John Moschitta Jr., also known as "Motormouth" John Moschitta and The
Fast Talking Guy (born August 6, 1954), is an American character
actor, spokesman, and singer who is best known for his rapid speech
delivery. He appeared in over 100 commercials as "The Micro Machines
Man" and in a 1981 ad for FedEx. He provided the voice for Blurr in
The Transformers: The Movie (1986), The Transformers (1986â€"1987),
Transformers: Animated (2008â€"2009) and two direct-to-video
films.Moschitta had been credited in The Guinness Book of World
Records as the World's Fastest Talker, with the ability to articulate
586 words per minute. His record was broken in 1990 by Steve Woodmore
who spoke 637 words per minute and then by Sean Shannon, who spoke 655
words per minute on August 30, 1995. However, Moschitta questions the
legitimacy of those who claim to be faster than he is.In 1981,
Moschitta appeared on the ABC TV series That's Incredible! where he
recited the lyrics from "Ya Got Trouble" from The Music Man. The
appearance led to many other television offers, such as The Tonight
Show and the Merv Griffin Show. Also, after seeing the show, Patrick
Kelly and Michael Tesch, employees of the Ally & Gargano ad agency,
hired Moschitta to appear in a FedEx commercial; the package-delivery
company was then still known by its original name, Federal Express. In
the ad, "Fast Paced World", directed by Joe Sedelmaier, Moschitta
played a fast-talking executive named Jim Spleen. The commercial
garnered six Clio Awards, including Best Performanceâ€"Male award for
Moschitta and earned him the nickname "Motormouth".
Turn-of-the-century polls named it the Most Effective Campaign in the
History of Advertising and named Moschitta the Most Effective
Spokesperson.[citation needed] The 40th-anniversary issue of New York
Magazine (October 6, 2008) listed it as number one in "The Most
Memorable Advertisements Madison Avenue Ever Sold." Advertising Age
ranked the ad number 11 among its "Top 100 Campaigns" in March 1999.
According to Moschitta, he did 29 flawless takes of the final scene of
the commercial, prompting the director to remark that he is "like a
machine" who never makes mistakes. In response, Moschitta deliberately
fumbled on a line, which was ultimately the take that was used in the
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