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JIM NABORS IS 80 TODAY!

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James Thurston "Jim" Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama,
where he sang for his high school and church. He attended the
University of Alabama, where he began acting in skits. After
graduating, he moved to New York, where he worked as a
typist for the United Nations; after a year, he moved to
Chattanooga, Tennessee, where he got his first job in
the television industry as a film cutter.

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The TV show aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969.

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GENE WILDER TURNED 79 TODAY

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Gene Wilder is an actor best known for his role as Willy
Wonka, roles in Mel Brooks movies, and a number of
buddy comedies with Richard Pryor.

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Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka

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PICTURE OF A CLOWN!

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Jerry Lewis

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COMIC ACTOR JERRY STILLER IS 85 TODAY

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Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller

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Comedic actor Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller spent many years in the comedy
team Stiller and Meara with his wife Anne Meara. They are the parents of
actor Ben Stiller.
Jerry Stiller is best known for his recurring role as Frank
Costanza
on the NBC television series Seinfeld (1989-1998) and his
supporting role as Arthur Spooner on the CBS-TV series The King
of Queens
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From left: Jerry Stiller, Kevin James, and Leah Remini

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Ben Stiller

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‘‘KING OF COOL” BORN ON THIS DAY IN 1917

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The comedy team of Dean Martin & Jerry Lewis

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Dean Martin
(Dino Paul Crocetti) (June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995)

“Sway” peaked to #15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart In 1954

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