Pizza Time Theater Cartoons cast members

Born in Canada, Rich Little got his start just like almost every other comic of his time - night clubs. he was a very popular comic in these clubs, but if there was one thing Rich was best known for, it was impersonations. He studied the voices of many stars his whole life, stars like James Stewart, Johnny Carson, Don Rickles, Dean Martin, Truman Capote and George Burns. In the late 1960s, Rich was dubbed "the best impressionist in the world." During the 1970s, however, a rivalry began between him and fellow impressionist Frank Gorshin, who is five years older. Ultimately, Rich overpowered Gorshin and remained the best impressionist in the world. In 1973 Rich became more associated with Dean Martin and made countless appearances on the "Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts," honoring most of the people he impersonated.

Besides impressions, Rich also had a successful career as a narrator in many stories, made many appearances in TV series, and hosted many TV shows. He also made his first movie, as Otterlake in The Other Side of the Wind (2018) in 1972. His acting career wasn't as successful as his impressions, but he did have a great talent. After the 1980s, Rich calmed down and moved away from the limelight.

In 1998, Rich took a look back at his most remembered moments of his career: his appearances on the "Dean Martin Roasts," in an infomercial to promote the Roast videos. Rich says he will ALWAYS remember those moments.

Actor, composer, songwriter, voiceover artist and author. He joined ASCAP in 1956, and his chief musical collaborators included Tony Romano, Ruby Raksin, Walter Gross, and Ed Brandt. His popular-song compositions include "Hollywood Soliloquy", "The Clown", "Drowning My Sorrow", and "Voice in the Wind".

Mel Blanc, known as "The Man of Thousand Voices" is regarded as the most prolific actor to ever work in Hollywood with over a thousand screen credits. He developed and performed nearly 400 distinct character voices with precision and a uniquely expressive vocal range. The legendary specialist from radio programs, television series, cartoon shorts and movie was rarely seen by his audience but his voice characterizations were famous around the world.

Blanc under exclusive contract until 1960 to Warner Brothers voiced virtually every major character in the Warner Brothers' Looney Tunes and Merry Melodies cartoon pantheon. Characters including Porky Pig, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Sylvester the Cat, Wile E. Coyote,The Roadrunner, Yosemite Sam, Sam the Sheepdog, Taz the Tazmanian Devil, Speedy Gonzales, Marvin the Martian, Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé la Pew, Charlie the Dog, Blacque Jacque Shellacque, Pussyfoot, Private Snafu among others were voiced by Blanc.

After 1960, Blanc continued to work for Warner Brothers but began to work for other companies once his exclusive contract ended. He worked for Hanna-Barbera voicing characters including Barney Rubble, Dino the Dinosaur, Cosmo Spacely, Secret Squirrel, Captain Caveman, Speed Buggy, Wally Gator among others. He provided vocal effects for Tom & Jerry in the mid 1960's working with fellow Warner Bros. alum, Chuck Jones at what would become MGM Animation. In the mid 1960's, Blanc originated and voiced Toucan Sam for the Kellogg's Fruit Loops commercials. He would later go to originate and voice Twiki for Buck Rogers and Heathcliff in the late 1970's and early 1980's.

Dave Berry was born on 6 February 1941 in Woodhouse, Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor, known for The Crying Game (1992), Zloty srodek (2009) and The Bromley Boys (2018).

As a kid in the 1930s growing up in a tough New York neighborhood, kinetic wiseguy Larry Storch took in the multi-ethnic flavor of his surroundings and started blurting out various accents as a juvenile to provoke laughs and earn attention. Little did he know that this early talent would take him on a six-decade journey as a prime actor and comedian.

The 5'8" actor was born on January 8, 1923, in New York City, the son of a realtor and telephone operator. Although he attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx, he never graduated, earning money as a stand-up comic. Larry's gift as an impressionist paid off early during those teen years in vaudeville houses. Following military duty during WWII as a seaman (1942-1946), a happenstance meeting with comedian Phil Harris in Palm Springs led to an opening act gig at Ciro's for Lucille Ball's and Desi Arnaz' show.

Larry received his biggest break on radio with "The Kraft Music Hall" when he was asked to sub for an ailing Frank Morgan. He not only delivered his patented star impersonations, he did a devastating one of Morgan himself that went over famously.

