Talk:Rich Little

message: wasn't rich little black banned in the US?
72.137.186.106 14:42, 2 December 2005 (UTC)
thread_title: Untitled

message: I took this out of the article:
He is arguably one of the most famous impressionists in show business. While some of his contemporaries, such as David Frye, Frank Gorshin and John Byner arguably did certain specific voices better than Little did them, in terms of sheer volume Little's catalog of impressions is difficult to approach.
'arguably' 'one of the most famous' is a little unencyclopedic and unverifiable.  If anyone wants to include this, could they produce a source saying this, at least?  I'm not disputing he is famous, espcially with the WHCA dinner coming, but still...
Matt  --64.42.209.81 17:11, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Edit

message: Somewhere along the line I saw a documentary about Little, in which they compared an oscillograph of a particular celebrity to one taken during Little's impersonation. The readings were virtually indistinguishable. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 66.27.73.102 (talk) 19:34, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  best impersonator? 

message: Okay, I'll admit that my knowledge of Mel Blanc is limited to his huge volume of cartoon voice work, but judging by the wording of his mention in this article, I think someone has a seriously mistaken impression (pardon the pun) of what Mel Blanc is really famous for.  Maybe they were just trying to explain why he and Rich Little have both been called "The Man of a Thousand Voices", but that paragraph seems to paint Blanc as just a guy who did impressions of cartoon characters, with the only difference being that Rich Little imitates real people.  It's pretty sad that anyone has even the slightest hint of an idea that Mel Blanc just happens to be able to do a really good Bugs Bunny impression, so could someone clarify the opening statement?  If I'm wrong and Mel Blanc was an impressionist first I'll concede the point, but I'm really thinking that it should be made clear that Mel Blanc did a lot of original voices, whereas Rich Little did impressions.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.10.80 (talk) 06:18, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  "impressionist" Mel Blanc??? 

message: Given that Rich Little very often showed up on the Tonight Show, and in many venues did his spot-on impression of Johnny Carson, it was perfect casting for him to play Carson in the HBO film "The Late Shift".  The physical differences between the two made the choice a bit distracting, particularly because Rich Little is so recognizable as himself.  Of course if you ask some of the other people portrayed (Letterman in perticular), they might tell you that Rich Little as Carson was closer than the actor who portrayed them.  —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.254.10.80 (talk) 06:23, 14 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  The Late Shift 

message: Why on earth does the introduction draw a parrallel to Mel Blanc (who isn't even an impressionist)? Not something that needs to be in the intro, and to say something like "more legendary" is entirely biased. I'm going to edit this even though I have no knowledge on the subject to remove refferences to Mel Blanc, so this intro will be in line with others. --LeakeyJee (talk) 06:42, 21 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  baaaad introduction 

message: I thought he was dead! Maybe I'm thinking of Danny Gans... Coffee4binky (talk) 00:56, 15 July 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  He's alive? 

message: I took the liberty of editing the following statement:
"Little has long been known as a top impersonator of famous people throughout the world, which has earned him the nickname "The Man of a Thousand Voices," a name which notable voice actor Mel Blanc once held."
Besides the grammar errors (a *title* is neither a "name" nor a "nickname"), the latter half of the sentence is not an objective statement -- it makes it sound like Little and Blanc faced off in a bid for the title and Blanc lost. That's simply foolish and inaccurate.
Blanc was the first to be given this title and he will forever be "The Man of a Thousand Voices". Little would more accurately be "The Man of a Thousand Impressions", but Blanc's title has been used to refer to Little also by less-informed individuals (primarily media reporters unfamiliar with Blanc or his huge volume of work and repertoire).
I changed the statement so it reads more objectively:
"Little has long been known as a top impersonator of famous people throughout the world, which has resulted in him being refered to as "The Man of a Thousand Voices" (a title also associated with voice actor Mel Blanc).
Voiceroy (talk) 17:44, 7 January 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  "The Man of a Thousand Voices" 

message: When I came across this article a few minutes ago, it read more like an advertisement commissioned by Little's publicity agent than an encyclopedia article. I removed a fair amount of flagrant POV, but I may have missed a bit. In any case, I'm putting this notice here to help guard against its returning. Thanks. TheScotch (talk) 11:34, 28 September 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Rabid POV 

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: Per WP:BLP, I have removed the source given for the claim that Little dubbed James Cagney's voice in Terrible Joe Moran as the user-edited IMDb is not considered a reliable source for biographical info (especially as the link appeared to lead to a viewer review of the film). In addition, Wikipedia's article on the film identifies Larry Foster as the voice actor who dubbed Cagney - however that article doesn't give a reliable source, either. I have added a "citation needed" tag as this needs straightening out, and a reliable source in any event. 70.73.90.119 (talk) 15:04, 5 January 2020 (UTC)
thread_title: Terrible Joe Moran dub source