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I'm Barbara Klein. And I'm Doug Johnson with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about comedian Soupy Sales who made people laugh for more than forty years.
Soupy Sales was an actor, and a radio and television performer. He was perhaps best known for getting hit in the face with pies.
"I've always been a devotee of slapstick, and it sort of emphasizes sometimes jokes and you know I think everybody really deep inside would sometime or another would like to throw a pie or get hit with a pie."
During the course of his career, he said he was hit with a pie twenty thousand times. He was equally well known for throwing pies at other famous people. Among those were the entertainers Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Junior and Trini Lopez. All three men were hit with pies during a nineteen sixty broadcast of "The Soupy Sales Show."
Soupy Sales was born Milton Supman in nineteen twenty-six in Franklinton, North Carolina. He was the youngest of three sons born to Irving and Sadie Supman. His older brothers were nicknamed "Hambone" and "Chickenbone." Milton became known as "Soupbone," based on a common mispronunciation of his last name.
The nickname "Soupbone" was later changed to "Soupy." "Sales" was added years later, based on a nineteen twenties comedian named Charles "Chic" Sale.
Milton's father died when he was five years old. His mother moved the family to Huntington, West Virginia. The young man was voted the most popular boy in high school.
Milton served in the United States Navy during World War Two. He entertained his shipmates with comedy routines broadcast over the ship's sound system.
When he returned to West Virginia, he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism from Marshall College in nineteen forty-nine. While attending school, he spent his evenings performing in nighttime social clubs as a comedian, dancer and singer.
Soupy Sales began his career as a scriptwriter and disc jockey who played records on the radio. He became one of the most popular radio personalities in Huntington, West Virginia. He began his television career in nineteen fifty with the show "Soupy's Soda Shop." It was one of the nation's first dance shows for teenagers on television.
"Soupy's Soda Shop" was later followed by a variety show called "Club Nothing." The show featured comedy, appearances by famous entertainers and music.
Both shows lasted less than a year. Soupy Sales was said to have left the shows for health reasons. In his words: "They got sick of me."
Several months later he moved to Cleveland, Ohio and began another television show called "Soup's On." Soupy Sales received his first pie in the face on that show. That show was also cancelled. But the pie-throwing later became a regular part of Soupy Sales' comedy act.
In nineteen fifty-three he started another television show in Detroit, Michigan. "Lunch with Soupy" became an instant success. It was the first comedy show that appealed to all ages, attracting children, young people and adults alike.
Soupy Sales would dance crazily around the stage wearing a black sweater, a big, funny-looking bow tie and a black top hat. He would tell an endless string of jokes, make up funny stories and ask stupid questions.
An unusual group of characters joined him on the show, including two dog puppets. Viewers could only see the dogs' large paws. Black Tooth was known as the nicest dog in the United States. Black Tooth was famous for pulling Soupy Sales off the stage to give him loud, noisy kisses. His co-star, White Fang, was considered the meanest dog ever. White Fang was known for throwing pies.
Pookie the Lion was another show favorite, as was Hippy the Hippo. Other characters on the show included Soupy's girlfriend, Peaches, played by Soupy Sales himself. And Philo Kvetch was a private detective who was not too smart.
The show later became known as "The Soupy Sales Show" and it was a huge success. The show moved to Los Angeles, California in nineteen fifty-nine. It became one of the city's top rated shows before moving to New York City in nineteen sixty-four.
One of the most famous broadcasts of the "The Soupy Sales Show" aired on New Year's Day, nineteen sixty-five. Soupy jokingly asked children watching the show to find where their parents kept their money. He asked them to send him the green pieces of paper with pictures of men with beards.
The comedian later talked about the incident during a comedy performance at a comedy club in New York.
"Hey kids, I said, last night was New Year's Eve and your mom and dad were out having a good time. And it's only right cuz they work hard all year long. They're probably still in the bedroom sleeping. I said what I want you to do is tip toe into the bedroom, but don't wake them up. And you'll probably see your mom's pocketbook on the floor and your dad's pants. But don't wake them up. I said I want you to go in your mom's pocketbook and your dad's pants and you'll see a lot of green pieces of paper with pictures of guys with beards. I said what I want you to do is take those green pieces of paper and put them in an envelope and on the envelope you write Soupy Sales."
A woman who had seen the show complained to federal communications officials. She said that Soupy Sales was urging children to steal money from their parents. The television station owners suspended him for a week. But, the incident made him even more popular with his fans. He later reported that he had received only a few real dollar bills. He said he donated the money to charity.
Soupy Sales was also a huge fan of jazz. During his time in Detroit he hosted a nighttime music and comedy show called "Soupy's On." Some of the most famous jazz musicians in the world appeared on his show. Among them were Duke Ellington, Dizzy Gillespie, Chet Baker, Ella Fitzgerald and Detroit native Miles Davis. Charlie Parker also appeared on the show. His song "Yardbird Suite" became the theme song for "Soupy's On."
