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Kenneth Mars was a voice actor, film actor and television actor, born on April 4, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Death is recorded on February 12, 2011, at the age of 75. Kenneth Mars was educated at Bowen High School and Northwestern University.
My Take
Kenneth Mars is the kind of character actor I treasure - a face you may not name but a laugh you definitely remember. A Chicago native and Northwestern graduate, he poured that training into gloriously unhinged turns as the Nazi playwright in The Producers and the German inspector in Young Frankenstein, plus work for Bogdanovich and Woody Allen. What I love is the discipline behind the broadness: he commits totally yet always serves the scene rather than himself. Voice work, song, deadpan absurdity - he could do it all. He passed in 2011, but those over-the-top accents still land, and that staying power is the mark of a real craftsman.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kenneth Mars
- Name (Japanese)
- ケネス・マース
- Reading
- けねす・まーす
- Born
- April 4, 1935 – February 12, 2011
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Occupation
- actor / voice actor / film actor / television actor / singer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Boar
2. Background
- High school
- Bowen High School
- University
- Northwestern University
3. Links
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth%20Mars
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B1%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356690
4. About this entry
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Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Kenneth Mars born?
Born April 4, 1935.
When did Kenneth Mars die?
Died February 12, 2011, aged 75.
Where was Kenneth Mars from?
Kenneth Mars was from Chicago, Illinois, United States.
What did Kenneth Mars do?
Kenneth Mars worked as actor, voice actor, film actor, television actor, singer.
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