Charles Fleischer

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Butcher in The Improv at Harrah's Las Vegas in Las Vegas , Nevada , 2011

Charles Fleischer (born August 27, 1950 in Washington, DC ) is an American stand-up comedian , actor , musician , and voice actor . In the United States, he gained fame primarily through the voice of Roger Rabbit , including in Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit from 1988. He also appears sporadically as a writer, screenwriter and songwriter.

Life

Early start ... until the 1970s

Fleischer began his career as a stand-up comedian when he was about nine years old with Kamp Kewanee in La Plume , Pennsylvania . Jonathan Winters and Groucho Marx were among his role models who inspired him to appear as a comedian at the time . His schooling he concluded, among other things at Southampton College of Long Iceland University , where he studied medicine, and began only a few years later, a drama training at the Goodman Theater in Chicago . The father of two children, whose hobby has always been mathematics, wrote his own mathematical theories in his book The Moleeds . With a modification of this book he still appears today at his shows as a stand-up comedian and turns the whole thing into a satire. Among other things, Fleischer made a scientific discovery and publication on gamma-ray bursts , which appears on the Cornell University Library homepage, among other places . He also has a patent for a device that measures the golden ratio. During his vacation time he often came to California, where he gained his first stage experience as a comedian. At one of these events in The Comedy Store , Robert Zemeckis , the director of the classic Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit , became aware of him, who finally got him on the cast for the animated / real film mix published in 1988. In the film he lent the main character Roger Rabbit , as well as the other characters Benny, the taxi , Psycho (Wiesel) and Greasy (Wiesel) the voice. Fleischer had his first appearances in film and television in 1973, when he appeared in an episode of the short-lived US crime series Hawkins , as well as in the talk show The Mike Douglas Show . In the 1970s he finally had other appearances in series such as Police Story , Barney Miller , Welcome Back, Kotter , The Richard Pryor Show , Sugar Time! , and The two from the gas station . While he only made guest appearances on most of these series, he has had a recurring role in eleven different episodes of Welcome Back, Kotter , as well as another recurring role in three episodes of Sugar Time! . He also made his film debut in 1977 in The Death of Richie, directed by Paul Wendkos, and in the same year had a minor guest appearance in Lamont Johnson's Mann, You're Class! , in the leading role with Robby Benson , with whom he would collaborate several times in the future. He had another and more substantial film role in the 1970s in Paul Stanley's drama Crisis in Sun Valley . As himself, he even had recurring appearances in shows like Keep on Truckin ' , Wacko or Family Feud in the 70s .

Performances until the mid-1980s and breakthrough as Roger Rabbit

The comedian made more appearances in film and television, especially from his early 30s, when he worked on the films Die Die Laughend (1980), Blue Jeans (1980), Die Hand (1981), Nightshift - Das Morgue completely freaked out ( 1982), Nightmare - Murderous Dreams (1984), or House of God (1984). He also had guest appearances in various international television series, including Hill Street Police Station (1981), Checking In (1981), Hart aber cordially (1981), The Paper Chase (1983), Simon & Simon (1985), Mr. Belvedere ( 1985), Punky Brewster (1985), Harry's Wondrous Criminal Court (1985), Knight Rider (1985), George Burns Comedy Week (1985), Fast Times (1986), It's a Living (1986), or Tall Tales & Legends (1986 ). In addition, he cast in 1981 in the short-lived comedy series with the role of Everett one of the supporting roles of the series and appeared in this in six of a total of eight episodes in appearance. He was also a guest as Chuck in a recurring engagement (4 episodes) in Laverne & Shirley between 1982 and 1983 . He was also a guest in 1982 on an episode of the show Late Night with David Letterman, which was just launched that year, and was also a participant in Thicke of the Night in 1983 . After Zemeckis became aware of Fleischer, as already mentioned, and hired him for the lead role in Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit , Fleischer increasingly appeared as Roger Rabbit in the following years , be it in radio or television commercials. In the USA he achieved cult status over the years through his voice as Roger Rabbit . But Zemecki's cult film was not the comedian's first work as a voice actor, two years earlier he was involved in The Deadly Friend of Wes Craven in this activity when he lent the voice of the robot BB .

