Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow
Michael Winslow in 2008
Birth name	Michael Leslie Winslow
Born	(1958-09-06) September 6, 1958 (age 58) Spokane, Washington
Medium	Stand-up, film and television personality
Nationality	American
Years active	1980–present
Genres	Character comedy, physical comedy, improvisational comedy
Subject(s)	Pop culture, American culture
Spouse	Belinda Church (m. 1985; d. 1993) 3 children Angela Baytops (m. 1997; div. 2001) Sharon Winslow (m. 2003; div. 2016)
Notable works and roles	Comedy Sound Smackdown Larvelle Jones in Police Academy Radar Technician in Spaceballs
Website	http://www.therealmichaelwinslow.com/

Michael Leslie Winslow (born September 6, 1958) is an American actor, beatboxer and comedian billed as the "Man of 10,000 Sound Effects" for his ability to make realistic sounds using only his voice. He is best known for his roles in all seven Police Academy films as Larvelle Jones. He has also appeared in Spaceballs, "Cheech and Chong's Next Movie", and a Cadbury commercial.

Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Robert and Verdie Winslow. He attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling and Imaging.

Winslow grew up at Fairchild Air Force Base where, according to his own account, he had few constant friends to call on. In order to pass his time, he would imitate the sounds of engines, animals, anything that made noise. Following his high school and college periods, he performed in nightclubs and theaters, where his sound imitation skills won him positive appraisal and enough money to move to and perform his act in Hollywood.

His first television appearance was on The Gong Show in which he squeezed in sound-alikes of Benji the movie dog, Star Trek, and Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze". He is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvelle "Motor Mouth" Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and TV shows. In 1985, Island released a 12" of Michael Winslow titled "I Am My Own Walkman". He also appeared as a radar operator in the movie Spaceballs, in which he performs all the sound effects during his scene himself. Mel Brooks (who wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in the film), stated that by doing so, Winslow saved the film money. Winslow is also a motivational speaker. Since the fall of 2008, Winslow has hosted the motion picture television series called "Way Back Wednesday with Winslow" on the cable superstation WGN America, which features movies mostly released in the 1980s. Michael continues to perform stand-up comedy around the globe.