Word: franciscos
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...Francisco, now 35, began his career as the pizza guy who delivered to a stand-up club in Arizona. Until then, he recalls, comedy was “always something I was curious about, but I didn’t know you could make a living from it.” He has since become a comedic sensation, now a familiar face and voice on MadTV, Comedy Central, and Family Guy. Francisco attributes his popularity—which has garnered him recognition in even London, Amsterdam, and Sweden—to Internet exposure; clips of his sketches, which can easily...
...often lampoons contemporary movies, music—he can produce compelling “techno” using only his voice—and culture. His ability to impersonate famous personalities, various ethnic accents, and characters from films has primarily contributed to the success of his satire. According to Francisco, developing this talent stems from self-assurance: “Once you get a couple impersonations down, you start to feel confident that you could probably go further.” Although these impressions appear effortless on stage, they often require a good deal of practice before they sound convincing...
What separates Francisco from the rest of the impressionist pack, however, is one particular talent—the ability to mimic the ubiquitous voice of the “movie preview guy.” Otherwise known—albeit to a limited audience—as Don LaFontaine, “movie preview guy” has an unmistakable, almost superhuman voice that can be heard in more than 5,000 previews and nearly a quarter million commercials. LaFontaine’s deep cadences have long set the standard for the voiceover industry. As Ashton Smith...
...couple decades ago, while joking around with friends and parodying the deep-voiced memory-training guru Harry Lorayne (who at the time peddled his techniques by radio), Francisco discovered that he could do “the movie guy.” This talent has incorporated itself into one of his greatest acts. On stage, at will, Francisco can drop his voice several octaves and intone, “Coming this summer. Action. Adventure. Romance.” In one sketch, Francisco invited the audience to imagine the voiceover to an upcoming action flick actually being honest...
...Francisco proved so apt at imitating LaFontaine that the vocal artist once invited Francisco to his home after seeing him perform on “The Tonight Show.” “He was really cool about it,” Francisco says, “and he looked at me and said, ‘You do me better than I do me.’” In fact, since LaFontaine passed away in 2008, Francisco has taken over some of his commercial duties...