Donavan Freberg
Musical Artist
1971 –
Who is Donavan Freberg?
Donavan Freberg, sometimes credited as Donovan Freberg is an American advertising creative, voice actor, photographer, and writer.
His voice-acting credits include Peanuts' Linus and Charlie Brown in commercials and public service announcements; Tom Little on The Littles; Montgomery Moose on The Get-Along Gang; the video game Zork: Grand Inquisitor; and voiceovers for hundreds of radio and television commercials. He also performed the puppet character Baby Boolie on The Weird Al Show.
He is probably best known for appearing in a series of commercials for Encyclopædia Britannica produced by his father, satirist and advertising creative Stan Freberg. The 1988–1993 advertising campaign was the most successful in the company's 200 year history; Freberg was elevated to cult status, parodied on Saturday Night Live and SCTV, dubbed a "Pop Intellectual" by GQ magazine, and named "The Most Annoying Geek of the '90s" by TV Tome. He was spoofed in a 2003 feature in The Onion, and in 2006, was chosen for VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars, ranking number 83. He created a series of videos that he has posted to YouTube.
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- Born
- Apr 6, 1971
Los Angeles - Also known as
- Baby Boy Freberg
- Donovan Freberg
- Parents
- Siblings
- Nationality
- United States of America
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on July 23, 2013
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