Candy Candido (December 25, 1913 – May 19, 1999) was an American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, "I'm feeling mighty low."
Born Jonathan Joseph Candido in New Orleans, Louisiana, Candido was a bassist and vocalist in Ted Fio Rito's big band, and they can be seen in a Soundie, "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me."
Candido's distinctively deep voice became a fixture on radio where he wa...
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Candy Candido (December 25, 1913 – May 19, 1999) was an American radio performer, bass player, vocalist and animation voice actor, best remembered for his famous line, "I'm feeling mighty low."
Born Jonathan Joseph Candido in New Orleans, Louisiana, Candido was a bassist and vocalist in Ted Fio Rito's big band, and they can be seen in a Soundie, "Ma, He's Making Eyes at Me."
Candido's distinctively deep voice became a fixture on radio where he was a regular on Jimmy Durante's radio program. His continual repetition of "I'm feeling mighty low" made it a national catchphrase, so familiar that he recorded a song of the same title with Durante. The phrase can be heard in the 1950 Bugs Bunny cartoon Homeless Hare, although it was not spoken there by Candido.
Candido provided the voice of a skeleton in Abbott and Costello in the Foreign Legion, and he later teamed with Bud Abbott during Abbott's attempted comeback in 1960. He was the voice of the bear in the Gentle Ben TV series, and he...
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