3 9 " ▁a ▁c app ella . ▁ ▁A ▁long - running ▁ad ▁campaign ▁for ▁V las ic ▁Pick les ▁features ▁an ▁animated ▁st ork ▁that ▁im it ates ▁Marx ' s ▁manner isms ▁and ▁voice . ▁On ▁the ▁famous ▁Hollywood ▁Sign ▁in ▁California , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" O " s ▁is ▁dedicated ▁to ▁Marx . ▁Alice ▁Cooper ▁contributed ▁over ▁$ 2 7 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁rem odel ▁the ▁sign , ▁in ▁memory ▁of ▁his ▁friend . ▁ ▁A ctor ▁Frank ▁Fer ran te ▁has ▁performed ▁as ▁Gr ou cho ▁Marx ▁on ▁stage ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 6 . ▁He ▁continues ▁to ▁tour ▁under ▁rights ▁granted ▁by ▁the ▁Marx ▁family ▁in ▁a ▁show ▁entitled ▁An ▁Even ing ▁with ▁Gr ou cho ▁in ▁the aters ▁throughout ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁Canada ▁with ▁supporting ▁actors ▁and ▁piano ▁accompan ist ▁Jim ▁Fur m ston . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Fer ran te ▁star red ▁as ▁Marx ▁in ▁the ▁off - B road way ▁and ▁London ▁show ▁Gr ou cho : ▁A ▁Life ▁in ▁Rev ue ▁p enn ed ▁by ▁Marx ' s ▁son ▁Arthur . ▁Fer ran te ▁port rayed ▁the ▁com ed ian ▁from ▁age ▁ 1 5 ▁to ▁ 8 5 . ▁The ▁show ▁was ▁later ▁fil med ▁for ▁P BS ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁G abe ▁Kap lan ▁fil med ▁a ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁show , ▁entitled ▁Gr ou cho .