Fred Travalena died Sunday 6/28 - Blu-ray Forum

kdn1221 · 07-01-2009, 10:23 PM

LOS ANGELES – Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.

Publicist Roger Neal says Travalena died Sunday at his home in the Encino area after a recurrence of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first surfaced in 2002.

Travalena was known for the sheer volume of celebrities he imitated, leading to the nicknames "The Man of a Thousand Voices" and "Mr. Everybody."

His act included presidents from Kennedy to Obama, musicians from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen and actors from Marlon Brando to Tom Cruise.

The Bronx native started his career in Las Vegas in 1971.

Another entertainer had passed. Fred Travalena was a well known personality and impressionist during the 70s.

That bring it up to 7 in the last 2 month as far as publicly known figures:
Michael Jackson - musician
Farrah Fawcett - actress
Karl Malden - actor
Ed McMahon - TV personality
David Carradine - actor
Billy Mays - TV commercial pitchman
Fred Travalena - impressionist and TV personality

GLaDOS · 07-01-2009, 10:38 PM

2009's a year full of death's, yes? Oh, well. Here's a toast to one fine actor. May he rest in peace for all eternity.

Mikey

pacificvibes · 07-01-2009, 10:41 PM

Not to steal your thread but Karl Malden just died today...man, so many deaths.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies....den-dead-97-ap

GLaDOS · 07-01-2009, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacificvibes

Not to steal your thread but Karl Malden just died today...man, so many deaths.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies....den-dead-97-ap

A sad year 2009 is.

Mikey

kdn1221 · 07-01-2009, 10:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pacificvibes

Not to steal your thread but Karl Malden just died today...man, so many deaths.
http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies....den-dead-97-ap

Yeah, I got Karl Malden on my list at the end of the post also.

Galley · 07-02-2009, 02:09 AM

Fred Travalena is one of those celebrities you haven't thought about in quite some time, but when you are reminded of them, you recall just how entertaining they were. He will be missed.

Check out this clip of Fred on Letterman in 2006. He was still at the top of his game.

neos_peace · 07-02-2009, 02:44 AM

There is one more. My mom just knows these things and she says they ALWAYS GO IN 3's. And so far she has been right every single time. So look for another soon.

07-01-2009, 10:23 PM	#1
kdn1221 Senior Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 DVD collection:673	Fred Travalena died Sunday 6/28 LOS ANGELES – Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66. Publicist Roger Neal says Travalena died Sunday at his home in the Encino area after a recurrence of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first surfaced in 2002. Travalena was known for the sheer volume of celebrities he imitated, leading to the nicknames "The Man of a Thousand Voices" and "Mr. Everybody." His act included presidents from Kennedy to Obama, musicians from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen and actors from Marlon Brando to Tom Cruise. The Bronx native started his career in Las Vegas in 1971. Another entertainer had passed. Fred Travalena was a well known personality and impressionist during the 70s. That bring it up to 7 in the last 2 month as far as publicly known figures: Michael Jackson - musician Farrah Fawcett - actress Karl Malden - actor Ed McMahon - TV personality David Carradine - actor Billy Mays - TV commercial pitchman Fred Travalena - impressionist and TV personality

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