John Moschitta Jr.

Acting

John Moschitta Jr.

Born 1954-08-06 · New York City, New York, USA

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 (1986–1987), Transformers: Animated (2008–2009) 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.

Acting credits

The Transformers: The Movie poster
7.2

The Autobots must stop a colossal planet-consuming robot who goes after the Autobot Matrix of Leadership. At the same time, they must defend themselves against an all-out attack from the Decepticons.

The Transformers: The Movie

1986

Dick Tracy poster
6.2

The comic strip detective finds his life vastly complicated when Breathless Mahoney makes advances towards him while he is trying to battle Big Boy Caprice's united mob.

Dick Tracy

1990

Blankman poster
5.4

Darryl is a childlike man with a genius for inventing various gadgets out of junk. When he stumbles on a method to make his clothes bulletproof, he decides to use his skills to be the lowest budgeted superhero of all.

Blankman

1994

John Bronco poster
6.1

The unbelievable story of the rise, fall and ultimate redemption of the legendary pitchman for the Ford Bronco.

John Bronco

2020

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin poster
6.3

Set on the subterranean Mine-World, a band of human worker are treated like slaves under the power of the evil overlord Zygon until one, Orin, unearths the hilt of a mythical sword that only he can master. Escaping the planet, he runs into the rogue smuggler Dagg and a pair of helpful droids and the princess, who all team up to return to the Mine-World with a plan to defeat Zygon and free Orin's enslaved people.

Starchaser: The Legend of Orin

1985

Going Under poster
3.9

An American submarine races to get a nuclear weapon before a Russian submarine.

Going Under

1991

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration poster
7.5

Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore. The special is a look back into the first thirty years of Disneyland's history. Featuring footage from opening day in 1955, including the famous Walt Disney opening day speech.

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

Queerspiracy! poster
NR

Can attending a gay pride parade turn your child gay? NewsCorridor's Dan Stewart investigates.

Queerspiracy!

2007

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever poster
8.7

Television special taped before a live studio audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena, California on March 25, 1983, and broadcast on NBC on May 16. Highlights include Michael Jackson's performance of "Billie Jean", a Temptations/Four Tops "battle of the bands", Marvin Gaye's inspired speech about black music history and his memorable performance of "What's Going On", and a Jackson 5 reunion. This performance is noted for Michael Jackson debuting his signature moonwalk.

Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever

1983

Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness poster
7.9

Following the events in Transformers: The Movie, the Decepticons have fled and the Autobots are victorious under the command of a new leader, Rodimus Prime. In the midst of the celebrations, the Autobots are attacked, leaving the Decepticons the obvious suspects. Meanwhile, the mysterious Quintessons attempt to conceal a dark secret as old as Cybertron itself.

Transformers: Five Faces of Darkness

1986

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime poster
7.5

When an alien plague turns Transformers into relentless destroyers, the universe's only hope lies in reviving Optimus Prime, who must unite with old enemies to reclaim the Matrix of Leadership and save Cybertron.

Transformers: The Return of Optimus Prime

1987

Woodstock: The Lost Performances poster
9.0

A compilation of some of the performances that didn't make it into the original Woodstock documentary.

Woodstock: The Lost Performances

1990

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning? poster
NR

A prime-time special previewing NBC's 1989-90 Saturday morning lineup, hosted by the cast members of NBC's "Saved by the Bell."

Who Shrunk Saturday Morning?

1989

Point of View: A Retrospective of Joe Sedelmaier poster
NR

As one of his generation's quintessential Mad Men, television commercial director Joe Sedelmaier's work was iconic, dynamic, and instantly recognizable--some twenty to thirty years later, people are still wondering 'Where's the beef?” He turned the advertising world on its brain-damaged head by casting offbeat non-actors in still-unforgettable spots. His brilliant, frequently hysterical commercials for Wendy's, Alaska Airlines, Federal Express and others were snappy slices of cultural quirk that tapped into the Cold War-fearing, corporate workaholic zeitgeist of the '70s and '80s with a sense of humor that cracked billions of smiles, sold billions of burgers, and sped up the default rhythm of time-based media.

Point of View: A Retrospective of Joe Sedelmaier

2009