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Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer.
Inchworm has been performed in skits on Jim Henson's Sesame Street and The Muppet Show; the song was done twice by Charles Aznavour, once in a regular sketch, and then again with Danny Kaye and the Muppets when he was on the show. The song was performed on the American children's television show Curiosity Shop (ABC).
Danny Kaye: 25 December 1978 ... Guest Act: Danny and the Muppets sing "Inchworm". 3.14 (62) ... Muppet Labs: A copy machine mishap results in a disgruntled bevy of ...
The Swedish Chef is a Muppet character from the sketch comedy television series The Muppet Show, known for his eccentric culinary skills and communicating in mock Swedish gibberish. He was originally performed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz simultaneously, with Henson performing the head and voice and Oz performing the character with real hands.
In 1976, Duncan played the title role in a television musical adaptation of Pinocchio that featured Danny Kaye as Geppetto and Flip Wilson as the Fox. She also guest-starred in a first-season episode of The Muppet Show. For her performance as Missy Anne Reynolds in the miniseries Roots, she earned another Emmy nomination.
The following year, it was a number-25 hit for Danny Kaye. It was a staple song of the Billy Cotton Band Show on British radio and television. The song is still played over the public address at Cambridge United football matches after home wins. [4] The song appeared in I Could Go On Singing (1963), Judy Garland's last film.
The Danny Kaye Show is an American variety show, hosted by the stage and screen star Danny Kaye, which aired on Wednesday nights from September 25, 1963, to June 7, 1967, on the CBS television network. [1] Directed by Robert Scheerer, it premiered in black-and-white. It switched to color broadcasts in the fall of 1965.
1954: A snippet of the song can be heard in a medley in the film White Christmas, sung by Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye. 1981: Miss Piggy sings it in The Muppets Go to the Movies. 1993: A snippet of the song can be heard in the film Grumpy Old Men, sung by Ella Fitzgerald.