Moving to the small screen, a summer hosting replacement on the TV variety show Cavalcade of Stars (1949) was followed by Larry's own variety series, The Larry Storch Show (1953). In musical revues from the early 1950s with such showcases as "Red, Hot and Blue" and "Curtain Going Up," he also became a fixture on the nightclub circuit. He made a leap into legit acting with the musical "You Never Know" (1955) and comedies "The Tender Trap" (1956) and "Who Was that Lady I Saw You With?" (1958), in which he played a hyper Russian spy.

A long-lasting friendship with Tony Curtis that formulated during his Navy days paid off in spades. Curtis started finding work for his buddy in his films, beginning with an unbilled bit in the Universal costumer The Prince Who Was a Thief (1951). When Larry's career was going through a noticeable lull in the early 1960s, Curtis again came to the rescue by giving him top supporting roles in some of his prime cinematic fluff--Who Was That Lady? (1960) (in which he recreated his stage role), 40 Pounds of Trouble (1962), Sex and the Single Girl (1964) and Wild and Wonderful (1964).

TV audiences soon started seeing his manic-looking mug regularly on episodic TV, including The Phil Silvers Show (1955) and Car 54, Where Are You? (1961). Larry's biggest claim to fame would come via his Emmy-nominated role as Forrest Tucker's loyal but not particularly bright sidekick Cpl. Randolph Agarn in the western comedy F Troop (1965).

While continuing to make an "impression" in nightclubs, Larry found a lucrative outlet in animation, too, giving vocal life to four decades' worth of cartoons, including the series Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales (1963), Underdog (1964), The Pink Panther Show (1969) and Scooby Doo, Where Are You! (1969). He also provided the voice of Koko the Clown in the syndicated cartoon show Out of the Inkwell (1962).

Beginning in the 1980s Storch made a comic resurgence of sorts under the theater lights with a healthy run opposite Jean Stapleton and Marion Ross in "Arsenic and Old Lace" from 1986-1988, and in the musicals "Oklahoma!" (1990) and "Annie Get Your Gun" (2000), the latter as Chief Sitting Bull. He also appeared with his friend Curtis again, this time in a musical stage version of Curtis' classic film Some Like It Hot (1959).

Larry went on to appear in typical oddball form in such films as Airport 1975 (1974), The Happy Hooker Goes to Washington (1977), Record City (1977), Without Warning (1980) (as a scoutmaster), S.O.B. (1981) (as a guru), Fake-Out (1982), Sweet Sixteen (1983), A Fine Mess (1986), The Perils of P.K. (1986), The Silence of the Hams (1994), Funny Valentine (2005) and Bittersweet Place (2005). TV guest appearances included "The Fall Guy," "Knight Rider," "Out of This World," "Married ... with Children," "Days of Our Lives," and his last, a 2010 appearance on "Medium Rare."

He was married to actress Norma Storch from 1961 until her death from cancer in 2003.

Laura Olsher was born on 27 March 1927 in Evanston, Illinois, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Mister Magoo's Christmas Carol (1962), Days of Our Lives (1965) and Love of Life (1951). She died on 5 June 2012 in Santa Monica, California, USA.

Legendary voice actress June Foray was born June Lucille Forer on September 18, 1917 in Springfield, Massachusetts, to Maurice Forer and Ida Edith Robinson, who wed in Hampden, Massachusetts. Her father, who was Jewish, emigrated from Novgorod, Imperial Russia, while her Massachusetts-born mother was of Lithuanian Jewish and French-Canadian descent. Her mother converted to Judaism to marry, and took the name Sarah.

At age 12, young June was already doing "old lady" voices. She had the good fortune of having a speech teacher who also had a radio program in the Springfield area. This teacher became her mentor, and added June to the cast of her show. Eventually her family moved to Los Angeles, where she continued in radio. By age fifteen, she was writing her own show for children, "Lady Makebelieve", in which she also provided voices. June dabbled in both on-camera acting and voice work, but was particularly talented in voice characterizations, dialects and accents. Just like Daws Butler, one of her later co-stars, she was a "voice magician" and worked steadily in radio from the 1930s into the 1950s.

