Sam Kwasman - From Dancing to Duck Voices (Little Quacker)

Veteran actor, comedian, and voice artist Sam Kwasman shares hilarious behind-the-scenes stories from his decades-long career in Hollywood. From dancing with Patrick Swayze to voicing Little Quacker on Tom and Jerry, Sam's journey is filled with unexpected twists, famous co-stars, and a whole lot of laughter. NOTE to Listener: This interview was lost and found and is now released. I recorded it a while ago. Some discussions occurred about Ed Asner and Bob Newhart before they passed away (which is why that isn't mentioned). Episode Highlights: Landing the role of Little Quacker and why it took beating out 3,000 other voice actors Dancing with Patrick Swayze in Disney on Parade and how they both got their start Stand-up comedy days at The Comedy Store and working alongside Robin Williams Acting on classic TV shows like The Bob Newhart Show, Lou Grant, and Family Ties Robot Chicken madness—playing Donald Duck, Road Runner, and even an exorcist priest Starring in Jerry Seinfeld's Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as the ultimate product placement guy Learning from the greats—memorable encounters with Lucille Ball, Mel Blanc, and Ed Asner Writing for Tom and Jerry and crafting new animated stories You're going to love my conversation with Sam Kwasman IMDB Website Instagram Facebook TikTok Cameo On Bob Newhart Show Follow Jeff Dwoskin (host): Jeff Dwoskin on Twitter The Jeff Dwoskin Show podcast on Twitter Podcast website Podcast on Instagram Join my mailing list Subscribe to my Youtube channel (watch Crossing the Streams!) Yes, the show used to be called Live from Detroit: The Jeff Dwoskin Show Ways to support the show: Buy me a coffee (support the show) TeePublic Store: Classic Conversations merch and more! Love the books I talk about on the show? Here is my Amazon store to shop. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.