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Buddy Hackett (born Leonard Hacker; August 31, 1924 – June 30, 2003) was an American comic actor. Known for his raunchy material, heavy appearance, and thick New York accent, his best remembered roles include Marcellus Washburn in The Music Man (1962), Benjy Benjamin in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), Tennessee Steinmetz in The Love ...
Buddy Hackett was a nightclub comic who also appeared in films such as The Music Man and The Little Mermaid. He died in 2003 at age 78 and was married to Sherry Cohen.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Jan 30, 2013 · Buddy Hackett, one of America's legendary comedians, performs a classic routine from his newly released DVD set available at http://www.Laugh.Com.
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Comedian. For more than 50 years Buddy Hackett kept audiences roaring with laughter. He worked his way up from a joke–telling waiter in the Catskills of New York to a headliner on the stages of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was a veteran of early television and even had his own show for a while.
Learn about the life and career of Buddy Hackett, a nightclub comic who also appeared in films such as The Music Man and It's a Mad Mad Mad World. Find out his birth name, height, spouse, children, trademark, trivia and more.
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- June 30, 2003
- August 31, 1924
Jul 1, 2003 · Buddy Hackett was a versatile and irreverent comedian who performed in nightclubs, Broadway shows, movies and TV. He was known for his Chinese waiter routine, his role in "The Music Man" and his refusal to join the Three Stooges.
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Jul 1, 2003 · A tribute to the late comedian Buddy Hackett, who starred in "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" and other movies. Learn about his career, family and cause of death from this 2003 article.
