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Thread started 08/13/14 9:26am

annastesia1

Club Announcer in Purple Rain

Does anyone know the name of the guy who was announcing the bands in Purple Rain?
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Reply #1 posted 08/13/14 9:27am

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Reply #2 posted 08/13/14 9:31am

Identity

Joseph A. Ferraro portrayed the emcee.

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Reply #3 posted 08/13/14 10:18am

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I forget his place in the purple camp? What was his real work for Prince?

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Reply #4 posted 08/13/14 10:46am

EyeHatechu

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The Revolutionnnn.....
* Lets Go Crazy starts playing*
This Could Be Us But U Be Playin...
You Can Call It The Unexpected Or U Can Call It WOW
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Reply #5 posted 08/13/14 11:39am

ludwig

Looks like Tommy Barbarella's brother.

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Reply #6 posted 08/13/14 11:52am

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Dr. Joseph Ferraro, MD is a physiatrist in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He is
affiliated with Calvert Memorial Hospital and Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Well, I seriously doubt it is the same guy...but funny how a guy with THE SAME NAME, does the intro for a song by Prince in the movie, and the guy lives in PRINCE...and the song has a line about a shrink...and the doctor is...well, not a shrink but physiatrist looks like psychiatrist at first glance smile

Just a dumb, but mildly amusing result of a Google search.

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Reply #7 posted 08/13/14 12:04pm

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stillwaiting said:

Dr. Joseph Ferraro, MD is a physiatrist in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He is
affiliated with Calvert Memorial Hospital and Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Well, I seriously doubt it is the same guy...but funny how a guy with THE SAME NAME, does the intro for a song by Prince in the movie, and the guy lives in PRINCE...and the song has a line about a shrink...and the doctor is...well, not a shrink but physiatrist looks like psychiatrist at first glance smile

Just a dumb, but mildly amusing result of a Google search.

lol interesting

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Reply #8 posted 08/13/14 12:54pm

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stillwaiting said:

Dr. Joseph Ferraro, MD is a physiatrist in Prince Frederick, Maryland. He is
affiliated with Calvert Memorial Hospital and Anne Arundel Medical Center.

Well, I seriously doubt it is the same guy...but funny how a guy with THE SAME NAME, does the intro for a song by Prince in the movie, and the guy lives in PRINCE...and the song has a line about a shrink...and the doctor is...well, not a shrink but physiatrist looks like psychiatrist at first glance smile

Just a dumb, but mildly amusing result of a Google search.

This is exactly how amusing and also how put together many conspiracy theories are!

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Reply #9 posted 08/14/14 10:21am

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He worked at First Ave. He was not part of the Prince camp per se. He was a really great guy. Very friendly. His deadpan delivery in the movie was almost exactly the opposite of his real life persona.

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Reply #10 posted 08/14/14 5:32pm

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BigSurScott said:

He worked at First Ave. He was not part of the Prince camp per se. He was a really great guy. Very friendly. His deadpan delivery in the movie was almost exactly the opposite of his real life persona.

His voice had the perfect tone for that role in the movie. Talk about being in the right place at the right time. Do you know where he resides and what he's up to these days?

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