Allan Sherman (born
Allan Copelon; November 30, 1924 – November 20, 1973) was an American
comedy writer and television producer who became famous as a song
parodist in the early 1960s. His first album,
My Son, the Folk Singer (1962), became the fastest-selling record album up to that time. His biggest hit single was "
Hello Muddah, Hello Fadduh," a comic novelty in which a boy describes his summer camp experiences to the tune of
Ponchielli's
Dance of the Hours. He is not to be confused with the songwriter
Al Sherman who, coincidentally, also died in 1973.