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Impressionist Fred Travalena dies at 66

In 1971, Patchogue resident Fred Travalena packed his bags and headed west for Las Vegas to launch an enormously successful career doing impressions.

The Bronx native could, through his flair for imitation, morph his voice to fondly mock the idiosyncrasies of presidents, movie stars and dozens of other entertainers.

Dubbed "Mr. Everybody" because he performed hilarious impressions...

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