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James Francis Durante (/ d ə ˈ r æ n t i / də-RAN-tee, Italian:; February 10, 1893 – January 29, 1980) was an American comedian, actor, singer, and pianist.His distinctive gravelly speech, Lower East Side accent, comic language-butchery, jazz-influenced songs, and prominent nose helped make him one of the United States' most familiar and popular personalities of the 1920s through the 1970s.
The musical was "built to order around star comic Jimmy Durante, indisputably featured special material (songs as well as bits) that wouldn't scan without Schnozzola himself delivering it." [1] In fact, Durante himself wrote 5 of the 17 songs featured in the musical—the only 5 songs in which he was a featured performer.
Four Star Revue (also known as All Star Revue and All Star Summer Revue) is an American variety/comedy program that aired on NBC from October 4, 1950, to December 26, 1953. [1]
Mr. Meaty is a teen sitcom created by Jamie Shannon and Jason Hopley. The show centers on two lazy teenage boys, Josh Redgrove and Parker Dinkleman, who work at a fast food restaurant called Mr. Meaty inside a shopping mall as they often encounter supernatural and bizarre situations.
The song debuted in the 1934 movie Palooka, [1] a film about the comics character Joe Palooka.By 1934, Durante's recording of the song was a major hit record, and it became Durante's theme song for the rest of his life.
Fowler was born in Denver, Colorado.When his mother remarried during his youth, he took his stepfather's name to become Gene Fowler. Fowler's career had a false start in taxidermy, which he later claimed gave him a permanent distaste for red meat.
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Skippy Hollywood Theatre presented original 30-minute dramas. [4] Its format was modeled after that of Lux Radio Theatre, [2]: 39 and it was so similar that some people called the show "the poor man's Lux". [3]