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such as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, just to
name a few, and unlocked the 16 principals
for success. They would include: thought,
desire, self-confidence,
persistence, self-control, a pleasing
personality and 10 more to go with that. One
of my favorites is, “quitting is not an
option.” Those of us who are in the industry
of showbiz know that quitters never win and
winners never quit. Gordie Brown lives this
philosophy.
Although he came and went during that visit
to Las Vegas in 1987, he did receive a call
to return to make his first appearance in
the Entertainment Capital of the World and,
as they say, the rest is history. But why
not give you a little of Gordie Brown's
history.
Gordie Brown tells me, while in Las Vegas,
he submitted one of his promo packages to
Producer Gino Manure, who in turn shared it
with producer and former dancer Bonnie Saxe,
mother of magician Melinda. As a result,
eight months later, Gordie received a phone
call that would change the course of his
career. He was asked to join fellow
impressionist, Babe Pier and juggler Anthony
Gatto, as one of the specialty acts with
Melinda, the First Lady of Magic. He was
also a part of the small cast of
impressionists who performed in Rich
Little's "Copy Cats” at the Sahara Hotel and
Casino, a dream come true to have finally
worked with his mentor. Gordie also became
the opening act for Paul Anka during a
Canadian tour, another dream come true.
Over the years, Gordie also opened for Louie
Anderson, toured with Barry Manilow, and
performed in Dick Foster's production of
"Spellbound" at both the Landmark and
Harrah's in Las Vegas. He spent a few years
in Los Angeles doing stand-up comedy. He
made his national television debut on A&E's
"Evening at the Improv." That was followed
by a job co-hosting NBC's "Friday Night
Videos," a starring role on PAX TV's "Twice
in a Lifetime," and several appearances on
"Hollywood Squares." Gordie also wrote and
recorded the theme song for the Emmy
Award-winning animated TV series, "Life With
Louie.” During the two years of his one-man,
many-voices show at Harrah's in Reno, Gordie
earned numerous awards including the Reno
Gazette Journal's Best Casino Show for both
2002 and 2003, Nevada Magazine's Best New
Show/Best Entertainer for 2002 and Best
Entertainer/Best Comedian for 2003, and the
Sacramento Bee named him Entertainer of the
Year in 2002.
Gordie Brown is a very entertaining,
high-energy show and a crowd pleaser. Some
of his characters include: Jim Carrey,
Johnny Carson, Tom Cruise, Billy Crystal,
Robert DeNiro, Clint Eastwood, Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sylvester Stallone
just to name a few.
From the world of music, there are Gordie's
original parodies of songs made famous by
Louis Armstrong, Garth Brooks, James Brown,
the Rat Pack's Sammy Davis Jr., Dean Martin,
Frank Sinatra and believe me I can go
on-and-on. With each impression you also get
an uncanny physical resemblance with many of
his characterizations. The Montreal, Canada
native was also a political cartoonist with
the Ottawa Sunday Herald, the foundation
that would lead Gordie to becoming the
impressionist that he is today. Gordie Brown
has been a successful impressionist since he
was old enough to work.
For an evening of entertainment and laughter
from one of the best, comic impressionist
parody singer, entertainer and gentleman,
Gordie Brown will deliver for you nightly,
except Wednesday and Thursday, at the
Venetian Resort & Casino in the showroom
that bears his name.
That's what Brown (Gordie Brown) can do for
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