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Stan Freberg, Stanley Victor Stan Freberg (born August 7, 1926) is an American author, recording artist, animation voice actor, comedian, radio personality, puppeteer, and advertising creative director.The son of a Baptist minister, Stan Freberg was born in Los Angeles and grew up in Pasadena, California. His traditional upbringing is reflected both in the gentle sensitivity that underpins his work (despite his liberal use of biting satire and parody) and in his refusal to accept alcohol and tobacco manufacturers as sponsors—an impediment to his radio career when he took over for Jack Benny on CBS radio. As Freberg explained to Rusty Pipes:After I replaced Jack Benny in 1957, they were unable to sell me with spot announcements in the show. That would mean that every three minutes Id have to drop a commercial in. So I said, Forget it. I want to be sponsored by one person like Benny was, by American Tobacco or State Farm Insurance, except that I wouldnt let them sell me to American Tobacco. I refused to let them sell me to any cigarette company.Stan Frebergs first wife, Donna, died in 2000. He has two children from that marriage, Donna Jean and Donavan. He married Betty Hunter in 2001, and she adopted the personal and family names Hunter Freberg.