June branched out from radio and began providing voices for cartoon characters. In the 1940s, she provided the voices for a live-action series of shorts, "Speaking of Animals", in which she dubbed in voices for real on-screen animals, a task she was to repeat many years later in an episode of The Magical World of Disney (1954). In the late 1940s June, Stan Freberg, Daws Butler, Pinto Colvig and many others recorded hundreds of children's and adult albums for Capitol Records. Her female characterizations on these records ran the entire gamut from little girls to middle-aged women, old ladies, dowagers and witches. No one seemed to be able to do these same voices with the warmth, energy and sparkle that June did.

In the 1950s June's star in animation not only began to rise but soared when Walt Disney sought her out and hired her to do the voice of Lucifer the cat in Cinderella (1950). The Disney organization continued to use June many times over, well into the 21st century. Warner Brothers also hired her to replace Bea Benaderet and do all of its "Looney Tunes" and "Merrie Melodies" cartoons. June has done many incidental characters for Warners, but her most famous voice has been that of Granny (in the "Tweety and Sylvester" series). Unfortunately, since Mel Blanc's contract called for exclusive voice credit on these cartoons, June never received credit for all the voices she did. During this time she also appeared on [error].

In 1957, Jay Ward met with June to discuss her voicing the characters of "Rocky the Flying Squirrel" and "Natasha Fatale" in a cartoon series. On November 19, 1959, the show debuted as The Bullwinkle Show (1959), later changing its name to The Bullwinkle Show (1959). June provided many other voices for this show, especially its "side shows" such as "Fractured Fairy Tales" and "Aesop and Son". She did fewer voices for the "Peabody's Improbable History" segment, but she did appear in at least three of those episodes. After the show had been successful for a few years, Ward added one of its most popular segments, "Dudley Do-Right of the Mounties". June was a regular in this side show as Dudley's girlfriend Nell Fenwick.

Since Ward used June exclusively for nearly all his female voices, he showcased her talents as no other producer had before. June missed out on doing voices for three of the show's "Fractured Fairy Tales" because she could not reschedule some bookings to do recording work with Stan Freberg, so Julie Bennett filled in for her on those occasions. Dorothy Scott--co-producer Bill Scott's wife--also filled in for June a few times for "Peabody's Improbable History". Her collaboration with Ward made her incredibly famous, and "Rocky the Flying Squirrel" became her signature voice. To this day June regularly wears a necklace with the figure of Rocky sculpted by her niece Lauren Marems.

Ward later produced two other cartoon series, Hoppity Hooper (1964) and George of the Jungle (1967). June's appearances on "Hoppity Hooper" were limited to the segments of "Fractured Fairy Tales", "Dudley Do-Right" and "Peabody" that aired during its run. On "Fractured Fairy Tales" June did a whole montage of voices similar to those from her Capitol Records days. Her witch voices were so incredibly funny and magnificently done that Disney and Warner Brothers tapped her to provide that same voice for the character of Witch Hazel. She was once again the lone female voice artist, this time on "George of the Jungle". Included on that show were the "Super Chicken" and "Tom Slick" side shows.

In the 1960s, June lost out to Bea Benaderet when she auditioned for the voice of "Betty Rubble" on The Flintstones (1960). June appeared numerous times during the decade in holiday specials such as Frosty the Snowman (1969) and The Little Drummer Boy (1968)). In the 1960s and 1970s, June dubbed in voices for full-length live-action feature films many times. Jay Ward and Bill Scott also had her dub in dialogue for silent movies in their non-animated series Fractured Flickers (1963).

In the early 1970s, June tried her hand at puppetry. She became the voice of an elephant, an aardvark and a giraffe on Curiosity Shop (1971). Around this time she also recorded various voices for the road shows of "Disney on Parade", which toured the US and Europe for several years.

She acted on-camera occasionally over the years, primarily on talk shows, game shows and documentaries; in the early years of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), she performed a 13-week stint as a little Mexican girl. However, June had said that she prefers to record behind the scenes because she jokingly said "She can earn more money in less time."

June Foray died on July 26, 2017, in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She was ninety nine years old.

Ralph James was born on 29 November 1924 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. He was an actor, known for Mork & Mindy (1978), Submersion of Japan (1973) and Sixpack Annie (1975). He was married to Suzanne A. Justyna. He died on 14 March 1992 in Beverly Hills, California, USA.

John Erwin is an American actor from Cambridge, Massachusetts. He is primarily known for voice roles in animation. He voiced the arrogant and selfish adolescent Reggie Mantle in the animated series "The Archie Show" (1968-1969). He returned to the role in a number of the series' spin-offs until 1977. He voiced the primary hero Prince Adam/He-Man and the secondary villain Beast Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985). He also voiced several of the series' minor characters. He returned to the role of He-Man for guest appearances in the spin-off series "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1987).

