Marshall Efron
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Marshall Efron is an American humorist originally known for his work on the listener-sponsored Pacifica
radio stations WBAI
New York and KPFK
Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine
(the original showcase of Chevy Chase
). At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass
's shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner
. One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Fass, and identifying themselves as Columbia University
students who had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests of 1968
; although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, New York Police
officers responded three different times during the broadcast to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event.
Efron also produced features of his own such as A Satirical View.
Marshal Efron is the author of a number of children's works such as Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try. He also starred in the Sunday-morning television program Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School on CBS
from 1973 to 1977.
He went on to become a voice actor featured in many animated works, such as the Dicks
.
Pound (a Robert Downey film) - German Shepherd
Pacifica Radio
Pacifica Radio is the oldest public radio network in the United States. It is a group of five independently operated, non-commercial, listener-supported radio stations that is known for its progressive/liberal political orientation. It is also a program service supplying over 100 affiliated...
radio stations WBAI
WBAI
WBAI, a part of the Pacifica Radio Network, is a non-commercial, listener-supported radio station, broadcasting at 99.5 FM in New York City.Its programming is leftist/progressive, and a mixture of political news and opinion from a leftist perspective, tinged with aspects of its complex and varied...
New York and KPFK
KPFK
KPFK is a listener-sponsored radio station based in North Hollywood, California, United States, which serves the Greater Los Angeles Area, and also streams 24 hours a day via the Internet...
Los Angeles, and later for the PBS television show The Great American Dream Machine
The Great American Dream Machine
The Great American Dream Machine was a weekly satirical variety television series, produced in New York City by WNET and broadcast on PBS from 1971 to 1973. The program was hosted by humorist and commentator Marshall Efron. The show centered around skits and satirical political commentary. The...
(the original showcase of Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase
Cornelius Crane "Chevy" Chase is an American comedian, writer, and television and film actor, born into a prominent entertainment industry family. Chase worked a plethora of odd jobs before moving into comedy acting with National Lampoon...
). At WBAI, Efron was a frequent guest on Steve Post's & Bob Fass
Bob Fass
Bob Fass is an American radio personality and pioneer of free-form radio, who has broadcast in the New York region for 40 years....
's shows, along with left-wing/counter-culture figures such as Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner
Paul Krassner is an author, journalist, stand-up comedian, and the founder, editor and a frequent contributor to the freethought magazine The Realist, first published in 1958...
. One memorable broadcast had Efron and Krassner filling in for the vacationing Fass, and identifying themselves as Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
students who had taken the station over as part of the Columbia University protests of 1968
Columbia University protests of 1968
The Columbia University protests of 1968 were among the many student demonstrations that occurred around the world in that year. The Columbia protests erupted over the spring of that year after students discovered links between the university and the institutional apparatus supporting the United...
; although regular listeners were very familiar with the voices of Krassner and Efron, New York Police
New York Police
New York Police may refer to:*New York City Police Department *New York State Police *Port Authority Police Department...
officers responded three different times during the broadcast to reports from listeners who thought the "takeover" was a legitimate event.
Efron also produced features of his own such as A Satirical View.
Marshal Efron is the author of a number of children's works such as Bible Stories You Can't Forget: No Matter How Hard You Try. He also starred in the Sunday-morning television program Marshall Efron's Illustrated, Simplified, and Painless Sunday School on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from 1973 to 1977.
He went on to become a voice actor featured in many animated works, such as the Dicks
Dicks
Edmond de la Fontaine , better known by his pen name of Dicks, was a Luxembourgian jurist, poet, and lyricist, known for his work in the Luxembourgish language. He is considered the national poet of Luxembourg, and, along with Michel Lentz and Michel Rodange, one of the most important figures in...
.
Animated roles
- Kidd VideoKidd VideoKidd Video was a Saturday morning cartoon created by DiC Entertainment in association with Saban Entertainment. Its original run was on NBC from 1984 to 1985, but continued in reruns on the network until 1987, when CBS picked the show up...
- Fat Cat - Pink Panther and SonsPink Panther and SonsPink Panther and Sons is an animated Pink Panther television series produced by Hanna-Barbera and MGM/UA Television. The series was originally broadcast on NBC from 1984 to 1985. The original Pink Panther cartoons were produced by DePatie-Freleng Enterprises, is in the TV animation industry, but in...
- Howl - Shirt TalesShirt TalesShirt Tales are characters that were created in 1980 by greeting card designer Janet Elizabeth Manco and were featured on Hallmark Cards greeting cards...
- Additional Voices - Snorks - Additional Voices
- SmurfsThe Smurfs (1981 TV series)The Smurfs is an American animated television series that aired on NBC from September 12, 1981 to August 25, 1990...
- Sloppy Smurf - The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooThe 13 Ghosts of Scooby-DooThe 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo is the seventh incarnation of the Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon Scooby-Doo, and the final first-run version of the original 1969-86 broadcast run of the series. It premiered on and ran for one season on ABC as a half-hour program. Thirteen episodes of the show...
- Additional Voices - The BiskittsThe BiskittsThe Biskitts is an animated cartoon TV series produced by Hanna-Barbera Productions from 1983 to 1984 and aired on CBS. The series lasted for only one season, Shirt Tales replaced the show in its time slot on the following 1984-85 Saturday Morning season...
- Mooch - The Kwicky Koala ShowThe Kwicky Koala ShowThe Kwicky Koala Show is a Saturday morning cartoon produced by Hanna-Barbera in 1981 for CBS. The TV program is notable for being among cartoon director Tex Avery's final works...
- Ratso - The TransformersThe Transformers (TV series)The Transformers is an animated television series depicting a war among giant robots who could transform into vehicles, other objects and animal-like forms. Written and recorded in America, the series was animated in Japan and South Korea...
- Hun-GurrrHun-GurrrHun-Gurrr is the name of several fictional characters from the various Transformers universes. They are both Terrorcon leaders who turn into multi-headed beasts.-Transformers: Generation 1:...
(2nd Head)
Movie roles
- Home on the Range - Larry the Duck
- Horton Hears a Who!Horton Hears a Who! (film)Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a 2008 American CGI-animated comedy feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name. It is the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third feature film based on a Dr. Seuss book, following How the Grinch...
- Wickersham Guard #1 - Ice Age: The MeltdownIce Age: The MeltdownIce Age: The Meltdown, also known as Ice Age 2: The Meltdown or simply as Ice Age 2, is the 2006 sequel to the 2002 computer-animated film Ice Age. It was produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and premiered in Belgium on March 1, 2006...
- Start Dad - RobotsRobots (film)Robots is a 2005 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Blue Sky Studios for 20th Century Fox, and was released theatrically on March 11, 2005. The story was created by Chris Wedge and William Joyce, a children's book author/illustrator. The two were trying to create a film version of...
- Lamp Post, Toilet Bot, Bass Drum, Microphone - Twice Upon a Time - Synonamess Botch
- Dynamite ChickenDynamite ChickenDynamite Chicken is American comedy film from 1972, starring Richard Pryor.“A contemporary probe and commentary of the mores and maladies of our age... With shtick, bits, pieces, girls, some hamburger, a little hair, a lady, some fellas, some religious stuff, and a lot of other things” boasts the...
- himself (comedy skit) - THX1138 - TWA
- City IslandCity IslandCity Island may refer to:*City Island, Bronx, New York**City Island , 2009 film by Raymond De Felitta set on the island*City Island *City Island *City Island , an island...
- Man with a dog monologue
Pound (a Robert Downey film) - German Shepherd
External links
- Marshall Efron at The Internet Movie Database