Kay Kyser

James Kern Kyser (18 June 1905 -  23 July 1985), known as Kay Kyser, was an American bandleader and radio personality of the 1930s and 1940s. Kyser appeared in the Looney Tunes short "Africa Squeaks" where he voiced a parody of himself known as Cake-Icer. Kyser had appeared in the short when the cartoon's director Bob Clampett had capitalized on his popularity as he asked him to voice his caricature in the cartoon, to which he gladly obliged.https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/radio-round-up-authentic-radio-voices-in-cartoons/ Kyser also appeared in "Slap Happy Pappy" where he is caricatured as a rooster and has one line of dialogue, "That's right! You're wrong!" which was reused from "Africa Squeaks" along with "Malibu Beach Party" which reuses the line, "That's it! That's it! That's it! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! That's it! That's it!". Kyser was also caricatured in several shorts including "Hollywood Steps Out" and "Hollywood Canine Canteen" though he did not voice these caricatures of himself.
==Looney Works==
*"Africa Squeaks" - Cake-Icer
*"Slap Happy Pappy" - Kay Kyser Rooster (line reused from "Africa Squeaks")
* "Malibu Beach Party" - Kay Kyser Caricature (line reused from "Africa Squeaks")
==References==
 
Category:1905 Births
Category:1985 Deaths
Category:Looney Tunes Voice-Actors
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