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Skip Hinnant is best known as a featured performer on the children's show ''[[The Electric Company]]'', which aired on the American educational television network [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] from 1971 to 1977. He was best known at that time as word decoder Fargo North<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOb0hpq_1G0|title=The Electric Company - Fargo North - Pay Your Electric Bill|accessdate=22 July 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> and as "The Boy" in the soap opera satire "[[Love of Chair]]." |
Skip Hinnant is best known as a featured performer on the children's show ''[[The Electric Company]]'', which aired on the American educational television network [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] from 1971 to 1977. He was best known at that time as word decoder Fargo North<ref>{{cite av media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOb0hpq_1G0|title=The Electric Company - Fargo North - Pay Your Electric Bill|accessdate=22 July 2016|via=YouTube}}</ref> and as "The Boy" in the soap opera satire "[[Love of Chair]]." |
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He was also the voice of [[Robert Crumb|Robert Crumb]]'s underground comic character [[Fritz the Cat]] in both the [[Fritz the Cat (film)|animated film]] of the same name written and directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]] in 1972 and its sequel written and directed by Robert Taylor, ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' in 1974. In 1977, he voiced the [[Easter Bunny]] in the [[Rankin/Bass]] made-for-television, [[Stop-motion animation|stop-motion animated]] feature [[The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town]], and in 1980, he provided the voice for the title character Pogo Possum in the [[direct-to-video]] feature film ''I Go Pogo'' (also done in stop-motion). His most recent acting roles were an appearance in the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] science education show ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'' as Flash Jordan in episode ''Measurement: How Fast? How Slow?'' in November 2, 1984 and a part in an episode of ''[[Kate & Allie]]'' as Bob's boss Brian Keyes in episode "I've Got a Secret" in February 27, 1989. Then he retired from television acting and devoted his entire career to voice-over work at beginnings of 1990s, but in 2006 he made appearances in two retrospectives of ''[[The Electric Company]]'': one was a PBS pledge drive special, the other was ''The Best of the Electric Company: Vol. 2.''<ref>[http://bestuff.com/stuff/skip-hinnant Bestuff.com]</ref> |
He was also the voice of [[Robert Crumb|Robert Crumb]]'s underground comic character [[Fritz the Cat]] in both the [[Fritz the Cat (film)|animated film]] of the same name written and directed by [[Ralph Bakshi]] in 1972 and its sequel written and directed by Robert Taylor, ''[[The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat]]'' in 1974. In 1977, he voiced the [[Easter Bunny]] in the [[Rankin/Bass]] made-for-television, [[Stop-motion animation|stop-motion animated]] feature [[The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town]], and in 1980, he provided the voice for the title character Pogo Possum in the [[direct-to-video]] feature film ''I Go Pogo'' (also done in stop-motion). His most recent acting roles were an appearance in the [[Public Broadcasting Service|PBS]] science education show ''[[3-2-1 Contact]]'' as Flash Jordan in episode ''Measurement: How Fast? How Slow?'' in November 2, 1984 and a part in an episode of ''[[Kate & Allie]]'' as Bob Barsky's boss Brian Keyes in episode "I've Got a Secret" in February 27, 1989. Then he retired from television acting and devoted his entire career to voice-over work at beginnings of 1990s, but in 2006 he made appearances in two retrospectives of ''[[The Electric Company]]'': one was a PBS pledge drive special, the other was ''The Best of the Electric Company: Vol. 2.''<ref>[http://bestuff.com/stuff/skip-hinnant Bestuff.com]</ref> |
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Hinnant is the longest-serving president of the New York branch of the [[Screen Actors Guild]]. |
Hinnant is the longest-serving president of the New York branch of the [[Screen Actors Guild]]. |
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Skip Hinnant | |
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| Born | Joseph Howard Hinnant September 12, 1940 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, comedian, singer, voice actor |
| Years active | 1963-1990 2006 |
| Relatives | Bill Hinnant (brother) |
Joseph Howard "Skip" Hinnant (born September 12, 1940) is an American actor and comedian.[1][2]
Career
Hinnant's first major role was as Cathy's boyfriend, Ted, on The Patty Duke Show from 1963 to 1965. In 1967, he played Schroeder in the original off-Broadway cast of Clark Gesner's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, where his older brother, Bill Hinnant, played Snoopy.
Skip Hinnant is best known as a featured performer on the children's show The Electric Company, which aired on the American educational television network PBS from 1971 to 1977. He was best known at that time as word decoder Fargo North[3] and as "The Boy" in the soap opera satire "Love of Chair."
He was also the voice of Robert Crumb's underground comic character Fritz the Cat in both the animated film of the same name written and directed by Ralph Bakshi in 1972 and its sequel written and directed by Robert Taylor, The Nine Lives of Fritz the Cat in 1974. In 1977, he voiced the Easter Bunny in the Rankin/Bass made-for-television, stop-motion animated feature The Easter Bunny Is Comin' To Town, and in 1980, he provided the voice for the title character Pogo Possum in the direct-to-video feature film I Go Pogo (also done in stop-motion). His most recent acting roles were an appearance in the PBS science education show 3-2-1 Contact as Flash Jordan in episode Measurement: How Fast? How Slow? in November 2, 1984 and a part in an episode of Kate & Allie as Bob Barsky's boss Brian Keyes in episode "I've Got a Secret" in February 27, 1989. Then he retired from television acting and devoted his entire career to voice-over work at beginnings of 1990s, but in 2006 he made appearances in two retrospectives of The Electric Company: one was a PBS pledge drive special, the other was The Best of the Electric Company: Vol. 2.[4]
Hinnant is the longest-serving president of the New York branch of the Screen Actors Guild.
References
- ^ The New York Times
- ^ Skip Hinnant interview 2 part 1. 4 May 2009. Retrieved 4 December 2015 – via YouTube.
- ^ The Electric Company - Fargo North - Pay Your Electric Bill. Retrieved 22 July 2016 – via YouTube.
- ^ Bestuff.com
External links
- Skip Hinnant at IMDb
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