Fred Newman is a sound effects artist. He is a regular on A Prairie Home Companion, author of the book MouthSounds, and has numerous film and TV credits including Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Doug, and Grand Theft Auto 2. A Prairie Home Companion is a live radio variety show created and hosted by Garrison Keillor. ... Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a 1988 motion picture produced by The Walt Disney Company and Amblin Entertainment that combines animation and live action, and offers a unique chance to see many cartoons from different studios in a single film. ... Doug is an animated series on Nickelodeon and is the first Nicktoon ever made, starring an 11-year-old named Doug as the main character. ... Screenshot GTA2 (PlayStation) Grand Theft Auto 2 (or GTA2) is a video game released on September 19, 1999 in the United States by developers Rockstar North; it eventually reached a variety of platforms, including the PC, PlayStation and Dreamcast consoles. ...
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A Prairie Home Companion: Fred Newman (http://prairiehome.publicradio.org/about/cast/fred_newman.shtml)
IMDb: Fred Newman (http://us.imdb.com/name/nm0628091/)
Fred did not know that he was dyslexic until he was in college, while taking a class that was teaching how to test for dyslexia.
Fred is currently an ensemble actor and sound effects man for the long-running National Public Radio program "A Prairie Home Companion," starring Garrison Keillor and recorded live in front of a theater audience each week.
Freds community and educational involvement includes participation in SPARK (Special Program of Arts for Kids), an annual event for 4,000 fifth-graders in Georgia, as well as programs for LD children sponsored by financier Charles Schwab, who also has dyslexia.
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