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Frank Caliendo, voice of Raiders’ Jon Gruden and others, a social media go-to during pandemic

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“I couldn’t do Joe Pesci for 20 years. All of a sudden I’m watching a preview of ‘The Irishman’ and I can do it,’ ” Caliendo said while lapsing into a perfect pitch Pesci. “Maybe it’s because he’s older and has a different voice. Some you get the feel for right away. Some you shelve and come back. I couldn’t do Chris Berman for years. It kept turning in to Al Pacino. Then it just happened. Sometimes after all the practice, you go away from it for awhile, and then, boom, it’s there.