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Fred Newman(I)

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  • Composer
  • Music Department
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Fred Newman was born on 6 May 1952 in LaGrange, Georgia, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), Gremlins (1984) and Cocoon (1985). He has been married to Katy Dobbs since 1985. They have two children.
BornMay 6, 1952
BornMay 6, 1952
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins & 6 nominations

Known for

Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
7.7
  • Stupid(voice)
  • 1988
Gremlins (1984)
Gremlins
7.3
  • Mogwai
  • Gremlins(voice)
  • 1984
Cocoon (1985)
Cocoon
6.7
  • Additional Crew
  • 1985
Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, and Billy West in Doug (1991)
Doug
7.4
TV Series
  • Porkchop
  • Mosquito 'Skeeter' Valentine
  • Mr. Bud Dink
  • Buddy 'Bud' Dink
  • Skeeter Valentine
  • Bud Dink
  • Mr. Dink
  • Ned Cauphee
  • Skeeter
  • Dale Valentine
  • Dr. Dorsel
  • Grandma Opal
  • Mosquito 'Skeeter' Valentine, Ned Cauphee(voice)

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Actor

  • The Truth (2011)
    The Truth
    • Chester
    • Tyco & Uncle Rich
    • Podcast Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Superman: From Krypton to Metropolis
    • Adult Lex Luthor (voice)
    • Video
    • 2018
  • Justice League of America Vs the Lunar Invaders
    • Red Tornado
    • Alien (voice)
    • Video
    • 2014
  • Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
    Between the Lions
    • The Golf Announcer (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000–2009
  • Tom Chapin and Amy Miles in Lomax: The Hound of Music (2008)
    Lomax: The Hound of Music
    • Fred the Conductor
    • TV Series
    • 2008
  • Little Spirit: Christmas in New York (2008)
    Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
    • Little Spirit
    • Ramona
    • Squirrel (voice) ...
    • TV Movie
    • 2008
  • The Easter Egg Adventure (2004)
    The Easter Egg Adventure
    • Additional Voices (voice)
    • 2004
  • A Very Wompkee Christmas (2003)
    A Very Wompkee Christmas
    • Hummer, Woofus (voice)
    • Video
    • 2003
  • Little Miss Spider
    • Spiderus (voice)
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Fred Newman in Duke 2000 (2000)
    Duke 2000
    • Uncle Duke (2000) (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2000
  • Grand Theft Auto 2 (1999)
    Grand Theft Auto 2
    • DJ Spaz Funbags (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • Miss Spider's Tea Party
    • (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 1999
  • Disney's Doug (1996)
    Disney's Doug
    • Porkchop
    • Skeeter
    • Bud Dink (voice) ...
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1999
  • Thomas McHugh, Fred Newman, and Constance Shulman in Doug's 1st Movie (1999)
    Doug's 1st Movie
    • Skeeter
    • Mr. Dink
    • Porkchop (voice) ...
    • 1999
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black (1997)
    Men in Black
    • Aliens (voice, uncredited)
    • 1997

Composer

  • Disney's Doug (1996)
    Disney's Doug
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1999
  • PB&J Otter (1998)
    PB&J Otter
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, and Billy West in Doug (1991)
    Doug
    • Composer
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993

Music Department

  • Disney's Doug (1996)
    Disney's Doug
    • performer: Swingin' in the Wind (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Anthony Asbury, Andrea Frierson, Bob Stillman, and Joanne Baum in Allegra's Window (1994)
    Allegra's Window
    • original songs and arrangements
    • TV Series
    • 1996–1997
  • Fred Newman, Constance Shulman, and Billy West in Doug (1991)
    Doug
    • music designer
    • TV Series
    • 1991–1993
  • Kevin Peter Hall, John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, and Joshua Rudoy in Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
    Harry and the Hendersons
    • vocal effects
    • 1987

Videos3

A Very Wompkee Christmas
Clip 3:11
A Very Wompkee Christmas
Doug Trailer - Season 1
Trailer 0:12
Doug Trailer - Season 1
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York
Trailer 1:46
Little Spirit: Christmas in New York

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Frederick R. Newman
  • Born
    • May 6, 1952
    • LaGrange, Georgia, USA
  • Spouse
    • Katy Dobbs1985 - present (2 children)
  • Other works
    He is a cast regular (actor and vocal sound effects artist) on the popular National Public Radio broadcast, "A Prairie Home Companion" (prairiehome.org), starring Garrison Keillor.

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  • Trivia
    Actor and sound effects artist for "Prairie Home Companion" on NPR; author of "Mouthsounds" (Workman Publishing, 2006).
  • Nickname
    • The Sound Man

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