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Fred Travalena

Fred Travalena

Impressionist, Vegas headliner dies at 66

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."

His act included presidents from Kennedy to Obama, musicians from Frank Sinatra to Bruce Springsteen and actors from Marlon Brando to Tom Cruise.

The Bronx native started his career in Las Vegas in 1971.


October 6, 1942 - June 28, 2009

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“I'm sad to hear about Fred. We did a show together many years ago with Mr. Bob Hope in Beaumont, TX (a fund-raiser for the Bob Hope High School)....” Read More »

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