During his career, Soupy Sales also made regular appearances on "The Tonight Show." And he appeared on popular television game shows. They included "What's My Line," "To Tell the Truth," "Hollywood Squares" and "The Match Game." He also appeared on Broadway, starred in several movies and even tried his luck at music.
He released two albums in nineteen sixty-five. One was called "Spy with a Pie." The other was "Soupy Sales Sez Do the Mouse and Other Teen Hits." Both albums were on the Top Two Hundred Albums Chart in Billboard Magazine. His single "Do the Mouse" sold hundreds of thousands of copies. Soupy Sales created a new dance called The Mouse which he often performed on his show.
In the late nineteen eighties, Soupy Sales had a radio show in New York. His new show aired between two other radio personalities known for their sometimes shocking behavior, Don Imus and Howard Stern.
In two thousand three, Soupy Sales told his life story in a book called "Soupy Sez! My Zany Life and Times." It became a best-selling autobiography.
And in two thousand five he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The comedian, actor, radio and television performer died in two thousand nine. Soupy Sales was eighty-three years old. We leave you with his song "Do the Mouse."
重点解析
1.based on以...为基础
Your price should be based on the actual situation of our customers.
你们的价格应该是基于我们的客户群的实际情况。
2.followed by然后；随后
This phase can then be followed by the modernization of the remaining business functions.
完成此阶段工作后，可以随后对其他业务功能进行现代化。
3.get sick of对...感到厌烦
Yeah, but sometimes I get sick of all the noise and traffic.
喜欢啊，但有时候我对这些噪音和交通混乱感到厌烦。
4.make up弥补；编造
We should work harder to make up for the lost time .
我们应当更加努力工作，以弥补损失的的时间。
5.all year long全年
Heating and air-conditioning systems operated all year long.
采暖和空调系统运行全年在运行。
6.appeal to吸引；上诉
They would have to reflect further before deciding whether to appeal to the Supreme Court.
他们还要经过进一步考虑才能决定是否向最高法院上诉。
参考译文
我是芭芭拉·克莱恩，我是道格·约翰逊。这里是VOA慢速英语栏目《美国人物志》。今天，我们来谈谈喜剧演员苏坡·塞尔斯的故事。在40多年的时间里，他一直给人们带来欢乐。
苏坡·塞尔斯是一个演员，也是一个电台和电视表演者。他最出名的可能是被馅饼打在脸上。
“我一直是滑稽戏的忠实粉丝，它有时强调笑话，你知道，我认为每个人内心深处都有想要扔一个馅饼或者被馅饼击中的时候。”
塞尔斯表示，在自己的职业生涯中，他曾被馅饼击中2000次。使他同等出名的是他朝着其他名人扔馅饼。这些名人包括弗兰克·辛纳屈、萨米·戴维斯、小约翰尼和特里尼·洛佩兹。这三个人都是在1960年播出的《苏坡·塞尔斯秀》中被馅饼击中的。
