Michael Winslow

Michael Winslow is best known for his role as Sgt. Larvell 'Motor Mouth' Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and TV shows. He started imitating sounds at a very young age.

Michael was born on a Fairchild Air force Base and when his mom told stories, he would imitate the airplane noises, jet engines; anything that made a sound he copied with sounds that came out of his mouth.

Growing up in the Air Force Base made it difficult for him to have friends, so he created imaginary friends, dogs, cats, trucks, anything that would keep him occupied for the moment.

After graduated High School and a short-lived college, he had his first professional performance at a club/theatre in Boulder, Colorado named Tulagi's. This was very exciting for him because Jimmy Hendrix, The Doors, Tommy Bolin and other famous bands played there too. He opened and act for a group called 'Nova' and Italian Rock Fusion Band. He heard through the grapevine that this group was fans of Jimmy Hendrix, so he portrayed him. The audience was flabbergasted with his rendition of 'Purple Haze' and the ovation and the applause from the audience was overwhelming, from that moment on he knew he wanted to be an entertainer.

Mr. Michael packed his bags and hitchhiked to Venice Beach where he would be homeless for a short time. He Auditioned for the 'Gong Show' hosted by Chuck Barris and he won a prize of $516.32 that finally got him out of homelessness and allowed him to buy a vehicle, that took him to Los Angeles to all the local comedy clubs. At this point in time, Bud Friedman, believed in him and featured in him in the famous Evening at the Improv (witch we all know now as the Comedy Improve Clubs).

Until 1984 when he got his big chance when director Hugh Wilson and producer Paul Manslanski came to see him perform at Long Beach Theatre. Wilson and Manslanski were blown away and immediately wrote him into the script of the unforgettable 'Police Academy I through VII' As soon as this movie came out it became an instant success for Michael. His celebrity status was in place.

He then went to play a part in Mel Brooks 'Spaceballs'. This film helped in furthering his spotlight as a unique comedian, a man with a special talent that made families laugh. Michael was also heard, but not seen, when he gave the voice to Stripe, the evil little creature, in another Hit Movie 'Gremlins'

He also did voice-overs for Disney and Universal Studios in such rides as 'Back to the Future' and 'Terminator'.

Currently you can also hear him in the Television Hits 'Robo Chicken and Family Guy' and the 'Geico' commercials. In the spring of 2008, he will grace the red carpet premiere of 'National Lampoons Robo Doc'.

Michael, a master of vocal gymnastics, can imitate over 1000 sound effects using his voice alone. Whether he is recreating the frenzy of Jimmy Hendrix playing the guitar, or the roar of a jet plane, his talent is truly remarkable and his versatility admirable and enjoyable for everyone.