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  Antonia Novello - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Novello received her B.S. degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras in 1965 and her M.D. degree from the University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine at San Juan in 1970.
Novello remained at Michigan in 1973 -1974 on a fellowship in the Department of internal medicine, and spent the following year on a fellowship in the Department of Pediatrics at Georgetown University.
Novello was also presented with the Legion of Merit Medal by the United States Secretary of State Colin Powell, which is rarely presented to civilians.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Antonia_Novello   (689 words)

  
 Father Guido Sarducci - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Novello created the character in 1973, after he purchased the outfit (consisting of big floppy fl hat, white clerical collar, and a long, red-trimmed fl coat with cape) for $7.50 at a St.
His most prominent appearance was on Saturday Night Live in the late 1970s, during which time Novello was also a writer for the show.
In 1981 Novello made newspaper headlines when he visited Vatican City wearing the full "Father Guido Sarducci" costume.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Father_Guido_Sarducci   (263 words)

  
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In 1972, Novello created Toth -- an enthusiastic letter writer whose facetious missives and their replies were collected in two bestselling books.
Novello as Toth has returned with From Bush to Bush: The Lazlo Toth Letters (Simon and Schuster, 2003), which includes his poet laureate application letter.
Novello says there are two constants in his decades of correspondence: England's royal family "always answers on really nice paper" and "everyone lies" -- even the poets.
www.humorwriters.org /Novello.html   (423 words)

  
 Local Author Biography   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Don Novello was born in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1943, but grew up in Lorain and graduated from Lorain High School in 1961.
In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, Don Novello explained the origin of his character, Father Guido Sarducci.
Novello shares with his readers the serious response letters that he received in response to that correspondence.
www.lorain.lib.oh.us /local/author_biography.asp?ID=14   (344 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Don Novello
In August 1981 Novello was arrested in Chelsea - a smart area of London, England - outside the home of a man named William Donaldson, against whom he held a grudge.
In 2005, after the death of Pope John Paul II, Novello, as Father Guido Sarducci, reprised his former SNL role as "Special Vatican Reporter" for Air America Radio host (and fellow "Saturday Night Live" alumnus) Al Franken.
His sister Antonia Novello http://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/history/bionovello.htm was Surgeon General of the The U.S. from 1990-1993.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Don_Novello   (483 words)

  
 The Morning Journal - News - 07/27/2004 - Lorain native to deliver his humorous take   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Comedian Don Novello, aka Father Guido Sarducci, the chain-smoking priest from ''Saturday Night Live'' during the 1970s and a crank letter writer known as Lazlo Toth, is providing convention commentary on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' at least until Wednesday, said Taffy Miller, a spokeswoman for the late-night show from Burbank, Calif.
Novello is appearing on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' as himself and not as one of his characters, Miller said.
Novello has appeared on ''Jimmy Kimmel Live'' several times during the last year, and although he will not be on the convention floor at the FleetCenter, he will be attending convention-related activities and interviewing people on the streets to get their opinions, Miller said.
www.morningjournal.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=12493616&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6   (686 words)

  
 JS Online: Novello revives spirit of Sarducci in 'Atlantis'   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
When you first talk to Don Novello, there's no hint of his "Saturday Night Live" alter ego, Father Guido Sarducci, the sly observer and rock critic for the Vatican newspaper.
Novello (or, rather, his voice) is finally back on the movie scene, years after a role in "The Godfather: Part III" (1990).
Novello returned for a brief stint with "SNL" in 1986, but since then, he has concentrated on other pursuits.
www.jsonline.com /onwisconsin/movies/jun01/novello17061601.asp?format=print   (443 words)

  
 Don Novello - Psychology Central   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Image:Father Guido Sarducci.jpg Don Novello (born January 1, 1943, Lorain, Ohio) is an American, writer, film director, producer, actor and comedian.
Novello is best known for his work on NBC's Saturday Night Live, from 1977 until 1980, and then 1985 until 1986, as the character "Father Guido Sarducci".
Novello made newspapers around the world when he visited the Vatican in 1981 wearing the full Father Guido Sarducci costume and, while taking photographs in an area where photography was prohibited, was arrested by the Swiss Guards, and eventually charged with "impersonating a priest".
psychcentral.com /psypsych/Don_Novello   (463 words)

  
 From Bush to Bush: An Interview with Don Novello
In the late 70s, writer and humorist Don Novello began writing letters as an experiment in human behavior.
Novello's alter ego is an eternally optimistic citizen, who can't understand why life's problems can't be solved with simple answers.
Fresh off his gubernatorial campaign in the great state of California, Don Novello stops in Tuesday morning to talk about poking fun at the news.
www.wcpn.org /news/2003/10-12/1125novello.html   (154 words)

