Fred Newman (actor)
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Fred Newman in 2014
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Frederick R. Newman May 6, 1952 LaGrange, Georgia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, voice actor, comedian, composer, sound effects artist, musician, and talk show host |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Spouse(s) | Katy Dobbs (m. 1985) |
| Children | 2 |
Frederick R. "Fred" Newman (born May 6, 1952) is an American actor, voice actor, composer, comedian, musician, and sound effects artist, as well as a former talk-show host.
Newman was born in LaGrange, Georgia. He is a 1974 graduate of the University of Georgia, and received an MBA at Harvard Business School in 1978. Fred Newman married Katy Dobbs in 1985, and the couple has two children: Gil John Newman (son) and Lila Claire Newman (daughter). Lila appeared on A Prairie Home Companion (APHC) as an actor and singer when the show was in Chicago at Ravinia Park.Lila began contributing sketches and writing to APHC on a weekly basis in November 2013 and receives on-air credits for her work. Both of Newman's children are pursuing acting careers.Lila appears as Charlotte 'Cee' Biggs, John Goodman's daughter, on Season 2 of Alpha House on Amazon Prime.
Newman's first job in New York City was at Newsweek. After doing stand-up comedy, Newman soon capitalized on his unique vocalizations, and Peter Workman (Workman Publishing) signed Fred to write the best-selling book MouthSounds (first published in 1980 with a vinyl record insert, and updated with a CD in 2004). Newman is an actor and sound-effects artist on Garrison Keillor's live radio variety show A Prairie Home Companion. In an audience favorite feature of the program, Keillor tells an apparently impromptu story that is funny because it requires Newman to strain to supply rapid-fire sound effects for unusual occurrences and obscure animals.
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