Allan Sherman
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Film & TV
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Allan Sherman (born Allan Copelon or Allan Gerald Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American musician, satirist and television producer who became known as a song parodist in the early 1960s. His first album, My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. His biggest hit was "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh", a comic song in which a boy…
Known for
- Dr. Seuss The Cat in the Hat — the Cat (voice)2002
- Dr. Seuss on the Loose — Cat in the Hat (voice)1973
- Wacky Taxi — Nervous man1972
- The Cat in the Hat — The Cat in the Hat (voice)1971
- Funnyland — Self1965
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self - Guest Host1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self1962
- The Merv Griffin Show — Self1962
- The Mike Douglas Show — Self1961
- What's My Line? — Self1950
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1924-11-30
- Active to
- 1973-11-20
Discography
- Allan Sherman Nutty But Nice
- Allan in Wonderland1963
- My Son, the Nut: Sings Nutty Things, This Time With Strings1963
- Hello Mudduh! Hello Fadduh! / Rat Fink1963
- For Swingin’ Livers Only!1964
- My Son, The Vampire / I Can't Dance1964
- My Name Is Allan: Allan Sherman Sings Great Movie Hits & Songs From the Cutting Room Floor1965
- Crazy Downtown (Downtown)1965
- Music to Dispense With1966
- Togetherness1967
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 68,233
- Total plays
- 353,924
Tags
Allan Sherman was a pioneer of the comedy-rock scene. Although not much to look at, the overweight, balding, short, Jewish man gained popularity and became quite the star because of his witty infusion of satirical comedy into very well orchestrated renditions of classic tunes and songs. A song would usually have a lyric, perhaps a name or phrase, that has very little to do with what the original song was about, but the words would sound similar. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Allan+Sherman
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Allan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Chicago
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- television producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- RCA Victor
- Image
- Allen Sherman the Loner 1965.JPG
Show 11 more facts
- writing language
- English language
- birth name
- Allan Copelon
- different from
- Al Sherman
- date of birth
- 1924-11-30
- date of death
- 1973-11-20
- place of burial
- Hillside Memorial Park
- cause of death
- pulmonary emphysema
- start of work period
- 1951-00-00
- medical condition
- type-1 diabetes
- nominated for
- Grammy Award for Best New Artist
- manner of death
- natural causes
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