He had other film appearances in the 1980s in, among others, Vision der Dunkelheit by Andrew Fleming (1988), Gross Anatomy , by Thom Eberhardt (1989) or as Terry in Zemecki's blockbuster Back to the Future II , which grossed over 332 million US dollars worldwide . In addition to series appearances in Sonny Spoon , Life's Most Embarrassing Moments and Live! Dick Clark Presents (all 1988) had Fleischer and synchronous involvement in Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988), one of a series of Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989) and in the first of three Roger Rabbit -Kurzfilmen Roger in trouble in 1989. In Roger Rabbit and the Secrets of the Toon City appeared in 1988 not only as himself, but also in the role of Roger Rabbit . He was also a co-presenter (alongside Robin Williams ) at the presentation of the Special Achievement Awards to animator Richard Williams at the 1989 Academy Awards . Richard Williams was also responsible as chief animator in the development of Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit ; the film was nominated for an Oscar six times and won this important film award in three categories. Fleischer was also in Steven Spielberg in 1989 : An American Cinematheque Tribute , in three episodes of the Pat Sajak Show , in two episodes of Wogan (1989 + 1991), and at the televised charity event The Prince's Trust of 1989 to see.

Numerous engagements in the 1990s

In the 1990s, Fleischer appeared more and more as a comedian, but also made numerous appearances in film, television, or as a presenter of various events and award ceremonies. In 1990 he was seen in Dick Tracy alongside various actors and this year he appeared in Be Careful What You Ask For or as a voice actor in the 15th episode of the 34th season of The Magical World of Disney , Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration . That year he was also heard in the second Roger Rabbit short film Roger in the intoxication of frenzy and was among other things the interpreter of the song Whistle While You Work in Disneyland Fun , the eighth part of the Sing-mit-uns series. In 1990 he had other appearances on the US stand-up comedy show One Night Stand , as well as at the fourth annual American Comedy Awards . In 1991, Fleischer appeared in an episode of Beverly Hills, 90210 and Futures , and as a comedian in Comics Only , and London Underground . He got bigger engagements the following year when he appeared in a small supporting role alongside Dolly Parton in Sag's open, Shirlee and in the 30th and last film from the Carry-on ... film series , Mach's nochmal, Columbus , in the role of the Pontiac was seen. In the episode The Werewolf Concert of Tales from the Crypt , he starred alongside Timothy Dalton , Dennis Farina , and Beverly D'Angelo ; He also appeared on the televised special The Comedy Store's 20th Birthday and segment hosted his own series called The Fleischer Files . Until the mid-1990s, he only made sporadic TV appearances, including in My Girl 2 - My Big Love (1994), Knight of the Demons (1995), or in Partners (1993).

In Roger on astray , the third and final short film, Fleischer lent the voice of the hare Roger Rabbit once again; He did this in the same year in the 1993 cartoon Four Dinos in New York , in which he could be heard as Hypacrosaurus Dweeb . He was also a guest on the Komedy All Stars that year and on an episode of Vicki Lawrence's short-lived talk show Vicki! . In 1994/1995 he was in an episode of the sitcom Kirk , as well as in Comedy: Coast to Coast , Cybermania '94: The Ultimate Gamers Awards and But ... Seriously '94 . On November 22, 1995, he appeared with the group Blues Traveler at a performance at the Wiltern Theater in Los Angeles as a guest musician on the harmonica. He had increased appearances from 1996, when he was a guest at The ABC Saturday Morning Preview Party , as well as in an episode each of Baywatch Nights , Lisa - The bright madness and Superman - The adventures of Lois & Clark . Fleischer also had a recurring role in three episodes this year in Bone Chillers , followed by a dubbing role in The Best of Roger Rabbit and the CD-ROM application Walt Disney World Explorer . In the late 1990s, the comedian was again increasingly involved in film productions, alongside Tupac Shakur and Tim Roth he was in an essential supporting role in Gridlock'd - Full of it! (1997). He had other film roles on a collision course: Panic in the Tower , Permanent Midnight - Full of Drugs or Rusty - The Brave Hero (all 1998). After he took part in two episodes of the Weird Al Show in 1997 , including one episode in a dubbed role, Charles Fleischer was seen in the 1999 films Palmer's Pickup and The Lonely Genius . He was also on an episode of the animated series Men in Black and was a guest on Happy Hour .

