Scatman Crothers
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Benjamin Sherman "Scatman" Crothers (May 23, 1910 – November 22, 1986) was an American actor, singer, dancer and musician known for his work as Louie the Garbage Man on the TV show Chico and the Man, the voice of the Autobot Jazz in the Transformers animated series, and as Dick Hallorann in The Shining in 1980. He was the voice of Meadowlark Lemon in the animated TV version of The Harlem Globetrotters and of the title character in Hong Kong Phooey, both produced by Hanna-Barbera.
Crothers was born in Terre Haute, Indiana. He got the name Scatman when he auditioned for a radio show in 1932 at the former WSMK (now WING) in Dayton, Ohio. The director didn't think his given name was catchy enough, so Crothers told the director to call him Scat Man because of his talent at scat singing. He continued to enjoy this talent throughout his career, even teaching scat singing to college students. Later, the nickname was condensed to Scatman by Arthur Godfrey. (Crothers should not be confused...
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