Pablo Ridson Francisco
(born January 5, 1974, in Tucson, Arizona) is a Hispanic-American stand-up comedian of Chilean origin [1]. He is currently living in Redondo Beach, California. He started his career doing improv in Tempe, Arizona.
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Career
In the 1990's, he began appearing on
MADtv
as a featured player. His stand-up act was finally introduced to America at large when he landed his own half-hour comedy special on
Comedy Central Presents
in 2000. In 2001 and 2002, Francisco toured as part of "The Three Amigos" with
Carlos Mencia and
Freddy Soto. Since then, he has performed on
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
,
VH1's ILL-ustrated
,
Mind of Mencia
as "The Voiceover Dude" (same as "Movie Voiceover Guy"), and most recently,
Frank TV
.
Francisco is widely recognized within the comedy business for his ability to do vocal impressions of famous people including
Jackie Chan,
Aaron Neville,
Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Casey Kasem,
Keanu Reeves,
John Madden,
Michael J. Fox,
Jerry Springer,
William Hung,
Danny Glover,
Gary Busey and most notably
Don LaFontaine (the Movie Voiceover King). As well as sound effects and character voices like
Count Dracula (as a Spanish Radio DeeJay),
Droopy Dog,
Chris Rock,
Tony Montana,
R2-D2,
Kermit the Frog,
Stone Cold Steve Austin,
Ozzy Osbourne,
Ricky Martin,
Dennis Hopper,
Aladdin,
George Clooney,
Dennis Haysbert,
Anthony Sullivan,
Christopher Walken and
Mr. Magoo. He also has a talent for
beatboxing.
Francisco tours frequently in
Southern California. His personal favorite venue is
The Improv at the
Irvine Spectrum Center, which is where his 2004 DVD
Bits and Pieces
was filmed. On December 31, 2005, he hosted a special
New Years Eve party at the Irvine Improv.
Television Appearances
- MADtv
- Make Me Laugh
- The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
- VH1's ILL-ustrated
- Mind Of Mencia
(as The Voiceover Dude)
- Frank TV
- Vakna Med The Voice
(Swedish TV)
- Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal
Specials
- Sausage
- 1994
- ''Knee To The Groin - 1998
- Comedy Central Presents
- 2000
- The Three Amigos
- 2002
- Bits and Pieces
- 2004
- Ouch!
- 2006
- Who You Foolin?
- 2009
References
- http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/article.html?in_article_id=197656&in_page_id=9