Skip Griparis
                             Career Highlights
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Laugh, Learn & Rock with Skip, the multi-talented
powerhouse, through Rock's dynamic evelution!

Uncanny vocal impressions of 40's/50's60's legends!
Influencial songs, back stories, & hilarious anecdotes!


Audience quotes:

"Fast moving…Virtuoso vocals…A tour de force…

Awesome energy & passion…Side-splittingly funny…

Great stories…We were rocking in our seats!"




Comic  Impressionist


Skip Griparis presents his extraordinary comedic and musical stage show, featuring satirical impressions of dozens of stars – from Frank Sinatra, to Buddy Holly, to Paul McCartney, to Sylvester  Stallone, to David Copperfield, to Prince, to Dave Mathews! 

  

Skip’s incredible, high energy act showcases a unique blend of precise, sidesplitting  impressions – clean, insightful satire – virtuoso guitar picking – and, an astonishingly versatile 3½ octave vocal range that sends the folks home buzzing, “What a voice!  And he looks like everyone he  does!”


Skip has headlined many major comedy clubs, from  Dangerfield’s in New York to the Ice House in Los Angeles.  In his home town of Chicago, he headlined the premier club, ZANIES, for four consecutive weeks, a run unmatched in the club’s history. 


“SKIP BLEW THE ROOF OFF THE PLACE!  
            Rodney Dangerfield, Comic 

 



 

The New Colony Six   After the Chicago-area native released his first album on Mercury Records as a member of Trilogy, Skip became the new lead singer and guitarist for MCA recording artists New Colony Six, whose national hits include “I Will Always Think About You.”           






Olivia Newton-John   In 1975, Skip was recruited to sing and play in the Olivia Newton-John band at the height of her world stardom.  For four years, Skip toured with Olivia in a wide range of exciting venues, including the Bu-Do Kan in Tokyo, the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, and Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show.


             

 

Major League   Skip’s film, TV and theater appearances include Monte the Colorman alongside Bob Uecker in the blockbuster hit movies Major League I and II, a comic role praised by the late great film critic, Roger Ebert.