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author: Eric Wagoner
date: '2001-05-15T01:38:00'
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title: The Britannica Boy Speaks
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I got email from The Britannica Boy! Over a year ago, I mentioned [the Britannica Boy](/archives/2000_02_06_archive.html#52986) in passing, wondering where he'd gone off to. Mike Gunderloy of [Larkfarm](http://www.larkfarm.com) picked up the question for inclusion on his [wanted page](http://www.larkfarm.com/wanted_page.htm). It was revealed by one of his readers that the Britannica Boy was played by Donovan Freberg, son of comedy legend Stan Freberg. Over the weekend, after (I'm guessing) doing a vanity search, Donovan wrote me. I'm sure he won't mind me sharing the email: 

> Watch who you call twirp... ;) \--Donavan Freberg AKA- The Britannica Boy jeeze will I never live it down? I'm not really like that in real life...it's called ACTING people

After nearly two years, this weblog has finally paid off. I got email from the Britannica Boy. (OK... to be fair [after all, I'm an actor, too], I got email from the actor who portrayed the Britannica Boy. Should Donovon ever do another vanity search, he'll know that I empathize with him. Hey, Donovan, my college buddy Matt Goolsby does a killer impression [that nearly got himself killed] of the Britannica Boy. Or did, before he got old and fat.)