Otto & George were frequent guests on the Opie and Anthony radio show, and appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman, The Howard Stern Show, Penn & Tellers Sin City Spectacular & Bullshit! programs, and Showtimes Full Frontal Comedy. The duo also appeared in the feature films Comedys Dirtiest Dozen with Chris Rock and Tim Allen, and performed a version of the The Aristocrats joke in Paul Provenzas & Penn Jilettes film of the same name. Performing for over 30 years, Otto was well renowned as both a comedian and a ventriloquist.[2][3] One notable aspect of his ventriloquism was that his lips still move while he spoke with the George voice, but the illusion of there being a different speaker was made with the sharp contrast in the George voice with his own. Otto spoke with a low, rather nervous voice whereas George spoke in a loud, harsher voice. One of the teams last ventures was their internet variety show, The Pig Roast with Otto & George. Otto & George performed all over the U.S. and Canada. The duo performed several times at the annual Just For Laughs Comedy Festal in Montréal Canada.[4][5] Otto cited the legendary ventriloquist Paul Winchell as his inspiration after watching him on television in the 1960s. Otto fell ill in 2013 with Bacterial Meningitis and was placed in a coma for over a week.[6] His passing was announced on the Opie and Anthony with side-kick Jim Norton radio show on April 14, 2014.[7]
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