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Jack Sheldon (born November 30, 1931) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor.
Sheldon was born in Jacksonville, Florida. He originally became known through his participation in the West Coast jazz movement of the 1950s, performing and recording with such figures as Art Pepper, Gerry Mulligan and Curtis Counce.
In the 1960s Sheldon starred in his own TV series, Run Buddy Run, and led the band on the Merv Griffin TV show. He also made numerous appearances on the 1967-70 version of the Jack Webb television series Dragnet.
His voice is perhaps best known from the popular Schoolhouse Rock cartoons of the early 1970s, such as "Conjunction Junction" and "I'm Just A Bill."
Sheldon also appeared in a documentary film about the life of fellow jazz trumpeter Chet Baker called Let's Get Lost.
He made an appearance in the 1994 film Radioland Murders as the ill-fated trumpet player Ruffles Reedy, who becomes a victem of the gruesome goings-on during a 1939 raido show.
As of 2006, Sheldon is still active and performing.
Sheldon also guest voiced on The Simpsons episode "The day the violence died" as a parody of I'm Just a Bill from Schoolhouse Rock. In this he is just an "amendment to be." He has also appeared on Ellen.
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