Ron Magill

I literally put it in the back burner. And he goes, I'll teach you. I had no idea what this show was. I got home, I told my parents, I said, listen, this guy Don Francisco, Don Francisco? Don Francisco, this guy is like the number one Hispanic television star in the world. And I'm like, what? So he invites me on the show. I don't even remember, I tried to do some research on the show.

There was a whole lot of internet and stuff back then. And the thing comes across to me like a combination of Let's Make a Deal, The Gong Show, Oprah, Phil Donahue, and some other crap I'll put together in one, three hours. of insanity, insanity, okay?

There was a whole lot of internet and stuff back then. And the thing comes across to me like a combination of Let's Make a Deal, The Gong Show, Oprah, Phil Donahue, and some other crap I'll put together in one, three hours. of insanity, insanity, okay?

There's a bunch of girls out there, they're doing the coochie-coochie dance, and there's stuff going on in the show that would never pass on American television. You got women that are really very- Scantily clad. So it was just one of those things where I'm like, oh my gosh, But that guy became the greatest mentor I've ever had when it comes to television, when it comes to the public.

There's a bunch of girls out there, they're doing the coochie-coochie dance, and there's stuff going on in the show that would never pass on American television. You got women that are really very- Scantily clad. So it was just one of those things where I'm like, oh my gosh, But that guy became the greatest mentor I've ever had when it comes to television, when it comes to the public.

And he taught me something that's so very important, and that is never take yourself too seriously. And there's so many of us, even in my profession, especially in my profession, where they get all hung up on things. You know, one of the things I've learned on Dan's show is that, man, you gotta learn to laugh at yourself, man. Because if you don't laugh at yourself, you're not enjoying life.

And he taught me something that's so very important, and that is never take yourself too seriously. And there's so many of us, even in my profession, especially in my profession, where they get all hung up on things. You know, one of the things I've learned on Dan's show is that, man, you gotta learn to laugh at yourself, man. Because if you don't laugh at yourself, you're not enjoying life.

And Don Francisco told me that. He goes, look at me, Ron. Every Saturday I go out there and I make a total jackass out of myself. And it's true, he did, he put on these goofy hats, he do these stupid dances. He looked like an idiot, but he was making people happy. He always wanted me to kiss the models. He had the models coming, I go, no, no, no, I always show my ring. I say, no, no, man.

And Don Francisco told me that. He goes, look at me, Ron. Every Saturday I go out there and I make a total jackass out of myself. And it's true, he did, he put on these goofy hats, he do these stupid dances. He looked like an idiot, but he was making people happy. He always wanted me to kiss the models. He had the models coming, I go, no, no, no, I always show my ring. I say, no, no, man.

And that was part of the shtick. How did you, again, not speaking Spanish, go to an all-Spanish show? He would talk to me and wait for me to screw up. I would say a word, I would never say it right, and he goes, que que, que que. And that became part of the shtick of the show. Right.

And that was part of the shtick. How did you, again, not speaking Spanish, go to an all-Spanish show? He would talk to me and wait for me to screw up. I would say a word, I would never say it right, and he goes, que que, que que. And that became part of the shtick of the show. Right.

¿CÓMO ESTÁ, DON FRANCISCO? ¿CÓMO ESTÁ, RON? ASIENTO, POR FAVOR. ¿EN QUÉ PAÍS EN EL MUNDO TÚ PUEDES ENCONTRAR FLAMINGOS Y PENGUINOS EN EL MISMO LUGAR? CHILE, GALÁPAGOS Y SURÁFRICA. CHILE.

¿CÓMO ESTÁ, DON FRANCISCO? ¿CÓMO ESTÁ, RON? ASIENTO, POR FAVOR. ¿EN QUÉ PAÍS EN EL MUNDO TÚ PUEDES ENCONTRAR FLAMINGOS Y PENGUINOS EN EL MISMO LUGAR? CHILE, GALÁPAGOS Y SURÁFRICA. CHILE.

YO QUIERO PREGUNTARTE ALGO. UN DÍA YO PUEDO VINIR A ESTE PROGRAMA Y ME HABLAS NADA MÁS DE LOS ANIMALES Y NO DEL ESPAÑOL MÍO, POR FAVOR. Yo tengo como 25 años viéndolos pelear, a ellos dos. 30 años estoy hablando. Y la historia continúa. 30 años y todavía. Tú recuerda, cuando tú me conociste, yo sabía dos palabras, sí y no. Y mira cómo lo estoy hablando ahora.

YO QUIERO PREGUNTARTE ALGO. UN DÍA YO PUEDO VINIR A ESTE PROGRAMA Y ME HABLAS NADA MÁS DE LOS ANIMALES Y NO DEL ESPAÑOL MÍO, POR FAVOR. Yo tengo como 25 años viéndolos pelear, a ellos dos. 30 años estoy hablando. Y la historia continúa. 30 años y todavía. Tú recuerda, cuando tú me conociste, yo sabía dos palabras, sí y no. Y mira cómo lo estoy hablando ahora.

He would tell me after I started improving my Spanish, he would literally say, don't improve it too much, I'm not inviting you back. The stick of the show is to make fun of your Spanish. And he would go afterwards, he'd go in his dressing room, he goes, I saw it. He goes, that's what we want to do. We want to have that kind of rapport back and forth.

He would tell me after I started improving my Spanish, he would literally say, don't improve it too much, I'm not inviting you back. The stick of the show is to make fun of your Spanish. And he would go afterwards, he'd go in his dressing room, he goes, I saw it. He goes, that's what we want to do. We want to have that kind of rapport back and forth.

For me, I guess the most special place is Cuba. the homeland of my father. I went back there doing some conservation work.

For me, I guess the most special place is Cuba. the homeland of my father. I went back there doing some conservation work.

against the uh backlash of county officials who gave me all kinds of about it and i was very thankful um to a herald uh columnist who defended me fabiola santiago defended me she said he's going there for conservation conservation's you know the animals in cuba are not democrats republicans they're not political they're part of the heritage of all of us anyway to make a long story short i'll never forget i go into little havana i'm walking down the streets of little havana people are yelling my name tony from the balconies