On April 25th 1964, Ruth and Albert Azaria welcomed their son Henry into the world.

Hank, as he would come to be called, became fascinated with the film industry his mother

worked in and as a publicist.

They went on to study acting alongside fellow Thessian Oliver Platte.

There are a number of minor parts on TV sitcoms and procedurals as Ariel landed his first

real voiceover role, which would come to define his career, playing an array of characters

on Fox's The Simpsons, such as Motivartender, Chief Wickham, comic book guy, Dr. Nick Riviera,

and perhaps most famously, a Poonahasa Pima pedalon.

A first-generation Indian-American convenience store owner who had bid farewell to departing

customers with his catchphrase, thank you, come again.

But perhaps offensive but certainly iconic supporting character in his fictional shop,

The Quikki Mart, owe their origins to an ice salesman named John Jefferson Green.

Who proposed selling staple groceries alongside the blocks of ice needed in the pre-refrigerator

era.

In 1927, Green opened the first totem store upon untoating, complete with an inuit totem

pull out in front.

Post-World War II, this wildly problematic theme was changed to reflect the company's

then revolutionary store hours, open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Brands widely influential innovations over the years, including being the first to operate

for 24 hours, the first to sell hot coffee and to go cups, and the first to have a self-serve

soda fountain.

As a hot food retailer, it's second only to Pizza Hut and nationwide pizza sales, fourth

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