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Life and career. Gregory was born in Lithonia, Georgia, on May 6, 1946, and worked as a salesperson until he was 36, when he began introducing performers at The Punch Line comedy club in Atlanta. His first feature act at the Punch Line was February 17, 1982. [ 4]
James Gregory (December 23, 1911 – September 16, 2002) [1] [2] was an American character actor who played roles such as Schaffer in Al Capone (1959), the McCarthy-like Sen. John Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), the audacious General Ursus in Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970), and crusty Inspector Frank Luger in the television sitcom Barney Miller (1975–1982).
A comedian is one who entertains through comedy, ... Dick Gregory (1932–2017) James Gregory (born 1946) Tamsin Greig (born 1966) Adrian Grenier (born 1976)
Dave Attell (born 1965), stand-up comedian; host of Insomniac with Dave Attell [550] Victor Borge (born Børge Rosenbaum, 1909–2000), humorist and concert pianist [551] Andrew Ginsburg (born 1979), comedian, actor, and three-time champion bodybuilder [552] Adam Friedland (born 1986), comedian, podcaster, host of The Adam Friedland Show
John Witherspoon (né Weatherspoon; January 27, 1942 – October 29, 2019) was an American actor and comedian who performed in various television shows and films. [1] He played Willie Jones in the Friday series, [1] and starred in films such as Hollywood Shuffle (1987), Boomerang (1992), The Five Heartbeats (1991), and Vampire in Brooklyn (1995). [1]
Gregory Oliver Hines (February 14, 1946 – August 9, 2003) was an American dancer, actor, choreographer, and singer. He is one of the most celebrated tap dancers of all time. As an actor, he is best known for Wolfen (1981), The Cotton Club (1984), White Nights (1985), Running Scared (1986), The Gregory Hines Show (1997–1998), playing Ben on ...
Richard Pryor. Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. He reached a broad audience with his trenchant observations and storytelling style, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most important stand-up comedians of all time.
‘It is with great sadness that I inform you that Paul has passed away unexpectedly but peacefully,’ O’Grady’s partner Andre Portasio said