Lips is the trumpet player from The Muppet Show. The character was created for performer Steve Whitmire, to give him his own member of the Electric Mayhem. He debuted in the fifth and final season of the series, and played trumpet for both the Electric Mayhem and the orchestra. Lips also appeared as part of the Electric Mayhem in The Great Muppet Caper, A Muppet Family Christmas, The Muppet Christmas Carol and Christmas in Rockefeller Center.
Lips rarely spoke. Steve Whitmire once commented upon Lips' silence:
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I felt great whenever he played the trumpet, and I felt terrible whenever he spoke, because I wanted to do this Louis Armstrong kind of voice, and at that point and time, there was some question about whether or not we would offend African-American people by this white guy doing a black voice as a trumpet player... We might offend people who liked Louis Armstrong. We weren't sure. I never quite got anywhere with Lips. I'd probably be real comfortable with him now, but at that point I wasn't sure. I still wasn't ready to do a character. [1]
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Two rare examples of Lips speaking include "Barnyard Boogie", in which he sings a verse, and The Great Muppet Caper, where he says "How 'bout a little travellin' music?" before he plays trumpet for "Night Life", and "And me!" during the finale.
Despite his obscurity, Palisades Toys released a Lips Action Figure in 2004.
In 2009, Lips appeared with the rest of the Electric Mayhem in the NBC special Christmas in Rockefeller Center. This was his first appearance in over a decade.
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| CHARACTER Mike Forelli |
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| Appearance(s): | Grand Theft Auto III |
| Full name: | Mike Forelli |
| Also known as: | Lips Forelli |
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Male |
| Place of birth: | United States |
| Date of death: | October 2001 |
| Home: | Portland Island, Liberty City |
| Nationality: | American |
| Family: | Franco Forelli Giorgio Forelli Sonny Forelli |
| Affiliations: | Forelli Family |
| Vehicle(s): | Idaho |
| Voiced by: | None Applicable |
Mike Forelli, also known as Lips Forelli, is a character in the Grand Theft Auto series who appears in Grand Theft Auto III (set in 2001). He is a high ranking member of the Forelli Family. There is no voice actor for Forelli as he does not speak during his appearance.
Mike Forelli was born and raised in the United States, most likely Liberty City, and joined the Forelli Family, rising up the ranks of the family. Joey Leone, of the rival Leone Family, has Claude kill him at his regular eatery, Marco's Bistro. Claude had stolen Forelli's car and had a bomb planted in his car, which exploded after Forelli started the car.
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