Was he the only impressionist to ever become famous?

I bet he was irritating as fuck.

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March 14, 2019 8:37 PM

omg my dad used to curse the tv so bad when this son of a bitch came on.....truly gross 'star'....

by Anonymous

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March 14, 2019 12:37 AM

I can think of another who was more famous. And more annoying.

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March 14, 2019 12:37 AM

Yeah he's annoying. Could be kind of handsome if he wasn't such a douche.

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March 14, 2019 1:02 AM

What made him a douche. I remember him - but I don't remember much about him

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March 14, 2019 1:04 AM

No, Frank Gorshin and John Byner were also impressionists, but they as actors and comedians showed more range.

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March 14, 2019 1:05 AM

Frank Gorshin - now he was annoying

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March 14, 2019 1:07 AM

Sorry, I always enjoyed him He was excellent at impressions, had Johnny Carson down pat.

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March 14, 2019 1:18 AM

he was voted the douche of 1991

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March 14, 2019 1:19 AM

I liked watching the Kopykats - Marilyn Michaels' Barbra Streisand always made me laugh....

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March 14, 2019 1:22 AM

He’s still alive and performing in Vegas. Who does he imitate now? Kirk Douglas?

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March 14, 2019 1:24 AM

Frank Gorshin played my favorite batman villain.

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March 14, 2019 1:24 AM

So are we treating this man, who still draws breath, as if he were dead? I can deal with that.

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March 14, 2019 1:30 AM

who would want to watch his creep act? never was good. even ed Sullivan cringed.

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March 14, 2019 1:31 AM

Vaughn Meader became famous for his JFK impersonation. There's a famous story about Lenny Bruce doing his first set after the Kennedy assassination. Lenny came onstage, smoking and pacing. Then he looked directly into the audience and said "Vaugn Meader is fucked!".

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March 14, 2019 1:34 AM

Fuck no, of course he's not the only famous impressionist.

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March 14, 2019 7:46 AM

we hovered over the du pont tv set on sundays when this fuk was on.....and puked.

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March 14, 2019 8:03 AM

I just watched a Columbia short film called Sailors Holiday (1944) which is full of impersonators. The Cagney and Edward G. Robinson ones are especially good.

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March 14, 2019 8:20 AM

Fred Travalena sends his regards from beyond the grave.

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March 14, 2019 8:52 AM

On the Kopykats, Rich did an impersonation of Fred MacMurray to guest host Fred MacMurray's face. It was brilliant and ballsy.

Sadly, no one does Fred MacMurray any more.

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March 14, 2019 9:02 AM

Who are all the super olds on here who keep putting down Rich Little? Can you explain to the rest of us why you puked?

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March 14, 2019 8:17 PM

David Frye was my favourite. His Nixon and William F. Buckley were great. He seems to be largely forgotten these days - I guess too many of his targets are now ancient history.

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March 14, 2019 8:37 PM