Len Cella
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Len Cella is an American film actor and director. His most recognized works are Moron Movies and More Moron Movies, which are collections of short comedy films ranging in time from five seconds to almost a minute. Among the short films are such titles as; "Disguise Class", "The Shy Bra Salesman", "How to Stop a Mugger", and "Bob The Magician".

The films gained notoriety, and caught the attention of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Moron Movies were a regular feature on the show from 1983 to 1985.

After the Tonight Show, Cella’s work was shown on Dick Clark's TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes
TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes is a television series and a group of television specials that aired in the United States by NBC and, later, ABC from the 1980s to the mid-2000s...

 under the name Len Cella’s Silly Cinemas, a moniker that Cella despised. Nevertheless the clips ran for another two years.

In 1987 Cella had a book published entitled Things to Worry About (In Case You Run Out).

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