Yeah someone should be guarding Rich Little...is he even still alive? I remember after Peter Sellers died they tried to resurrect the Pink Panther franchise w/all these crappy remakes and David Niven was in one of them (also in the very original pink panther if i'm not mistaken) but he had throat cancer so Rich Little was brought in to do the voice overs on all the Niven lines in post production.

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Rich Little is still around he is 71 now, must stay out of the limelight though. I like Frank Caliendo the most now, he does some really good impressions. /laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />

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Wow, just what I was thinking. Danny Gans and Fred Travelena in the same year. Two of the best impressionists around. /ohmy.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':mellow:' />

Yeah someone should be guarding Rich Little...is he even still alive? I remember after Peter Sellers died they tried to resurrect the Pink Panther franchise w/all these crappy remakes and David Niven was in one of them (also in the very original pink panther if i'm not mistaken) but he had throat cancer so Rich Little was brought in to do the voice overs on all the Niven lines in post production.

Good night funny man!! You know it's getting dangerous to be a Vegas act. Danny Gans just passed about a month ago etc. What's next Celine Dion (fingers crossed)

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Wow, just what I was thinking. Danny Gans and Fred Travelena in the same year. Two of the best impressionists around. /ohmy.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':blink:' />

Death

Travalena was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in 2002 and prostate cancer in 2003. Following five years' remission, the lymphoma returned in 2008. Travelena died on June 28, 2009 at his home in Encino, California.[1]

Fred Travalena (October 6, 1942 – June 28, 2009) was an American entertainer, specializing in comedy and impersonations.

Bronx, New York-born and Long Island-raised, Travalena moved to Los Angeles and developing a multi-faceted career with his characterizations of visible public figures.

His television credits began in the 1970s, as a regular performer on The ABC Comedy Hour and the Dean Martin Roasts. He had several voice credits on cartoons, as well as appearances on nationally-broadcast children's programs. Mr. Travelena made many guest appearances on game shows and dramatic programs in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. In the mid-1980s he hosted the game show Anything For Money, a game where contestants attempted to guess how much money it would take an ordinary, unsuspecting person to participate in a silly stunt. He appeared in the series premiere of the short-lived 1991 sitcom Good Sports with Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett.