John Byner (born June 28, 1938) is an American actor, comedian, and impressionist who has had a lengthy television and movie career. His voice work includes the long-running cartoon series The Ant and the Aardvark, in which the title characters are voiced by Byner's dead-on impressions of Dean Martin and Jackie Mason, respectively.
He asked for a divorce from his second wife after 36 hours.
Biography in: "Who's Who in Comedy" by Ronald L. Smith. Pg. 82-83. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
Was Garry Marshall's original choice to play the character of Mork on Happy Days but he turned it down. The part then went to Robin Williams and soon spun off into the show Mork and Mindy.
Was known for doing every voice (except one) in all 17 "The Ant and The Aardvark" cartoons.