Since the late 1980s, Erwin's roles have been limited to voicing unseen announcers in live-action projects. He briefly emerged from retirement in 2005, in order to voice a He-Man cameo appearance in the animated sitcom "Family Guy". In 2019, it was mentioned in an interview that Erwin was living in a retirement community, located in Thousand Oaks, California. His subsequent activities are unknown.

Alan Oppenheimer is an American actor from New York City, who started his career in the 1950s. By the 1970s, Oppenheimer started performing voice acting roles. He eventually emerged as one of the most prolific voice actors in the United States, with roles in numerous series and films. His better known roles include the evil emperor Ming the Merciless in "The New Adventures of Flash Gordon" (1979-1982), the tyrant Overlord and his mind-controlling Vizier in "Blackstar" (1981), the arrogant narcissist Vanity Smurf in "The Smurfs" (1981-1989), the evil sorcerer Skeletor, the shape-shifting animal Cringer, the heroic Man-at-Arms, and the aquatic villain Mer-Man in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985), the pacifistic naturalist Beachcomber, the sailor Seaspray, and the gun-enthusiast and munitions expert Warpath in "The Transformers" (1984-1987), the android wizard Prime Evil in "Ghostbusters" (1986), and the cryptic advisor Merlin in "The Legend of Prince Valiant" (1991-1993).

In 1930, Oppenheimer was born in New York City. His father was the stockbroker Louis Oppenheimer. In 1958, Oppenheimer married costume designer Marianna Elliott. They had three children. He received a divorce at some point prior to the mid-1980s. In 1984, Oppenheimer married the professional tennis player Marilyn Greenwood. Their marriage lasted less than a decade, and ended in a divorce. In 1992, Oppenheimer re-married his first wife Marianna Elliott. Their marriage lasted until her death in 2003. He has remained single since her death.

In 1993, Oppenheimer had a guest star role in "Star Trek: The Next Generation". He played the Klingon cleric Koroth. His character cloned the long-dead messianic warrior Kahless, in hope of restoring his peoples' faith in their religion.In 1994, Oppenheimer played the ill-fated star-ship captain Keogh in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine". After successfully completing a rescue mission, Keogh fell victim to a suicide attack (along with most of his crew). In 1997, Oppenheimer played an unnamed ambassador of the Nezu in "Star Trek: Voyager". His character attempted to enlist the USS Voyager to rescue his planet from destruction. This was Oppenheimer's last role in a "Star Trek" television series. Oppenheimer has mostly avoided live-action roles since 1998.

In 2022, Oppenheimer voiced Skeletor again for an appearance in the film "Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers". By 2022, Oppenheimer was 92-years-old. He has never fully retired, though he has played less prominent roles in recent productions. He remains popular to animation fans for his iconic roles in several classic series.

Lou Scheimer was an American animation producer, voice actor, and theme score composer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He was one of the co-founders of the animation studio Filmation (1962-1989), and was often credited as an executive producer in its television shows. As a voice actor, he is primarily remembered for voicing the benevolent King Randor and the inept magician Orko in the animated series "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe". He also voiced several of the series' secondary characters.

In 1928, Scheimer was born to a German-Jewish in Pittsburgh. His father was a recent German immigrant. He reportedly decided to move to the United States, after being involved in a fist fight with members of the antisemitic Nazi Party (NSDAP, 1920-1945). Scheimer received his tertiary education at the Carnegie Tech University (later renamed to Carnegie Mellon University), a private research university located in Pittsburgh. The university was originally a technical school, established by the industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1900. Its name commemorated its founder. Scheimer graduated in 1952, with a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts.

Scheimer soon found work in the animation industry. In the mid-1950s, he was appointed to the position of art director for the production company Larry Harmon Pictures. The company was producing television cartoons, primarily featuring Bozo the Clown and Popeye. It was owned by producer Larry Harmon (1925 -2008), who voiced Bozo. While working there, Scheimer former a close working relationship with former Disney animator Hal Sutherland ( 1929-2014). The two later became business partners.

