Arthur "Art" Metrano (born September 22, 1936 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor of Greek-Jewish-Italian ancestry, best known for his role as Capt. Mauser in Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3. He left the series due to a serious fall at home that seriously injured his spinal cord and left him disabled.
In the early 1970s, he frequently appeared on The Tonight Show as a "magician" performing absurd tricks (such as making his fingers "jump" from one hand to another) while constantly humming an inane theme song (named "Fine and Dandy", an early 1930s composition by Kay Swift). This bit was parodied in an episode of the cartoon show Family Guy entitled Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story. In December of 2007, Metrano filed a lawsuit accusing the show of copyright infringement.
Currently, he tours with his one-man show, "Jews Don't Belong On Ladders...An Accidental Comedy", which has raised more than $175,000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury to help buy crutches, wheelchairs, and supplies.
Notes
^ "Magician Claims "Family Guy" Stole His Act". Retrieved on 2008-06-12.
Art Metrano also appeared in a 1968 episode of the TV series Ironside
References
Art Metrano at The Jewish Journal website, 4/7/2000.
External links
Art Metrano at the Internet Movie Database
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