Further engagements in the new millennium

Right at the start of the new millennium, he appeared in supporting roles in Frankenstein Lives , Bel Air , and G-Men from Hell . For a sequence of God, the Devil and Bob Fleischer in 2000 was hired as a voice actor, he also spoke primarily to Monumentus , and in some cases other characters in four episodes of Buzz Lightyear - Star Command and served as spokesman for the video game Warriors of Might and Magic to Listen. He had other speaking roles from 2001 to 2002 in four episodes of 100 Good Dog Deeds and in two episodes of Micky's Clubhouse . Furthermore, he was in the English-language original version of Balto II - On the Trail of the Wolves , the 2002 sequel to Balto - A dog with a hero's heart from 1995, as the main character Boris can be heard. In the first film, this speaking role was played by Bob Hoskins , with whom Fleischer had worked several times in the past, especially in Wrong Play with Roger Rabbit . Fleischer was seen as a real actor in 2002 in the films The Backlot Murders and The 4th Tenor , as well as in the short film Brain Juice . In 2001 he had a guest appearance in Black Scorpion and A Joker by the Name of Carey , where he was also found two years later in the same role as Dr. Kresheck saw. He was also a guest on an episode of the Lifetime crime series For the People , which was retired after just one season with 18 episodes. He was also seen in the 2001 documentation Open Mic , in which numerous other comedians appeared alongside him.

In the following years, Mueller's presence in the film and television business decreased noticeably, although in 2003 and 2004 he still made a relatively large number of appearances. He had an appearance in the films Pauly Shore is Dead , Big Kiss and Der Polarexpress , in which case he only had a synchronous role in the latter. It should also be mentioned that in this film he worked again and again under his friend Robert Zemeckis. He also appeared in an episode of Comic Remix and The Screen Savers during the two years , as well as in the short documentary films Who Made Roger Rabbit and Behind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit . In 2004 he gave the voice to the character Boris once again in Balto III - His Greatest Adventure , and he was the voice in the video game for the film The Polar Express . After that, Fleischer only made a few appearances, including in 2005 when he was a part of Freddie . In this series he was at the side of the main actor Freddie Prinze junior , with whose father he had already played in the 1970s, before his untimely death, in Die Zwei von der Gasstelle . Also in 2005, the two documentaries 100 Greatest Cartoons and The 100 Greatest Family Films , in which Charles Fleischer can be seen, were broadcast. In the 2007 film Zodiac , he played the former organist in silent movie theaters and suspect Bob Vaughn , which earned him further international fame. He also appeared on an episode of the John Kerwin Show that year and was a guest on the documentaries TED: The Future We Will Create and Greatest Ever 80s Movies . After spending a year later to a series of Women's Murder Club participated, he played himself in Judd Apatow movie Funny People plays , starring, among others, with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen . Charles Fleischer also made a guest appearance in the 2009 horror film Chain Letter .

In 2010 and 2011 you saw the comedian, who in all these years was never completely off the stage, but instead made regular stage appearances in addition to film and television, including in the feature film Negative Space , in the documentary Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy , as well as on an episode of MKP Celebrity Talk and his own show Fleischer's Universe , which ran in 2010 and 2011 before it was discontinued. In 2011, after years without any notable dubbing roles, he appeared as the spokesman for the rather insignificant character of the Elbow in the film Rango . In 2013 he was seen in the short film Dystopia .

Filmography

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Fleischer's German-speaking voice actors

In all these years no real voice could be found for Fleischer. However, Michael Pan , who lives the German voice in Frankenstein and was the two Balto parts, came to most of the missions . Although by far not all dubbing actors are known, the German dubbing index lists the following speakers (sorted chronologically; with the associated films or series and the year of publication):

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b CHARLES FLEISCHER: ON ACTING AND SCIENCE , accessed on June 16, 2015
  2. ↑ a b It`s Charles Fleischer, alias Roger Rabbit , report in the Chicago Tribune , (English), accessed on 15 June 2015
  3. ^ Charles Fleischer insists: All things are Moleeds , accessed June 15, 2015
  4. ↑ Can Sequentially Linked Gamma-Ray Bursts Nullify Randomness? (English), accessed June 14, 2015
  5. ↑ The Actor Who Makes Roger Rabbit Lovable , Report in the Chicago Tribune , accessed June 15, 2015
  6. ↑ The Fleischer Files on fanfiction.net (English), accessed on June 16, 2015

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personal data
SURNAME Fleischer, Charles
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Butcher, Charlie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, and voice actor
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH Washington, DC , United States