Joe Torbay (August 13, 1941 - October 10, 2009) was a

Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ...

puppeteer A puppeteer is a person who manipulates an inanimate object, called a puppet, to create the illusion that the puppet is alive. The puppet is often shaped like a human, animal, or legendary creature. The puppeteer may be visible to or hidden from ...

and

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. He was best known for puppeteering the characters of Gronk, Harvey Wallbanger, and Grammar Slammer Bammer in the television series ''

The Hilarious House of Frightenstein ''The Hilarious House of Frightenstein'' is a Canadian children's television series, which was produced by Hamilton, Ontario's independent station CHCH-TV in 1971."Fit and 40: CHCH Channel 11 was built on one man's dream, big-name movies and Tiny ...

''. Torbay also was regularly on CKWR-FM radio in

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, Canada.

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Hilarious House of Frightenstein website biography
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Canadian puppeteers Canadian radio personalities Canadian television personalities University of Toronto alumni Place of birth missing 1941 births 2009 deaths {{Canada-tv-bio-stub