Arthur Art Metrano September 22 1936 September 8 2021 was an American actor and comedian born in Brooklyn New York City Metrano may be best known for his role as LtCaptCmdt Mauser in Police Academy 2 and Police Academy 3 Metranos first film role was as a truck driver in the 1961 Cold War thriller Rocket Attack USA Among Metranos TV guest appearances was a 1968 episode of Ironside However he is better known for his frequent appearances on talk and variety shows in the early 1970s especially 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 Fine and Dandy an early 1930s composition by Kay Swift In December 2007 Metrano filed a lawsuit against Family Guy asserting copyright infringement and asking for damages in excess of two million dollars Due to a fall at home in 1989 Metrano seriously injured his spinal cord and is disabled Currently he tours with his oneman show Jews Dont Belong On LaddersAn Accidental Comedy which has raised more than 75000 for Project Support for Spinal Cord Injury to help buy crutches wheelchairs and supplies for handicapped people Description above from the Wikipedia article Art Metrano licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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