  
 Dogs of Summer / Giants' water retrievers ready for their big-league debut tomorrow
They were watched by Giants executives and Don Novello, the comedian and writer who gained fame as Father Guido Sarducci and who first brought the dog-team idea to the Giants in 1996, when Pacific Bell Park was still a dream.
Novello spoke as he stood on the ballpark's ferry slip and watched the dogs jump into the cove from the small rear deck of a cabin cruiser.
Don Novello's little dog does a mean imitation of Jack Nicholson, the comedian says.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2000/06/30/MN42778.DTL   (972 words)

  
 On the Media   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Joining me now is Lazlo's creator, comedian Don Novello, familiar to many as his other alter ego, Father Guido Sarducci.
DON NOVELLO: Well, now looking as an overview, it's kind of interesting, because he was attacking the establishment in a way, you know?
BOB GARFIELD: Don Novello is the alter ego of Lazlo Toth.
www.onthemedia.org /transcripts/transcripts_100303_lazlo.html   (1092 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Politics - Novello for Senate?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Novello, a high-profile Latina who was U.S. surgeon general during the first Bush administration, has a strong understanding of federal policies, particularly health care, and would be in good position to battle Clinton on those issues, the insiders said.
Novello's spokesman Rob Kenny did not confirm or deny the efforts to get her to run.
One benefit from a Novello candidacy, GOP insiders said, is that it could help the Republican Party with Hispanic voters, who have been solidly behind Clinton.
www.nydailynews.com /news/politics/story/378273p-321349c.html   (424 words)

  
 Saturday Night Live: Don Novello/Huey Lewis and the News - TV.com
Don Novello/Huey Lewis and the News (episode #168)
We don't have allusions for Don Novello/Huey Lewis and the News.
We don't have quotes for Don Novello/Huey Lewis and the News.
www.tv.com /saturday-night-live/don-novellohuey-lewis-and-the-news/episode/120055/summary.html   (271 words)

  
 CNN.com - Transcripts
NOVELLO: OK. If they put people that use water pipes in jail, half the Saudi royal family should be in jail with Tommy.
NOVELLO: Well, you know I wrote to Haldeman (ph) years ago and I told him that his longer hair was because he lost his job.
NOVELLO: That was one of the benefits of the war was that meat was more plentiful.
cnnstudentnews.cnn.com /TRANSCRIPTS/0310/13/cf.00.html   (3847 words)

  
 Amazon.com: From Bush to Bush : The Lazlo Toth Letters: Books: Don Novello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
As a fan of Don Novello's earlier works, I was concerned that perhaps, this book wasn't going to be as funny as the older books.
Don Novello's humor lacks any nuance of cruelty-- his is a quirky, kind humor.
I have read all Don Novello's books and look forward to him writing many more in the future.It is enjoyable disgussing his books with my friends who enjoy his books as well.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0743251083?v=glance   (1532 words)

  
 Alibris: Novello
Novello's collection of correspondence with political and corporate officials provides an offbeat portrait of our times.
Don Novello wrote satiric letters to public officials and celebrities in the 1970s under the name Lazlo Toth.
Don Novello--who created, among other wacky characters, Father Guido Sarducci--is perhaps best known for his collections of letters to and from the earnest immigrant he calls Lazlo Toth.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Novello   (857 words)

  
 Don Novello's a man of many words, whether he's Father Guido Sarducci, scribbler Lazlo Toth, or even a political ...
There's plenty of further evidence of collegiality: This week, Novello joins 80 Bay Area authors who will be reading their works onstage at Litquake, the literary festival shaking the city today through Sunday.
Meeting Novello on the night in question, Eggers confessed to being a longtime fan of Lazlo Toth, the pen name under which Novello has been writing crank letters to politicians, celebrities and CEOs for 30 years.
Novello mentioned that he was in the market for a new publisher for his third collection of Lazlo letters.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2003/09/18/DD25562.DTL   (1996 words)

  
 Don Novello News
News about Don Novello continually updated from thousands of sources around the net.
Novello, who achieved fame as Father Guido Sarducci on "Saturday Night Live," told AP Radio in Washington that Toth wrote to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld suggesting how he could...
He probably never imagined that the send-up of the Billy Goat Tavern he and Don Novello (aka Father Guido Sarducci of Saturday Night Live fame) made famous would...
www.topix.net /who/don-novello   (109 words)

