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Duffman is the mascot and spokesman for the Duff Beer company. There are actually multiple people who play Duffman.
He is an athletic and smooth-talking corporate personality who wears blue and red tights, a red cape, white gloves, and the Duff logo emblazoned across his chest. The ensemble features a red hat, dark sunglasses, and a "utility belt" of beer cans around his waist.
Duffman is generally known for his overly enthusiastic speech in which he refers to himself in the third person, complete with dramatic pauses and ending with a suggestive "Oh, yeah!" and pelvic thrusts. Fittingly, his theme song which plays at every corporate-sponsored appearance is "Oh Yeah" by Swiss band Yello. Also, Lenny calls him "the guy who creates an awareness of Duff".
When Lenny mentioned that he had heard Duffman died of liver failure, Duffman scoffed "Duffman can never die! (Pause) Only the actors who play him!" This is a reference to real-life corporate mascots such as Ronald McDonald and the Marlboro Man who have been portrayed by multiple actors.
Though he is a corporate puppet of Duff Beer, some actors have displayed independent thought and conscience at times. Homer discovers that Howard K. Duff VIII, who owns not only the beer company but also the Springfield Isotopes, was planning to move the team to Albuquerque...
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Today is May 28.
On this day...
- 1944: Rudy Giuliani, businessman and guest star, was born.
- 1944: Gladys Knight, singer, was born.
- 1947: Leland Sklar, bass player, was born.
- 1969: Eric S. Keyes, character designer, was born.
- 1998: Phil Hartman, voice of Lionel Hutz and Troy McClure, died.
- 2010: Gary Coleman, actor and guest star, died.
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