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Sign up todayFred Frees Favorites: An Audiobook Sampler - Abridged
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Learn moreTrying to decide which audiobook is best for you? Let Fred Frees pick out some samples for you! This series of hour-long programs presents the first chapters of Fred's handpicked favorite BearManor and Waterlogg audiobooks.
This collection includes:
The Last Films of 50 Great Directors by Nat SegaloffThe Laugh Makers: Bob Hope's Incredible Gag Writers by Bob MillsSon of Harpo Speaks by Bill MarxAn Interview with Arthur MarxDon't Wear Silver in the Winter by Janet Cantor GariJourney thru the Unknown by the Unknown ComicYabba Dabba Doo! The Alan Reed Story by Alan ReedScenes from the Daws Butler Workshop by Daws Butler and Joe Bevilacqua3712 by Ben Ohmart, performed by Fred FreesSons of the Father by Janette Anderson, read by Mike DennisAnother Nice Mess by Raymond Valinoti, narrated by Jack de GoliaPedro's Parodies by Pedro Pablo Sacristán, performed by Joe BevilacquaJoe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.
Daws Butler was the master of voice. His was the voice behind most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap’n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multimillion-selling records such as “St. George and the Dragonet” are still held in reverence today. He also ran a voice acting workshop for many years. Among his many successful students are Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, and Corey Burton, from Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind.
Pedro Pablo Sacristán was born in Madrid and graduated with an MBA from a prestigious business school. His passion for education and writing led him to create Bedtime Stories, short stories that help teach kids values.
Bob Mills, Comedy Writer & Author
A native of San Francisco, Bob Mills served in the Navy after high
school, graduating from San Francisco State University in 1962 and the
University of California Hastings Law in 1965. He practiced in Palo
Alto, CA for ten years before moving to Hollywood to write for
television.
He worked on the "Dinah Shore Show" and the "Dean Martin Celebrity
Roasts" before joining Bob Hope as a staff writer in 1977. He traveled
the world with Hope for the next seventeen years.
From 1992 to 1996, he co-wrote a daily topical humor column for the Los Angeles Times called Laugh Lines.
In 1999, he became an enrichment lecturer for Crystal Cruises and for
the next five years sailed aboard the Crystal Symphony and Harmony, as
well as the Diamond, Pacific and Island Princesses and the Celebrity
Mercury performing shows based on his experiences with Hope. He is
currently booking cruise lectures.
In 2009, his book "The Laugh Makers: A Behind-the-Scenes Tribute to Bob
Hope’s Incredible Gag Writers" was published by Bear Manor Media and was
named one of Leonard Maltin’s Top 20 Year-End Picks. Available on
Amazon.com.
An unabridged audio version read by the author is available on Audible.com.
In 1973, he married his wife, Shelley, with whom he lives in Studio City, California.
The Unknown Comic is the stage name of actor and stand-up comedian Murray Langston. Inspired as a youngster by Jerry Lewis, Langston eventually left his home in Canada to pursue a career in comedy in Hollywood.
Fred Frees is the son of Paul Frees and a voice actor in his own right. He is the voice of Morocco Mole for the Cartoon Network and many other television shows. In Disneyland and Disneyworld kiosks, he was the voice of the Ghost Host for the thirty-year anniversary of the Haunted Mansion.
Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is a public radio producer and radio theater dramatist. However, his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television as a producer, director, writer, author, actor, journalist, documentarian, and even cartoonist. He is also a member of the Metropolitan Opera Company in New York City.
Daws Butler was the master of voice. His was the voice behind most of the classic Hanna-Barbera characters: Yogi Bear, Huckleberry Hound, Quickdraw McGraw, Elroy Jetson, and a hundred others. He also originated the vocal character of Cap’n Crunch and other famous Jay Ward cartoon characters. His significant work with Stan Freberg in the 1950s on The Stan Freberg Show and multimillion-selling records such as “St. George and the Dragonet” are still held in reverence today. He also ran a voice acting workshop for many years. Among his many successful students are Nancy Cartwright, the voice of Bart Simpson, and Corey Burton, from Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind.
Fred Frees is the son of Paul Frees and a voice actor in his own right. He is the voice of Morocco Mole for the Cartoon Network and many other television shows. In Disneyland and Disneyworld kiosks, he was the voice of the Ghost Host for the thirty-year anniversary of the Haunted Mansion.