In 1961, Larry Harmon Pictures shut down. Scheimer and Sutherland were subsequently hired by the minor production company True Line. While working there, they were contracted by the Japanese-American company SIB Productions to create an animated television series for them. They fulfilled the contract by producing the space-travel-themed series "Rod Rocket" (1963). The contract allowed True Line to hire additional personnel. Scheimer and Sutherland formed a close relationship with their new co-worker Norm Prescott (1927-2005).

In 1962, Scheimer started independently working on commercials. He figured that he could form his own company to produce animation. In September 1962, Scheimer and Sutherland formed Filmation. The company's name was a short form of the term "film animation". Prescott joined them soon after the company's formation. The trio were the company's main producers. They immediately started work on the animated feature film "Journey Back to Oz" (1972), loosely based on the Oz novels by L. Frank Baum. Due to financial problems, it took them about a decade to complete the film.

For its first few years, Filmation primarily produced animated television commercials. The company's first big break came c. 1966. Scheimer and his partners were hired by DC Comics editor Mort Weisinger (1915-1978) to produce an animated adaptation of the superhero Superman. The result was the animated series "The New Adventures of Superman" (1966-1970), the first animated adaptation of the character since the 1940s short film series which had been produced by the Fleischer Studios. Due to this series' perceived success, DC Comics later assigned further animated projects to Filmation. The company produced animated adaptations of (in order of release): Superboy, Aquaman, and Batman.

Filmation had its second big break with another comic book adaptation. Scheimer and his partners signed a contract with Archie Comics to produce an animated adaptation of the teenage humor series "Archie". Filmation created "The Archie Show" (1968-1969), featuring Archie's main characters as a bubblegum pop band. The series' music was highly popular, and the song "Sugar, Sugar" became the No. 1 song of 1969 on the Billboard charts. Filmation went on to create several spin-offs of the series in the 1970s. Among the most successful spin-offs was "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" (1970-1974). Filmation took a minor fantasy character of Archie Comics, Sabrina, and turned her into a popular series protagonist.

By the early 1970s, Filmation had emerged as a leading company in television animation. But it was no longer an independent company, as Scheimer and his partners had sold their ownership rights in 1969. The company functioned as a subsidiary of the TelePrompTer Corporation, which was the largest cable television provider in the United States during the 1970s. Scheimer remained on the company's helm, while some of his partners entered semi-retirement. In 1981, TelePrompTer was acquired by Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Filmation had a new corporate parent, but Scheimer continued leading the company.

Filmation had another hit in their hands when they produced "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985), an animated adaption of a line of Mattel toys. It was among the earliest first-run syndicated cartoons. Due to the lack of supervision by a network, the series had greater artistic freedom than previous projects by Filmation. Scheimer wanted to instill moral values on the young viewers, so the series often focused on moral dilemmas, and questions concerning the priorities of its heroes. The series also had a successful spin-off of its own, "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986).

In 1989, Westinghouse decided to shut down Filmation and to sell the studio's properties. Scheimer effectively went into retirement after the end of his studio. In the late 1990s, he was hired by the Dutch company Dreamweavers to create an adult animated film. The result was the science fiction film "Robin and the Dreamweavers", where an evil siren seeks power through manipulating "mankind's baser carnal desires". The film had problems in finding a distributor.

Scheimer spend the last decades of his life struggling with Parkinson's disease, which would eventually cause his death. In 2012, he was honored with an Inkpot Award for his contributions to animation. He died on October 17, 2013, two days before his 85th birthday. Several of his animated works have maintained a cult following into the 21st century, thanks to their colorful characters and their distinctive designs.

Linda Gary was an American voice actress from Los Angeles, California. She was in the prime of her career in the 1980s. She voiced four major female characters in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985): the benevolent Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, the heroic Teela (the Captain of the Royal Guard), Queen Marlena (He-Man's mother), and the ambitious villainess Evil-Lyn. In the spin-off series "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986), Gary voiced the evil sorceress Shadow Weaver, the animal-themed super-villainess Scorpia, the rebel leader Glimmer, the benevolent witch Madame Razz, and the inventor Entrapta (sidekick and only friend to the villainess Catra).

In 1944, Gary was born in Los Angeles California. In 1967, Gary married the actor Charles Howerton. She became the stepmother to his daughter from a previous wedding, and later had two daughters of her own. In the early 1970s, she and her husband were living in Italy. She was hired to perform voice work, dubbing Italian films into English.

