George Burns
- Biography
- American comedian George Burns had a taste for show business from his youth on New York's Lower East Side, and by the time he was seven he and his buddies had formed a singing group called the Pee Wee Quartet.
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- Born
- January 20, 1896
- Died
- March 09, 1996
Awards
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Won | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences |
Best Supporting Actor The Sunshine Boys (1975) |
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
| Year | Result | Award | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Nominated | Hollywood Foreign Press Association |
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy The Sunshine Boys (1975) |
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Which Actor Spends Most of His Nights in the Guest Room?
11/02/09 "This actor has dozens of TV shows and films to his credit. You would think that all that work would have made him the consummate professional. Not really. Instead, it's turned him into a know-it-all about the role of everyone around him. He is constantly interrupting the director and the other actors with tips about how they can make their scene better. Everyone around him gets annoyed, but he is such a big star, they know that it's usually easier to simply accommodate his wishes than to battle him on set. | Defamer -
Comedy: Interview:Gallagher’s gourd and the fury
10/11/09 Gallagher 's reputation as a watermelon- and cottage cheese-smashing comedian was forged in the '80s on the strength of his cable specials and highly interactive performances. | The A.V. Club -
'M-A-S-H' writer Larry Gelbart dies
09/11/09 Larry Gelbart, the award-winning writer whose sly, sardonic wit helped create such hits as Broadway's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," the films "Tootsie" and "Oh, God!" and television's "M-A-S-H," is dead. | JAM! Showbiz -
Thesps on eponymous shows actually act
08/19/09 Sarah Silverman loves to audition for projects, if for no other reason than to show people she's not like the character she plays on her Comedy Central television show. | Variety -
A Match Game fan remembers Fred Travalena
06/29/09 The sad news just keeps on coming: comedian and impressionist Fred Travalena passed away yesterday , losing a battle with cancer at the age of 66. | TV Squad -
Quaids' Twins Settle With Hosptial
06/19/09 Moviefone In this photo released by Harpo Productions, Inc., talk-show host Oprah Winfrey interviews actor Dennis Quaid during a taping of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in Chicago on Feb. 19, 2009. | Popeater Movies -
The Wolberg Family (La Famille Wolberg)
05/20/09 If happiness consists of "having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city," as George Burns once opined, then the paterfamilias of "The Wolberg Family" needs to move somewhere else pronto. | Variety