  
 The Sneeze - Half zine. Half blog. Half not good with fractions.
Most people might know Don Novello as "Father Guido Sarducci." But I don't think nearly enough people know that he has also been writing collections of brilliantly funny letters to politicians and corporate America as "Lazlo Toth" for the last 30 years.
Lately a lot of extremely similar books have been published, and I feel compelled to let the world know that when it comes to this stuff, Don Novello is the trailblazer, the godfather, and the original gangsta of the prank letter.
When the San Francisco Giants built their new stadium in 2000, it was designed so homeruns over the wall in right field would land in the water of the bay.
www.thesneeze.com /mt-archives/000076.php   (1731 words)

  
 Metroactive Movies | 'In America'
Don Novello, for the record, does a lot of things well.
Lazlo, one of Novello's best satirical personifications, has spent the last 30 years writing poorly spelled, outrageously strange letters to famous people and major corporations--"Dear Donald Rumsfeld, I had a dream I saw Osama bin Laden...
Novello's favorite job to date, though, was providing the voice of Vinnie the explosives expert in Walt Disney's animated film, Atlantis.
www.metroactive.com /papers/cruz/12.10.03/talk-pix-0350.html   (1221 words)

  
 Burnt Mountain Llamas - Argentine Don Novello
Argentine Don Novello is our junior herd sire.
Don Novello has that classic Argentine look and color.
Like most Argentine llamas, Don Novello has abundant wool on his front legs, all the way to his feet.......
www.burntmountain.com /llamas/argdonnovello.html   (88 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Citizen Lazlo! : The Lazlo Letters, Volume 2 (Citizen Lazlo!): Books: Don Novello   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Reprising the inspired lunacy that made his first volume of letters a New York Times bestseller, comedian Don Novello slips back into his all-American alter ego, Lazlo Toth, and provides a new round of correspondence with politicians, celebrities, and royalty.
Novello named his hero for the insane person who defaced Michelangelo's `Pieta' back in the 70s.
As interesting as it is to see Novello expand upon his letter writing, there's something disappointing about this second volume.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1563051826?v=glance   (1729 words)

  
 Giving voice to lasting animation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Novello, whose parents and sister reside in Lorain, was born in Ashtabula but graduated from Lorain High School in 1961.
However, the inspiration for his trademark Sarducci character, which made "Atlantis" producer Don Hahn think of him for the Santorini role, came from a priest he met in Rome during a year of graduate schooling there.
Turning serious, Novello, a University of Dayton grad who worked briefly as a copywriter for the former Lang, Fisher and Stashower ad agency, recognizes the worth of being part of the Disney legacy.
www.sunnews.com /entertain/movies2001/movies061401.htm   (1753 words)

  
 Metroactive Movies | 'In America'
Don Novello on fearing Christmas, the joy of action figures, and the difficulty of finding a good movie close to home
For all of Novello's accomplishments, past and future, he is best known for those old, tasty, absurdist Father Guido Sarducci routines on SNL, and also for his bestselling Lazlo Toth books, The Lazlo Letters (1977), Citizen Lazlo (1983), and the brand-new From Bush to Bush.
Lazlo, one of Novello's best satirical personifications, spent the last 30 years writing poorly spelled, outrageously strange letters to famous people and major corporations--"Dear Donald Rumsfelt, I had a dream I saw Osama Bin Laden.
www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/12.11.03/talk-pix-0350.html   (1203 words)

  
 Stand-up Comedy Legend Award-winners   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Don Novello was born in Ashtabula, Ohio in 1943.
As a writer and performer for SNL (beginning in 1978), Novello wrote several of the show's most memorable sketches, including the famous Billy Goats Tavern ("cheeseburger, cheeseburger") sketch.
Novello has also written four books: The Lazlo Letters, Citizen Lazlo!, and The Blade: Shellville High School (All Sheep) Yearbook and most recently, From Bush to Bush : The Lazlo Toth Letters.
www.comedyday.com /html/eventinfo/scla.htm   (1033 words)

  
 Don Novello @ Filmbug   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
Don Novello is best known as Father Guido Sarducci, the gossip columnist for the Vatican newspaper, a role he created and performed on Saturday Night Live.
Novello has also written three books: The Lazlo Letters, Citizen Lazlo!, and The Blade: Shellville High School (All Sheep) Yearbook.
Tell us what you think of Don Novello in the Filmbug forum...
www.filmbug.com /db/298937   (140 words)

  
 Doggies in the Outer Field continued
Don Novello, dressed in the vintage vestments of his legendary alter-ego, Father Guido Sarducci, was on hand at Pac Bell Park to toss practice balls into the bay and introduce the dogs to the fans.
Novello stood on the pitcher’s mound in a ceremony before the game and introduced them.
Over 40,000 people, a sold-out house, were on hand to watch these regal canines and their proud owners jog onto the infield like All-Star heroes.
www.thebark.com /exploreBark/explore_03.html   (1041 words)

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