| Slammin' Sammy Gartner's childhood
was divided between a homestead in Fort Wayne, Indiana and relative's homes
in New York City. His show business career actually began in the music
field as adrummer, at the not-so-tender age of 14. His roots produced a
playing style with an earthy blend of the nation's heartland and the culture
and attitudes of the East Coast. (It also earned him the nickname of "Slammin'
Sammy")
After relocating to Las Vegas, Nevada Sammy
was the drummer for Huck Daniels and the Las Vegas Blues Society for several
years. He has since worked with many memorable stars, including Bo Diddly,
Del Shannon, The Coasters and Freddie Cannon (to name a few...). He played
his way through 38 states of the Union, 5 provinces of Canada, tours of
the Bahamas, and entertained on Caribbean cruise ships.
He was also the house drummer for Las Vegas'
"Grand Slam", a review that featured impersonations of major musical stars
from Elvis to The Supremes.
It was during this booking that Sammy was
inspired to perfect his rendition, or "re-creation", of Groucho Marx.Sam's
full-blown, impersonation of classic comedian Groucho Marx is a crowd
killer! This character has been continuiously successful at corporate,
civic and private events in Las Vegas and Reno. |
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When Sammy added an on-the-mark impersonation
of sportscaster Dick Vitale to his repetoire, Sammy's comic performances
as this character in Las Vegas and Los Angeles WOWED audiences and
even Dick Vitale himself, who declared that Sammy did a "Great Job!". |
| Sammy (as "Groucho") has also been
featured in television commercials for the local Las Vegas car dealership
"GMF Motors" which are still running repeatedly on Las Vegas stations! |
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Sammy has performed at countless local clubs and
casinos, in addition to shows for the National Broadcasters Conference
(at the Las Vegas Convention Center), the Huntridge Theater and other Vegas
venues.
Most recently Sammy has been seen performing
in "Tony and Tina's Wedding" at the Rio in Las Vegas. He will soon be seen
in a recently taped 'cable special' starring the infamous Heidi Fliess
(air date unknown at this time).
Sammy was also featured as the wild eyed, wacky
"Las Vegas Wedding Chapel" minister in a music video for ARISTA
RECORDS country music group "DIAMOND RIO", for their hugely successful
song "Unbelievable", which can still be seen on the various Country Music
Video stations and programs!
Currently Sammy can be seen performing with
the ensemble cast of "The Vegas Jersey Boys with Mark Maynard as Frankie
Valli". A promotional video for the show can be seen on Sammy's video page.
In "Unbelievable" |
as Groucho for corporate show |
"Wacky Scientist" character |
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as "The Bananna Man" |
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as "Sigmund" |
as "Kotter" |
as "Albert E" |
For
BOOKING INFO
call
Sammy Gartner |
in
Las Vegas, Nevada
702
876 - 3124 |
Cell
Phone: 702 498 - 1107
or
use the email link below |
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