| April Winchell | |
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| Born | January 4, 1960 |
| Years active | 1972 - present |
April Terri Winchell (born on January 4, 1960 in New York City, New York, U.S.) is an American actress, writer, voice actress, radio talk show host, and commentator living in the greater Los Angeles area. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The City of New York New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
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Acting
As a voice actress, she has been heard in hundreds of television shows such as Sonic the Hedgehog (1993-1995), Recess (1997-1999), Goof Troop (as Peg Pete), Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (as Clarabelle Cow), Pepper Ann, The Legend of Tarzan (taking over for Rosie O'Donnell) and 101 Dalmatians (as Cruella De Vil). Sonic the Hedgehog is an American animated series created by DiC Entertainment with the partnership of Sega of America, and was loosely based Goof Troop is an animated television series from the The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and his bonding with his son Max Mickey Mouse Works is a television show that features the cartoon character Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of animated segments Disney's House of Mouse is an American Animated Television series, produced by Walt Disney Television, that originally aired from Mickey Mouse Clubhouse is a Children's television series, that premiered in prime time on Disney Channel on May 5, 2006. Clarabelle Cow is a Fictional character created by Ub Iwerks in 1928 for Walt Disney. Pepper Ann is an Animated series created by Sue Rose and shown in the United States on ABC. The Legend of Tarzan is an Animated Television series created by The Walt Disney Company in 2000, based on the Tarzan character Roseann "Rosie" O'Donnell Cruella de Vil is a fictional character and the primary villain in Dodie Smith 's 1956 novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians, Disney's 1961 She has also voiced roles in numerous animated films, including Antz, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast. Antz is a 1998 computer-animated Film produced by DreamWorks. Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 Live-action/animated film produced by Amblin Entertainment and The Walt Disney Company (released The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 Beauty and the Beast ( French: La Belle et la Bête) is a traditional Fairy tale (type 425C -- search for a lost husband -- in the Aarne-Thompson Winchell portrayed the "Glendale Federal Bank" lady - a cranky, cynical customer mollified by the service at her new bank - in a series of highly successful radio commercials, which Winchell wrote and directed herself.
As a child, Winchell received several callbacks for the role of Regan MacNeil in the horror movie The Exorcist. Casting Regan Teresa MacNeil was portrayed by Linda Blair in the 1973 film The Exorcist and its 1977 sequel Exorcist II The Heretic This article is about the novel published in 1971 For information about the 1973 film please see The Exorcist (film.
Radio
Besides her many contributions to radio advertising as a performer, writer and director, Winchell also hosted a radio talk show program on KFI, a Los Angeles radio station. A talk show ( American) or chat show ( Global) is a Television or Radio program where one person or group of people come together to For other stations which used the KFI callsign please see KFI (disambiguation. This weekend program aired for three years, and enjoyed the fastest growing audience in the history of the station. Subsequent to the end of this program in November 2002, she appeared semi-regularly on the Ask Mr. KABC program, on KABC, an AM station also in Los Angeles - until the show ended in February 2007. Marc Germain (born May 28, 1967) colloquially known as Mr K, is a popular radio talk show host formerly broadcasting from Los Angeles California on
In 2005, Winchell signed a deal with U. S. pay-TV service HBO to develop and host a show on Sirius Satellite Radio. However on her official website on May 3, 2006, she announced that negotiations had stalled out between HBO and Sirius, leaving her program in limbo. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
On March 16, 2007, she returned to semi-regular radio appearances on The Marc "Mr. K" Germain Show on KTLK radio AM 1150 - (The new show hosted by the former Mr. KABC) and is expected to be on twice a month. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Marc Germain (born May 28, 1967) colloquially known as Mr K, is a popular radio talk show host formerly broadcasting from Los Angeles California on Marc Germain (born May 28, 1967) colloquially known as Mr K, is a popular radio talk show host formerly broadcasting from Los Angeles California on (Her appearances on Germain's show are available at her website in addition to KTLK's website. ) During March, Winchell was "banned for life" from KABC (AM) in Los Angeles at the behest of ABC radio host Bill O'Reilly, over a retelling of an occurrence she dubbed "Croissantgate" (KABC provided Bill O'Reilly with croissants that were not fresh enough for his taste, causing a commotion at the station). KABC 790 AM is a Los Angeles radio station and a West Coast flagship station for the Citadel Broadcasting company William James O'Reilly Jr (born September 10 1949 is an American television / radio host, Author, Syndicated columnist, and
Her Glendale Federal radio commercials were critical of the recent bank mergers, and were instrumental in increasing Glendale Federal's recognition. (Ironically, Glendale Federal would ultimately be purchased by Washington Mutual. Washington Mutual Inc (abbreviated to WaMu) ( is a savings bank holding company and the former owner of Washington Mutual Savings Bank, which was the [1])
Theater
As a musical theatre actress, she starred as Ado Annie in the Columbia Artists revival of Oklahoma, and also appeared opposite Kevin Spacey in Gypsy. Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Kevin Spacey Fowler (born July 26 1959 is an American actor and Film director. Gypsy is a 1959 musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents.
