Five Minutes, Mr. Byner : A Lifetime of Laughter

John Byner is a man of many voices and characters, from impersonating the slow, rolling gait and speech of John Wayne, to lending his voice to The Ant and the Aardvark cartoons.

His dead-on impersonations, as well as his unique talents as a character actor, have put him on the small screen in peoples' homes, the big screen in theaters, and no screen on Broadway.

Growing up in a big family on Long Island, John discovered his uncanny ability to mimic voices as a child when he returned home from a Bing Crosby movie and repeated Bing's performance for his family in their living room.

He discovered his talent allowed him to make friends wherever he went, from elementary school to the U.S.

Navy. John started his career in nightclubs in New York, but soon found himself getting national acclaim on The Ed Sullivan Show.