Jack Sheldon

Sheldon was born in Jacksonville, Florida, United States. He originally became known through his participation in the West Coast jazz movement of the 1950s, performing and recording with such figures as Stan Kenton, Art Pepper, Gerry Mulligan, and Curtis Counce. He played the trumpet, sang, and performed on The Merv Griffin Show. He was Griffin's sidekick for many years. Prior to joining Griffin's show, he served as bandleader for the short-lived The Las Vegas Show.

He voiced "Louie the Lightning Bug" in a series of animated musical public service announcements aimed at children during the 1980s, promoting safety with electricity.[2] In 2001, the "Louie the Lightning Bug" videos were updated with new voice-overs by Sheldon and new music tracks produced by Mark Harrelson, with updated musical arrangements by Ray Reach.

For Disney, he provided several voices and several songs for Schoolhouse Rock!, he sang King Putt in the World According to Goofy parade at Disneyland, he played Lloyd in Freaky Friday, and Ruffles Reed in Radioland Murders, and he provided trumpet music for Freaky Friday, Arachnophobia, and Noises Off...

His song "Take the Money and Run" was featured in Teacher's Pet.