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    In Spitz's TV debut, he appeared as himself in a skit as a dentist on a Bob Hope special that aired October 5, 1972. In 1973–74, Spitz appeared on TV's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour .

  2. Mar 24, 2022 · “I am the most famous dentist who never became a dentist,” noted Spitz playfully. “Don’t come to me with a toothache.” Spitz explained how he had planned to go to dental school after his swimming career and actually attended during the 1972 Olympics. He attributes his not returning to dental school in part to the massacre of the 11 ...

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  4. Jul 13, 2020 · Yet as hard as he worked for Olympic gold, he was working equally hard on something else at the same time: his pre-dental studies at Indiana University. “I always wanted to be a dentist from the time I was in high school, and I was accepted to dental school in the spring of 1972,” Spitz told Time magazine in 2004.

  5. Mark Spitz, Olympic Swimmer. Celebrities who gave up dentistry for stardom — and vice versa! Long before there was Michael Phelps, there was Mark Spitz. A confident competitor with his own signature style, Spitz rocked a ‘70s style mustache even though many athletes believe body hair slows a swimmer down in the water.

  6. Jun 5, 2021 · After the 1972 Olympics & Now. A newly-minted celebrity, Spitz, tried his hand at acting, but it didn't really take. He has, however, appeared in some advertisements over the years, including doing a Snickers ad with Evel Knievel. After returning from the Olympics, he met Suzy Weiner, who was a student at UCLA at the time.

  7. Oct 11, 2023 · According to Swimming World Magazine, Spitz would indefinitely postpone dental school to try his hand at an acting career, and it didn't go particularly well, leaving him with a sense of regret that he hadn't pursued dentistry after all.

  8. Mar 20, 1980 · Mark Spitz: A Different Kind of Winning. After several years experimenting--often unsuccessfully--with the lucrative acting and endorsement opportunities awaiting him upon return from Munich in ...

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