Gary returned to the United States in 1974, and was interested in starting a professional career as a voice actor. She received acting lessons from veteran voice actor Daws Butler (1916 - 1988). Among her earliest performances was voicing various female characters in the animated series "Tarzan, Lord of the Jungle" (1980), the first adaptation of Tarzan for television animation. She even voiced Tarzan's original love interest, Jane Porter, but only for a single episode.

Gary voiced numerous characters for Filmation, Hanna-Barbera, Marvel Productions, and Disney Television Animation over the following decades. She also worked in dubbing Japanese anime films, such as "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" (1984). For "Ghostbusters" (1986), Gary voiced the only two major female villains in the series: the mist-controlling ghost Mysteria and the vamp-like sorceress Apparitia.

Gary's last major role in television was playing May Parker in several early episodes of the animated series "Spider-Man" (1994-1998). Her character was Spider-Man/Peter Parker's aunt and surrogate mother. On October 5, 1995, Gary died at her home in North Hollywood, California. Her death was caused by brain cancer, a disease with which she had been struggling for a while. She died a month before her 51st birthday. Despite her relatively short career, Gary is fondly remembered for her roles in animation.

George DiCenzo was an American character actor, voice actor, and acting teacher from New Haven, Connecticut. His acting career lasted for about 30 years, and he had previously served as an associate producer for the gothic soap opera "Dark Shadows" (1966-1971). His best-remembered live-action role was portraying Sam Baines (Marty McFly's maternal grandfather) in the time-travel-themed science fiction film "Back to the Future" (1985). As a voice actor, he is primarily remembered for portraying stranded astronaut John Blackstar in "Blackstar" (1981) and the tyrant Hordak in "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986).

DiCenzo received his acting training from Milton Katselas (1933- 2008), the acting instructor who founded the Beverly Hills Playhouse. He later served as an apprentice teacher under Katselas, before branching out on his own. He used both New York City and Philadelphia as his home-base at various points in his teaching career.

Towards the end of his career, DiCenzo voiced roles in a few video games. His better known role in the field was voicing crime lord Ennio Salieri in the crime-themed video game "Mafia" (2002). In the video game, Salieri eliminates a rival crime lord and becomes the de facto ruler of a fictional city in 1930s Illinois. He starts mistreating his own henchmen, until one of them turns against him and betrays Salieri to the authorities. The game had a number of sequels, but DiCenzo never had a chance to voice Salieri again.

DiCenzo had his final film role in the drama film "A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints" (2006). The film was an adaptation of a memoir by film director Dito Montiel, concerning the troubling experiences which convinced him to abandon his family and few remaining friends in 1986. DiCenzo effectively retired afterwards, due to his declining health.

DiCenzo died in August 9, 2010 due to sepsis (blood poisoning). He was 70-years-old at the time of his death, and was living in Pennsylvania. He was buried in the North and Southampton Churchyard, located at Churchville, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. DiCenzo is fondly remembered for a number of memorable roles in his career, but he was better known for his voice rather than his face.

Erika Scheimer is a retired American voice actress, working for the animation studio Filmation for decades. She was the daughter of studio co-founder Lou Scheimer (1928-2013), and was recruited to perform voice work in early life. She is mostly remembered for voicing several supporting characters in the science fantasy series "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986). Her roles for the series included Flutterina (a humanoid butterfly with control over real butterflies), Frosta (whose main power was cryokinesis), Imp (a shape-shifting spy), Granita (a humanoid with a rock-like body), Loo-Kee (a humanoid chipmunk whose main ability was stealth), Peekablue (whose power was remote viewing), Perfuma (who controlled plant life), and Queen Angella (a winged humanoid with light-based powers).

One of Scheimer's earliest roles was voicing Marcia Brady in the second season of "The Brady Kids" (1972-1973), an animated spin-off of "The Brady Bunch". She replaced actress Maureen McCormick, who had voiced Marcia in the show's first season. Scheimer was only 13-years-old while voicing this role. She also voiced Susan Turner (one of the main characters) in "Lassie's Rescue Rangers" (1973), and regular characters Carol (a blonde girl) and Kim (an Asian girl) in "Mission: Magic!".

