
Rich Little
Born November 26, 1938 · Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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 (1972) 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.
Movies

Better Off Dead...

Futurama: Bender's Game

One Crazy Summer

The Other Side of the Wind

Daisy Town

Night of 100 Stars III

Being Canadian

They'll Love Me When I'm Dead

Laurel and Hardy: A Tribute to the Boys

The Late Shift

US Against the World

Bebe's Kids

The Best of the Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

TV's Funniest Comedians - 14 Stars Do Classic Routines

Precious Moments: Who's Who at the Zoo?

Mitzi & 100 Guys

Really, Raquel

Davi's Way

Rodney Dangerfield: Opening Night at Rodney's Place

The Canadian Conspiracy

Starfest: The Stars Salute Public Television 1983

The Phynx

The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards

Happy Hour

The Raccoons and the Lost Star

Mickey's 50

Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie!

Another Nice Mess

The Raccoons on Ice

Doris Day Today

Dirty Tricks

The Perry Como Christmas Show

Sink Pink

Rich Little's Christmas Carol

Once Upon a Tour

Pink Ice

The Christmas Raccoons

Big Life

Rich Little's Robin Hood

Rich Little's Little Scams on Golf
TV Shows

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Futurama

Golden Globe Awards

Murder, She Wrote

The Love Boat

Hawaii Five-O

MacGyver

Mannix

Love, American Style

The Merv Griffin Show

The Nanny

The Dick Cavett Show

Petticoat Junction

The Carol Burnett Show

Police Woman

The Beverly Hillbillies

Dinah!

Fantasy Island

The Bob Hope Show

All in the Family

Here's Lucy

The Ed Sullivan Show

Green Acres

That Girl

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

The Muppet Show

The Flip Wilson Show

CHiPs

The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour

The Dean Martin Celebrity Roasts

Donny & Marie

The Hollywood Palace

Chico and the Man

The Early Show

The Wonderful World of Disney

The Captain and Tennille

Norm Macdonald Live

The Raccoons

The Judy Garland Show









