Kurt Raymond - Master Oz Impressionist
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Kurt Raymond is widely acknowledged as the Master Oz Impressionist. He has been given that title and for good reason too! He can impression the voices of the Scarecrow, the Lion, the Tin Man, and even... the Witch ! He has been acting for over 10 years and performs regularly with a critically acclaimed Judy Garland impersonator. This is the VERY FIRST audio interview that Kurt has given that is online! I was honored to actually be the first person to do this.  Kurt has had a love for the M-G-M movie "The Wizard of Oz", ever since he was young. He has loved the books growing up as a child and is just thrilled to work in such a fun and exciting career. He has performed live at the Greek Theater in CA. They were also part of Warner Brother's Official "Wizard of Oz" sing along tour. Kurt says it is "no fun to play evil", and it's very true! Kurt also on occasion, much publicity work for Warner Brothers in reference to the recent re-release of the movie, "The Wizard of Oz".  Kurt shares about his experiences performing, and even gives all of his Oz Impressions, for the VERY FIRST time online! Among other things, Kurt talks about how he was asked to be a part of the  Oz documentary "The Legacy of Oz", which is featured on "The Wizard of Oz", Collectors Disc DVD set in 2005, and other various releases of "The Wizard of Oz" over the years. You'll feel that you actually hearing the voices from the original movie...but you're not it's only Kurt Raymond. Kurt has also worked behind the scenes on a number of occasions working with Wizard of Oz stage plays and brings much excitement to all of those who hear him perform life. There is always much more to say on Kurt and his work, but find out for yourself and start listening to the interview. Just don't get too scared when you hear Kurt's impressions. Remember...he's only just pretending!  Thank you, so much Kurt for everything in your time spent doing this. You're a great guy. I think it was really cool, in the time Kurt spent during this interview. Kurt told me that he told all of his friends to not call him for a few hours, during the evening he and I were working.  He didn't want any interruptions, which I thought really nice of him to do what he did. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/familytv/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/familytv/support
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