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The Jay Leno Clone

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Marc Nelson of
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Richard De La Font Agency
with Marcel Forestieri |
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The
Tonight Show ushered in Marcel Forestieri as a CLONE of
Jay Leno. Forestieri sounds just
like the late-night host, and looks as much like him as someone could
without a chin implant. He has Jay
Leno's delivery down cold in recreating a monologue based on news
and politics, and even gets Leno's little vocal tics right in connecting
the jokes: "What will Al Gore do now? "I guess we can pretty much rule
out a vacation in Florida," he says with Leno's sarcastic protraction.
Jay Leno saw him perform and had him do it on
"The Tonight Show." Since then, they've brought him back three more
times. This exposure has allowed Marcel Forestieri
to break into the corporate market for live entertainment, where
he has performed for major corporations all over the United States.
Marcel Forestieri has been impersonating
celebrities virtually all of his life. What started as just entertaining
friends and family quickly grew into a professional career. Right out of
high school in the early 70’s, Marcel toured professionally as one of
the only Elvis Presley tribute acts of its day.
In 1981, in his first theatrical audition, Marcel was
cast to play the title role in “Bring Back Birdy” (The sequel to
“Bye-Bye Birdy”) on Broadway, with Donald O’Connor & Chita Riviera. His
critical acclaim in this role led to other theatrical roles and a
commercial voice-over career.
As a master make-up artist, Marcel Forestieri
has developed many other characters that he performs for corporate and
special events. In addition to his portrayal of
Jay Leno, Marcel has toured
impersonating game show host "Regis Philbin" in his own unique version
of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?", entitled "Is That Your Final
Answer?".
What others say --
- Pinky Kravitz - The Times
"You'll think you're watching the real thing…I enjoyed it immensely."
- Charles Einstein - The Star Ledger
"Marcel with his three-octave speaking range as
Jay Leno…Clearly
there is strength in the material, but the looks and moves are
astonishing as well."
- Randy Alexander - The Times
"Marcel Forestieri's
Jay Leno is quite a refreshing
character study. He does Leno as if he were delivering a "Tonight
Show" monologue. In fact, it's incredibly current, and delivered with
on-the-mark inflections and mannerisms."
- Chuck Darrow - The Courier Post
"When Forestieri makes his entrance, it's double-take city.
His silver-streaked hair and jutting jaw give him a spooky resemblance
to the "Tonight Show" host. He also has his subject's voice down pat,
as well as his mannerisms (especially that quizzical face Leno often
makes)."
Marcel Forestieri as Jay Leno may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click
HERE!
Rating:
DG, DPG
For ratings guide, click
here.Based:
..in Nevada
..in Las Vegas
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