苏坡·塞尔斯于1926年出生在北卡罗来纳州的富兰克林顿市，原名弥尔顿·苏普曼。他是欧文和赛迪·苏普曼三个儿子中最小的一个。他的哥哥们的绰号是“杂耍演员”和“鸡骨”。弥尔顿的外号是“汤骨”，这是基于他的姓氏的一个常见的发音错误。
“汤骨”这个外号后来演变成了“汤汁”。几年后由加上了“塞尔斯”，这个是基于20世纪20年代一个叫查尔斯·时髦·萨尔的喜剧演员命名的。
弥尔顿的父亲在他五岁时去世了。他的母亲把家搬到了西弗吉尼亚州亨廷顿。这个年轻人被选为高中最受欢迎的男孩。
弥尔顿在第二次世界大战期间在美国海军服役。他通过船只的音响系统为船员表演喜剧剧目。
弥尔顿回到西弗吉尼亚州以后，于1949年在马歇尔学院获得新闻文学学士学位。上学期间，他晚上在夜间的社交俱乐部里以喜剧演员、舞蹈家和歌手的身份表演。苏坡·塞尔斯的职业生涯始于一名在电台播放唱片的编剧和音乐节目主持人。他成为西弗吉尼亚州亨廷顿最受欢迎的广播名人之一。
1950年，他以电视节目《苏坡的苏打商店》开启了自己的电视台生涯。这是美国最早的面向青少年的舞蹈节目之一。
在《苏坡的苏打商店》之后，他又做了一档名为《无俱乐部》的综艺节目。这个节目以喜剧、著名艺人演出和音乐为特色，
两个节目都播出了不到一年。据说，苏坡·塞尔斯因健康问题退出了节目。用他的话来说就是：“他们讨厌我。”
几个月后，他搬到了俄亥俄州的克利夫兰，做了另外一档叫做《开饭了》的节目。苏坡·塞尔斯在这个节目中第一次被馅饼击中，这个节目也被取消了。但是扔馅饼后来成为苏坡·塞尔斯喜剧表演中的一个常规内容。
1953年，他在密歇根州的底特律开启了另一档电视节目《与苏坡共进晚餐》。这个节目一炮而红。这是第一个吸引所有年龄段观众的喜剧节目，它吸引了儿童、年轻人和成年人。
苏坡·塞尔斯会穿着一件黑色毛衣，戴着一条看起来滑稽的大领结和一顶黑色礼帽，在舞台上疯狂地跳舞。在节目中他会讲着源源不断的笑话，编着一个又一个的幽默故事，还会问一些愚蠢的问题。
一群不同寻常的人物加入了他的节目，包括两个狗玩偶，观众只能看到狗的大爪子。黑牙被认为是美国最好的狗。黑牙以把苏坡·塞尔斯拉下舞台后给他一个响亮的热吻而闻名。他的搭档白牙被认为是有史以来最卑鄙的狗。白牙以扔馅饼而闻名。
狮子波基是另一个最受欢迎的角色，河马嬉皮士也是。节目中的其他角色还包括苏坡的女朋友桃子，由苏坡·赛尔斯本人扮演。菲罗·科维奇是一个不太聪明的私家侦探。
这个节目后来被称为《苏坡·塞尔斯秀》，该节目取得了巨大的成功。1959年，这个节目搬到了加利福尼亚州的洛杉矶。在这个节目于1964年搬到纽约之前，它是洛杉矶市收视率排名最高的城市之一。
《苏坡·塞尔斯秀》最著名的一期节目于1965年在元旦播出。苏坡开玩笑地让观看节目的孩子们，去找到他们父母放钱的地方。他让孩子们把印着有胡子的男人的绿色纸币寄给自己。
苏坡后来在纽约的一个喜剧俱乐部演出节目时谈到了那次的事件。
我说，“嘿孩子们，昨晚是新年前夜，你们的爸爸妈妈出去玩的很开心。这是很对的，因为他们一整年都在努力工作。他们现在似乎还在我是睡觉。我告诉他们，我想让你们做的是，偷偷摸摸地进到他们的房间，不要把他们吵醒。你可能会在地板上看到你妈妈的钱包和你爸爸的裤子。但是不要叫醒他们。我想让你看看你妈妈的钱包和你爸爸的裤子，你会看到很多绿色的纸币，上面有留着胡子的人的照片。我想让你们拿上那些绿色的纸币，把他们放进你给苏坡·塞尔斯写的信的信封里。”
一名看过该节目的妇女向联邦通讯官员投诉。她说，苏坡·塞尔斯正在敦促孩子们从父母那里偷钱。电视台把他的节目停了一周。但是，这个事件让他在粉丝中变得更加受欢迎。后来，他表示他只收到了几张真的美元钞票。他表示他把这些钱捐给了慈善机构。
苏坡·塞尔斯也是爵士乐的狂热爱好者。在底特律的时候，他主持了一个名为《苏坡在线》的夜间音乐和喜剧节目。世界上最著名的一些音乐家都参加他的节目。包括艾灵顿公爵、迪兹·吉莱斯皮、切特·贝克、埃拉·菲茨杰拉德和底特律本地人迈尔斯·戴维斯。查理·帕克也参加了这个节目。他的歌曲《庭院鸟组曲》成为《苏坡在线》的主题曲。
在他的职业生涯中，苏坡·塞尔斯也经常出现在《今夜秀》上。他还出现在流行的电视游戏节目中。其中包括《我的职业是什么》、《实话实说》、《好莱坞广场》和《配对游戏》。他还出现在百老汇，主演了几部电影，还在音乐方面进行了尝试。
1965年，他发行了两张唱片。一张名为《拿着馅饼的间谍》，另一张叫做《Soupy Sales Sez Do the Mouse and Other Teen Hits》。这两张专辑都进入了公告牌杂志的前两百张专辑排行榜。他的单曲《Do the Mouse》销售了数十万张。苏坡·塞尔斯创造了一种名为TheMouse的新型舞蹈，他经常在自己的节目中表演。
在20世纪80年代晚期，苏坡·塞尔斯在纽约有了一个广播节目。他的新节目在另外两位电台名人唐·伊莫斯和霍华德·斯特恩的节目之间播出，这两位电台名人以他们有时令人震惊的行为闻名。
2003年，苏坡·塞尔斯在一本名为《苏坡·塞尔斯！我的滑稽生活和时代》中讲述了他生活的故事。这本书成为了一本畅销的自传。
2005年，苏坡在好莱坞星光大道上获得了一颗星星。这位喜剧演员、演员和电台电视表演者于2009年去世。苏坡·塞尔斯享年83岁。我们将以《Do the Mouse》这首歌曲结束今天的节目。
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