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Robert Jack Stein (December 6, 1928 – July 31, 1980), known by his legalized stage name Bobby Van, was a musical actor and dancer, best known for his career on Broadway, in films and television from the 1950s through the 1970s. He was also a game show host and panelist.
Van's version of Make Me Laugh was popular and initially drew good ratings, but they slowly dropped over the course of the run and production went on hiatus at the end of 1979. Bobby Van was diagnosed with brain cancer in February, 1980; the final episode was broadcast on February 25, 1980, and Van died the following July.
Joyce has a daughter, Taylor Joyce Van, with Bobby Van and a son, Michael Levoff, with Jeff Levoff. [13] Taylor attended Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, where she met future husband Evan Meyer; they were married in October 2003, at which time she was employed as a television executive assistant for Paramount Pictures. [14]
Host Bobby Van (1975) Showoffs is an American television game show which ran on ABC from June 30 to December 26, 1975. Bobby Van was host, with Gene Wood as announcer. The Mark Goodson-Bill Todman production involved two teams competing in a game of charades.
Bobby Van played Gillis in this musical version, co-starring with Debbie Reynolds and Bob Fosse. The movie was filmed in black and white, MGM 's first non-color musical film in years. [ 3 ] It was Fosse's technical screen debut, as it was his second film but the first to be released.
Bobby Van performed the memorable "Street Dance", in which he hopped all around town. The film features song performances by Nat King Cole . The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song , "My Flaming Heart", with music by Nicholas Brodszky and lyrics by Leo Robin .
Van Jaarsveld started his professional singing career in high school when he was offered singing record, and he released his first solo album in his last year. [1] He won the award for Best Newcomer at the Huisgenoot Tempo Awards in 2006 [2] after receiving three nominations from the Klein Karoo Nasionale Kunstefees, Vonk (a local music magazine) and Huisgenoot Tempo magazine.
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer produced the first media adaptation of The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis in 1953 as The Affairs of Dobie Gillis, a black-and-white musical film starring Debbie Reynolds, Bob Fosse, and Bobby Van as Dobie Gillis. Following its release, Shulman set about attempting to bring Dobie Gillis to television.