Additionally, Winchell performed her one-woman show as "Sheila Sands" at the Roxy Theatre in Los Angeles to sold out crowds. For other people and places named Roxy see Roxy and Roxy Theatre The Roxy Theatre in New York City was a 6214 seat Movie The show was produced by Lily Tomlin and Jane Wagner, who discovered her at Cafe Largo in Hollywood. Mary Jean “Lily” Tomlin (born September 1 1939 is an American Actress, Comedian, Writer and producer who has won several Jane Wagner (born on February 2, 1935) is an American Writer, director and producer. Largo is a Nightclub and Cabaret in Los Angeles CA, known informally as Café Largo or Club Largo, known for its retinue of musical
She has also been a frequent panelist on What's My Line at the Acme Comedy Theatre in Hollywood. What's My Line? is a weekly panel Game show which was produced by Mark Goodson and Bill Todman for CBS The ACME Comedy Theatre is a Sketch comedy and Improvisational Theater located in Hollywood, Los Angeles California, U
Advertising
Winchell also created Radio Savant Productions, a successful radio advertising production company, in 1996. Since that time, Winchell has won every award for advertising excellence, including Cannes, Clio, The $100,000 Mercury Award and The International Grand Andy (it was the first and only time the Andy was given for radio).
Internet
Winchell's official website has chronicled a surprising breadth of the actress' activities, including her professional, personal and romantic life. Her success at attracting visitors to the site was reflected by the thousands of dollars raised when she solicited donations from visitors to support her (and the large bandwidth bills generated by the site) during a period of unemployment.
She has also made multiple impacts on the YouTube community with her postings of a computer-voiced and animated scene from When Harry Met Sally and her rebuttal to actress Patricia Heaton's campaign ads against stem cell research, with voices re-dubbed by Winchell and John Foley. When Harry Met Sally is a 1989 Romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. Each posting garnered over 100,000 views.
Personal life
Winchell is the daughter of American ventriloquist Paul Winchell. Paul Winchell ( December 21, 1922 – June 24, 2005) born Pinkus Wilchinski (the family later shortened it to Wilchin) In her weblog writings and appearances on radio, she describes her childhood with many references to the great talent of her father as well as the many disturbing incidents owing to his mental health issues. Ms. Winchell did not speak publicly about his mental illness and drug use for many years, due to the "tremendous responsibility" she felt to his fans, and the people who had fond childhood memories of his work from the 1960s through the late 1980s. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. But her silence ended in March 2004 after her father published his autobiography Winch, in which he openly criticized his ex-wife, Nina Russell, and other family members. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "
In broadcasts of her KFI show, on her web diary and several other websites, April Winchell revealed that she and Kevin Spacey dated for a while after high school, during the run of Gypsy, and went to New York together. She and Spacey remained friends ever since.
On August 19, 2005 she announced on her website that she was diagnosed with cancer and underwent successful surgery and radiation treatment. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Cancer (medical term Malignant Neoplasm) is a class of Diseases in which a group of cells display uncontrolled To promote solidarity during her radiation treatment, she issued her own rubber wristbands. Where Lance Armstrong's wrist bands were yellow, April's were "Glow in the Dark" so one could "glow along" with April. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana
Winchell is also widely known as a supporter of various charity causes, including Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles-based service providing meals for homebound people living with AIDS. Project Angel Food Program was founded by Marianne Williamson in 1989 as an outreach program of the Los Angeles Center for Living, which helps people with life-threatening
At present, she is involved in radio and television ads for Big Bear Mountain Resort as the hapless reporter-on-the-scene.
External links
- Official web site
- April Winchell at MySpace
- April Winchell at the Internet Movie Database
- Video of Winchell and "Mr. K" appearing on KABC Radio, July, 2006
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