A few years later, Scheimer voiced the pint-sized robot Peepo in the live-action series "Space Academy" (1977). She voiced the pocket robot Wiki in the replacement series "Jason of Star Command" (1978-1979). In the television special "A Snow White Christmas" (1980), Scheimer voiced protagonist Snow White II (a daughter of the original Snow White). In the special, Snow White II has to face the wrath of her step-grandmother the Wicked Queen, who has been revived after years spend trapped in a block of ice.

Scheimer's next memorable role was voicing one of the main characters in "Hero High" (1981-1982), a series about a school for superheroes. She voiced Brat-Man, whose temper tantrums manifested in seismic and concussive blasts. Scheimer voiced various minor and incidental characters in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe: (1983-1985), but most of them were one-shot characters. She instead voiced much of the supporting cast in the spin-off "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986).

Scheimer voiced the sentient elevator Skelevator in "Ghostbuters" (1986), in one of her last recurring roles in animation. Filmation shut down in 1989, and its staff was laid off. Scheimer's voice acting career ended abruptly, though it was not clarified whether she was unable or unwilling to seek other employers.

Over the following decades, Scheimer remained popular within Filmation's fandom, though she rarely offered interviews. In 2007, Scheimer publicly declared her own homosexuality, surprising her fans. She mentioned in a subsequent interview that her homosexuality never bothered her co-workers at Filmation, since the company was gay-friendly. By 2022, Scheimer was 62-years-old. She is among the youngest living cast members of Filmation's various series.

Jay Scheimer was born on 29 September 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. She was an actress, known for The ABC Saturday Superstar Movie (1972), The New Adventures of Batman (1977) and The Tom and Jerry Comedy Show (1980). She was married to Lou Scheimer. She died on 19 February 2009 in Tarzana, California, USA.

Scott Menville is an American voice actor known for voicing Robin in the Teen Titans, Teen Titans Go and associated DC franchises. He also voiced Rick Courage from Evil Con Carne, Shaggy Rogers from Scooby-Doo, Fred Flintstone from The Flintstone Kids, Rocket the Sloth from Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Samwise Gamgee from The Lord of the Rings video game and Yaibal in Final Fantasy X-2.

Anne Marie McEvoy is known for Children of the Corn (1984), Full House (1987) and Fuller House (2016).

Vaughn Tyree Jelks was born on 25 June 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He is an actor, known for The Fan (1996), Colors (1988) and Amen (1986). He has been married to Andrea Berghella since 22 September 2007. They have four children.

Ebonie Smith was born on 16 September 1978 in Puerto Rico. She is an actress and composer, known for Lethal Weapon (1987), Lethal Weapon 2 (1989) and Lethal Weapon 4 (1998).

David Mendenhall's career began at the age of four, when he appeared in a commercial for Mattel Toys. By the time he reached his teens his appearances included more than 150 commercials for both television and radio, plus roles on such television shows as "Our House" (two seasons), "Taxi" (two seasons as Marilu Henner's son), "Diff'rent Strokes," "The Twilight Zone," "The David Copperfield Special" (as the young Copperfield), and "The Wayne Newton Special" (as the young Wayne Newton).

From 1979 - 1986, David regularly appeared as "Mike Webber" on ABC's "General Hospital" for which he was honored with a Soapie for "Best Youth Actor In a Daytime Continuing Drama" by the Soap Opera Digest Awards. He also collected several Youth in Film Awards during the same time span, including "Best Youth Actor In A Daytime Drama Series." Soon he became heavily involved in feature films, and by the late 80s, David's image was seen in every major teen magazine. Along the way, he had the opportunity to work alongside major entertainment industry figures representing a spectrum of media and eras, including Danny Kaye, Sammy Davis, Jr., Roger Corman, Danny DeVito, Bill Bixby, Janusz Kaminski, Ruth Buzzi, Brock Peters, Burgess Meredith, Demi Moore, and Menahem Golan.

Movie appearances included opposite Christina Applegate in the gritty thriller "Streets" (1990); with Sally Kellerman and Michael Moriarty in "Secret Of The Ice Cave" (1990); "Going Bananas" (1988) with Dom DeLuise and Jimmy Walker; as the son of Sylvester Stallone in "Over The Top" (1987, for which he infamously "won" two Razzies in the same year - Worst New Star and Worst Supporting Actor); with comedian Johnny Yune in "They Still Call Me Bruce" (1987); as part of an ensemble including Shelley Winters in the thriller "Witchfire" (1985); and co-starring in his first feature with Vince Edwards in Roger Corman's "Space Raiders" (1983).

