TONY CLIFTON

Legendary lounge singer Tony Clifton is the latest addition to Wally's repetoire of dead-on impersonations. 

Wally dreams of someday visiting the famous Shoes and Socks Lounge in Tahoe, the place where Tony gained most of his notoriety as one of the most well-respected singers of the Lounge genre, as well as meeting the legend himself!

Note:  The only noticeable difference between Wally-as-Tony and the real thing, is that Wally (a total non-drinker) prefers Diet Pepsi to Tony's favorite alcoholic beverages.

TONY CLIFTON INVADES VEGAS!
Halloween 2003, Wally was lucky enough to be in the company of the unofficial "king" of Las Vegas, Tony Clifton himself. To see all the hilarious pix click here!

On May 16th, a huge Andy Kaufman tribute was staged at the House of Blues in honor of the 20th anniversary of Andy's death. At the urging of Andy's best friend Bob Zmuda, Wally was responsible for setting up the Andy Kaufman memorabilia exhibit which was a part of the commemoration. As a life-long Andy fan, Wally was honored to have such an awesome responsibility and worked hard to achieve the final product. CLICK HERE for more details of the show and pictures!

 

Holly Hottie (L) and Hot Pockets (R) flank the international singing star.

Tony tells one of his amazing stories.

"Hey, I'm dancin! I'm dancin!"

"I didn't ask you. I didn't ask you!"

Marit the little Swedish meatball (L) and Hot Pockets (R) cuddle the man!

 

Tony tries out the crazy gadgets at the 2001 LA Erotica Expo. Click here to see more photo's.

 

Tony and his chickie babes 23 (left) and Kentucky Fried (right) get set to head out in his limo for all the fun a San Diego summer night can offer.

The 2000 San Diego ComicCon was a great place to spot celebs! Tony hobknobs and exchanges workout tips with "Incredible Hulk" star Lou Ferrigno. With them are Tony's chickie babes Kentucky Fried (left) and 23 (right).

Tony entertains a young fan on the floor of the ComicCon with a spontaneous rendition of "Carolina In The Morning." (Note that Tony's wearing his official Tony Clifton Medallion from his 1979 Carnegie Hall appearance!)

Artist Holly Baca painted 3 incredible Tony portraits. Her friend Anais Nin (left) delivers them to Tony and the chickie babes in San Diego. The portrait on the left was given to Tony, the middle portrait was given to 23 (center) and the portrait on the far right (being held by Kentucky Fried) was given to Wally!

Tony and his chickie babes enjoy Halloween 2000!

Tony treats his friends to a Halloween night in his limo!

Tony's Halloween costume...Sheriff "Montana" Tony!

Tony and Company meet up with Jess Harnell as Gene Simmons at a Hollywood Halloween party.

Tony entertains the crowd at Miceli's in Studio City, Ca.

Tony and his chickie  babes! Spotted in San Diego at the 2000  Comic Con!

The Tony Clifton portrait shots were taken by Robert Kazandjian Photography. All San Diego ComicCon 2000 photographs were taken by Wally Wingert.
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