Candy Candido (December 25, 1913 - May 19, 1999) was an American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, "I'm feeling mighty low. Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Year 1913 ( MCMXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) "
Born Jonathan Joseph Candido in New Orleans, Louisiana, Candido was a bassist and vocalist in Ted Fio Rito's big band, and they can be seen in a Soundie, "Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America Theodore Salvatore Fiorito ( December 20, 1900, Newark New Jersey - July 22, 1971, Scottsdale Arizona) used Ted Fio Soundies were an early version of the Music video: three-minute musical films produced by professional film crews in New York Chicago and Hollywood between 1940 "
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Radio
Candido's distinctively deep voice became a fixture on radio where he was a regular on Jimmy Durante's radio program. Old-Time Radio (OTR and the Golden Age of Radio refer to a period of Radio programming lasting from the proliferation of radio broadcasting in the early 1920s until His continual repetition of "I'm feeling mighty low" made it a national catchphrase, so familiar that he recorded a song of the same title with Durante. A catch phrase (or catchphrase) is a phrase or expression recognized by its repeated utterance The phrase can be heard in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon Homeless Hare, although it was not spoken there by Candido. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny
Voices
Candido provided the voice of a skeleton in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, and he later teamed with Bud Abbott during Abbott's attempted comeback in 1960. Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion is a 1950 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello. William Alexander “Bud” Abbott ( October 2, 1895 – April 24, 1974) was an American Actor, producer and He was the voice of the bear in the Gentle Ben TV series, and he worked as a voice actor on animated films, notably for Walt Disney, where he portrayed the Indian Chief in Peter Pan, the Tournament Crocodile in Robin Hood, the Graveyard Executioner in the Haunted Mansion attraction and Fidget the bat in The Great Mouse Detective. Gentle Ben is the name of a book of Fiction for children by author Walt Morey, which was later made into a Film and Television series Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Peter Pan is an animated feature film produced by Walt Disney based on the play Peter Pan or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up by Robin Hood is an Animated film produced by the Walt Disney Studios, first released in the United States on November 8, 1973 This article relates to the theme-park attraction For the film of the same name see The Haunted Mansion (film. The Great Mouse Detective was a 1986 Animated feature produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, and originally released to Movie theaters
Other animated films with Candido voices: Chuck Jones' adaptation of The Phantom Tollbooth, and the Ralph Bakshi movies Hey Good Lookin' and Heavy Traffic. Charles Martin "Chuck" Jones ( September 21, 1912 &ndash February 22, 2002) was an American Animator, The Phantom Tollbooth is a Live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 Children's book The Phantom Tollbooth Ralph Bakshi (born October 29 1938 is an American director of animated and occasionally live-action films Hey Good Lookin' is a 1982 Animated film written directed and produced by Ralph Bakshi. Heavy Traffic is a 1973 American Animated film written and directed by Ralph Bakshi.
Films
His various credited and uncredited roles as an actor, bassist and vocalist in live-action films include Sadie McKee (1934), Roberta (1935), Only Angels Have Wings (1939), Rhythm Parade (1942), Campus Rhythm (1943), Sarge Goes to College (1947), Smart Politics (1948) and The Great Rupert (1950).
Candido was married to actress Anita Gordon. He died in his sleep at his Burbank, California home at the age of 85. Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States.
Recordings
Candido did a children's 78rpm record for Capitol Records (CAS-3156). Side one was "You're Nothin' But a Nothin'", and side two was "Barnacle Bill the Sailor. "
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