Michael Winslow debuted his own iPhone and iPod Touch apps in 2010, bringing his sound effects and comedy to a mobile platform.
He continues to perform stand-up comedy around the globe. Since the fall of 2008, Winslow has hosted the motion-picture television series called "Way Back Wednesday with Winslow" on the cable superstation WGN America, which features movies mostly released in the 1980s. Mel Brooks (who wrote, directed, produced, and co-starred in the film), stated that by doing so, Winslow saved the film money.
In 1987, Winslow appeared as a radar operator in the movie Spaceballs, in which he performs all the sound effects during his scene himself. Campbell and Robert Rutledge for their work on Back to the Future. In 1986, Winslow presented the Best Sound Effects Editing Oscar to Charles L. The song peaked at number 60 in Australia. In 1985, Island Records released a 12" of Michael Winslow entitled "I Am My Own Walkman". He was cast in the role after he was seen opening for Count Basie. He is best known for his role as Larvell Jones in the Police Academy series of movies and TV shows. His first television appearance was on The Gong Show in which he squeezed in sound-alikes of Benji the movie dog, Star Trek, and Jimi Hendrix's " Purple Haze". Following high school and college he performed in nightclubs and theaters, where his sound imitation skills won him positive appraisal and enough money to move to and perform his act in Hollywood. To pass time, he would imitate the sounds of engines, animals, flatulence, anything that made noise. Īccording to his own account, Winslow had few friends growing up. He grew up at Fairchild Air Force Base near Spokane, and later attended the Lisa Maile School of Acting, Modeling and Imaging. Winslow was born in Spokane, Washington, the son of Verdie and Robert Winslow.