American actor and comedian Michael Winslow earned the nicknames "The Man Of 10,000 Sound Effects" and "The Human Sound Effects Machine" for his ability to create a multitude of realistic sound effects using only his voice.Broadway World: Michael Winslow - The Man Of 10,000 Sound Effects (July 12, 2008) Fandango: Michael Winslow Biography
Career
Michael Winslow began his showbiz career in the early 1980s as a stand-up comedian. His talent for impersonations and creating hundreds of different sound effects using only his voice gained him notoriety and he was cast a guest star on several television shows. Winslow went on to star in Mel Brooks' science fiction spoof film Spaceballs and appeared in all seven of the Police Academy movies.
Notable Roles
- Gowdy in Tag: The Assassination Game (1982)
- Cadet Larvelle Jones in Police Academy (1984)
- Lippy in Alphabet City (1984)
- Mogwai and Gremlins in Gremlins (1984)
- Larvell Jones in Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)
- Sgt. Larvelle Jones in Police Academy 3: Back in Training (1986)
- Radar Technician in Spaceballs (1987)
- Sgt. Larvelle Jones in Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
- Officer John Wyndham in Lenny the Wonder Dog (2004)
- Coach Al Jefferson in Coming Attractions (2006)
- Dr. Murphy in RoboDoc (2008)
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Michael Winslow Timeline
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1958: Born on September 6 in Spokane, Washington
1980: Cheech & Chong's Next Movie - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1981: Nice Dreams - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1982: Tag: The Assassination Game - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1984: Police Academy - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1984: Alphabet City - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1984: Gremlins - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1984: Lovelines - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1985: Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1986: Police Academy 3: Back in Training - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1987: Buy & Cell - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1987: Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1987: Spaceballs - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1988: Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1989: Police Academy 6: City Under Siege - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1990: Going Under - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1990: Think Big - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
1999: The Blur of Insanity - IMDb Listing
2000: He Outta Be Committed - IMDb Listing
2002: The Biggest Fan - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes
2004: Lenny the Wonder Dog - IMDb Listing
2006: Coming Attractions - IMDb Listing
2007: Ninjas vs. Pirates - IMDb Listing
2008: RoboDoc - IMDb Listing
2008: Redirecting Eddie - IMDb Listing
2008: Bloody 27 - IMDb Listing