David's experience in the 80s extended to performing voice-over roles for many cartoon specials, series, and feature films, including: "The Cabbage Patch Christmas Special," "Robo Force," "Puff The Magic Dragon," "The Smurf's Christmas Special," "Kangaroo," "Potato Head Kids," "Galtar," "The Berenstain Bears" (as Brother Bear), "G.I. Joe," "Transformers," "The Transformers Movie," and "The Rainbow Brite Movie." In addition, David recorded several story-albums for Disney Records, including "The Black Stallion," "E.T.," "Gremlins," "Goonies," and "The Swiss Family Robinson."

After the very busy 80s came to a close, and after coping with the loss of his father from cancer, David began a course towards achieving a higher education. In 1998 he graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Southern California with a Bachelor's degree in Theatre and Cinema- Television. Next, in further pursuit of his goal to one day form his own production company, he proceeded to earn his Juris Doctor degree from Southwestern University School of Law (2001). Credentials in hand, David began his career anew in the entertainment industry, first, as a contract attorney inside major studio law departments, including the NBC network and Universal Studios. A devoted writer from an early age, Mendenhall also spent time during the 2000s as a journalist for such publications as Indie Slate Magazine and the Daily Journal.

In 2008, Mendenhall pivoted back towards his true passion, entertainment production. He first had the opportunity to spend time behind-the-scenes at work for Lock and Key Productions (Endemol) seasons 3 & 4 of the hit NBC program, "Deal or No Deal." Since then, he's earned producing credits on other prime time network programs.

Over the years, David has also channeled his energy into supporting many non-profit causes. He's participated in numerous special events on behalf of such organizations as the American Cancer Society, The Adam Walsh Foundation, The Just Say No Foundation, The Motion Picture and Television Hospital, the D.A.R.E. program, the March of Dimes, Actors and Others for Animals, the Starlight Children's Foundation, and Make-A-Wish.

A true "theatre person," David continues to participate in stage productions on a regular basis, having appeared in and/or been directly involved with many live productions in the Los Angeles area since the early 90s. He is currently a member of Above The Curve Theatre group. As a professional actor, 2016 marked his 40th anniversary as a member in good standing of Screen Actors Guild-AFTRA; he recently enjoyed playing a feature role in Bobcat Goldthwait's dark comedy "God Bless America." On a regular basis, David also participates as a member of the SAG-AFTRA National Young Performers Committee, which advocates for protections on behalf of children who work in front of the camera.

David's engaged with several productions in various stages of development for worldwide digital, television, and theatrical distribution.

Josh Rodine was born on 12 July 1974 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Hägar the Horrible (1989), The Adventures of Raggedy Ann & Andy (1988) and ABC Weekend Specials (1977).

Penina Segall is known for Pet Sematary (1989), Oliver & Company (1988) and Remington Steele (1982).

Gini Holtzman is known for The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show (1983), It's Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown (1984) and Happily Ever After (1985).

Hal Smith was born on 24 August 1916 in Petoskey, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for The Great Race (1965), The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960). He was married to Harriet Louise Curtis and Vivian Marie Angstadt. He died on 28 January 1994 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Years ago, Tallulah Bankhead's credited with having created the dictum, 'never work/appeared with small children or animals', as they have a built-in 'advantage'; the 'awww, look at how cute..'

Though it is true, there's been many young actors who actually had skills to back up that advantage.

One off them - who was part of the mid/late-70's group was a child actor, who worked under the stage name of 'Sparky Marcus'.

Sparky, - who's real name is Marcus Issoglio, was born in Hollywood, CA.

After being a being a familiar face of the late-70's, appearing in everything from Freaky Friday (1976), and Benji (1974), to TV shows like The Bob Newhart Show (1972), and the adult soap/comedy, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976) seemed to disappear.

One thing many child actors can't control is growing up, and aside from a very few, most former child actors will try to push against preconceived ideas, such as they're 'too old', or 'have no acting skills', but even when they do, it can be like trying to swim upstream. No matter how much, nor how hard they try, the entertainment business - which is already a very difficult business for any adult to try and enter, can seem to be much harder for someone who was once the 'go-to' face.

Marcus did continue to work through the mid 80s, segueing into doing voice-overs for animated shows and films.

One of his last on-camera appearances was in The Man with Two Brains (1983), Marcus has since retired from the business.