Friday, July 3, 2009, Michael appeared live on KDVR on the Good Day Colorado newscast.
- On Wednesday, July 1, 2009. it was confirmed that Michael will return to Europe for 13 shows in Ireland, UK, Slovenia, Finland & Belgium in association with EventLive. The tour will start in the Town Hall Theatre in Galway on September 21st and finish in the Grand Hotel Union Hall in Ljubliana on October 7th
Filmography
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
(1980)
- Underground Aces
(1981)
- Nice Dreams
(1981)
- Space-Stars
(1981) (voice)
- Police Academy
(1984)
- Alphabet City
(1984)
- Gremlins
(1984) (voice)
- Grandview, U.S.A.
(1984)
- Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
(1985)
- Police Academy 3: Back in Training
(1986)
- Zärtliche Chaoten
(Germany) (1987)
- Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol
(1987)
- Spaceballs
(1987)
- Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
(1988)
- Zärtliche Chaoten II
(Germany) (1988)
- Buy and Cell
(1989)
- Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
(1989)
- Far Out Man
(1990)
- Police Academy: Mission to Moscow
(1994)
- Police Academy: The Series
TV Series (1997-1998)
- The Trumpet of the Swan
(2001) (voice)
- The Biggest Fan
(2002)
- RoboDoc
(2008)
References
- Michael Winslow - The Man Of 10,000 Sound Effects
- Michael Winslow Biography (1960?-)
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