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Michael Winslow show police academy comedy


                         Michael Winslow   

Michael Winslow
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Birth nameMichael Leslie Winslow
Born(1958-09-06) September 6, 1958 (age 55)
Spokane, Washington
MediumStand-up, Film, Television, Personality
NationalityAmerican
Years active1980-Present
GenresCharacter comedy, physical comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s)Pop culture, American culture
SpouseBelinda Church (m. 1985; died 1993) 3 children
Angela Baytops (m. 1997; div. 2001)
Sharon Winslow (m. 2003)
Notable works and rolesComedy Sound Smackdown
Larvelle Jones in Police Academy
Radar Technician in Spaceballs


Michael Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, beatboxer and comedian billed as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" for his ability to make realistic sound effects using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films as Larvelle Jones. He has also appeared in Spaceballs and a Cadbury commercial.


Early life

Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Robert and Verdie Winslow. He attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling and Imaging. He also studied architecture.
Winslow grew up at Fairchild Air Force Base where, according to Winslow, he had few constant friends to call on. In order to pass his time, he would imitate the sounds of engines, animals, anything that made noise. Following his high school and college periods, he performed in nightclubs and theaters, where his sound imitation skills won him positive appraisal and enough money to move to and perform his act in Hollywood

Career

His first television appearance was on The Gong Show in which he squeezed in spot-on sound-alikes of Benji the movie dog, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song". He is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvelle "Motor Mouth" Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and TV shows. In 1985, Island released a 12" of Michael Winslow titled "I Am My Own Walkman". He also appeared as a radar operator in the movie Spaceballs, in which he performs all the sound effects during his scene himself. Mel Brooks (who wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in the film), stated that by doing so, Winslow saved the film money. Winslow is also a motivational speaker. Since the fall of 2008, Winslow has hosted the motion picture television series called "Way Back Wednesday with Winslow" on the cable superstation WGN America, which features movies mostly released in the 1980s. Michael continues to perform stand-up comedy around the globe.
Michael Winslow debuted his own iPhone and iPod Touch apps in 2010, bringing his sound effects and comedy to a mobile platform. ThatsKungFu generates Winslow's kung fu fighting sounds when the device is swung in a fighting motion.NoizeyMan, billed as the "World's Noiziest App", contains video, ringtones, sound effects, and mini games, all created by Michael Winslow
In 2011 Michael worked with Orlando, FL based game development studio Phyken Media on a new franchise mobile game named "Wizard Ops Chapter 1",providing all the sound effects for the game. Available on iOS and Android
In 2013 Michael again begun the process of working with Phyken Media on Wizard Ops Tactics, a turn based tactical game and spiritual successor to the previous game. Providing sound effects and is actively engaged with upcoming updates and features. Available on iOS and Google Play.
Michael Winslow has had a varied and interesting career and among the people he has been associated with are Ronnie Lee Cunningham the former keyboardist and lead vocalist for seventies funk rock outfit

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