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Some have even apparently imitated Hervé Villechaize shouting “Da plane, boss, da plane,” as they refer to Vance, though I’m told “discretion is advised” when and where such jokes are made.

“In middle school, I had a social and comedic disadvantage because many of my friends knew all of Chespirito’s jokes and imitated the characters’ voices, and I couldn’t follow along,” Cruz Guerrero says.

“They imitated my photos and my bio on my social media on theirs and our usernames were almost identical, they just added an underscore to a part of theirs,” she said.

His “people will come, Ray” speech from “Field of Dreams” is preserved in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum's permanent collection, in addition to being imitated at countless auditions.

And yet, while he was often imitated, his unique style remained easily recognizable, even on pieces that he ghostwrote for other arrangers.