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The producers worried that I might step on a smoldering cigarette and go up in flames. They gave me synthetic hair, which was flame-retardant.

Silla played Cousin Itt 17 times on the show, which lasted just two seasons but has lived on for decades in reruns and syndication. Born in Roccacasale, Italy, on Jan. He toured for about seven years with the Ringling Bros.

Pufnstuf and Lidsville. Silla moved to Las Vegas in , played harmonica in a band and signed lots and lots of autographs at fan conventions. In the sequel, Addams Family Values , Margaret and It are married as Tully had been buried alive by Pugsley and Wednesday and have a baby a miniature version of It , aptly named "What. Oddly, even before Itt marries Margaret, she is shown to understand his speech, suggesting that they were meant to be. In the movies, his hair is straighter and his voice is squeakier and more gibberish than in the TV series.

Cousin Itt later appears in the direct-to-video Addams Family Reunion , where he is first shown staying with Grandmama Addams at the Addams mansion while the rest of the family is away at a family reunion. Later, after the family returns, Itt is attacked by Butcher, a dog invented by Uncle Fester who, upon hearing the words "good boy", transforms into a hulking, mutated brute and eats the human hair of anything in sight.

He was not intended to be included, but audiences during the Chicago tryout expressed disappointment that he was not part of the show, so the producers squeezed him in by having him and Thing manually part the curtains to begin Act II. In the national touring company, he reappeared as part of the ensemble during the finale. In Charles Addams's original cartoons, the as-of-yet-unnamed Cousin Itt was a background character in illustrations for the compilation books.

His only time in the spotlight was being portrayed in a cartoon where he was talking in the phone, saying "This is it speaking. In the s television series, Cousin Itt was played by actor Felix Silla, except for two episodes in which Roger Arroyo played the role. The "voice" was created by sound engineer Marty Magro. The hair used for Cousin Itt's heavy costume was a synthetic fiber, with fire retardant, because it was common to smoke on the set, and the producers didn't want the costume to catch fire.

Cousin Itt had a recurring profession in the second animated series as a secret agent, which lent to the plot of many episodes in the series. He was also named Henry Charlotten in the animated series. He's voiced by Snoop Dogg.

In the film , Itt tells Wednesday about one time he cut his hair in high school, and even shows her his face. Later he sings at a party. Addams Family Wiki Explore. Policy Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Cousin Itt.