Master Thespian

Master Thespian is a ruthlessly ambitious, egomaniacal actor who speaks with a plummy "Shakespearean" English accent and often reveals his ruses by declaring his catchphrase, "Acting!" The character was created by Jon Lovitz and appeared 13 times between 1985 and 1989. The character was based on Canadian actor William Needles, who was Jon Lovitz's drama professor at the University of California at Irvine.