Background
Insana was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Hiloray (Swanson) and Silvio A. Insana, a musician.
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Insana was born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Hiloray (Swanson) and Silvio A. Insana, a musician.
In 1971, Insana co-founded a local comedy troupe known as the West Compass Trio, along with Steve Beshekas and John Belushi. Insana"s highly-distinguishable voice has been featured in many animated television series, most notably Disney"s Darkwing Duck as Doctor Reginald Bushroot and Bobby"s World as Bobby"s Uncle Ted. More recently, he has voiced Pig in Nickelodeon"s animated film Barnyard and its subsequent spin-off television series.
In the 1980s, Insana wrote two episodes for Police Squad! and an episode of Sledge Hammer!.
He also served as story editor on both series. Insana then wrote, produced, and acted in the independent comedy films Wedding Band and Masters of Menace.
Insana has also made brief acting appearances in such films as Neighbors, ¡Three Amigos!, Who"s Harry Crumb?, Oscar, and Beverly Hills Cop III. He has also made guest appearances on situation comedy series such as Night Court and Mad About You. In 2008 Insana voiced the role of Barf on Spaceballs: The Animated Series (possibly due to Insana"s voice being very similar to the late John Candy).
He currently voiced the singing voice to Mr.
Grouper in the Nickelodeon Consultants to Government and Industry animated preschool series Bubble Guppies.