Photo: Rob DiCaterino from Clifton, NJ, USA / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Moschitta is proof that a single, hyper-specialized skill can outlast a thousand conventional careers. You may never recognize his face, but if you grew up anywhere near a television, his machine-gun delivery is permanently lodged in your memory, whether from those Micro Machines spots or the legendary 1981 FedEx ad. What fascinates me is that rapid speech reads as a gimmick, yet his work is pure precision, every syllable engineered. Voicing Blurr in Transformers feels almost inevitable. I have enormous respect for performers who turn one extreme talent into a decades-long identity, and he is the textbook case.
Overview
John "Motormouth" Moschitta Jr. (born August 6, 1954), also known as The Fast-Talking Guy, is an American actor. He is best known for his rapid speech delivery. He appeared in over 100 commercials as "The Micro Machines Guy" and in a 1981 ad for FedEx. He provided the voice for Blurr in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), The Transformers (1986–1987), Transformers: Animated (2008–2009) and two direct-to-video films.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Moschitta, Jr.
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・モシッタ・ジュニア
- Reading
- じょん・もしった・じゅにあ
- Born
- August 6, 1954 (age 71)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Horse
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- spokesperson / singer / fast talker / actor / television actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Uniondale High School
- University
- Nassau Community College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.