Impressionsist and "Tonight Show" regular Fred Travalena dies
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From the Associated Press....
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.
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I did some work for him a long time ago... He was a very cool guy, and will be missed. Rest in Peace.
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nooshinjohn wrote: »as an aside however, we seem to be doing way to many of these threads lately.
It's the second celebrity passing on this week (starting on Sunday)....and it's only Monday
