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| (Left to right) Gene Wilder, Kenny Mars, Zero Mostel in "The Producers" (1968) |
Beloved comic actor Kenny Mars has passed away at the age of 75. Perhaps most famous for his roles in comedy classics like "The Producers" and "Young Frankenstein, Kenny made a lasting impression in cartoon comedy as the voice of Beethoven in "Animaniacs" and the voice of Dr. Gunther Hunterhanker in "Freakazoid."
As Beethoven, Kenny will always remain one of the world's greatest "pianists."
:( He was a great character actor, and I loved his bits on Animaniacs and Freakazoid. I even started watching "Malcolm in the Middle" just because I'd heard he had a recurring role on the show.
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R.I.P. Kenny Mars, you'll be missed...:(
ReplyDeleteMay Kenny Mars R.I.P.
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I was shocked to find out he was King Triton. He turned off his accent pretty effectively.
ReplyDeleteEspecially when you consider he was born in Chicago! I remember him from the "ABC Comedy News" (1973-1974), a satire of the then-new "happy talk news" format, where he starred alongside Stan Freberg (and Orville!), Anthony Holland, and others. No accent (although he DID sound a bit like Ted Baxter!).
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"A riot iss an ugly thing... und I think it iss
just about time that we HAD one!" - K.M., Young Frankenstein.
RIP, Kenny. We'll miss you.
man this has to be the 3rd death of someone of the Golden Age of Kids Wb! 1st Boyd Kirkland and John D. an now Kenny Mars. mom always told me,that it seems that most deaths come in 3's usually when there number is up it just seems to fall that way. anyways you will be missed Kenny. thanks for the Memories,an they were great wh'ell they lasted.
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