Rich Caruthers Little

Born: November 26, 1938
Place of Birth: Ottawa, Ontario

• Rich Little was one of three sons whose father was a prominent doctor in Ontario.

• As a youngster in school, he would sometimes try to answer questions using his teacher's voice.

• He entered the entertainment field as a disc jockey and radio talk show host.

• Little appeared on popular TV shows hosted by Judy Garland, Ed Sullivan, Jackie Gleason, Dean Martin, and Glen Campbell.

• He became nationally famous with a series of comedy albums entitled "My Fellow Canadians".

• In 1975, he became a TV celebrity by hosting his own weekly program, "The Rich Little Show".

• Little once performed a TV version of Charles Dickens' "Christmas Carol" where he played all the roles.

• His performance in the above earned him an Emmy Award for acting.

• Rich Little has mastered as many as 200 different voices.

• At one point, because of unfortunate circumstances, he actually dubbed the voices of David Niven and Peter Sellers in their movies

• Rich Little is often credited as being the best impressionist in the world.

Last Updated: June 13, 2006
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