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John Moschitta Jr.

“America’s Favorite Fast Talker,” John was born and raised on Long Island, in a family of 5 sisters. He says growing up surrounded by women forced him to talk fast, “just to get a word in edgewise.” At age 12, he read a notice that “Guinness” would be setting up a booth at an upcoming Cerebral Palsy charity fair. When Coney Island turned down his request to break the roller coaster riding record he decided to take on the fast-talking record instead. “586 words per minute” later the record was his. At 18, John moved into Manhattan and appeared in several Off-Broadway productions which opened the door to a successful stint as producer, writer and performer for Warner Communications 2-way interactive cable system “Qube” and the brand new Nickelodeon Network. It was time for sunny L.A.. After roles in several TV shows, John landed a spot on THAT’S INCREDIBLE reviving his fast-talking. His appearance on the show led to the filming of the most award-winning commercial ever “Fast Paced World” for Federal Express. That was 1980, and as John says, “the phone hasn’t stopped ringing.” Since then, he has performed worldwide, completed hundreds of commercials, starred in four network television series, appeared on over 1000 shows, read the rules at the Academy Awards, been... Next

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