Not Another....Impressionist, Vegas headliner Fred Travalena dies

[rsmith6621]

Source: Associated Press

Mon Jun 29, 5:55 am ET

LOS ANGELES – Impressionist Fred Travalena, a headliner in Vegas showrooms and a regular on late-night talk shows with his takes on presidents, crooners and screen stars, has died in Los Angeles. He was 66.

Publicist Roger Neal says Travalena died Sunday at his home in the Encino area after a recurrence of the non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first surfaced in 2002.

Travalena was known for the sheer volume of celebrities he imitated, leading to the nicknames "The Man of a Thousand Voices" and "Mr. Everybody."

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090629/ap_on_en_tv/us_obit_travalena

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Thats 5 this week.

[NYCGirl]

1. I remember him doing a rather remarkable impression of Paul McCartney. NT

[Love Bug]

2. Well, that sucks! I always liked him,

[Love Bug]

3. Well, that sucks! I always liked him,

[trotsky]

4. Very talented guy.

Hadn't even heard he was sick. My condolences to his family.

[HughBeaumont]

5. I remember him from the 70s. He was always on Merv Griffin and other variety shows.

I liked what he did. Think I'll look up some of his stuff today, if it's there.

RIP.

[Fire1]

6. Who???? n/t

[noiretextatique]

7. i remember him

i really liked him...he did good impressions. rip, fred.

[newscott]

8. If I recall correctly

He did actual impressions, unlike, say Rich Little, who always sounded like himself trying to do others.