The Animated Peter Lorre (hardback)

<p><strong>“All that anyone needs to imitate me is two soft-boiled eggs and a bedroom voice.” </strong></p><p><strong>- Peter Lorre</strong></p><p>In the 1940s no movie show was complete without a cartoon and no cartoon was complete without an established character like Bugs Bunny or a caricature of a celebrity like Jimmy Durante. This tradition continues today in TV shows like <em>The Simpsons </em>(1989). Peter Lorre is perhaps the most frequently animated movie star of all time. Actors love to play him and animators love to draw him. He has been voiced by Mel Blanc Paul Frees Daws Butler Maurice LaMarche Rob Paulsen and Frank Welker. Creators include Tex Avery Friz Freleng Robert McKimson Robert Clampett Michael Maltese William Hanna Joseph Barbera Tim Burton Steven Spielberg and Tom Ruegger.</p><p>Author Matthew Hahn has found over 700 instances of animated cartoons using Lorre’s face or voice or both. Often cast as a mad scientist or a hunchbacked assistant Lorre has also been seen as a pig a duck a fish a mole a fox a toad a chameleon a maggot a weevil a ghost an evil spirit a monster a robot a cyborg a lamp and the cereal mascot Boo Berry. His animated avatar has played opposite Mr. Magoo Beany and Cecil Bozo the Clown Snagglepuss Dick Tracy Rocky and Bullwinkle Scooby-Doo Mighty Mouse Milton the Monster Secret Squirrel The Beatles Tiny Toons Chip ‘n Dale Duckman The Flintstones Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Count Duckula Yu-Gi-Oh Animaniacs The Tick Timon & Pumbaa Duck Dodgers Mega Man Crash Bandicoot and Harvey Birdman. He has appeared in <em>Aladdin</em> (1992) <em>Corpse Bride </em>(2005) <em>The Brave Little Toaster </em>(1987) <em>Stingray</em> (1964) <em>Family Guy</em> (1999) <em>Robot Chicken</em> (2005) <em>Mighty Magiswords</em> (2015) and <em>The Ren & Stimpy Show</em> (1991). Here are all known instances of the animated Peter Lorre in theatrical cartoons TV shows commercials video games and more including abandoned projects coincidences connections and apocrypha. Illustrated. Includes index notes and bibliography. This book should be on the shelf of all animation aficionados classic movie fans gamers pop culture enthusiasts history buffs and lovers of fun facts.</p>