John Moschitta Jr.

John Moschitta Jr.
Moschitta Jr. at the Retro Con in Oaks, Pennsylvania, in 2015
Born (1954-08-06) August 6, 1954 (age 70)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Other namesMotormouth, The Fast-Talking Guy
Occupations
  • Actor
  • singer
  • spokesperson
Years active1979–present

John Moschitta Jr. (born August 6, 1954), also known as "Motormouth" John Moschitta and The Fast-Talking Guy, is an American actor, singer and spokesman. He is best known for his rapid speech delivery. He appeared in over 100 commercials as "The Micro Machines Guy"[1] and in a 1981 ad for FedEx. He provided the voice for Blurr in The Transformers: The Movie (1986), The Transformers (1986–1987), Transformers: Animated (2008–2009) and two direct-to-video films.

Born in New York City to an Italian-American family, Moschitta had been credited by Guinness World Records as the World's Fastest Talker,[1] with the ability to articulate 586 words per minute. His record was broken in 1990 by Steve Woodmore, who spoke 637 words per minute[2][3] and then by Sean Shannon, who spoke 655 words per minute on August 30, 1995.[4] However, Moschitta questions the legitimacy of those who claim to be faster than he is.[5]

  1. ^ a b Bellomo, Mark (September 2010). Totally Tubular '80s Toys. Krause Publications. p. 171. ISBN 9781440216473. Retrieved August 26, 2013.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Mathews, Peter (1992). The Guinness Book of Records 1993. Guinness World Records Limited. p. 64. ISBN 9780851129785.
  3. ^ Callihan, Jon R. (February 2002). "Here This (Or Try To)". Popular Science. Vol. 260, no. 2. Bonnier Corporation. p. 76. ISSN 0161-7370 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Faster Talker". GuinnessWorldRecords.com. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  5. ^ Ruiz, Michelle (December 9, 2016). "Is the Micro-Machines Guy Still the Fastest-Talking Man on the Planet?". New York Magazine. Retrieved November 16, 2018.