| Welcome, Foolish Mortals, Revised Edition: The Life and Voices of Paul Frees Contributor(s): Ohmart, Ben (Author), Foray, June (Foreword by), Scott, Keith (Afterword by) |
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ISBN: 1504631676 ISBN-13: 9781504631679 Publisher: BearManor Media OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: July 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Entertainment & Performing Arts - Performing Arts | Radio - General - Performing Arts | Television - General |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 5.7" (0.55 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: He was Disney's Haunted Mansion Ghost Host, Boris Badenov, Professor Ludwig von Drake, Pillsbury Dougboy, Toucan Sam, the Green Lama, and thousands of voices you have heard on records, radio, television, and in films. He was voice acting genius Paul Frees.Paul's son Fred Frees reads this second edition of author Ben Ohmart's biography.Fred Frees is a successful voice actor in his own right, who has been called upon to recreate his dad's characters and create new ones all his own. Ben Ohmart says, "He has inherited his father's amazing, weird gifts."Fred admits, "I certainly had mixed feelings reading this audiobook about my dad. Of course, there was the inherent pride I always feel about my father's accomplishments. And a certain awe at the obstacles he overcame in his life. And then, there was this feeling of deja vu. It was like living parts of my life all over again and revisiting the emotions I had when we didn't always see eye to eye, or when he was taken from us. But, in spite of everything, my father was always a source of inspiration to me, to appreciate my life. And in that, he never failed me."Bonus Track: An interview with Fred Frees, conducted by Joe Bevilacqua an Lorie Kellogg, for The Voice Actor Show, heard on the BearManor Radio Network. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ohmart, Ben: - Ben Ohmart has written books on voice actors Paul Frees and Walter Tetley, as well as biographies of Don Ameche, the Bickersons, Disney composer Buddy Baker, playwright Tim Kelly, and others. He runs BearManor Media, a small publishing company specializing in books on old radio and old film actors. Frees, Fred: -Fred Frees is the son of Paul Frees and a voice actor in his own right. He is the voice of Morocco Mole for the Cartoon Network and many other television shows. In Disneyland and Disneyworld kiosks, he was the voice of the Ghost Host for the thirty-year anniversary of the Haunted Mansion. Kellogg, Lorie: -Lorie Kellogg is a busy graphic and voice-over artist as well as a skilled improv comedian. She studied painting, printmaking, and video and film at the Kansas City Art Institute and the California Institute of the Arts. Bevilacqua, Joe: -Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist, but his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television, as a producer, director, writer, actor, and even cartoonist. In 1971 his father bought him a cassette recorder, on which he created his first audio story, Willoughby and the Professor, acting all the voices himself at the age of twelve. In 1975 Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many other Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward cartoon characters, dubbed himself Bevilacqua's personal mentor after hearing a 120-minute cassette of Willoughby improvisations. Since 1980 Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio, Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, and others. |