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| name = Igor |
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| series = Young Frankenstein |
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| portrayer = [[Marty Feldman]] (1974 movie) & [[Christopher Fitzgerald (actor)|Christopher Fitzgerald]] (2007 broadway) |
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| creator = [[Mel Brooks]] |
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| caption2 = Christopher Fitzgerald as Igor |
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| caption1 = Marty Feldman as Igor |
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| gender = Male |
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| occupation = Lab Assistant |
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| residence = [[Transylvania]] |
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| grandparents = [[Igor]] (grandfather) |
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'''Igor''' is the [[hunchback]] assistant of Dr. Frankenstein in the 1974 film, ''[[Young Frankenstein]],'' and was the most famous movie role played by comic actor [[Marty Feldman]]. |
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==Origin== |
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{{main|Igor (fictional character)}} |
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The Character originated as "Ygor" (played by [[Bela Lugosi]] in the [[1939]] film [[Son of Frankenstein]]), a former blacksmith tried and executed for body-snatching but who had survived his own hanging, and has been in [[Dracula]] movies and most recently [[Van Helsing (film)|Van Helsing]]. |
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==A New Twist== |
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In [[Young Frankenstein]], which is a parody of the Frankenstein/Horror genre, the character is simply pronounced "eye-gor" and is the lab assistant Herr Falkstein assigned to Dr. Frankenstein (apparently both of their grandfathers knew each other). |
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==Musical== |
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In the [[Young Frankenstein (musical)|musical]] Herr Falkstein is not present. Other than that most of the character remains the same. |
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===Songs=== |
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*Together Again |
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*Roll in the Hay |
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*Life, Life |
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*Translyvania Mania |
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*Surprise |
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*Puttin' On the Ritz |
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{{Mel Brooks Films}} |
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[[Category:Fictional hunchbacks]] |
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[[Category:Frankenstein characters]] |
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Portrayed by | Marty Feldman (1974 movie) & Christopher Fitzgerald (2007 broadway) | ||||||
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Igor is the hunchback assistant of Dr. Frankenstein in the 1974 film, Young Frankenstein, and was the most famous movie role played by comic actor Marty Feldman.
Origin
The Character originated as "Ygor" (played by Bela Lugosi in the 1939 film Son of Frankenstein), a former blacksmith tried and executed for body-snatching but who had survived his own hanging, and has been in Dracula movies and most recently Van Helsing.
A New Twist
In Young Frankenstein, which is a parody of the Frankenstein/Horror genre, the character is simply pronounced "eye-gor" and is the lab assistant Herr Falkstein assigned to Dr. Frankenstein (apparently both of their grandfathers knew each other).
Musical
In the musical Herr Falkstein is not present. Other than that most of the character remains the same.
Songs
- Together Again
- Roll in the Hay
- Life, Life
- Translyvania Mania
- Surprise
- Puttin' On the Ritz