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Phil Foster (born Fivel Feldman; March 29, 1913 – July 8, 1985) was an American actor and performer, best known for his portrayal of Frank DeFazio in Laverne & Shirley.
Phil Foster was born on 29 March 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Laverne & Shirley (1976), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Brooklyn Goes South (1952). He died on 8 July 1985 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
Jul 9, 1985 · Phil Foster, the stand-up comedian who later became an actor in the legitimate theater and in the television series ''Laverne and Shirley,'' died yesterday...
Phil Foster was born on March 29, 1913 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Laverne & Shirley (1976), Bang the Drum Slowly (1973) and Brooklyn Goes South (1952). He died on July 8, 1985 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA.
Jul 9, 1985 · Phil Foster, a veteran comedian and character actor who once joked that the only steady jobs he ever held were “ ‘Laverne & Shirley’ and World War II,” died Monday in Rancho Mirage, Calif.,...
Aug 9, 2021 · Veteran character actor Phil Foster, best known for his role as Frank DeFazio on the ”Laverne & Shirley” television show, died Monday of a heart attack. He was 72.
Phil Foster (1913-1985) was a comedian and actor who initially made his reputation as a nightclub comic but later was a regular on Laverne & Shirley as Laverne's father Frank DeFazio. In the 1950s, Foster promoted himself as "Brooklyn's Ambassador to the USA," while a series of theatrical shorts...
Phil Foster (March 29, 1913 – July 8, 1985) played the part of Frank DeFazio, Laverne's father and owner of The Pizza Bowl in Milwaukee, and then later, Cowboy Bill's in California, on Laverne & Shirley, which was his best known Hollywood acting role.
Actor. Birth Date: March 29, 1913. Death Date: July 8, 1985. Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York. While most recognizable for his role as Frank DeFazio on the television series "Laverne & Shirley,"...
While most recognizable for his role as Frank DeFazio on the television series "Laverne & Shirley," actor Phil Foster also worked extensively as a stand-up comedian. Foster first began performing as a child, putting on his own song-and-dance shows outside movie theaters in his neighborhood.
